When I grow Up!

Monday and Tuesday
Basic Outline:
9:00  Self-Directed Play Time and Clean up
9:10  Seat Work (writing name, worksheet)
9:20  Weather, Calendar, Counting, Letter and Number of the Day
9:25  Reading Time/Phonograms (letter sounds)
9:30  Music Circle Time Hello Song
Instruments—Musical Jazz Improv. Solo and group play.
Social—“Who are the People in your neighborhood”  -Let each student identify one person that helps our community run each day.    Key C—C, G, am G, G, Am, A, D
Counting-10 little monkeys jumping on the bed
Music Appreciation/Readiness:  Grand Staff- introduce lines and spaces
Small and Large Movement Skills- Leaves are Falling
Mailing Letters - sung to "The Mulberry Bush"
This is the way we mail a letter,
Mail a letter, mail a letter.
This is the way we mail a letter,
So early in the morning.
ABC/Reading—BINGO w/ Rhythm Sticks
Singing—Child Chooses Songs

10:00  Outside Play (Dress appropriately for weather)
10:10  Snacktime/Storytime (story read by teacher while eating snacks)
10:20  Creating Project (arts and crafts)  Coloring  and cutting out Occupations
10:45  Math/Science Skills
10:55  Clean up and Goodbye Song
Wednesday and Thursday
Basic Outline:
9:00  Self-Directed Play Time and Clean up
9:10  Seat Work (writing name, worksheet)
9:20  Weather, Calendar, Counting, Letter and Number of the Day
9:25  Reading Time/Phonograms (letter sounds)
9:30  Music Circle Time
 Hello Song
Instruments-I’ve been Working on the Railroad-Instrument Exploration
Social—The Farmer in the Dell
Counting—I have 10 little fingers
Music Appreciation/Readiness—Musical Up and Down w/ Scarves
Small and Large Movement Skills I'm a Firefighter - sung to "I'm a little teapot"
I'm a firefighter
Dressed in red,
With my fire hat
On my head.
I can drive the fire truck,
Fight fires, too,
And help to make things
Safe for you.
ABC/Reading—Alphabet Rumba
Singing—Child Chooses Songs
10:00  Outside Play (Dress appropriately for weather)
10:10  Snacktime/Storytime (story read by teacher while eating snacks)
10:20  Creating Project (arts and crafts)  Write, Stamp and Mail letters
10:45  Math/Science Skills
10:55  Clean up and Goodbye Song

Announcements:  It is getting pretty cold so be sure to send jackets/coats with your kids for outside play.  I am a firm believer that outside play is crucial at this age.  I don’t have them play outside for long but it gives them time to get their wiggles out and have unstructured time play and create within their own space.  Gloves and hats may also be appropriate to send in their backpacks if they want to bring them.  It is a good idea to label the clothing so I can get it home to the right child.  I’m sorry the weather didn’t cooperate for our field trip this week.  I did hear from the children that many of you were able to go with your family so that is great.  It’s a fun tradition in Cache Valley. I put some fun pictures of Halloween on facebook you might want to check out.   

Home Challenge:  We have learned quite a lot of letters. The 3-4 year olds are just being introduced to the letters and might not be able to identify them all but I would like them to be able to identify at least the first letter of their name by now.  If this is still a challenge you may want to encourage this at home.  For the 4-5 year olds, I don’t think it is too much to say they should be able to identify all the letters that we have worked on so far.  Some can also identify the sound(s) they make.  Here are the letters that we have learned so far you may want to see what letters they can identify at this point and work on the ones that they can’t do.  (A,C,D,F,G,O,S,Q,B)  Magnetic Letters, alphabet puzzles, alphabet computer games, stamping, stickers, reading books and identifying letters on the page are all ways that you can encourage and support their learning.  Another fun way you can have a letter for a week is write the letter on a small paper and have your child carry it around with them everywhere they go.  They have to babysit their letter.  Throughout the day ask how their “A” is and where it is? Do this until that letter is solid.