This document outlines the weekly lesson plan and activities for a group of teachers focusing on birds. The weeklong study will involve learning about what birds look like, what features they have, and what sounds they make through books, activities, discussions and outdoor exploration. Activities are planned for each morning and afternoon covering different areas of interest like art, music, outdoor exploration and more. The document also notes scheduling needs and ideas for parent involvement and future lessons.

1. Teachers: Mary, Valerie, Karen, Emily, Lynea Date: July 8-12
Study: Birds Investigation: What is a bird? Commitment: I commit to follow instructions.
Monday 8 Tuesday 9 Wednesday 10 Thursday 11 Friday 12
Question of
the Day:
What do you know about
Birds?
What do birds look like? What do all birds have? What do birds do? Make a sound like a bird.
AM/PM
meeting
Leader:
AM Mary
PM Karen
AM Val
PM Mary
AM Val
PM Mary
AM Val
PM Mary
AM Val
PM Karen
AM
Heggerty
group:
3yr old- Week 1 Monday
Preschool- Week 1 Monday
PreK- Week 1 Monday
3yr old- Week 1 Tuesday
Preschool- Week 1 Tuesday
PreK- Week 1 Tuesday
3yr old- Week 1 Wednesday
Preschool- Week 1 Wednesday
PreK- Week 1 Wednesday
Preschool- Week 1 Thursday
PreK- Week 1 Thursday
Preschool- Week 1 Friday
PreK- Week 1 Friday
Book:
Chicken Little by Laura Rader St. Francis and the Proud Crow
SED 6-2
Duck for President By Doreen
Cronin
Bear’s Bargain by Frank Asch Birdsongs by Betsy Franco
PM group:
Painting with feathers
Make a Bird chart to document
bird sightings around Kendal CS
15-1 CM 10-1, 10-3
Walk around Kendal Collect
rocks for discovery area, and
look for birds to add to our
chart SS 16-3, PMP 17-6
Bird/animal movements on
the courtyard garden
sidewalk. (See attached)
Listen to bird songs on smart
board (see Link) then listen
outside to compare/recall sounds.
Can we recognize any birds? CCA
12-2
Intergen/
Other:
Cooking club- Xenieya, Zariya,
Henry, Nathan
Life Memory Café 1:30- 3:30
Xavier, Kaya, Mattie, Vayda,
Hannah, Eleanor
Art with Amanda 9:30-
10:00am, & 1-on-1s with
Amanda 3-4pm
Patterson Lounge 10am *
Swimming- V, K, L Vayda
Hannah, Iris, Maike, Luke S.
*Children are asked who would like to participate weekly and are not assigned certain weeks to participate.
Groups are done during Free Play in the Interest areas. These are the Changes to Interest area Based on Children’s Interests/Study:
Dramatic Play (V): Bird nest and camping
items, bird watching guides and
binoculars.
Discovery (M): Sprout & grow window to
examine growth and see parts of plants.
Seed view boxes, Magnifying glasses, and
native flowers book.
Library (K): Books about nature and birds
added to the library
Sensory table (E): cocoa pods or bird seed
Art (E): Feathers to feel and manipulate as
a brush with paint.
Table Toys (K): Farm animal/hippo
counters for patterns CM 11-2 or sorting
CS 13-1, alphabet popsicles LKS 8-2, launch
& learn alphabet SED 6-3 and animal twins
ATL 1-6
Technology (M): We will play the
Sunflower Letter smartboard game and
watch the Sandy Ridge eagle camera on
the SMART board.
Music (R/L): We will have bird songs
playing for children to dance and move to
along with bird songs played on the smart
board.
outside (M/V): Together with the children
we will weed and water the garden and
discuss the changes we see.
Blocks (R/L): The Strawberry Shortcake
village will be added to the block area.
Writing (V): Post larger alphabet on wall
to point and sing the ABCs.
Move Letters in writing area so they are all
in one line to match larger ones.
Classroom rules / routines (V/M):
Follow instructions from your teachers.
What needs extra attention/ schedule changes this week: ___________________________________________________________________________
Parent Involvement/needs (V/M): ______________________________________________________________________________________________
What worked best this week: __________________________________________________________________________________________________
What didn’t work so well this week: _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Ideas for the future: Walk to collect items to make bird nests, book- Are you my mother? By P.D. Eastman, Focus groups w/ parachute to teach to use