1. This document outlines the weekly lesson plans for a classroom of giraffes and birds, including large and small group activities, extras, and Ohio's early learning guidelines.
2. The plans include activities like shaking sillies, singing songs, calendar time, and reading books. Small group activities focus on letters, stories, and sensory play.
3. Key developmental areas addressed are language/literacy, science/technology, and creative arts through activities involving tools, construction, art, and communicating information.
1. THEME –
Giraffes & Bird’s 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)
Word D. Language,
1. Shake our Sillies Recognition Literacy, and
2. Start our day song Paulie Rice in the 6. Recognize &
Book, Songs
Monday
3. Calendar/helpers
Letter R Visits Sensory name some Communication Rice Picture
& Finger
6-4
& Weather Table upper and lower Alphabetic
plays
4. Book: case letters in Knowledge
addition to
those in first
name.
G. Science &
1. Shake our Sillies Book, Songs #4. Abilities to
Make Blue Saw dust Technology Play dough
Tuesday
2. Start our day song Donna & Finger do
Prints in the
6-5
3. Calendar/helpers Story plays Technological
& Weather sensory 52. Tools &
Time Design
4. Book:
Table Technology
Styrofoam
1. Shake our Sillies Communicating
Wednesday
Sugar Cube Grand Book, Songs and Golf F. Creative Arts Classroom
2. Start our day song & Finger Information
Construction parenting Teas 40. Art Tower
6-6
3. Calendar/helpers plays
& Weather for Birds
4. Book:
Tree
Blocks
Communicating F. Creative Arts
1. Shake our Sillies Grand Book, Songs Information
Birds Library Saw dust 40. Art Shape
Thursday
2. Start our day song & Finger
parenting in the Building
3. Calendar/helpers
6-7
for plays
& Weather Marshmallow Sensory
4. Book: Giraffes
Construction Table
Communicating F. Creative Arts
1. Shake our Sillies Book, Songs Information Giraffes
2. Start our day song Wood Dan visits Sand 40. Art
Friday
in PM & Finger Grandfriends
Construction Paper
6-8
3. Calendar/helpers plays
& Weather Marie Sorting
4. Book: visits in
AM