Reptiles and Amphibians

Turtles Class
Lesson Plan for the week of: November 8-12
Theme: Reptiles and Amphibians

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) What are the differences between FROGS and TOADS? What are the differences between TURTLES and TORTOISES? What are the differences between ALLIGATORS and CROCODILES?
What makes an animal a lizard?
What are special things about SNAKES?
Creative Arts/Crafts
(Creative Arts, Communication Skills, Social Development)
Talking Frog/Toad cards
Mosaic Turtles
Close-pin Crocs
Watercolor Chameleons
Number Snake
Math
(Cognitive and Fine Motor Development)
Reading and Writing 6 and 7
Counting 8
Making 8
Counting 9
Making 9

Language Arts/Writing/Reading
(Cognitive, Literacy and Fine Motor Development)
Writing “FROG” and “TOAD”
Sight words: “ME”, “MY”, and “I”
SPANISH
Sight words: “IT”, “IS”, “AM”, and “A”
Sight words: “CAN”, “BE”, and “GO”
Science
(Communication Skills, Cognitive and Fine Motor Development)
What does “cold-blooded” mean?
Why do turtles and tortoises have shells?
Why are alligators brown or green and have bumps on their backs?
What is a habitat?
How do snakes move without legs?!?
Sensory
(Communication Skills, Cognitive and Fine Motor Development)

Feeling smooth and rough

YOGA
The sounds of water
Feeling different habitats

MUSIC
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.

Music & Movement/ Creative Expression
(Gross Motor, Creative Expression)
Sing: 5 Little Froggies
Sing: Tiny Tim
Sing: Alligator on a Log
Sing: Lizards on a Log
Sing: A Silly Slippery Snake
Afternoon Activity
(Cognitive, Literacy, and Fine Motor Development, Creative Arts)
Read: From Tadpole to Frog
Read: Best Friends *Show-n-tell
Read: Snakes & Crocs & Other Reptiles
Read: Snakes & Lizards
Read: Snakes & Lizards