Thursday: November 25th

Theme: Giving Thanks
Weather: Isaiah
Helper: Andrew
Snacks: Fiel
Show & Tell: Kaylie

Circle Time (9:00 - 9:15)
“If You’re Thankful” Song
Pledge of Allegiance
Calendar
Weather
Daily Basics (review)


Lesson (9:15 - 9:25)
Read The Most Thankful Thing Lisa McCourt
Discuss gratitude

Creative Arts (9:25 - 9:50)
Framed Thanks

Movers & Shakers (9:50 - 10:00)
Thankful for our bodies

Dramatic Play (10:00 - 10:15)
Thanksgiving Housekeeping/
Turkey Farm

Snack (10:15 - 10:30) (pumpkin muffins)
Read the book of the month again &

Math (10:30 - 10:40)
Review math games from the month

Language (10:40 - 11:00)
HOP & Read their Book Bag Books to the class
(if they want to)

Creative Arts (11:00 - 11:20)
Christmas Countdown

Closing (11:20 - 11:30)
Show & Tell
Review the Day & The Month

Thursday: November 20

*We are meeting at the Halverson's apartment today*

Science (9:00 - 9:20)
Learn about wheat and make bread with Mandy

Circle Time (9:20 - 9:30)
Theme: Giving Thanks
Weather: Fiel
Helper: Kaylie
Snacks: Isaiah
Show & Tell: Andrew

“Turkey Sounds” Song
Pledge of Allegiance
Calendar
Weather
Daily Basics (review)

Movers & Shakers (9:30 - 9:35)
Goose, Goose Turkey (Duck, Duck, Goose)

Lesson (9:35 - 9:45)
Discuss Turkeys
Read Thanksgiving Turkeys Patrick Merrick

Movers & Shakers (9:45 - 9:50)
Turkey Trot

Math (9:50 - 10:00)
Turkey Tail Feather Sort

Science & sensory (10:00 - 10:20)
Go back to Mandy’s to shape our bread

Movers & Shakers (10:20 - 10:30)
Fun with feathers & Straws

Snack & Stories (10:30 - 10:45)
10 Fat Turkeys

Dramatic Play (10:45 - 11:00)
Turkey Farm

Creative Arts (11:00 - 11:20)
Turkey Toes


Closing (11:20 - 11:30)
Show & Tell
Review the Day
Homework Enrichment WS #3

Tuesday November 18th

Theme: Giving Thanks
Weather: Isaiah
Helper: Kaylie
Snacks: Andrew
Show & Tell: Fiel

Circle Time (9:00 - 9:15)
“New Friends” Rhyme
Pledge of Allegiance
Calendar
Weather
Daily Basics
(Letter I)

Into to Lesson (9:15 - 9:25)
Read book on the 1st Thanksgiving
The Story of Thanksgiving Robert Merrill Bartlett

Dramatic Play / Movers & Shakers (9:25 - 9:55)
Read book on Indians and powwow
Have our own mini Indian Village

Read book about pilgrims & Discuss

Dramatic Play (9:55 - 10:10)
Thanksgiving House Keeping

Snack & Story Time (10:10 - 10:30)
Discuss blessings and reasons to be grateful
Read The Berenstain Bears Count their blessings
Stan & Jan Berenstain

Movers & Shakers (10:30 - 10:35)
Thankful for our bodies

Creative Arts (10:35 - 10:45)
Seed pouches

Science / Math / Sensory/ Fine motor (10:45-10:55)
Observe variety of nuts and other harvest foods
Observe many kinds of corn
Counting and sorting kernals
White & black beans sorting with tweezers & cups
(Each child will work independently at the same table and then rotate - modified centers)

Creative Arts (10:55 - 11:10)
Harvest pumkins

Language (11:10 - 11:20)
Bob Books

Closing (11:20 - 11:30)
Show & Tell
Review the day and assign homework. WS letter I