Lesson Plan #1
Week: 8/29-9/2
Teacher: Mrs. Zeinab
| Theme: Welcome to Preschool | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Circle time | Greetings/ Why do we come to school/Discuss what the children will do and learn at school. | Greetings/ Establish our classroom rules/ State rules in a positive way. | Greetings/ Explore the classroom/children will take a tour in the classroom ,walk to each area and discover what we can do in it. | Greetings/ Find the item/ Name an item in the classroom and one child will bring it to the circle. | No School |
Small group | Self portrait/ Encourage the child to drawing himself/herself | “Find a friend”Game/ a fun activity designed to help the children become comfortable with their new classmates. | Introducing the kitchen area/ Encourage creative thinking and interaction with peers. | Introducing the block area/ The blocks are great for assessing their knowledge about shapes, counting, colors. | No School |
Math/Science | Counting how many friends are in the classroom. | Introducing the kitchen area/ Encourage creative thinking and interaction with peers. | Introducing the block area/ The blocks are great for assessing their knowledge about shapes, counting, colors. | Introducing Magnifying glasses/ Children can practice using them and take them around the room to check out toys. | No School |
| Language/Literacy | My Book about Me | The caring me I want to be! | The boy with big,big feelings | I know you could! | No School |
Music/ Movement | Chalk/ Head shoulders knees toes (song) | Bean bags game/ If you happy and you know it (song) | Catch the ball/Itsy bitsy spider (song) | Bubble/ The wheel on the bus (song) | No School |
Lesson Plan #2
Week of: September 13th -17th
| Theme: All about me | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Circle time | Labor Day | All about me questions? Why I am special? My Favorite color? Calendar/Counting, days of the week, season of the year, months of the year, identify numbers, colors etc.. | What is your favorite tv show? What is your favorite toy? Calendar | Feeling Chart/this activity will get children thinking about different feelings. Calendar | Families Game/ tell the children to listen to what I am saying and stand up if I am saying the true/ Example: Stand up if you have a sister. |
Small group | Labor Day | My portrait/Children use a mirror to draw themselves/ | Oval me/ On a paper pre-draw an oval. Encourage the children to paint details on their faces. | Rainbow name tracing/Help the children become familiar with their names/Explore the letters in their names | Building houses/ Encourage the children to build their house out of the blocks. |
Math/Science | Labor Day | Big or Small game | All about me Height activity / Discuss short and tall | Mixing Paint | Magnifying glasses |
| Language/ Literacy | Labor Day | All about me | One Afternoon | A Rainbow all Around me | Two eyes, A Nose and A Mouth |
| Music/ Movement | Labor Day | Pass the ball around the circle. | I will draw different types of lines outside/zig-zag, curvy line etc… / let the children walk over them | Bowling with bean bag | Counting to 100 /Exercise |
Lesson Plan#3
Week of: September 12th– 16th
| Theme: Family | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Circle time | Encourage the children toTalk about one family member.Ex. I love my mom because..? | Who am I? Ask questions that family members do at home/Ex. I am thinking about a family member makes dinner | Ask the children what types of things their families do together/Ex: Eating Pizza, Watching movies etc… | Children will talk about brothers and sisters | Discuss with the children what they like to do with their families. |
Small group | Draw a family picture and tell a story about it. | Tracing | Playdough | Practice cutting | Pattern |
Math/Science | counting | Puzzle shapes | Number Recognition | Sink or Float | Hunting Numbers |
| Language/Literacy | Don’t wake up Mama/Story | The New Baby!/Story | Hush! /Story | A visit to Grandma’s/Story | Grandpa and Me/Story |
| Music/ Movement | See it, sing it sight it/Exercise inside and outside. Days of the week song/Alphabet song | Toss the bean bag into the basket. Days of the week song/Alphabet song | Count to 100 Exercise/Days of the week song/Alphabet song | Days of the week song/Alphabet song | Pete the cat song /Days of the week song/Alphabet song |
Lesson Plan #4
Week of: September 19th -23th
| Theme: Apple | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Circle time | Children will identify theColors of the apples. Identify the letter “A” | Explore items start with the letter “A” in the classroom.Type of apples? How does it taste? Juicy /Crunchy Sweet Etc… | Who has the letter “A” in his/her name? Name tag. | Parts of an apple/ Seed/Leaf/Stem/Skin | Different food we can make from apples |
| Small group | Tracing the letter “A” | Making the letter “A” with playdough | Letter “A” CollageApple Stamping | Apple Art Craft | Writing the letter ”A” |
| Math/Science | Counting to 10 | Sorting by colors | More or less | Identify numbers 1,2 and 3 | Apple Life Cycle |
| Language/Literacy | Picking Apples (Story) | Johnny Apple Seed (Story) | Apple-Picking Day (Story) | Lama Lama Red Pajama (Story) | The Surprise garden (Story) |
| Music/ Movement | Way Up High in an Apple Tree | Apples and Bananas | 5 Little Apples | Ten Apples On My Head | Freeze Dance |
Lesson Plan #5
Week of: September 26th -30th
| Theme: Friendship | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Circle time | What does “friend means? | How to be a good friend? Do you have the letter “B” in your name? | How to make a friend? Words start with the letter “B” | What would you do when your friend is mad? | How do we play together in the classroom? |
| Small group | Tracing the letter “B” Friendship Bracelet | Love come in different colors (activity) Letter “B” Crown activity | Letter “B” Collage Tracing the letter “B” | Skittle Rainbow fun and colorful activity Making the Letter “B” with Legos | Learning to write the letter “B” Friendship Chart activity |
| Math/Science | Making Playdough | Sorting by colors | Number Matching | Mixing colors | Identify shapes |
| Language/Literacy | Biscuit Gives a Gift (Book) Name Calendar | Reading Buddies (Book) Name Calendar | Little Quack’s New Friend (Book) Name Calendar | My Friend Bear (Book) Name Calendar | Owen (Book) Name Calendar |
| Music/ Movement | Will you be a friend of mine (Song) | Friends (Song) | Make new friends (Song) | The more we get together (song) | Let’s be friends (Song) |
Lesson Plan #6
Week of: October 3rd to 7th
| Theme: Farm Animals | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Circle time | What animals live on a farm? | What do cows give us? | What do the farm animals eat? | What’s your favorite farm animal ? | Field Trip/No Class |
| Small group | Making a chicken craft Paper/ glue stick Tracing the letter “C” | Cow craft/ scissors, glue, paper crayons Letter “C” with dot | Sheep craft(Stick, cotton ball, paper, scissor, glue, crayons) Letter “C” hat | Building a farm with blocks/ animals/ Letter “C” Collage | Field Trip/ No Class |
| Math/Science | Life cycle of a chicken Practice Counting Calendar | What do you know about cows? Practice Counting Calendar | More or Less Practice Counting Calendar | Build a shape with popsicle sticks Practice Counting Calendar | Field Trip/No Class |
| Language/Literacy | Introducing the letter “C” Little Blue truck (Book) Tracing Name | Do You have the letter “C” in your name? A Mud Pie for Mother (Book) Tracing Name | What words start with the letter “C” Chicken Little (Book) Tracing Name | Can you write the Letter “C” Chicken Fly The Coop (Book) Tracing Name | Field Trip/No Class |
| Music/ Movement | Old MacDonald had a farm song | Animal’s dance and freeze | I spy Game with Numbers | Duck Duck goose game | Field Trip/No Class |
Lesson Plan #7
Week of Of October 10th to 14th
| Theme: Pumpkin | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Circle time | What’s a pumpkin? | What’s inside a pumpkin? | What foods can be made from pumpkins? | How do pumpkins grow? | Describe the pumpkin Size/texture/color |
| Small group | Decorate a pumpkin Tracing the letter “D” | Paint a pumpkin Letter “D” Hat | Yarn pumpkin craft Letter “D” with dot | Making a pumpkin Making the letter “ D” with playdough | Pumpkin puzzle Do you know how to write “D” “d” ? let’s do it |
| Math/Science | Touch and observe a pumpkin Practice Counting Calendar | Exploring what’s inside a pumpkin Practice Counting Calendar | How many seeds are in the pumpkin Practice Counting Calendar | Sink or float (pumpkin) Practice Counting Calendar | Making shapes with popsicle sticks Practice Counting Calendar |
| Language/Literacy | The “ Itsy Bitsy pumpkin (story) Introduce the letter “D” Building Names with Lego | The runaway pumpkin (story)Do you have the letter “d” in your name? Building Names with Lego | The little green pumpkin What words start with letter “D” Building Names with Lego | From seed to pumpkin (story) Letter “D” collage Building Names with Lego | It’s pumpkin time (story) Building Names with Lego |
| Music/ Movement | 5 little pumpkins (song) | Pumpkin man dance and freeze (song) | The Pumpkin pie (song) | I picked one pumpkin (song) | Pumpkin chant (song) |
Lesson Plan #8
Week of: October 17th to 21th
| Theme: Leaves | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Circle time | Children will learn about the seasons. | Why do the leaves change colors? | Why do the leaves fall from the tree? | Children will learn about different kinds of leaves. | How do leaves grow back on trees ? |
Small group | Children will use a hole punch to make confetti with the leaves. Tracing the letter “E” | Decorate a leafLetter “E” Hat | Children will create leaf Rubbing art Letter “E” with dot | Letter “E” Collage | Leaf Suncatcher.We place some leaves on the windows. |
Math/Science | Sorting leaves/ Practice Counting Calendar | Mixing Paint / Practice Counting Calendar | Making pattern with leaves Practice Counting Calendar | Children will observe the different types of leaves with magnifying glasses. Practice Counting Calendar | How many leaves do you have? Practice Counting Calendar |
| Language/Literacy | Autumn Days (book)Introduce the Letter ‘E”Name with dot | Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf (book)Do You have the letter “E” in your name?Name with dot | Fall Leaves Fall (book) What words start with the letter “E” Name with dot | Mouse First Fall (book) Write the letter “E” Name with dot | First Broom Name with dot |
| Music/ Movement | Collecting Leaves from outside.Autumn leaves are falling down (song) | Leaf memory game /The Leaf (song) | I spy a leaf (game)Leaf Little Leaf (song) | Draw leaves with Chalk outside How many leaves?(song) | Leaves game Autumn Leaves are falling down (song) |
Lesson Plan #9
Week of October 24th-28th
| Theme: Halloween | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Circle time | What “Halloween” is? Why is it fun? | What animals that go with Halloween, like bats, rats, spiders, centipedes, wolves… | What are we going to dress for Halloween | Trick or Treat manners | We are going to talk about our plan for Halloween |
| Small group | Making a spider (craft) (Paint, marbles, papers) | Paint with forke Letter “F” with dot | Halloween wreath Letter “F” hat | Skeleton Letter “F” collage | Ghost (with lollipop) |
| Math/Science | Children will make their own witch or monster (Triangle shape, googly eyes, yarn markers,) papers Practice counting Calendar | Halloween Balloons Practice counting Calendar | Recognize and match the numbers Practice counting Calendar | Halloween skittles experiment Practice counting Calendar | Shape recognition Practice counting Calendar |
| Language/Literacy | Introduce the letter “F” Name “Mouse First Halloween” | Name items start with letter “F” Name “ Ten Timid Ghosts” | Tracing the letter “F” Name “Halloween Mice” Making the letter “F” With playdough | Name “Scary scary Halloween” | Write the letter “F” “The little old lady who was not afraid of anything” |
| Music/ Movement | Incy Wincy spider rhyme | Five little Ghosts | Five little spiders | 5 little pumpkin song | Bingo Trick or treat song |
Lesson Plan #10
Week of October 31st to November 4th
| Theme: Community helpers | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Circle time | Explain why we are talking about community helpers? | What do we need to do when we have an emergency? | What do you like to do when you grow up and why? | How to be a good helper at school? | Discussion about who we can safely ask for help when we need it |
Small group | Dental health Tracing the letter “G” | Police officer Visit at 10:00am Chef visit at 2:00pm Letter “G” Hat | Nurses Visit at 10:00am Letter “G” with dot | Cooking with a chef at 9:00am Letter “G” Collage | Fire craft |
Math/Science | Brushing teeth Practice Counting Calendar | 911 Practice Counting Calendar | How do you stay healthy?Practice Counting Calendar | Cooking Practice Counting Calendar | Fire safety Counting Calendar |
| Language/Literacy | Dentist (story)Introduce the letter “G” Name | Barney & BJ Go to the police station Do you have the letter “G” in your name? Name | When I see my doctor (book) What words start with the letter “G” Name | Mr. Cookie baker (book) Write the letter “G” Name | I am going to be a Firefighter (book) Name Making the letter “G” with playdough |
| Game/Music/ Movement | Tooth brushing song | I am a police officer song | Nurse (song) | Cooking with vegetables (song) | Here comes the firetruck(song) |
Lesson Plan#11
Week: Of November 7th to 11th
| Theme: Emotion & feeling | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Circle time | Encourage the children to identify their feelings | No Class | What things will make us happy, sad, angry etc.. | How are you feeling? chart | What should we do when we get upset or sad? |
| Small group | Children will draw them self happy in one side of the paper and sad on the opposite side Tracing the letter “H” | No Class | Let’s paint our feelings / it’s free choice of painting Letter “H” craft | Emotions with plastic eggs. Letter “H” with dot | Color your feelings Letter “h” Collage |
| Math/Science | Children will use a shape feelings face to design it Playdough Feelings | No Class | Sort the feelings Teach the children how to react to their emotions | Elephant toothpaste experiment | Textures / children will name items and describe their feelings about it |
Language/Literacy | The boy with big big feelings(book)Introducing the Letter “H”/ Name | No Class | The way I feel (book)Do you have the letter “H” in your name? | Lama Lama mad at mama (book)What words start with the letter “H” | The important dinosaur (book)Can you write the upper and lower case “H”? |
| Game/Music/ Movement | If you are happy and you know it (song) | No School | Simon says game | Feeling game | These are my feelings (song) |
Lesson Plan #12
Week Of November 14th to 18th
Spirit Week
| Theme: Thankful | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Circle time | What things are we thankful for?Wear your favorite sports team apparel. | Thankful and Grateful. Crazy hair/Hat day | Asking the children about their feelings when they’ve received something? No Costume please | Ways to help Manners. Treat yourself with a junkie snack. | Share and Donate Pajama Day |
| Small group | Children will make a corn collage Tracing the uppercase and lowercase “I” | Paint with Feathers Letter “I” with dot | Playdough/ children will pretend making Thanksgiving dinner by using Play dough Letter “I “ activity | Pie pan with paint/ paper, marble, paint, pan. | Children will cut pictures of food and glue them on a paper/pretend they are preparing Thanksgiving Meal |
Math/Science | Children will sort the feathers by colors More or less Calendar Counting to 30 | How many? Children will choose a number card then they count out the number of feathers and place them in a box Calendar Counting to 30 | Volcano Science Experiment Calendar Counting to 30 | Oil and water science experiment/ children will observe how water and oil don’t mix Calendar Counting to 30 | Children will be able to identify and make a shape with craft sticks Calendar Counting to 30 |
| Language/Literacy | I am thankful (story) Introduce letter “I” Name | Ten Thankful turkeys (story) Who has the letter “I “ in his/her name Name | Bear say thanks (story) Making “I” with craft Sticks /Name | Pete the cat the first thanksgiving (story) Letter “I” Collage/ Name | Turkey trouble (story) Write the letter ” I”/ Name |
| Game/Music/ Movement | Tossing Feathers /Game | Thank you, Song Simon says (game) | The Turkey Hop/Song Duck duck goose (game) | If you are Thankful and you know it/song Letter (game) | How do Turkeys move/ Shapes (game) |
Lesson Plan#13
Week of November 21th to 25th
| Theme: Thanksgiving | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Circle time | What is Thanksgiving? Why do people celebrate it? | What is the most important thing about Thanksgiving? | No School | No School | No School |
| Small group | Turkey Craft (paint)Thanksgiving Snacks | Turkey Craft Thanksgiving Chex Mix | No School | No School | No School |
| Math/Science | Cooking with Mrs. Aoun at 2:00pm Making a Turkey with fruits Shapes Recognition | Cooking with chefs at 2:00pm Numbers Recognition | No School | No School | No School |
| Language/Literacy | Pete the Cat/ the First thanksgiving (book) Calendar Practice counting to 3o | Being Thankful (book) Calendar Practice counting to 3o | No School | No School | No School |
| Music/ Movement | Ten Little Turkeys (Song) Letter hunt (game) | Thanksgiving Feast (Song) Bingo (name) | No School | No School | No School |
Lesson Plan#14
Week:Of November 28th to December 2nd
| Theme: Weather | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Circle time | Introduce the weather chart | What will the weather be ? | Do you think it is sunny or cloudy, hot or cold, windy or calm? | Why does the temperature drop when the sun rises in the morning? | What is the safest place to go when a tornado hits ? |
Small group | Rain Cloud Craft/ Tracing the letter “J” | Cloud Puppets/ Letter “J” activity | Painting name (Q-tips, white paint)/ Letter “J” activity | Ripped Paper Sun / Letter “J” collage | Sun Puppet/ Can you write the letter “J |
Math/Science | Sink or Float Count the Cotton balls | Bubble wrap rain painting | Creating clouds in a jar (Science experiment) Matching number | Cotton Clouds | Shaving cream |
Language/Literacy | All about the weather (book) Introducing the Letter “J”/ Name | How will the weather be (book) What words start with the letter “J”/ Name | Splash (book) Do you have the letter” J” in your name? Name | Cloudy with a chance of meatballs (book) Letter “J” Name | Little cloud (book) Name with dots/ Review the letters |
Game/Music/ Movement | How is the weather (song) Hunting letters (game) | Singing in the rain (song) | Drip,Drop, Rain (song) | Sun,Wind Rain and Snow (song) | Rain,Rain (song) |
Others | Practice cutting | Sorting clothes | Weather Vocabs | Cutting and pasting | Weather Bingo |
Lesson Plan #15
Week of December 5 to 9
| Theme: Hibernation animals | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Circle time | Explaining Hibernation to the children | What animals hibernate in the winter ? | How do animals prepare for Hibernation? | Show the children hibernation animals’ homes under and above the ground then let them discover who lives where? | Why do animals hibernate? |
Small group | Children will make hibernation craft Tracing the letter “K” | Hibernations AnimalsPuppet Letter “K” activity (with dot) | Children will cut out things that interest them from news paper than glue them on a construction paper Letter “K”activity (hat) | Children will make animals home for winter (boxes, cans, ) | Children will build a cave for hibernation animals by using block, animal toys, Lego, teddy bears |
Math/Science | Shaving Cream (activity)CalendarCounting to 30. | Animal Sort CalendarCounting to 30. | Children will count out corresponding number of cotton balls and place them on each cloud CalendarCounting to 30. | Cloud shapes cover up CalendarCounting to 30. | Children will create weather forecasts CalendarCounting to 30. |
Language/Literacy | Introducing the letter” K” Name | Name things start with letter “K “ Name | Letter” K” Collage Name | Making “K” with craft sticks. Name | Let’s write the letter “K” on the board Name |
Music/ Movement | The dr. Binocs show (Song) Counting Animals Game | Nature song for kids (hibernate) Letter hunt (game) | Where is bear? (song) Tossing the bean bags(game) | Animal dance and freeze Find the missing number (game) | Hibernation song |
| Others | Getting ready for hibernate (short movie) | Practice cutting | Playdough | Puzzle | Beads |
Lesson Plan #16
Week of December 12 to 16
| Theme: Winter Clothes | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Circle time | Talk about Winter, show photos and use for discussion | What do we Wear in the winter? | Different clothes for different seasons | We will discuss how we stay warm in the winter | How do we take care of our clothes? |
Small group | Children will cut pictures of clothes than hang them on a piece of yarn Tracing the letter “L”Practice putting jacket and gloves on | Design your own winter clothes Letter “L” activity (hat) Practice putting jacket and gloves on | How we lace clothes Letter “L” with dot Practice putting jacket and gloves on | Knitting in the classroom Practice putting jacket and gloves on | Craft with letter “L”(kite) Make “L” with playdough” Practice putting jacket and gloves on |
Math/Science | Firework in a glass (Science experiment) Calendar Counting to 30 | Counting and classifying buttons Calendar Counting to 30 | Lacing Calendar Counting to 30 | How are clothes made? Show the children video Calendar Counting to 30 | Patterns with buttonCalendar Counting to 30 |
Language/Literacy | Under my hood I have a hat (book) Introducing letter “L” Name | Froggy get dressed (book) Name items start with letter “L” Children will be able to write their names | Little owl’s orange scarf(book) Tracing the letter “L” Children will be able to write their names | The jacket I wear in the snow (book) Letter “L” collage Children will be able to write their names | Shall I knit you a hat (book) Children will be able to write the letter “L” Children will be able to write their names |
Music/ Movement | Seasons and clothes (song) | Winter clothing (song) | Get dressed for the day(song) | Travelers(song) | What are you wearing (song) |
Lesson Plan#17
Week of : December 19-23
| Theme: Holiday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Circle time | What special holidays are in December? | We will talk about the spirit of the holidays | Why Holidays are fun? | We will talk about winter / Snow / | What do you like for Christmas? |
Small group | Candy cane craftCooking with chefs at 1:30pm | Children will be making Reindeer Craft Cheese Stick Snowman | Children will be making a tree craft Making Pancake | Children will be making snowflakes Making Pancake | Beads Bracelet |
Math/Science | Children will be making countdown chain Practice Counting Calendar | Children will decorate a shape and hang it in the classroom (Stars) Practice Counting Calendar | Candy Cane painting (Pattern) Practice Counting Calendar | Review shapes/ Counting/ Colors Practice Counting Calendar | Guessing Game Practice Counting Calendar |
Language/Literacy | Snowmen at Christmas (Book) Review the letters Name | The biggest Christmas Tree(Book) Review the letters Name | Pete the cat saves Christmas (Book) Review the letters Name | Lama Lama Holiday Drama ( Review the letters Name | How to catch an Elf (Book) Review the letters Name |
Music/ Movement | I am a little Snowman (Song) | Gingerbread man dance and freeze | Boom Chicka Boom Yoga | Reindeer movement song | Holiday dance |
| Others | Practice cutting | Bingo | Free art | Puzzle | Playdough |
Lesson Plan#18
Week of January 9-13
| Theme: The Mitten | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Circle time | What animals are in the mitten? Show photos and have discussion | What happened at the beginning of the mitten? | How many animals went into the mitten? | Who went first to the mitten?What happened at the beginning of the mitten? | Why did the animals want to get into the mitten? |
Small group | Children will cut out some mittens and pin them together with small clothespins. Letter “M” activity | Children will be tracing and painting a mitten Letter “M” activity | Children will be cutting out animals are in the mitten/Printable activity Letter “M” activity | Children will be Lacing a mitten Letter “M” activity | Children will be making the mitten book Letter “M” activity |
Math/Science | Mittens Patterns Calendar Practice counting to 30 | Are mittens warm? Science experiment Practice counting to 30 | Snow activities/Science experiment Calendar Practice counting to 30 | Children will be cutting out some shapes. Calendar Practice counting to 30 | Children will be identifying numbers from 1 to 10 Calendar Practice counting to 30 |
Language/Literacy | The mitten book/ Letter” M” First and last name | A warm winter tail (story) Letter” M” Tracing/ First and last name | Animals in winter (book) Letter” M” Collage/ First and last name | The mitten (book) Making the Letter” L” with playdough/ First and last name | The mitten book/ Children will write the Letter” M” First and last name |
Game/Music/ Movement | Mitten Match game | The mitten song | Winter mittens song | Mitten colors/Game | Children will practice putting their mittens on. Please send mittens with your child. |
| Others | Playdough | Free art | Puzzle | Practice cutting | Free choice |
Lesson Plan#19
Week of January 16-20
| Theme: Penguin | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Circle time | No School | What do you know about penguins?Where do Penguins live? | How do penguins take care of their young? | Label a Penguin | Making a chart about animals who lives in a arctic and animals who lives in the forest |
Small group | No School | Making a craft(Penguins) Letter “N” activity | Black and white Painting Children will be looking for the letter “N” and find objects starts with the letter N” | Children will create a penguin habitat Letter “N” activity | Tear penguin/children will cut black and white construction papers to make a penguin Letter “N” activity |
Math/Science | No School | Feed the penguins Counting game Calendar Count to 100 | Melting Ice experiment Count to 100 Calendar | penguin positional phrases (penguin cube under,behind above..)Calendar Count to 100 | children will practice number 1 to 5 in writing Penguins shapes Calendar Count to 100 |
Language/Literacy | No School | If you were a penguin (book) Introduce the Letter “N” First & last name | Penguins,Penguins Everywhere (book)What words start with the letter “N”First & last name | Penguin and Pinecone(book)Making “N” with playdough/First & last name | Pierre the Penguin(book)Children will be able to write the letter “N”/ First & last name |
Music/ Movement | No School | Penguin Dance | I am a little penguin | Have you ever seen a penguin? | 5 Little Penguins (song)Pretend to be a Penguin / gross motor activities |
| Others | No School | Lacing | Water color | Beads | Practice Cutting |
Lesson Plan #21
Week of January 23 to 27
| Theme: Snow | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Circle time | What do you know about Winter ? | What animals live in the snowy places? | Clothes we have to wear in the snow | Describe snow /fun/white/ cold/snowflake /dangerous etc.. | What activities can you do in the snow? |
Small group | Snowflakes craft Letter “P” activity | Snowman Craft Letter “P” activity | Drive in the snow/Drop paint on the paper and let the kids drive in the snow.The children can drive a car for fun or drive to make shapes, numbers or even letters! | Ski Slope Glue cotton on a large piece of cardboard. Glue craft sticks on the bottom of some plastic people. | Writing in the snow/ children will write their names and other letters with shaving cream |
Math/Science | Making ice/ science experiment Calendar Count to 100 | Counting game Calendar Count to 100 | Find the shapes Calendar Count to 100 | Melting the snow / science experiment Calendar Count to 100 | Writing in the snow/ children will write their names and other letters with shaving cream Calendar Count to 100 |
Language/Literacy | The Snowy Day (book) Introduce the letter “O” First and Last name | Sneezy the Snowman (book) What words start with the “O”/ First and Last name | There Was an Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow(book)Making ‘O” with playdough/ First and Last name | Over and Under the Snow(book) First and Last name | Snowballs(book) Children will be able to write the letter “O”/ First and Last name |
Music/ Movement | Walk in the snow( gross motor activities in the class) | I am a little snowman(song) | Let it snow/song | Snowflake song | Sensory table (snow) |
| Others | Playdough | Practice cutting | Beads | Paint | Puzzle |
Lesson Plan #22
Week of January 30 to February 3
| Theme: Polar Bear | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Circle time | Why are Polar Bears white? | What do Polar Bears need to survive? | What do Polar Bears eat? | Where are Polar Bears found? | How long do Polar Bears live? |
Small group | Polar Bear craft Letter “P” activity Life cycle of the polar bear (short video) | Polar Bear craft painting with fork Letter “P” activity Life cycle of a polar bear (short video) | Arctic animals matching Letter “P” activity | What animals live in arctic (activity) Making letter “P” with playdough | Painting snow Letter “P” with blocks |
Math/Science | What color is the Polar Bear skin and why? Science experiment Practice counting and identifying numbers Calendar | How many polar bears? Practice counting and identifying numbers | How do Polar Bears stay warm? Practice counting and identifying numbers Calendar | What shape is it? Children will be identifying shapes Practice counting and identifying numbers Calendar | Mixing Paint Science experiment Practice counting Calendar |
Language/Literacy | Polar bear, what do you hear? (book) First and Last name Introduce the letter ”P” | Snow Bear(book) First and Last name What words start with the letter “P” | The lonely Polar Bear (book) First and Last name Making “P” with blocks | The Three Snow Bears (book) First and Last name | Hush little Polar Bear (book) First and Last name Children will be able to write the letter “P” |
Game/Music/ Movement | Animal movement game | Gross motor games | Polar Bear fingerplays | Five little polar bears song | Children will be making polar bears with snow |
| Others | Puzzle | Free art | Lacing | Playdough | Practice cutting |
Lesson Plan #23
Week: Of February 6 to 10 
| Theme: Five Senses | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Circle time | What are the five senses? What are the best things would you like to taste? | Why are the 5 senses so important?Explore each sense | Making chart about the five senses What things would you like to touch? | Children will clap their hands then discover what other senses they used. | Children will gather information about objects size,color texture,soundWhat do you like to hear? |
Small group | Texture Touch Boxes Five senses craft sticks puppets Tracing the letter “Q” | Beads bracelet Letter “Q” activity | Five Senses sorting activity Letter “Q” activity | Senses playdough(Making playdough) Letter “Q” collage | DIY Counting Abacus( playdough, noodles beads) Can you write the letter “Q” |
Math/Science | Warm and cold snacks /the children will discuss the difference Calendar Practice counting | The children will sort toys by touch, color and size Calendar Practice counting | The children will count the beans while they put them in a plastic eggs .than they close it and make maraca sounds Calendar Practice counting | The children will touch different items and describe how it feels (soft, hard..) Calendar Practice counting | Popcorn/ taste and smell /hearing. Calendar Practice counting |
Language/Literacy | Me and my amazing body(book) Introducing the Letter “Q”/ Name | Hear this (story)What words start with the letter “Q”/ Name | Touch that (book) Do you have the letter in your name ”Q”? Name | Look here (book) Letter “Q” Name | Do you ears hang low (book) Review the letter”Q” Name |
Game/Music/ Movement | Scarf dancing Letter (game) I have five senses (song) | Guessing bag (game)The five senses (song) | Texture Tray /game I have five senses (song) | Tasting game Jack Hartmann Sense of Smell | The five senses song Letter (game) Five Senses | Hi-5 World |
| Others | Paint | Playdough | Puzzle | Practice cutting | Free art |
Lesson Plan #24
Week: Of February 13-17
| Theme: Valentine’s | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Circle time | Why do people celebrate valentine? | Why do we have to love the people in our life ? | Children will find their heart match (game) | The missing heart game | No School |
Small group | Pajama Day Heart craft Tracing the letter “R | Pajama DaySalt painting heart Letter “R” activity | Love birds paper plate(craft) | Pom Pom heart craft Letter “R” activity | No School |
Math/Science | Making Pancaking at 9:30am Heart shape Calendar Counting to 50 | Chefs visit at 9:30am Calendar Counting to 50 | A butterfly valentine activity Calendar Counting to 50 | Fruit loop heart (craft)(colors & numbers) Calendar Counting to 50 | NoSchool |
Language/Literacy | Happy Valentine’s DayMouth (book) Introducing the Letter “R” | Lama Lama I love you (book) What words start with the letter “R” | Pete the Cat: Valentine’s Day Is Cool Do you have the letter ”R” in your name? | There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose. Review the letter “R” | NoSchool |
Music/ Movement | Valentine’s Heart song/Bingo game | Five little heart song | The heart song | Heart song | NoSchool |
| Others | Marbled Valentine Day art | Free art | Numbers (game) | Beads | No School |
Lesson Plan #26
Week Of february 27 to March 3
| Theme: Shapes 1 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Circle time | Recognize the Shapes Circle, Square | Triangle,Rectangle | Oval/Heart | Diamond | Review the shapes |
Small group | Monster craft with different shapes Tracing the letter “T” | Making PlaydoughLetter “T activity | Build a shape with craft sticks Letter “T” activity | Letter “T” with blocks | Making shapes with playdough Letter “T” activity |
Math/Science | More or lessCalendarCounting to 50 | Matching numerals to quantitiesCalendarCounting to 50 | Match the shapes CalendarCounting to 50 | Place the numbers in order CalendarCounting to 50 | Making shapes with q tips CalendarCounting to 50 |
Language/Literacy | Mouse shapes (book)Name Introducing the Letter “T” | Love, Triangle (book) Name What words start with the letter “T” | Circus ShapesName Do you have the letter in your name ”T”? | My shapes bookName Making “T” with blocks | Shape by shape (book) Review theLetter “T” |
| Game/Music/ Movement | Bingo shapes game | Shapes song | Hunt shapes | I spy /game | Shapes are all around |
Others | Practice cutting | Puzzle (shapes) | Water color | Beads | Free choice |
Lesson Plan #27
Week Of March 6 to March 10
| Theme: Shapes 2 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Circle time | Recognize the Shape ”Octagon” | Hexagon | Trapezoid | Pentagon | Field trip |
Small group | Create a Octagon with craft sticks Tracing the letter “U” | Making a Hexagon with playdoughLetter “U” activity | Trapezoid with clays Letter “U” activity | Pentagon with blocksLetter “U” activity | Field trip |
Math/Science | Matching numerals to quantitiesCalendarCounting to 50 | How many sides has the Hexagon CalendarCounting to 50 | More or less CalendarCounting to 50 | Matching numerals to quantities CalendarCounting to 50 | Field trip |
Language/Literacy | I Spy Shapes in Art(book)Name Introducing the Letter “U” | Shapes Are Everywhere!(book)NameWhat words start with the letter “U” | Shape Up, Construction Trucks!(book)Name Do you have the letter in your name ”U”? | Brown Rabbit shape Name Making “U” with blocks | Field trip” |
| Game/Music/ Movement | Bingo shapes game | Shapes song | Hunt shapes | I spy /game | Field trip |
| Other | Puzzle | Scissors | Water color | Beads | Field trip |