Wednesday 8/27/08

Theme: Dinosaurs Go To School
Weather: Andrew
Helper: Kaylie
Snacks: Isaiah

9:00-9:25 Circle Time
Read books quietly, check homework
“Wheels On The Bus”
Pledge of Allegiance
Show & Tell: Isaiah
Weather
Daily Basics
* Review letter A
* Introduce #1 (Spanish)
Rules

9:25-9:30 Movers & Shakers
Person to Person
Divide the children into pairs. Have the children face each other. Name body parts for the children to bring together. For example, call out “elbow to elbow,” “back to back,” toes to toes,” etc.

9:30-9:35 Mini Lesson
Talk about dinosaurs
How do we know that dinosaurs existed? Because we can find their bones buried in the ground! What is a fossil? Explain that when a plant or animal dies and is buried in the dirt, sometimes the bones turn into rock. These rocks are called fossils. Fossils can tell us all about the creature – how big it was, what it looked like, and sometimes what it ate! Helpful websites: http://www.kidsdinos.com/ and www. fossilsforkids.com/Now_and_Then.html

9:35-9:45 Language
Hooked on Phonics
Yellow Workbook pp. 1-3

9:45-10:00 Math
Filling Dinosaur Feet
Explain to the children that some of the largest dinosaurs had enormous feet. Cut a large dinosaur foot shape out of a bulletin board paper or old newspapers. Invite the children to take their shoes off and place them on the cutout. How many shoes fit on a dinosaur foot? Is the cutout full of shoes or could more shoes fit on it? Was a dinosaur’s foot larger or smaller than a person’s foot?

10:00-10:10 Wash Hands/Cook
Dino Lunch
Many dinosaurs were plant eaters who loved leafy green foods. Make a dinosaur salad using some of the following ingredients. Choose from green or red leaf lettuce, fresh spinach, snap peas, green peppers, green grapes, celery. Have the children help you wash and prepare the vegetables. Provide dip.

10:10-10:25 Snack

10:25-10:40 Play Time
Reading Nest
Make a dinosaur nest with soft pillows and blankets. Allow the children to quietly read along to a book on tape.

10:40-10:50 Story Time
D.W.’s Guide to Preschool by Marc Brown
How Do Dinosaurs Go To School? By Jane Yolen & Mark Teague
If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Joffe Numeroff

10:50-11:05 Science
Playdough Fossils
Bring out the playdough and place rolling pins and an assortment of small plastic dinosaurs. Encourage the children to roll out playdough patties. Then, have them press the dinosaurs into the dough. Lift to reveal the imprints. After making several, mix up the dinos and have the children match each one to its imprint.

11:05-11:15 Music

11:15-11:30 Art
Dino Necklace p. 15

Homework:
Enrichment Worksheet #1
Show & Tell: Andrew (going on a trip) & Kaylie