(B) Materials to Enhance Children’s Play Blocks Dramatic Play Toys and Games Add: bears of different sizes (if available) and blond doll – for children to retell The Three Bears. There should be many blocks in different sizes (e.g., long rectangle / short rectangle / square) to encourage children to notice size differences and seriate. Add: empty oatmeal box, different size chairs – as extension to The Three Bears. Add: Big, Medium, Small: Variety of materials in different sizes for children to sort, and three containers, labeled with word and symbol. Art Library/Writing Discovery/Science Keep: any items from previous week(s) that children were particularly engaged with. Add: Add: Read-aloud books for this week and upcoming weeks in this theme. Any other books with animal characters for children to compare and contrast to this weeks’ read alouds. End of week: Props to retell The Three Bears (created in small-group) Add: items that connect to individual children’s interests, or to objectives that you wish to observe in this area. Sand and Water Music and Movement Computers Add: Add: Add: Outdoors Cooking Add: (C) Group Experiences Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Arrival Opening Circle Arrival: (QOTD) – “Did you eat any porridge this weekend?” (Y/N) – help children post their answers, charting with whiteboard/pocket Arrival: Opening Circle: Welcome, good morning song, I SS Song of the week, attendance routine. Arrival: QOTD – “Would you rather play with a bear or a goat?” (Include visuals with each answer choice) – help children post their answers. Arrival: Opening Circle: Welcome, good morning song, attendance routine.
Movement Relaxation Transitions Closing Circle chart/etc. Include visuals with each answer choice. Note: you can substitute the word “oatmeal” for “porridge”; use whatever word is in The Three Bears that you will read this week. Opening Circle: Welcome, good morning song, & SS Song of the week, attendance routine. Second Step Puppet Script QOTD – Review results with the full group, counting each column and writing the numeral. Review daily schedule and class rules. Transition: Mighty Minutes 7 Hippity, Hoppity, How Many? Obj. 20 (related obj. 3,7,9,11,14,20) Music/Movement: Nursery Rhymes – Introduce the rhyme of your choice. Use chart, read multiple times, then help children to fill in rhymes. Discuss meaning as appropriate. (See Nursery Rhyme Guide in Activities Packet.) Relaxation: Second Step Story and Discussion Review daily schedule and class rules. Transition: Second Step Brain Builder Music/Movement: Nursery Rhymes – Repeat Rhyme #1 from yesterday; introduce Rhyme #2 of your choice. (See Nursery Rhyme Guide in Activities Packet.) & Second Step CD – Song of the week Relaxation: Transition: Closing Circle: Sing your favorite good-bye song. Opening Circle: Welcome, good morning song, attendance routine. *Review QOTD, tally and write numbers on graph Second Step Skill Practice Activity Review daily schedule and class rules. Transition: Music/Movement: Nursery Rhymes – Repeat Rhyme #2 (from yesterday); discuss connections to other nursery rhymes, fairy tales, etc. (as appropriate). Use the rhyme chart to engage children in noticing concepts of print, such as where to start reading, or words/letters that appear multiple times. Relaxation: Transition: Second Step Brain Builder Closing Circle: Sing your favorite good-bye song. Review daily schedule and class rules. Transition: Second Step Brain Builder Music/Movement: “Big, Medium, Small” – Ask children to march in place with big steps, then medium steps, then small (or tiny). Repeat with arm circles, kicks, etc.; vary the order (sometimes starting with small). Allow children to suggest new movements. Relaxation: Transition: Closing Circle: Prepare children for when you’ll see them next at school. Sing your favorite good-bye song.
Transition: Second Step Brain Builder Closing Circle: Sing your favorite good-bye song. Group 1: The Three Billy Goats Gruff (refer to Planned Read Aloud guide) – Initial reading: focus on basic understanding of plot, noticing size differences. Group 2: The Three Bears (refer to Planned Read Aloud guide) Group 1: The Three Bears (refer to Planned Read Aloud guide) Group 2: The Three Billy Goats Gruff (refer to Planned Read Aloud guide) – Initial reading: focus on basic understanding of plot, noticing size differences. Group 1: Second Step Recommended Book Group 2: Reread The Three Bears (refer to Planned Read Aloud guide) – picture-walk only; recall, make connections to Billy Goats Gruff. Group 1: Reread The Three Bears (refer to Planned Read Aloud guide) – picture-walk only; recall, make connections to Billy Goats Gruff. Group 2: Second Step Recommended Book Activity Group 1: Magnetic Letters (refer to Small Group Activity guide) TS Gold Objectives- 16a,s16a,16b,s16b *Observe and document children’s alphabet knowledge Group 2: Seriating with “The Three Bears” (refer to Small Group Activity guide) could include pattering TS Gold Objectives- 11d,13,22 Group 1: Seriating with “The Three Bears” (refer to Small Group Activity guide) could include pattering TS Gold Objectives- 11d,13,22 Group 2: Magnetic Letters (refer to Small Group Activity guide) TS Gold Objectives- 16a,s16a,16b,s16b *Observe and document children’s alphabet knowledge Group 1: Second Step Skill Practice Activity - Group 2: Retelling The Three Bears (refer to Small Group Activity guide) TS Gold Objectives- 14b,17a,s17a,18c,s18c Group 1: Retelling The Three Bears (refer to Small Group Activity guide) TS Gold Objectives- 14b,17a,18c,s18c Group 2: Second Step Skill Practice Activity - Special Activities Tangible