Tuesday 12/16/08

Theme: ‘Tis the Season
Snack Helper: Isaiah
Weather: Kaylie
Teacher’s Asst. Fiel
Show & Tell: Andrew

9:00-9:25 Circle Time
“Welcome” Song
We will be practicing the Christmas caroling songs all throughout preschool this month.
Pledge of Allegiance
Calendar – sing “Days of the Week” song
Weather
Daily Basics
· Introduce this week’s theme
· Introduce L in sign language
· Review J, K, Star, white in sign language & Spanish
· Review “gift” & “cookie” in sign language
· Count to 10 in Spanish
Rules – Take time to explain each picture and have the children repeat back to you. (if needed)

9:25-9:35 Movers & Shakers
Place the button on the Snowman

9:35-9:40 Mini Lesson
Winter Topic Card
Talk about winter (Dec. 21st). What are winters like? Compare your winters with the weather in other areas of the country/world. Consider listening or looking for signs of winter. Introduce the Spanish word for winter, invierno.

9:40-9:50 Language
Stocking Sense
Wrap several different shaped items and place them in a large stocking. Draw of glue pictures o the items on a large sheet of paper, along with several items that are not inside the stocking. Place the picture near the stocking. Invite the children to use their senses of sight, touch, hearing, and smell to determine what the wrapped objects are. Point out the pictures of possible items. Unwrap the packages for each child to see.

9:50-10:00 Math
Bow Sorting
Sorting activity to reinforce colors & numbers
Ask them to sort the bows by color. Count how many bows are in each pile. Make a graph.

10:00-10:25 Snack & Story Time
Candle Salad
Pineapple, apple slices, lettuce leaves, bananas, carrots

10:25 - 10:50 Play
Santa’s Sleigh
Build a sleigh using a large box. Invite the children to pretend they are Santa delivering toys on Christmas Eve.

10:50 – 11:05 Science
Make bird feeders using stale donuts, cream cheese, birdseed, hang them on the trees outside.

11:05-11:10 Music Time
We will be practicing the Christmas caroling songs this month.

11:10 – 11:30 Art
Holiday Candle

Homework Assignment
- L, Enrich. #4
- Globe Ornament

Show & Tell: Everyone brings their favorite Christmas treat for snack time