Week 3 September 13

A week/ Animals, Apples
Day 1


9:00-9:15 Arrival, quiet activities
-animal sort into groups with big tweezers (fine motor skills)

9:15-9:30 Circle Time
-opening prayer
-job chart
-calendar
-weather
-introduce theme: A - animal/apple week
-talk about what letter A looks like and sounds like

9:30-10:00 Lesson/Craft
-”Starfall” website
-letter A in workbook
-apple prints with paint


10:00-10:15 Snack (Brooke)
-apple taste and graph

10:15-10:30 Free-Choice Play and centers
-plastic animal parade
-count animals
-block animal cages
-animal puzzles
-clean up song

10:30-10:45 Activity
-animal charades
-BIG and small stuffed animal sort in box
-animal toss

10:45-11:00 Closing
-sing songs (ants go marching, old Mc Donald, When I go- animal sounds)
-read books


A week/Apples
Day 2


9:00-9:15 Arrival, quiet activities
-shape pattern board

9:15-9:30 Circle Time
-opening prayer
-calendar
-weather
-show & tell (favorite stuffed animal)
-review letter A sound and writing it

9:30-10:00 Lesson/Craft
-Seasons of apple trees

10:00-10:15 Snack

10:15-10:45 Free-Choice Play (and a few centers)

10:30-10:45 Activity
-Aa apple pick and sort game

10:45-11:00 Closing
-gather weekly projects
-apple poem
-read stories