I’m a VIP

Homework Challenge:  This week we learning about each other learning how important we are.  This will help us make friends at preschool.  Help your child identify at least one of his/her favorite things.  We will be composing a class song with all of our favorite things in it.  We will be doing this Monday or Tuesday.   One of the best gifts we can give our children is our time and listening hear.  Take time this week to make your child feel special as you listen to what he/she has to say.  This can be very hard with our busy schedules, but it is worth the effort.

Wed or Thursday.
I’m a VIP:  Letter A; Number 2
Monday/Tuesday
Self Directed Play & Clean Up-Picture Shapes/ Mega Blocks
Weather, Calendar, Counting, Letter and Number of the Week
Seat Work
Reading and Writing
Spotlight on Tayia for Monday (4-5 year old group)
Music Circle Time
Hello Song
Instruments- Group and solo time with rhythm instruments
Social-My Favorite Things (songwriting)
Counting-Hickory Dickory Dock (Introduce our clock!)
Music Appreciation/Readiness-Find and Snake
Small and Large Movement Skills- Where is Thumbkin?
ABC/Reading—Baa Baa Black Sheep (Colors then Letters)
Singing—Child Chooses Songs
Creating Project (arts and crafts)-Footprints & Handprints/Kids License Plate
Free Time & Group Motor Activity- Red Light, Green Light
Snack & Story Time Pretzels
Math/Science Skills-Monkey I pad Game
Goodbye Song

Wednesday/Thursday
Self Directed Play & Clean Up -Picture Shapes/ Mega Blocks
Weather, Calendar, Counting, Letter and Number of the Week
Seat Work
Reading and Writing
Music Circle Time
Hello Song
Instruments-Group Drumming
Social—Shake a Friends Hand –Discuss about how we can be friends with others
Counting -Five Little Speckled Frogs (Sing with Story Book and felt hand)
Music Appreciation/Readiness-Two Black Keys on Piano
Small and Large Movement Skills- Head Shoulder’s Knees and Toes
ABC/Reading- Put the letter M, S and A on an instrument so you have three instruments in the middle of the circle.  “I’ve got a letter in my head, find it and play, repeat, Play the _____, “Tune of Li’l Liza Jane”
Singing—Child Chooses Songs
Creating Project (arts and crafts)-Favorite Things Collage/Footprints and Handprints
Free Time & Group Motor Activity-Parachute Play outside
Snack & Story Time-Zucchini Bread
Math/Science Skills-Dominoes
Goodbye Song