Tuesday 9/16/08

Theme: Feelin’ Good, Stayin’ Safe
Weather: Andrew
Helper: Kaylie
Snacks: Isaiah

9:00-9:20 Circle Time
Quietly Read/Check homework
“Feel Good” Song
Sung to “Skip To My Lou”
Offer musical instruments for the children to play.
(Rest) (Rest) My body
needs (rest).
(Rest) (Rest) My body
needs (rest).
(Rest) (Rest) My body
needs (rest).
My body needs (rest) to feel good.

Repeat with “good food,” “checkups,” and “exercise.”
Pledge of Allegiance
Show & Tell: Kaylie
Calendar
Weather
Daily Basics
Review A, B, 1, 2, 3, RED (Spanish & sign language)
Review sign for “safe”
Rules

9:20-9:25 Movers & Shakers
Hide & Listen
Bring out a maraca or a tambourine. Have the children leave the room and then choose one child to go back in and hide. While hiding, have them softly shake the maraca. When the children come back in the room, ask them to try to locate the hidden child by listening for the maraca.

9:25-9:35 Mini Lesson
Traffic Signs
The children were given a homework assignment to make traffic signs. Visit with the children about what each sign is called and what it means. Encourage them to weave their laces through the hole punches in each sign.

9:35-9:45 Language
Hooked on Phonics

9:45-9:55 Math
Counting & Measuring
Make a simple chart, listing each child’s name. Stretch jump rope out along the floor or an outdoor area. Show the children how to hop along one side of the jump rope, counting your hops as you go. When you reach the end, say the total number total number of hops a little louder. Allow each child to take a turn hopping along the rope. Record the number of hops next to her name on the chart.

Once everyone has had a chance to hop, discuss the results using the words “more,” “less,” and “equal” as appropriate.

9:55-10:10 Wash Hands/Cooking/Snack Time
Eat Well, Feel Well
Explain to the children that when we eat foods that are good for us, we feel well. Gather healthy, crunchy food to snack. Offer a variety of healthy and not-so-healthy foods such as carrots, pretzels, celery, popcorn, grapes, fruit snacks and jelly beans. Have them look through the foods and determine which things would be good for their health. Work with them to name the foods. Which things might make them not feel very well if they ate too much? Why?

Give each child a small amount of each item. Have them sort the items into groups, as in all carrots to gether, all fruit snacks together, etc. Next, have them sort the items into healthy vs. not-so-healthy sets. Allow them to enjoy some of the snacks once finished with the activity.

10:10-10:25 Play Time
Simple Ball Games
Reinforce the letter B by playing simple ball games. Have them count how many times they can bounce a basketball. Have them each kick a soccer ball in the goal, practice tossing and catching bouny balls, etc.

10:25-10:35 Story Time
Once Upon a Dragon by Jean E. Pendziwol & Martine Gourbault

10:35-10:45 Music
Tracks 29-32
Twinkle, Twinkle Traffic Light
Medley: Down By The Station (use scarves)
Goin’ on a Bear Hunt (action song)
Ten In A Bed (action song)

10:45-11:00 Science
About our Hearts
How big are our hearts? Explain that our hearts are about as large as our fists. Measure and cut a piece of yarn to go once around each child’s fist. Have them use the yarn to measure and find toys or other objects that are the same width around as their heart. Show the children a pear and explain that our hearts look like an upside down pear.

How Do Hearts Work?
Explain that our heart pumps blood through our whole body. Set up a “Pumping Station” where children can experiment with this concept on their own. Fill a tub or bucket with water and provide any type of pump you can find: turkey baster, eye dropper, or a pipette. Show the children how to fill and empty the pumps. Let them play and experiment on their own. Explain that our heart is a pump. When it squeezes, it pushes blood through our body. When it relaxes, it refills.

11:00-11:20 Art
A Picture of Myself
Give each child one white paper. Provide crayons or markers and ask the children to draw a picture of themselves. Visit with the children about the characteristics that make them special (eye color, hair color, etc.) Divide the pipe cleaners and glitter among the children. Invite them to use the supplies to further embellish their drawing.

Give each child one blue paper and invite them to glue their drawing onto the blue paper using it as a frame. After they dry, save the self portraits so that you can compare them with another self portrait at the end of the year. This will allow you to see the progress the children have made!

11:20-11:30 Closing
Review your discussion about healthy snack choices. Review “safe” and “not safe.” Talk about things we can do to stay safe and healthy. Encourage the children to look for safety devices on their way home and at home tonight. Talk about the new theme: “Apples Everywhere”

Homework
Make Apple Leather!
Ingredients: Applesauce

Preheat oven to 400*. Pour applesauce onto greased shallow pan. Spread to 1/8” thickness. Place pan in oven and lower temperature to 180*. Cook for approximately three hours until leather can be peeled from pan. Cut with scissors to serve.

Show & Tell: Isaiah