July Week 2 Nature

1. Kendal Early Learning Center
600 Kendal Drive
Oberlin OH 44074
jehoover@kao.kendal.org
http://www.kendalearlylearning.com
Lesson Plan
Classroom: All Day Preschool
Week of: 07/09/2018
Study: Nature - We will be exploring Kendal Campus and learning more about the animals we saw on our walk the baby fawn
and baby turtle.
Weekly Committment: I Will Help Keep My School Family Safe
Wow Experiences: Swimming Outdoor scavenger hunt
Parent Involvement: Have parents take their children to different ponds to feed the turtles the food we made in class
Swimming
Choice Time: Table Toys- Letter games to work on letter recognition. Art/Easel- Paint spots to a fawn with paint dabbers to work
on fine motor and coordination. (Approaches to Learning) Blocks - Add fake trees and forest animals so children can role play
with forest animals. Dramatic Play - Add clothed baby dolls to flower shop with cart so children can protect their babies like
mother deer do with their fawns. (Social and Emotional Developmental) Sensory Table - Water with turtles reenact what they
saw at the pond with the turtle. Discovery - Smell vs. non smell game just like fawns do not have a scent for protection. (All
Week) Science Library - Add books on nature, deer, and turtles. Music - Nature sound CD's will be available. SMART BOARD -
Letter Recognition games & look up videos on deer/turtles
AM Large Group: 1. Song - 2. I Love You Ritual - 3. Question of the Day - Read over and discuss with children 4. Weekly
Commitment - Read over and discuss with children 5. Explain what is in the interest areas and Recap on study topic
PM Large Group: 1. Song - 2. I Love You Ritual - 3. 4. Weekly Commitment - Remind children of the commitment and ask them
how they are doing? 4. Explain what is in the interest areas and Recap on study topic
Ohio Early Learning Development Standards: Social Emotional- (All Week)-Babies in Dramatic Play - Peer Interactions &
Relationships/ Interacts w/Peers in Complex Pretend Play Approaches Towards Learning- Mathematics-(Read Aloud & Music-All
Week/ 5 Baby Turtles Finger Play)Number Relationships Social Studies- Monday - Going on walk to look for fawns and turtles -
Production & Consumption Science- Discovery Area (All Week) Smell vs. non smell Game - Science Inquiry & Application :Inquiry
Language and Literacy- Tuesday - Turtle Matching Letter Game - Reading - Letter & Word Recognition Physical Well-Being and
Motor- Thursday (Animal Action Game) - Motor Development: Large Muscle, Balance & Coordination Approaches to Learning -
Paint spots on fawn (All Week) Creativity: Expression of Ideas & Feelings Through the Arts Cognition & General Knowledge-
Thursday (Large Group) What Have You Learned about Turtles? - Cognitive Skills: Memory
Vine Assessments: Social Emotional-(All Week) - Babies in Dramatic Play - Peer Interactions & Relationships/Participates in
Dramatic Play Approaches Towards Learning- Mathematics- (Read Aloud & Music -All Week/5 Baby Turtles Finger Play)) Number
Relationships - Learns Addition, Subtraction, Division Social Studies- Monday - Going on a walk to look for fawns & turtles -
Production & Consumption/Develops an Understanding of and Care for the Natural World Science- Discovery Area (All Week)
Smell vs. non smell game - Science Inquiry & Applicaton: Inquiry: Explore Objects Language and Literacy- Tuesday - Turtle
Matching Letter Game - Reading - Letter & Word Recognition: Develops Alphabetic Knowledge Physical Well-Being and Motor-
Thursday (Animal Action Game) - Motor Development: Large Muscle, Balance & Coordination: Develops Large Motor Coordination
Skills Approaches to Learning - Paint spots on fawn (All Week) Creativity: Expression of Ideas & Feelings Through the Arts:
Explores Art Media Cognition & General Knowledge - Thursday (Large Group) What Have You Learned about Turtles? Cognitive
Skills: Memory: Develops Memory
Cooking Activities: Cooking Club - Making Applesauce Pumpkin Bread
Monday 07/09/2018:
Question of the day: What is a fawn?
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AM Large Group: Share information printed about Fawns with children.
AM Small Group: Split up in 2 groups and see if you can find a fawn or turtle on Kendal Campus. Document with picture from
the camera. (Social Studies)
AM Read-aloud/Music: Finger Play"I Have a Little Turtle", "My Little Turtle", "5 Little Turtles" (Math) Song - "Tiny Tim" Book -
Super Cute! Baby Deer
PM Large Group: Fun Facts about Fawns Game
PM Small Group: Ask children and document - 1. What do you know about fawns and turtles? 2. What do you want to know
about fawns and turtles?
PM Read-aloud/Music: Fingerplay - "I Have a Little Turtle", "My Little Turtle", "5 Little Turtles" Song - "Tiny Tim" Book - Deer
/Animals That Live in the Forest
Tuesday 07/10/2018:
Question of the day: What is a turtle?
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2. Kendal Early Learning Center
600 Kendal Drive
Oberlin OH 44074
jehoover@kao.kendal.org
http://www.kendalearlylearning.com
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AM Small Group: Make turtle food that children can take home. They then can visit a pond with their parents and feed the
turtles. Make a recipe from the following: Vegetables: Corn, beans, beets, carrots, peas, squash, yams. Greens: Carrot tops,
lettuce, collard greens, kale, spinach. Fruits: Apples, grapes, strawberries, cantaloupe, banana, kiwi, mango, tomato. Share fun
facts with children while making food: How long do painted turtles live? Scientists estimate that painted turtles can live up to 40
years in the wild, but in captivity they do not live nearly as long. Where do painted turtles sleep? Painted turtles sleep
underwater, buried in the sand or mud at the bottom of their habitat. They can breathe air and also absorb oxygen in water.
What do painted turtles eat? In the wild, painted turtles are omnivorous—they eat fish, insects, plants, fruit, carrion, and
anything else they find. Here at Warner Nature Center we feed them crickets, minnows, red worms, mealworms, and Reptomin
(commercial reptile food). What is a turtle's shell made of? A painted turtle shell is made of bone and is connected to the spine
and ribs. Do painted turtles have teeth? No, they have a hard beak that allows them to chew, but they prefer to swallow their
food whole.
AM Read-aloud/Music: Life state of a turtle - investigate how turtles grow from baby to adulthood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=offm_ckh86Q Fingerplay - "I Have a Little Turtle", "My Little Turtle", "5 Little Turtles" Song -
"Tiny Tim"
PM Large Group: Life state of a turtle - investigate how turtles grow from baby to adulthood.
PM Small Group: Turtle matching letter game (Literacy)
PM Read-aloud/Music: Fingerplay - "I Have a Little Turtle", "My Little Turtle", "5 Little Turtles" Song - "Tiny Tim" Book - All
About Turtles
Wednesday 07/11/2018:
Question of the day: What do you know about Fawns?
AM Large Group: Review information shared about Fawns
AM Small Group: Draw how you can be helpful in the classroom Take the pages and make a helpful book.
AM Read-aloud/Music: Fingerplay - "I Have a Little Turtle", "My Little Turtle", "5 Little Turtles" Song - "Tiny Tim" Book - Lost in
the Woods
PM Large Group: Swimming
PM Small Group: Swimming
PM Read-aloud/Music: Fingerplay - "I Have a Little Turtle", "My Little Turtle", "5 Little Turtles" Song - "Tiny Tim" Book - Kate &
Pippin
Thursday 07/12/2018:
Question of the day: What have you learned about turtles? (Cognition & General Knowledge)
AM Large Group: Review information shared about turtles
AM Small Group: Scavenger hunt - go on a scavenger hunt to see if you can find items from nature on the list.
AM Read-aloud/Music: Fingerplay - "I Have a Little Turtle", "My Little Turtle", "5 Little Turtles" Song - "Tiny Tim" Book - Turtle
Splash
PM Large Group: Animal Action song (Physical Well Being)
PM Small Group: Number Bingo
PM Read-aloud/Music: Fingerplay - "I Have a Little Turtle", "My Little Turtle", "5 Little Turtles" Song - "Tiny Tim" Book - We
Found a Hat
Friday 07/13/2018:
Question of the day: What other animals have you seen at Kendal that you want to learn more about?
AM Large Group: Where do deer and turtles live discussion
AM Small Group: T & F - Paper with dabbers
AM Read-aloud/Music: Fingerplay - "I Have a Little Turtle", "My Little Turtle", "5 Little Turtles" Song - "Tiny Tim" Book - Pond
Babies
PM Large Group: Animal Action song
PM Small Group: Fawn and Turtle patterning
PM Read-aloud/Music: Fingerplay - "I Have a Little Turtle", "My Little Turtle", "5 Little Turtles" Song - "Tiny Tim" Book - Deer at
the Brook
Posted:
Jeni Hoover on 07/06/2018 at 12:48 pm
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