This document outlines the weekly lesson plan and activities for a preschool classroom from November 27th to December 1st focusing on the study of books and favorite books. Each day covers the interest areas, read-aloud, small group morning and afternoon activities, questions of the day, and large group discussions. The plan aligns activities such as yarn art, decorating elves and mittens, finger painting, and donut games with early learning standards around imagination, writing, family traditions, predictions, health, emotions, and numbers. Outdoor experiences include visits from family members and a trip to the art museum while reinforcing objectives like flexibility, self-awareness, scientific skills, self-care, emotion regulation, and number

1. Birds and Giraffes Teachers: Sara, Robin, Karen, Mary November 27- December 1
Study: Books Investigation: Favorite Books
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Interest Areas Easel: Mixing
paint colors
Sand and Water: Corn
Meal
Mitten Hanging
w/clothespins
Wash babies in
sensory table
Art: Draw a donut
Question of the Day What is your
favorite color?
Do you have an Elf on the
Shelf at home?
How many animals
do you think will fit
in this mitten?
How do we keep our
bodies healthy?
Do you like
Donuts?
Large Group Discussion and
Shared Writing:
Colors
Discussion and Shared
Writing: Recalling past
holidays
Discussion and
Shared Writing:
Predict and
Compare
Discussion and
Shared Writing:
Discuss importance of
personal hygiene
Discussion and
Shared Writing:
Numbers
Read-Aloud Harold and the
Purple Crayon
Colors
The Elf on the Shelf The Mitten Dirt Boy
Shubert
If You Give a Dog
a Donut
If You Give a Pig a
Pancake
Small Group Morning: Purple
Yarn Art
Afternoon: If I
had a purple
crayon sheet/One
on Ones
Morning: Decorating an
Elf/Art Museum
Afternoon: If I were an Elf
Stories/Art Museum
Morning: Cut out
Mittens/Art
Museum
Afternoon: Mitten
Circle Game
Morning: Finger Paint
Dirt Boy/Tree
Decorating
Afternoon:
Intergen/Make a
STAR
Morning: Number
Game
Afternoon: Donut
Sprinkle Game
Ohio Early Learning &
Development Standards
AL-Use imagination &
creativity to interact
w/objects & materials
LL-Use a combination of drawing,
dictating & emergent writing to
compose informative/explanatory
texts
SS-Personal family stories &
traditions support the understanding
of heritage.
GKS-Make
predictions
PWB-Follow basic
health practices
SE-Mange the
expressions of
feelings, thoughts,
impulses & behaviors
w/minimal guidance
from adults
GKM-Demonstrate
correspondence
when counting
objects up to 10
GOLD Objectives,
Dimensions & Indicators
Shows flexibility
& imagination
during play
Use language to express
thoughts & needs
Demonstrate knowledge
about self
Uses scientific
inquiry skills
Takes care of own
needs appropriately
Regulates own
emotions & behaviors
Uses number
concepts &
operations
Outdoor Experiences:
Family Partnerships: Monday – Visit from Polly and Marie, Tuesday – Reading with Donna, Wed. Intergen, Heiser Tree Trimming
Wow! Experiences: Trip to Allen Art Museum, Heiser Tree Trimming