This document contains the weekly lesson plans for Birds and Giraffes focusing on Christmas around the world. The plans include large group morning activities focusing on songs, weather, and books. Small group afternoon activities include cooking, art projects, sensory play, and stories. The plans introduce children to different winter holidays celebrated around the world like Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Epiphany through books, songs, decorations, and pretend play over the course of the week.

1. Birds and Giraffes Weekly Lesson Plans Christmas Around the World
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 Communicating Cooking
Christmas Polly Ice cubes F. Creative Arts
Monday
2. Start our day song Book, Songs Information
12-10
3. Calendar/helpers Surprise Visits and water #40 Art Club
& Finger #3
& Weather in the Guess
plays
4. Book: what’s in the
sensory
Stocking
table
1. Shake our Sillies Book, Songs Tinsel in Use
Christmas Reindeer,
Tuesday
2. Start our day song Donna
12-11
& Finger the Measurement
3. Calendar/helpers Surprise Story plays
E. Mathematics Reindeer,
& Weather sensory Techniques
Time #36 Measuring Rudolph
4. Book: table & Tools
#6
Wednesday
1. Shake our Sillies Grand Book, Songs Communicating Oil/Water/Dishter
2. Start our day song Potato Dreidels F. Creative Arts
& Finger
12-12
parenting Information gent Predictions
3. Calendar/helpers Latkes plays #3 #40 Art
& Weather for Birds Elmo
4. Book: Hannukah
Color By
1. Shake our Sillies Grand Book, Songs
2. Start our day song Kwanzaa Kwanza Communicating F. Creative Arts Number
parenting & Finger
Chains Mat #40 Art Kinara
Thursday
3. Calendar/helpers plays Information
for
12-13
& Weather #3 Elmo
4. Book: Giraffes
Kwanza
Intergen
Group
Girafees
Marie
1. Shake our Sillies Book, Songs Reading
2. Start our day song visits in Nativity Language,
& Finger Applications
Friday
Star musical
12-14
3. Calendar/helpers Nativity Star AM plays Play set #5 Literacy,
& Weather Follow Simple Communication chairs
4. Book: Directions
Dan #21
Elmo Nativity
visits in Comprehension
PM