Weekly Planning Form

Week of: 4/21/2014- 4/25/2014 Monday Large Group Time (songs, games, Discussions) -Song: good morning to you -Discuss plants, bring in live plant. -Movement box game Tuesday -Song: Oh Mr. Sun -create a word board, question of the day: what do we see in spring? -names syllables game Spring is Here, Grumpy Bunny by Justine Korman Wednesday

Study/Topic: Nature/ Butterflies and growth Teacher: Ana Barboza Thursday -Song: The hokey pokey -discuss life cycle of butterflies -Simon says game Friday -Song: head shoulders knees and toes -show and share -name syllables number game

-Song: good morning to you -discussing class rules signs -Movement box game

Story time: Title and Author

The Very Tiny Seed by Eric Carle

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Clara Caterpillar by Pamela Duncan Edwards

Who Who Who Lives on the Tree? By

Small Group Activities

-Draw live plant (observations) -nature puzzle -create a butterfly and moth collage

-create/ play clean mud -make tie dye flowers

-bugs, eggs and flowers table toys -color wild flowers chip boards -play dough No heat baking: Mud pies and worms

-Planting seeds -nature bingo -play dough

-create toilet paper roll trees. -play dough -create a bridge from recycled materials

Special Activities (site visits, Special events, field trips etc.)

Nature walk if weather allows

Nature walk if weather allows

Tasting experience: what do caterpillars eat? Taste mint, tomatoes and cucumber slices

Nature walk if weather allows

Block Area Monday: add a plant Tuesday: add a butterfly /nature poster Wednesday: add sticks and leaves Thursday: incorporate recyclable objects such as boxes, cartons, bottles. Friday: incorporate bugs and butterflies

Dramatic Play Monday: add a plant and watering can Tuesday: add butterfly wings and butterfly head band Wednesday: add a gardening hat and gardening tools Thursday: add artificial flowers in vase Friday: add baby stuffed animal. Chick, duckling, piglet, etc.

Toys and Games Monday: add nature puzzles Tuesday: add 2 bug collecting buckets and tongs Wednesday: incorporate butterfly puzzles Thursday: create and play nature bingo Friday: writing with egg shaped chalk on outside concrete.

Art Area Monday: create a butterfly and moth collage Tuesday: play with clean Mud Wednesday: add wild flowers chip boards Thursday: add extra blank egg cartonsshaped like caterpillars. Friday: add tissue paper flowers and stamp markers/ paint.

Library

Discovery/ Science

Monday: incorporate books about nature Monday: Bring in live plant and talk about plant growth and care. Tuesday: hang a butterfly cycle poster Tuesday: Create clean Mud. Wednesday: add books about caterpillars Wednesday: Incorporate bugs, flowers, twigs, seeds and leaves and display along Thursday: add books about the earth with magnifying glasses. Friday: incorporate books about animals growing in spring/ new beginnings Thursday: plant seeds and display at child eye level. Friday: Nature walk for spring observations

Sand and Water Monday: add 2 watering cans and small mill

Writing Center Monday: add wild flowers stencils

Computers Monday: Sesame street.org - Snuffys magic garden

Tuesday: remove cans and mill and add gravel or beans and small plastic bugs (no water) Wednesday: Incorporate Easter grass and planting tools. Thursday: remove gravel or beans and add water. Include artificial flowers and leaves. Friday: on clean dry surface, add dirt and planting tools for planting activity. Nutrition/ food experience 1 day/week Monday: N/A Tuesday: N/A Wednesday: no heat baking experience: mud pies and worms Thursday: N/A Friday: tasting experience: What do caterpillars eat? Taste mint, tomatoes and cucumber.

Tuesday: incorporate a word board. ( spring vocabulary) Wednesday: include different flowers calendar.

Tuesday: Sesame street.org - Zoes Silly seasons Wednesday: Sesame street.org -Elmos keyboard- o-rama

Thursday: create a My flower journal observations of individual planted seeds. Thursday: Sesame street.org -Elmos song: Bugs Friday: Incorporate gardening magazines. Friday: Sesame street.org- Dig for Dinosaurs

Other Monday: choose a helper to water plants each day. Tuesday: make a spring board based on vocabulary words children know and remember. Wednesday: Read The very hungry caterpillar by Eric Carle and use the flannel board Thursday: use easel board to color with chalk Friday: show and share

To do or Purchase Monday: Visit the library and rent books about nature, spring, butterfly and other animals life cycle, gardening and the earth. Create a butterfly/nature poster. Tuesday: purchase clean mud ingredients: toilet paper, soap, cheese grater and plastic tub. Buy small child safe tongs. Wednesday: Buy chocolate pudding, Oreos, and gummy worms, small cups and spoons. Thursday: Purchase seeds, soil, and small cups. Friday: Buy mint leaves, tomatoes, and cucumber, wash and slice.

Buy egg shaped chalk. Family/ Community Involvement Encourage parent involvement by providing newsletter and keeping them informed on what activities their children are working on and encourage to volunteer and allow opportunities to participate in class.