This document contains the weekly lesson plans for a giraffes classroom. It includes the morning and afternoon large and small group activity schedules, as well as extras and extensions planned each day. The schedule outlines the daily activities, books, and topics covered for the week for the different age groups. It also references Ohio's early learning guidelines and HighScope developmental indicators integrated into the lessons.

1. Giraffes Weekly Lesson Plans
A.M. Large AM Small Extras Before Lunch Extensions Ohio’s HighScope P.M. Small
Group Activity Group Activity Group Guidelines Key Developmental Group Activity
(9:15) (9:45) (11:15) Indicators (3:15)
1. Shake our Sillies Doing Scientific The
Polly Babies in Classifying #46
Monday
2. Start our day song Book, Songs Inquiry #7
All About Elimination
9-10
3. Calendar/helpers Visits & Finger the
& Weather Me- Me Sensory Game
plays
4. Book:
Table
Data Collection Mathematics
1. Shake our Sillies Book, Songs #2
All About Me Paint a #39 Data Graph
Tuesday
2. Start our day song Donna & Finger
9-11
- House self Analysis characteristics
3. Calendar/helpers Story plays
& Weather portrait
4. Book: Time
Communica Language,
1. Shake our Sillies
Wednesday
All About Grand Book, Songs Friends tion, Literacy & What Do You
2. Start our day song & Finger
parenting
9-12
3. Calendar/helpers Me- Family plays Memory Listening & Communication Like? Game
& Weather for Birds
Game Viewing #2 D # 21
4. Book:
Team
Painting
1. Shake our Sillies Grand Book, Songs
All About Babies in Forces & Ride Bikes &
Thursday
2. Start our day song & Finger Mathematics # 35
Me- Food parenting the Motion Play in the
9-13
3. Calendar/helpers plays
& Weather for Spatial
Giraffes
Sensory #4 & #5 Garden
4. Book: Awareness
Table
1. Shake our Sillies Book, Songs Communicating Musical
2. Start our day song All About Dan Play
Friday
& Finger Information Chairs
9-14
3. Calendar/helpers Me- Activity visits in plays dough at Creative Arts
& Weather #3
PM the table #41
4. Book: