This document contains the weekly lesson plans for a birds and giraffes classroom. It includes the daily schedule with activities for the morning large group, small groups before and after lunch, and the afternoon small group. The schedule lists songs, books, crafts, cooking, outdoor play and visits from special guests like Santa, grandparents and other classes. The lessons also incorporate Ohio's early learning guidelines around communication, literacy, math, creative arts and more.
1. Birds and Giraffes Weekly Lesson Plans Merry Christmas
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
Pine Cone Polly Letters to F. Creative Arts
Monday
2. Start our day song
12-17
Book, Songs Information Club
3. Calendar/helpers Ornaments Visits & Finger Santa #3 #40 Art
& Weather Big, Small,
plays
4. Book: Little Tree
1. Shake our Sillies Book, Songs Nativity Use
Santa Reindeer,
Tuesday
2. Start our day song Donna
12-18
& Finger Color By Measurement
3. Calendar/helpers Cookies Story plays
E. Mathematics Reindeer,
& Weather Number Techniques
Time #36 Measuring Rudolph
4. Book: & Tools
#6
Wednesday
1. Shake our Sillies Grand Book, Songs Reading
2. Start our day song Reindeer Ornament D.Language, Santa Visits
& Finger
12-19
parenting Applications Literacy,
3. Calendar/helpers Food plays Sorting #5 Kendal
& Weather for Birds Communication
Door Follow simple
4. Book: Directions #21
Hangers
Comprehension
1. Shake our Sillies Grand Book, Songs
2. Start our day song Ornaments Jingle Bell Communicating F. Creative Arts Door
Thursday
parenting & Finger
3. Calendar/helpers with Corn Painting Information #40 Art Hangers
12-20
for plays
& Weather Syrup on #3
4. Book: Giraffes
Food Intergen
Coloring Group
Giraffes
Marie
1. Shake our Sillies Book, Songs
2. Start our day song Giraffe’s visits in Play Communicating F. Creative
& Finger Information
Friday
Ring the Bell
12-21
3. Calendar/helpers Library AM plays
Dough #3 Arts
& Weather #40 Art Bean Bag
4. Book:
Glitter Trees Dan Toss
visits in
PM