Lesson Plan August 9th

Turtles Class
Lesson Plan for the week of: August 9-13
Theme: Opposites

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
*Circle Time*
Every day during circle time we will go over our daily schedule, classroom helpers, the calendar, weather, and sing songs.

Circle Time Daily Theme
(Communication Skills, Literacy Development, Celebrating Diversity) Short vs. Tall Big vs. Small Before vs. After In vs. Out Over vs. Under
Creative Arts/Crafts
(Creative Arts, Communication Skills, Social Development)
*Life size “me”
*Mosaic pictures
*Picture stories
*Ball in a cup
*Drawing under the table
Math
(Cognitive and Fine Motor Development)
*Wiggly worm
*Greater than
*First, second, last
*Yummy numbers
*Clown circles
Language Arts/Writing/Reading
(Cognitive, Literacy and Fine Motor Development)
*What are some short and tall things?
*What are some big and small things?
*Tell a story with a beginning, middle, and end
*What are some things you can go in and out of?
*What are some things you can go over and under?
Science
(Communication Skills, Cognitive and Fine Motor Development)
*What makes us short or tall?
*What are some big animals and what are some small animals?
*What are the stages of seed growth (beginning, middle, and end)?
*How is it different inside from outside? *When you’re outside, what are things that are over you and things that are under you?
Sensory
(Communication Skills, Cognitive and Fine Motor Development)
*Comparing our people cutouts
*Big sounds vs. small sounds
*Placing numbered blocks in order (sequencing)
*Placing objects in and taking objects out of rice bin
*Following the leader: obstacle course
Outdoor Play Skills
(Gross Motor Development, Social Skills) Outside (or in the classroom during inclement weather), we will work on muscle development, fine and gross motor skills, coordination, and honing social skills. We utilize such equipment as tricycles, climbing structures, and swing-sets during outside time.
On THURSDAYS we will have SPLASH DAY outside!
Music & Movement/ Creative Expression
(Gross Motor, Creative Expression)
Song: “I’m a little teapot”
Song: “It’s a small world”
Song: “Following the leader”
Song: “Hokey-pokey”
Song: “London bridges”
Afternoon Activity
(Cognitive, Literacy, and Fine Motor Development, Creative Arts)
*Read: Smaller, bigger

*Read: Big dog little dog
*Show-n-tell
*Read: Goldilocks and the three bears
*Read: Inside, outside, upside down

*Read: Oh the things you can think!