Tuesday, June 22, 2010

New friends!

Welcome to our newest monkey friends Alyssa and Noah!!!

Lesson plan 6/21

Monkey
Week of June 14 Theme Bugs
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
CENTERS (COMMUNICATION SKILLS & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT) Play in sensory table with bugs and water all week
OUTDOOR PLAY SKILLS (GROSS MOTOR & SOCIAL SKILLS) EITHER OUTSIDE OR IN THE MOTOR ROOM, WE WILL WORK ON MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION WHILE CONTINUING TO HONE OUR SOCIAL SKILLS. THEME BASED ACTIVITIES WILL BE A FOCUS.
look for bugs Splash Day Play with balls Ride on bikes Look for bugs
CIRCLE TIME (COMMUNICATION SKILLS, LITERACY DEVELOPMENT) LETTERS, NUMBERS, CALENDAR, WEATHER, BOOKS, AND SONGS WITH A THEME-BASED FOCUS EACH DAY.
MUSIC/MOVEMENT/CREATIVE EXPRESSION (GROSS MOTOR & CREATIVE EXPRESSION) Dance like butterflies Sing songs about insects Play in tunnel Dance to music Father's Day songs
LANGUAGE ARTS (COGNITIVE, LITERACY & FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT) Thumbprint ants Father's Day gifts Coffee filter Butterflies Spider and spider webs Colorful Caterpillars
MATH/SCIENCE/SENSORY (COGNITIVE & FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT) Count bugs Bug puzzles Make ants on a log Count bugs Pretzel butterflies
DIVERSITY OUR LESSONS IN DIVERSITY WILL BE TAUGHT AND REINFORCED DAILY BASED ON THEME AND OPPORTUNITY. FEEL FREE TO BRING YOUR OWN CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS TO OUR ATTENTION SO WE MAY SHARE THEM
HEALTH AND WELLNESS THIS PART OF THE CURRICULUM WILL TEACH CONCEPTS SUCH AS WASHING HANDS, EXERCISE, HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES, AND SAFE BEHAVIOR. WE WILL INCORPORATE THEME RELATED MATERIALS AS NECESSARY.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Week of June 14 Theme Bugs
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
CENTERS (COMMUNICATION SKILLS & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT) Play in sensory table with bugs and water all week
OUTDOOR PLAY SKILLS (GROSS MOTOR & SOCIAL SKILLS) EITHER OUTSIDE OR IN THE MOTOR ROOM, WE WILL WORK ON MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION WHILE CONTINUING TO HONE OUR SOCIAL SKILLS. THEME BASED ACTIVITIES WILL BE A FOCUS.
look for bugs Splash Day Play with balls Ride on bikes Look for bugs
CIRCLE TIME (COMMUNICATION SKILLS, LITERACY DEVELOPMENT) LETTERS, NUMBERS, CALENDAR, WEATHER, BOOKS, AND SONGS WITH A THEME-BASED FOCUS EACH DAY.
MUSIC/MOVEMENT/CREATIVE EXPRESSION (GROSS MOTOR & CREATIVE EXPRESSION) Dance like butterflies Sing songs about insects Play in tunnel Dance to music Songs
LANGUAGE ARTS (COGNITIVE, LITERACY & FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT) Thumbprint ants Art project surprises Coffee filter Butterflies Spider and spider webs Colorful Caterpillars
MATH/SCIENCE/SENSORY (COGNITIVE & FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT) Count bugs Bug puzzles Make ants on a log Count bugs Pretzel butterflies
DIVERSITY OUR LESSONS IN DIVERSITY WILL BE TAUGHT AND REINFORCED DAILY BASED ON THEME AND OPPORTUNITY. FEEL FREE TO BRING YOUR OWN CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS TO OUR ATTENTION SO WE MAY SHARE THEM
HEALTH AND WELLNESS THIS PART OF THE CURRICULUM WILL TEACH CONCEPTS SUCH AS WASHING HANDS, EXERCISE, HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES, AND SAFE BEHAVIOR. WE WILL INCORPORATE THEME RELATED MATERIALS AS NECESSARY.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Splash Day Tuesdays

Please plan to send your child dressed for Splash Day On Tuesdays at 9:30-please dress your child in swimsuit, towel, plastic bag for wet clothes and shoes that are fit for water play- NO FLIP FLOPS!!!!!

If you did not already send in sunscreen please do so!

lesson plan

Monkey Lesson Plan for the week of: 06/01/10 – 06/14/10 Theme: The Letter D and Fun With Water
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Centers
(Communication Skills, Social Development) Memorial Day - Emerson Academy Closed Home Living Soft Blocks Pop Beads Shape Sorters
Outdoor Play Skills
(Gross Motor Development, Social Skills)
Splash Day – Fun With Water! Bikes Play With Soccer Balls Buckets and Shovels

Circle Time (Communication Skills, Literacy Development, Celebrating Diversity)
ABC”s and 1,2,3”s All Week Story Time All Week Colors All Week And Shapes All Week
Music & Movement/ Creative Expression
(Gross Motor, Creative Expression)
Dance to the Music With a Classmate Sing ABC’s and Head Shoulders Knees and Toes Imagination Play With Puppets Exercise to Music

Language Arts
(Cognitive, Literacy, and Fine Motor Development)
Read “ What Do You See” Read “Little Quack’s Hide and Seek” Read “Good Night Moon” Big Bird’s First Book of Letters

Math/Science/Sensory
(Cognitive and Fine Motor Development)
Markers on Coffee Filters – Spray With Water Mix Paints to Make the Dark of Night Cut With Scissors Color the letter “D”

Health/Safety Habits
Using Soft Touch Healthy Foods - Use Our Fruit & Veggie Poster Making Good Choices Inside Voices