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Circle Time: Morning learning songs. Introduce letter U and review letters A-T. Read "My U Book." Review #’s 1-20. Work individually with children. Other children will work on puzzles or look at books. Place number cards 0-9 in a bag or box. Have the child reach into the box and draw out two cards. Ask the child to tell you what numbers are on the cards. Then have the child make new numbers with the two cards, Ex: if child pulls out a 1 and a 5 card, they place the 1 in front of the 5 to make number 15. Review the vowel song. Begin blending consonants vowels. Introduce the nickel! Lately, I have been teaching the children some of the old-time songs and rhymes that I sung as a child. Thus far, we have learned "This Old Man," "Where is Thumpkin?", and "Hands On Shoulders," "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands. Teach "Jesus Loves Me," which every child should eventually know. I still sing it to myself occasionally-it's just a pretty and encouraging song! Talk about the fact that we live in the United States of America!
Bible: "Hang in There!" from The Big Book of BIble Lessons for Crafty Kids: "Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him." James 1:12. Persevere: TO keep doing what's right, even when things get difficult. Discuss playing games and winning and losing. Discuss doing right when it's easier to do wrong and what God says about it. Make "Hang in There" picture hanging to hold either child's artwork or photo.
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Group Lesson: Learning more about Us: Read "The Human Body Riddle Book." Have the children guess what purpose each body part has! Make a pipe cleaner person! Show the children how they can make the pipe cleaner person move in various ways! This should be a great discussion, because children come up with very funny answers and have great ideas on how our bodies work.
Lunch/Rest: Read two books while children relax, listen and enjoy!
Gross Motor/Phys.Ed: 1. Outdoor play if weather permits. We have kind of gotten into a routine where, when we play outdoors, the children want me to chase them and try to catch them. When our them of the week changes, I become whatever matches our theme and give chase! I have been a Dinosaur for letter D, a Gorilla for letter G, and a Horse for letter H thus far. Maybe for letter I Iguana might be appropriate! For the letter J, it is the perfect time to become the Giant in Jack and the Beanstalk and give chase! For letter K, I could be a King and give chase! Aerobics inside: I will put on some fun music and show the children some movements they can do for exercise: kicks, jumping jacks, side to sides, knee raises, hamstring curls--this is a little introduction to aerobics! Horse Shoe Game (horse shoes look like letter U):
Art/Fine Motor: Unique: Explain to the children what unique means: highly unusual or rare but not the single instance; very different; being the only one of its type (like finger prints or us). Discuss that unique begins with a long u sound, while unusual begins with the short u sound. Provide various materials from which they can make a unique or unusual creation: scissors, glue, paper punches, paper, yarn, string, fabric, scraps, etc.
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Day 2 U is for Us Numbers Review Nickel
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Circle Time: Morning learning songs. Letter U and review letters A-:T. Numbers review. Review the vowel song. Begin blending consonants with vowels. Continue learning about the nickel! Lately, I have been teaching the children some of the old-time songs and rhymes that I sung as a child. Thus far, we have learned "This Old Man," "Where is Thumpkin?", and "Hands On Shoulders," "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands, "Jesus Loves Me."
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Group Lesson: Smart Kids Body IQ: Found this book w/skeleton at Ollies (Good Stuff Cheap) and had to buy it for this week's lesson. Each page is full of illustrations about various body parts; it's about 12 x 12; and the pages are all very study cardboard. Love this book and illustrations and little facts!
Lunch/Rest: Read two books while children relax, listen and enjoy!
Gross Motor/Phys.Ed: 1. Outdoor play if weather permits. We have kind of gotten into a routine where, when we play outdoors, the children want me to chase them and try to catch them. When our them of the week changes, I become whatever matches our theme and give chase! I have been a Dinosaur for letter D, a Gorilla for letter G, and a Horse for letter H thus far. Maybe for letter I Iguana might be appropriate! For the letter J, it is the perfect time to become the Giant in Jack and the Beanstalk and give chase! For letter K, I could be a King and give chase! Aerobics inside: I will put on some fun music and show the children some movements they can do for exercise: kicks, jumping jacks, side to sides, knee raises, hamstring curls--this is a little introduction to aerobics!
Horse Shoes: Look like Letter U's!
Horse Shoes: Look like Letter U's!
Art/Fine Motor: U is for Umbrella: I will be making the top of the umbrella out of a paper plate. Inside each raindrop, we will write upper- and lowercase U's.
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Day 3 U is for Us Numbers Review Nickel
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Free Play in Learning CentersCircle Time: Morning learning songs. Letter U and review letters A-:T. Numbers review. Review the vowel song. Begin blending consonants with vowels. Continue learning about the nickel! Lately, I have been teaching the children some of the old-time songs and rhymes that I sung as a child. Thus far, we have learned "This Old Man," "Where is Thumpkin?", and "Hands On Shoulders," "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands, "Jesus Loves Me." Umbrella Game: Children will identify words that begin with U and drop them in the umbrella!
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Group Lesson: Discuss Questions from Our Bodies from www.BozTheBear.com. as whole-group, and other Boz activities on the computer--individual child activity!
Lunch/Rest: Read two books while children relax, listen and enjoy!
Gross Motor/Phys.Ed: 1. Outdoor play if weather permits. We have kind of gotten into a routine where, when we play outdoors, the children want me to chase them and try to catch them. When our them of the week changes, I become whatever matches our theme and give chase! I have been a Dinosaur for letter D, a Gorilla for letter G, and a Horse for letter H thus far. Maybe for letter I Iguana might be appropriate! For the letter J, it is the perfect time to become the Giant in Jack and the Beanstalk and give chase! For letter K, I could be a King and give chase! Aerobics inside: I will put on some fun music and show the children some movements they can do for exercise: kicks, jumping jacks, side to sides, knee raises, hamstring curls--this is a little introduction to aerobics!
Horse Shoes: Look like Letter U's!
Horse Shoes: Look like Letter U's!
Art/Fine Motor: U is for Unicorn: meant to teach the long sound of letter U: I will make copies of the picture of a unicorn holding an umbrella (review short sound of u in umbrella) from A to Z Early Childhood Curriculum. We will place the unicorn picture peeking through a cut-out of a large letter U that I will make from construction paper. Each child will make their own to take home.
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