Toddler Club Program
Lesson Plan Theme 2: Family and Home week 3: Pets
Date: October 17th - 21st, 2016
Objective: Children will add pets to their study of family and explore how and why pets are
considered family members.
Parents as Partners: Send home Parents as Partners Card 7.
English Vocabulary: dog, guinea pig, cat, hermit crab, goldfish, bird, turtle, hamster
Spanish Vocabulary: perro, conejillo de Indias, gato, cangrejo
ermitano, pez de colores, pajaro, tortuga, hamster
American Sign Language (ASL): dog, guinea pig, cat, hermit crab, goldfish, bird, turtle, hamster
LESSON
COMPONENTS
Starting the Day
Language
Development
Cognitive
Development
Monday
UNITE: Sing "Where, Oh Where Has My
Little Dog Gone?"
CALM: Ask children to join you in imitating
how a dog pants. Say: Dogs pant when
they are hot. Panting helps cool dogs cool
down. Dogs pant when they are nervous
or anxious. "
CONNECT: Name children who are absent
and use Max to welcome back children
who have been absent. Pair children and
have them take turns being the dog
owners. Have owners ask their "dogs" to
shake hands. Remind children that even
dogs know how to shake hands gently.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Tell children our
classroom is a safe place, we are a
community. Pass around the Safekeeper
Box and invite each child to put his or her
photo inside. Practice using "gentle hands".
Tuesday
UNITE: Sing "On the First Day of
Summer"
CALM: Ask children to join you in imitating
how a dog pants. Say: Dogs pant when
they are hot. Panting helps cool dogs cool
down. Dogs pant when they are nervous
or anxious."
CONNECT: Name children who are absent
and use Max to welcome back children
who have been absent. Pair children and
have them take turns being the dog
owners. Have owners ask their "dogs" to
shake hands. Remind children that even
dogs know how to shake hands gently.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Tell children our
classroom is a safe place, we are a
community. Pass around the Safekeeper
Box and invite each child to put his or her
photo inside. Practice using "gentle
hands".
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
UNITE: Sing "My Dog Rags"
CALM: Ask children to join you in imitating
how a dog pants. Say: Dogs pant when they
are hot. Panting helps cool dogs cool down.
Dogs pant when they are nervous or
anxious."
CONNECT: Name children who are absent
and use Max to welcome back children who
have been absent. Pair children and have
them take turns being the dog owners. Have
owners ask their "dogs" to shake hands.
Remind children that even dogs know how
to shake hands gently.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Tell children our
classroom is a safe place, we are a
community. Pass around the Safekeeper
Box and invite each child to put his or her
photo inside. Practice using "gentle hands".
UNITE: Sing "Where, Oh Where Has My
Little Dog Gone?"
CALM: Ask children to join you in imitating
how a dog pants. Say: Dogs pant when
they are hot. Panting helps cool dogs cool
down. Dogs pant when they are nervous
or anxious."
CONNECT: Name children who are absent
and use Max to welcome back children
who have been absent. Pair children and
have them take turns being the dog
owners. Have owners ask their "dogs" to
shake hands. Remind children that even
dogs know how to shake hands gently.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Tell children our
classroom is a safe place, we are a
community. Pass around the Safekeeper
Box and invite each child to put his or her
photo inside. Practice using "gentle hands".
UNITE: Sing "My Dog Rags"
CALM: Ask children to join you in imitating
how a dog pants. Say: Dogs pant when
they are hot. Panting helps cool dogs cool
down. Dogs pant when they are nervous
or anxious."
CONNECT: Name children who are absent
and use Max to welcome back children
who have been absent. Pair children and
have them take turns being the dog
owners. Have owners ask their "dogs" to
shake hands. Remind children that even
dogs know how to shake hands gently.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Tell children our
classroom is a safe place, we are a
community. Pass around the Safekeeper
Box and invite each child to put his or her
photo inside. Practice using "gentle hands".
Read: "Old Gray Cat" - select
Read "Just Jasper and Me"
Story folder "A Pet of My Own"
Reread "Just Jaspar and me"
one child to be the cat, while the ask, "What are some things that Ask the children about the lizard Ask the children about where
others are mice. Teach ASL for Jaspar does?"
and the frog.
Jaspar sleeps.
cat
Play 'lost dog' - hide a stuffed
Make a pet graph to show how
dog in the classroom and give many children have each type of
the children clues to try and find pet in the classroom.
it.
Show children photo activity card
#12. Use suggestions on the
back of the card for discussion.
Teach ASL for dog, cat, goldfish
and parakeet
Reread "A Pet of My Own". Ask
the children if they think Austin
liked his birthday present.
Show Photo Activity card #13
Play 'lost dog' again today and
Use suggestions on the back of talk about ways to keep your pet
the card for discussion. Teach safe and avoid getting lost.
ASL for guinea pig, hamster,
hermit crab and turtle
LESSON
COMPONENTS
Social Emotional
Development
Physical
Starting
the Day
Development
Outdoor Play
Music and
Movement
Learning Centers
Learning Goals
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
UNITE:
Oh about
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My
Talk toSing
the"Where,
children
pets
Little Dog Gone?"
that
the
teachers
have
or
have
CALM: Ask children to join you in imitating
how
pants.
Say: Dogs
pant when
had.a dog
Have
children
bring
in a
they
are hot.
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cool
picture
of Panting
a pet ifhelps
theycool
have
down. Dogs pant when they are nervous
talk
about
how
pets
are
part
of
or anxious. "
CONNECT:
the family.Name children who are absent
and use Max to welcome back children
Cathave
Moves:
Invite Pair
children
who
been absent.
childrentoand
have
them to
takebe
turns
being
the dog rub
pretend
cats
(stretch,
owners. Have owners ask their "dogs" to
face with
shake
hands.'paws',
Remind pounce…)
children that even
dogs know how to shake hands gently.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Tell children our
classroom is a safe place, we are a
community.
Pass
aroundor
thefrogs
Safekeeper
Hide plastic
turtles
Box and invite each child to put his or her
around
the
playground
and have
photo inside. Practice using "gentle hands".
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First Day of
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supplies
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the "My
children:
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about
that
cats
how
a dog
pants.
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Dogs pant
when
they
are
hot. Panting
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cool
down.
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pant
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CONNECT: Name children who are absent
and use Max to welcome back children who
have been absent. Pair children and have
them
take turns
beingthe
the children
dog owners. Have
Fly Away:
Give
owners
their "dogs"
shake
hands.
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plates
to useto as
wings
and
Remind children that even dogs know how
have
them
'fly
around'
the
room
to shake hands gently.
BUILD
children our
while COMMUNITY:
listening to Tell
music.
classroom is a safe place, we are a
community. Pass around the Safekeeper
Box
and
invite each
child or
to put
his or her
Hide
plastic
turtles
frogs
photo inside. Practice using "gentle hands".
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children:
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Little Dog Gone?"
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about
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in imitating
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CONNECT: Name children who are absent
and use Max to welcome back children
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children and
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have
them take
turns
being the
children
throw
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owners. Have owners ask their "dogs" to
beanbags
into
a
pretend
dog
shake hands. Remind children that
even
dogs
know
how to
shake
hands
gently.
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Have
the
throw
it from
BUILD
COMMUNITY:
Tell
children
our
different distances.
classroom is a safe place, we are a
community.
Pass around
the Safekeeper
Practice playing
catch
with
Box and invite each child to put his or her
teachers
friends.
photo
inside.and
Practice
using "gentle hands".
UNITE:
"My Dog Rags"
Build aSing
doghouse
together and
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the
children
to put
toy
how a dog pants. Say: Dogs
pantthe
when
they
areinto
hot. the
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helps cool dogs cool
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house.
down. Dogs pant when they are nervous
or anxious."
CONNECT: Name children who are absent
and use Max to welcome back children
who have been absent. Pair children and
have
takeagain.
turns being
the dog
Sing,them
'Fido'
(Frog
Street
owners.
Have owners
askCD).
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to
Sing-Along
Songs
Discuss
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dog
tricks
and
teach
the
ASL
dogs know how to shake hands gently. for
BUILD
dog. COMMUNITY: Tell children our
classroom is a safe place, we are a
community. Pass around the Safekeeper
Box
and
invite each
child or
to put
his or her
Hide
plastic
turtles
frogs
photo inside. Practice using "gentle hands".
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for
dogs (leash, bowl, brush,
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how atalk
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CONNECT: Name children who are absent
and use Max to welcome back children
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Pair children
have
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take turns being
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dog tricks and teach
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know how
to shake hands gently.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Tell children our
classroom is a safe place, we are a
community. playing
Pass around
the Safekeeper
Practice
catch
with
Box and invite each child to put his or her
teachers and friends.
photo inside. Practice using "gentle
hands".
Frog Street Sing-Along Songs:
My Dog Rags
Frog Street Sing-Along Songs:
Fido
Frog Street Action Songs: The
Farmer and the Dell
Frog Street Action Songs:
Mouret-Rondeau
Smart Start Songs for 1's, 2's,
and 3's : On The First Day of
Summer
Gross Motor: Make a line with
tape on the floor. Pretend to
balance like a cat and walk
across it.
Creativity Station: Make 'paw'
Pretend and Learn: Put animal
Have children help you feed the
prints with your fist and whiskers care items and stuffed animals in pretend pets in the classroom
with your fingers using paint.
an area for children to explore.
(Stuffed dogs, toy fish, stuffed
cats)
Engages in positive
relationships with adults (B.1.d)
Show interest in songs, rhymes,
and stories (C.3.a)
Begins to develop and
demonstrate a positive sense of
self, competence, and identify
that is rooted in their family and
culture (B.2.e)
Engages in positive
relationships and interactions
with adults
Begins to learn and internalize
rules, routines, and directions
(B.3.e.)
Begins to develop personal
relationships with peers (B.4.d.))
Engages in positive
relationships with adults (B.1.d)
Shows confidence in increasing
abilities (B.2.c.)
Listens with interest to language
of others (C.1.a.)
Develops control of small
muscles for manipulation and
exploration (A.3.b)
Demonstrate receptive
language and expressive
language skills and
communication strategies
(CC.1.d)
Understands and begins to use
oral language for conversation
and communication (C.2.c)
around the playground and have
the children find them together.
Engages in positive relationships
with adults (B.1.d)
Learns and uses words to
describe what they are thinking
and doing (E.4.a_
Begins to develop personal
relationships with peers (B.4.d)
Develops control of large
muscles for movement,
navigation, and balance (A.2.a)
Understands and begins to use
oral language for conversation
and communication (C.2.c)
Understands and begins to use
oral language for conversation
and
communication (C.2.c.)
Engages in positive relationships
with adults (B.1.d)
Engages with stories and books
Uses senses to investigate
environment to discover what
objects and people do, how things
work, and how they can make
things happen (D.1.b)
Understands and begins to use
oral language for conversation and
communication (C.2.c)
Begins to develop and
demonstrate a positive sense of
self, competence, and identify that
is rooted in their family and culture
(B.2.e)
Begins to demonstrate healthy and
safe
habits (A.1.h.)
around the playground and have
the children find them together.
Gross Motor: Make a line with
tape on the floor. Pretend to
balance like a cat and walk
across it.
Engages in positive
relationships with adults (B.1.d)
Uses senses to investigate
environment to discover what
objects and people do, how
things work, and how they can
make things happen (C.1.b)
Understands and begins to use
oral language for conversation
and communication (C.2.c)
Demonstrates interest, curiosity,
and eagerness in exploring the
world around them (E.1.a)
Begins to develop and
demonstrate a positive sense of
self, competence, and identify
that is rooted in their family and
culture (B.2.e)