1-Child’s Name Interests Strengths and Developmental What the child

Developmental Need/Next Step knows about the

Skills topic and/or ITBE
Paxton Transformers, Friendly with Number & letter Outdoor play
Legos, painting, everyone, recognition Will pre-assess
play dough, peacemaker,
outdoor play, overall happy
scooters, playing

Activity Gross motor outdoor activity: Alphabet Hopscotch- Children can throw a beanbag
Description: across the different shapes assembled in a hopscotch pattern. The child will hop
across the shapes to where their beanbag landed. The hopscotch shapes will have
letters on them.
Explain how this This activity addresses Paxton’s interests in that it will take place outside. It will help
activity addresses Paxton to work on his letter recognition skills as he identifies the letters on the
the child’s hopscotch shapes.
interests,
development and
knowledge

2-Child’s Name Interests Strengths and Developmental What the child

Developmental Need/Next Step knows about the
Skills topic and/or ITBE
Ella Imagination, Brave, making Develop more Will pre-assess
princesses, ponies, friends, kindness, confidence in
likes to pretend to intelligence, great reading /
be animals, dress verbal expression Sometimes gets
up, dancing, needs and wants, frustrated when
singing, glitter overall happy she messes up /
Work on simple
addition and
subtraction

Activity Opening circle- Five Little speckled frogs song- Children can sing, dance, and jump
Description: while singing about five frogs jumping off a log. They will also subtract using their
fingers as each frog jumps off the log.

Explain how this Ella can pretend to be an animal and dance during the Five Little Speckled Frog song.
activity addresses She can work on simple subtraction when using her fingers to count as each frog
the child’s jumps off the log.
interests,
development and
knowledge
3-Child’s Name Interests Strengths and Developmental What the child
Developmental Need/Next Step knows about the
 Skills topic and//or ITBE
John Curtis “Momma’s boy”, Sweet, counting, Initiate play with Being outside
bikes, tricycles, card & board children his age / Will pre-assess
trains, cars, games, nice, Speech (cl, br, tr) more
outside, “obsessed” singing
with Max & Ruby
books, truck books,
construction,
singing

Activity Opening circle- Five Little speckled frogs song- Children can sing, dance, and jump
Description: while singing about five frogs jumping off a log. They will also subtract using their
fingers as each frog jumps off the log.
Explain how this John Curtis can sing the Five Little Speckled Frog song and also work on his goal of
activity addresses speech when singing along with the teachers.
the child’s
interests,
development and
knowledge

4-Child’s Name Interests Strengths and Developmental What the child

Developmental Need/Next Step knows about the
Skills topic and ITBE
Zoey Art, painting, Writing letters, Letter sounds Outdoor play
books, writing, ‘everything’, fun, Will pre-assess
dance, gymnastics, loving more
outdoor play,
swings

Activity Gross motor outdoor activity: Alphabet Hopscotch- Children can throw a beanbag
Description: across the different shapes assembled in a hopscotch pattern. The child will hop
across the shapes to where their beanbag landed. The hopscotch shapes will have
letters on them.

Explain how this Zoey can play outside while participating in alphabet hopscotch. She can also work on
activity addresses identifying letters and saying their sounds as she lands on the different shapes with
the child’s letters on them.
interests,
development and
knowledge
5-Child’s Name Interests Strengths and Developmental What the child
Developmental Need/Next Step knows about the
 Skills topic and//or ITBE
Hayden Adventure, being Social, nice, good Fine Motor: Cutting Likes playing
outside, trying new tempered, has fun with scissors & outside
things, Dr. Seuss, with everything, writing letters Will pre-assess
soccer, playing with enthusiastic, has a more
friends, super good vocabulary
heroes, Spider Man

Activity Math- Tape jumping- Have 15 pieces of duct tape on the floor in long strips side by
Description: side and numbered in order 1-15. The children can practice jumping to the numbers
and see how far they can get.
Explain how this Hayden can try something new as he attempts to jump from one piece of tape to
activity addresses another. He can count to 15 and count how many pieces of tape he jumped over.
the child’s
interests,
development and
knowledge

6-Child’s Name Interests Strengths and Developmental What the child

Developmental Need/Next Step knows about the
Skills topic and/or ITBE
Taryn Music, dance, Outgoing, Social sensitivity Outdoor play
water, sprinklers, protective older (sometimes gets Will pre-assess
colors, outdoor sister, very helpful, feelings hurt if more
play, jumping, intelligent children don’t play
books, movies with her) / Ability
to sit and listen in
group times / Basic
“kindergarten
prep” (write name,
numbers, etc.)
Activity Opening circle- Five Little speckled frogs song- Children can sing, dance, and jump
Description: while singing about five frogs jumping off a log. They will also subtract using their
fingers as each frog jumps off the log.

Explain how this Taryn can sing and dance during the Five Little Speckled Frog song. She can practice
activity addresses sitting and listening to instructions from the teacher before singing the song and
the child’s practice counting to five.
interests,
development and
knowledge
7-Child’s Name Interests Strengths and Developmental What the child
Developmental Need/Next Step knows about the
Skills topic and/or ITBE
Quincy Outdoors, running, Leader, making Reading- knows Outdoor play
swords, stuffed games, creative, big letter sounds & Loves to jump and
animals, Star Wars, vocabulary, great recognition / Social hop
Disney imagination, skills- kindness
 determined

Activity Jump to it- There will be strings from the ceiling all different lengths with objects
Description: hanging from all of them. The children can try to jump and touch the different objects
by getting down low and reaching for the sky.

Explain how this Quincy an be creative and make a new game as he tries to reach for the objects
activity addresses hanging from the strings. He can also show kindness to others who want to play and
the child’s take turns.
interests,
development and
knowledge

8-Child’s Name Interests Strengths and Developmental What the child

Developmental Need/Next Step knows about the
Skills topic and/or ITBE

Activity
Description:

Explain how this

activity addresses
the child’s
interests,
development and
knowledge

ITBE:
1. We can jump because of the muscles in our legs.
2. The lower that we get, the higher that we can jump.

Ideas: Hopscotch
Tape jumping
Puddle jumping alphabet activity
Reach for it-

Five Little Speckled Frogs Song(Hold five fingers (frogs) on top of your
other arm (log)
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum!
One jumped into the pool (jump a finger off the log into the pool)
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are Four green speckled frogs (Hold up four fingers)