Lesson Plan Week of: ____________
THEME: Transportation
GOALS:
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Language
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Recognize and trace “H”
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Recognize “heart”
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Know first letter of their name
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Recognize and say their vocab words
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Recognize numbers “3” and “4”
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Know two other children’s names in program
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Self-Help Skills
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Learn how to use cup without lid
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Use fork/spoon at least twice during the week,
holding correctly
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Actively recognize when it’s clean-up time,
and independently put away toys
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Attempt to independently put on or take off
jacket
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Cognitive
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Participate in hand motions during songs
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Children will independently go to their circle
time seat
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Children will sit at their circle time seat
for 45 seconds
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Independently respond “thank you” once a day
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Emotional
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Appropriately share one toy when asked
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Recognize when they’re “sad”
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Physical
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Independently “dance” when music comes one
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Social
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Independently approach a friend to play/share
Singing Time:
- The Wheels on the Bus
The
wheels on the bus go
round and round
round and round
round and round
the wheels on the bus go
round and round
all through the town
the people on the bus go
up and down
up and down
up and down
the people on the bus go
up and down
all through the town
the driver on the bus says
move on back
move on back
move on back
the driver on the bus says
move on back
all through the town
the babies on the bus go
whaa whaa whaa
whaa whaa whaa
whaa whaa whaa
the babies on the bus go
whaa whaa whaa
all through the town
the mommies on the bus go
shhh shhh shhh
shhh shhh shhh
shhh shhh shhh
the mommies on the bus go
shhh shhh shhh
all through the town
the horn on the bus goes
beep beep beep
beep beep beep
beep beep beep
the horn on the bus goes
beep beep beep
all through the town
all through the town
all through the town
all through the town
round and round
round and round
round and round
the wheels on the bus go
round and round
all through the town
the people on the bus go
up and down
up and down
up and down
the people on the bus go
up and down
all through the town
the driver on the bus says
move on back
move on back
move on back
the driver on the bus says
move on back
all through the town
the babies on the bus go
whaa whaa whaa
whaa whaa whaa
whaa whaa whaa
the babies on the bus go
whaa whaa whaa
all through the town
the mommies on the bus go
shhh shhh shhh
shhh shhh shhh
shhh shhh shhh
the mommies on the bus go
shhh shhh shhh
all through the town
the horn on the bus goes
beep beep beep
beep beep beep
beep beep beep
the horn on the bus goes
beep beep beep
all through the town
all through the town
all through the town
all through the town
- OPEN SING- Sing any songs that the kids want
Opening (circle time):
- Ask children to find their seats
- Music and Finger plays: The Driver Song (sung to Old McDonald Had a Farm)
Dan
the driver has car, beep: beep, beep, beep, beep
And on that car he has a horn: beep, beep, beep, beep, beep
With a beep, beep here and a beep, beep there, here a beep, there a beep, everywhere a beep, beep
And on that car he has a horn: beep, beep, beep, beep, beep
With a beep, beep here and a beep, beep there, here a beep, there a beep, everywhere a beep, beep
Dan
the driver has car, beep: beep, beep, beep, beep
Pete
the Pilot has a plane: zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom.
And on that plane there are some wings: zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom.
With a zoom, zoom, here, and a zoom there, here a zoom, there a zoom, everywhere a zoom, zoom
And on that plane there are some wings: zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom.
With a zoom, zoom, here, and a zoom there, here a zoom, there a zoom, everywhere a zoom, zoom
Pete
the Pilot has a plane: zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom.
The
engineer has a train: chug, chug, chug, chug, chug.
And on that train he has a smokestack: chug, chug, chug, chug, chug.
With a chug, chug here and a chug, chug there, here a chug, there a chug, everywhere a chug, chug
And on that train he has a smokestack: chug, chug, chug, chug, chug.
With a chug, chug here and a chug, chug there, here a chug, there a chug, everywhere a chug, chug
The
engineer has a train: chug, chug, chug, chug, chug.
- Read-Aloud Story: *LIST BELOW, Find one at library for the week
Activity- Sorting
PREPARATION
White board (or large paper) to draw a sky,
land, and water on. Laminated cut-outs
of transportation vehicles (car, train, bus, plane, ship, bike, etc.)
ACTIVITY
Show the board (paper). Teach
them spatial relationship words by explaining that the sky is on the TOP, the
BOTTOM is the road or ground and the SIDE (add some blue for water to the side)
is the water. Give each child a flannel piece. Take turns asking what item they have and invite them to place their piece on the board where it would travel. Ask them "Would your airplane go in the air on TOP, on the ground in the MIDDLE or in the water on the SIDE?
- Music and Finger plays: Vroom Vroom (sung to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
Beep-Beep! Honk-Honk little car,
How I wonder where you are.
Driving down the streets all day,
Stop , then go – you never stay.
Beep-Beep! Honk-Honk little car,
How I wonder where you are.
Toot-Toot! Toot-Toot little boat
I wonder how you stay afloat
In the water you must stay
When it’s night and when it’s day.
Toot-Toot! Toot-Toot little boat
I wonder how you stay afloat
Vroom- Vroom! Zoom-Zoom little plane
In the sky just like the rain.
Up above the world so high,
Like a bird that’s in the sky.
Vroom- Vroom! Zoom-Zoom little plane
In the sky just like the rain.
Cho-cho! Cho-cho little train
Start and stop and start again.
Going faster everyday
Round and round and round the bay.
Cho-cho! Cho-cho little train
Start and stop and start again.
Activity- Let’s
Move!
PREPARATION
Laminated cut-outs of transportation vehicles
(car, train, bus, plane, ship, bike, etc.)
ACTIVITY
Ask the children to all stand up. Tell them you are going to
show them different modes of transportation and when you do, they should move
like that item. Encourage them to also make the sound that goes with it! Be
sure to join in the fun to model this. Example: "Yes! It's an airplane!
Let's move like airplanes! Let me hear your best airplane noise! Are they loud
or quiet?"
- Read the book LMNO PEAS by Keith Baker
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Introduce the letter “H”
- Phonics: Play Letter “H” Video
Center
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Category
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Day
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Activity
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Description
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Materials
Needed
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Sensory
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E
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Sensory
Table –ROCKS and construction vehicles
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Fill
sensory table with rocks (gravel). Let
children “dig” up “prizes” with the construction vehicles.
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Rocks
Small
prizes
Construction
Vehicles
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E
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Painters
Tape Roadway
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Tape out a roadway on the ground with
painters tape. You can make it any
type of road! Let the kids play on
it! You can also use blocks and such
to build “houses” along the road.
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Painters
Tape
Toy
Vehicles
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E
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Mud
Play- doh
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Make “mud” play-doh (http://nurturestore.co.uk/easychocolate-playdough-recipe-cupcakes-and-icecream). Provide larger vehicles that will make
bigger prints in the play-doh. Let the
kids go at it!
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2 cups of water
flour
cocoa
salt
vegetable oil
cream of tartar
Larger Vehicles
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Centers
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Creative
Art
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T
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Tire
Painting
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Let 'em roll! Try to choose vehicles that have different textured and sized wheels. They make great design discussions as the children roll the cars from the paint trays to their papers! |
Small transportation theme vehicles (small cars, trucks, etc.)
shallow paint trays
paint
paper
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Fine
Motor
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T
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Sponge
Paint Trains
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Provide rectangle sponges and different colors of paint. Have children make a “pattern” of rectangles to make the cars of the train. When the paint is dry help them draw the rest of the train and the track. If you want you can even have the children use wagon wheel pasta to stamp the wheels on. |
Sponges
Paper
Paint
Wagon
wheel pasta
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Fine
Motor / Math
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TH
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Fingerprint
Airplane Books
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Set out washable inkpads. Give each of your children five small index
cards numbered from 1 to 5. Invite the children to stamp matching numbers of
fingerprints on their cards for airplane bodies and add wings with crayons.
When they have finished, help them stack their cards in numerical order and
staple them together to make counting books.
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Inkpads
5
index cards for each child
crayons
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Creative
Art
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TH
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Wagon
Wheel Necklaces
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Color wagon wheel noodles with food
coloring and alcohol. Have the
children string them onto yarn. Talk
about different types of wheels.
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Wagon
wheel pasta
Yarn
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Cooking
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F
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Pretzel
Wheels
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Print and laminate picture
of a spoke wheel as a guide for children.
Follow this recipe to make pretzel wheels: 1 pkg yeast, 1 teas sugar,
1 teas salt, 1 ½ cups warm water, 4 cups flour, 1 egg, separated. Dissolve yeast in warm water. Then add the other ingredients (except the
egg) and mix until the dough forms a ball.
Knead until smooth on a floured surface. Pull off a ball the size of a walnut. Help
children roll into a snake and shape like a circle to place on their wheel
paper. Roll out other small straight
pieces to make spokes. Separate an egg
and beat the egg white. Place the
wheels on a greased cookie sheet.
Brush with egg white and sprinkle with kosher salt. Bake at 425O F for 12 to 15
minutes and then let cool on a rack.
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Laminated
wheel picture
Yeast
Sugar
Salt
Water
Flour
Egg
Greased
cookie sheet
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Movement/Music
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T
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Stoplight
Beanbag Toss
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Make a large stop light out of construction paper. Get a bean bag for each color of light (red, yellow, and green). Give each child a chance to throw the beanbags on the right color. |
Stoplight
cut-out
Red,
yellow, green beanbags
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TH
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Fly
or Stop
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Tell the children to pretend to be airplanes flying around the room (spread arms and move smoothly around area). Play music as they’re “flying.” Every time the music stops their plans have to “land.” When the music starts again they can “take-off.” |
MUSIC!
Open
Area
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F
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Red
Light, Green Light
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A slight twist to the classic game. Cut out a red and green circle. Attach the circles to short sticks. From that point play it like a classic game, when you hold up the green circle the children walk towards you, when you hold up the red they must stop. |
Red
Light on stick
Green
light on stick
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Weekly Vocabulary Words:
- Bus
- Car
- Train
- Airplane
My Truck is Stuck – Kevin Lewis and Daniel Kirk
Busy Boats – Tony Mitton, Ant Parker
Chugga-Chugga Cho-Choo – Kevin Lewis and Daniel Kirk
Inside Freight Train – Donald Crews
Scuffy the Tugboat - ?
Boats – Anne Rockwell
Planes – Anne Rockwell
Truck – Donald Crews
Cars – Anne Rockwell
Boats – Byran Barton
Terrific Trains – Tony Mitton, Ant Parker
Plans – Byron Barton
Tremendous Tractors – Tony Mitton, Ant Parker
Train Song - ?
Freight Train – Donald Crews
Trains – Anne Rockwell
Machines At Work – Byron Barton
Rattletrap Car – Phyllis Root
Duck in the Truck – Jez Alborough
Altoona Baboona by Janie Bynum
Barney's Big Balloon by Barney
Bears On Wheels by Jan and Stan Berenstain
The Boat Book by Samantha Berger &
Pamela Chanko
Bumper to Bumper by Annie Owen
Cars! Cars! Cars! by Grace Maccarone
Down By the Station by Will Hillenbrand
Engine Engine Number Nine by Stephanie
Calmenson
Finding the Titanic by Robert Ballard
Go Dog, Go by P.D. Eastman
Ghost Liners by Robert Ballard
Into The Sky by Ryan Ann Hunter
I've Been Working on the Railroad by Nadine
Westcott
The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
The Little Old Train by Margaret Otto
Little Red Caboose adapted by Steve Metzger
Machines That Work by Usborne Books
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by
Virginia Lee
Railroad Toad by Susan Schade and Jon
Buller
Sailaway Home by Bruce Degen
Scuttle The Stowaway Mouse by Jean and
Nancy Soule
Thomas The Tank Engine Stories by
Christopher Awdry
Thomas The Tank Engine's Big Yellow
Treasury by Christopher Awdry
Trains by Gail Gibbons
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