This document contains a weekly lesson plan for a preschool classroom. It lists the daily activities for the week of May 20-25, including morning large and small group activities, extras before lunch, and afternoon small group activities. The lessons focus on topics like the life cycles of butterflies and ladybugs, speaking skills, science, and ecology. Activities include reading books, songs, puzzles, games, cooking, dancing, and music. The plan also references Ohio's early learning guidelines and HighScope's key developmental indicators.
Presented by Debra Burgess, Senior English Language Fellow, and English Teachers Stefany Espinel and Veronica Huaman. You can watch this video following this address http://youtu.be/G9sFm9KDewA
1. Birds and Giraffes Weekly Lesson Plans
A.M. Large
Group Activity
(9:15)
AM Small Group
Activity
(9:45)
Extras Before Lunch
Group
(11:15)
Extensions Ohio’s Guidelines HighScope
Key Developmental Indicators
P.M. Small Group
Activity
(3:15)
Monday
5/20
1. Shake our Sillies
2. Start our day song
3. Calendar/helpers
& Weather
4. Book:
Life Cycle of the
Butterfly
Polly Visits
Book, Songs &
Finger plays
Butterfly
Matching
Kindle
Science:
Processes That
Shape The Earth
4. Explore &
compare changes
in the
environment
G: Science/Technology
Cooking Club
Tuesday
5/21
1. Shake our Sillies
2. Start our day song
3. Calendar/helpers
& Weather
4. Book:
Life Cycle of the
Butterfly
Donna
Story Time
Book, Songs &
Finger plays Hungry
Caterpillar
Puzzle
English Language
Arts:
Speaking
Skills/strategies’
6: Present own
experiences,
products,
creations, or
writing through
the use of
language
D:
Language/Literacy/Com
munication
21: Children express
themselves using
language
Dancing with
Scarves
Wednesday
5/23
1. Shake our Sillies
2. Start our day song
3. Calendar/helpers
& Weather
4. Book:
Edible Lady Bugs
Grand
parenting
for Birds
Book, Songs &
Finger plays
Kindle
Ethnical
Practices:
2. Recognize the
difference
between
helpful/harmful
actions towards
living things
H: Social Studies
58: Ecology-children
understand the
importance of taking
care of their
environment
Nectar Collecting
Game
Thursday
5/24
1. Shake our Sillies
2. Start our day song
3. Calendar/helpers
& Weather
4. Book:
Bug Hunt
Grand
parenting for
Giraffes
Book, Songs &
Finger plays Kindle
Ethnical
Practices:
2. Recognize the
difference
between
helpful/harmful
actions towards
living things
H: Social Studies
58: Ecology-children
understand the
importance of taking
care of their
environment
Music and Reading
with Janet
Friday
5/25
1. Shake our Sillies
2. Start our day song
3. Calendar/helpers
& Weather
4. Book:
Lady Bug Rocks
Marie visits
in AM
Dan visits in
PM
Book, Songs &
Finger plays
Kindle
Acquisition of
Vocabulary for EC
1: Phonological &
Phonic Awareness
D: 24 Children identify
distinct sounds in
spoken language
Dancing with Dan