Preschool Day Lessons 5 or 6 in a group

Preschool Day Lessons5 or 6 in a group - Elmo’s World What is a child learning? Notice how simplistic the concepts are.

Teaching Day • Dress professionally for a preschool teacher • Be aware of the 4 B’s in your dress (Head shoulders, knees, and toes) • Breasts, Bums, Boxers, and Bellies • Bring all of your supplies by the due date - OCTOBER 26 - to ensure a successful teaching experience. • You will teach a nursery rhyme with props and do a child-directed activity (small or gross) with the children. • After your song and activity you will be asked to help with the toddlers or the preschoolers. • The group is expected to play the part of a teacher. • Keep the class in control and engaged • Give instructions clearly • Walk around and talk to or help the “children” • GET DOWN ON THEIR EYE LEVEL • As a group, complete the grading form on the back of your lesson plan and then turn the packet in.

The Lesson PlanAll centered around the theme • OPTIONAL: Create nametags that go with your Nursery Rhyme • Plan a: • 1 catchy beginning / Introduction lasting 2-3 minutes • Question, picture, demonstration, group sort • A way to teach your nursery rhyme – WITH PROPS • 2Child Centered Activities – 1 is a back-up.

The Lesson – Nursery Rhyme • Brainstorm a Nursery Rhyme to teach for your 20 minute preschool lesson. • What concepts and vocabulary words will this nursery rhyme teach? • Think simple, creative, and different • What do you want to learn about? What sounds fun to you?

The Ants Go MarchingTheme (Book) Hey, Little Ant • Art- Thumbprint Ant • Snack – Ants on a log • Science – Ant facts Memory game • Music – The Ants Go Marching • Game – Elbow Tag • Math – How much can an ant carry? • Art – White chalk on Black paper • Snack – Sugar Cookie snowmen • Science – Study/play in snow • Music – Once there was a snowman • Math – Snowman button pattern • Dramatic Play – Winter dress up Snowmen At Night

Theme: Gardens (Mary, mary quite Contrary) • Concepts / Objectives: • Purpose of Gardens • Tools used for gardening • Care of gardens • Types of plants grown in a garden • Book: Growing Vegetable Soup By: Lois Elhert • Beginning activity • Give each child a garden tool as they walk in. Discuss what they are and what they are used for. • Activity #1 • Plant a garden in the play yard or in a cup or in a red wagon. • Activity#2 • Snack time-carrot cookies • Activity #3 • Dramatic Play using garden tools, seed packets, clothes • Activity #4 • Play in the mud at the sensory table • Ending • Dramatize the story of the book (act it out)

An Apple a Day An apple a daykeeps the doctor away Apple in the morning Doctor's warning Roast apple at night Starves the doctor outright Eat an apple going to bed Knock the doctor on the head Three each day, seven days a week Ruddy apple, ruddy cheek An APPLE A day

Remember…… • Write an activity using the vocabulary and objectives as a guide. • Apple Tree activity • The children will recognize that apples come from trees.

1. Title of the Activity Use a name that describes the activity. Apple Trees

2. Estimated Time • 2-3 minute introduction • Nursery Rhyme • 1 activity

3. Supplies: A complete list of all the items needed to complete the activity. Your group is to supply most of this. I will provide crayons and glue, but not the paper or paints.

4. Brief Description of Activity and Instructions: • This must be detailed and complete. • When you describe the activity anyone must be able to pick up the description and do it.

1. Apple Trees 2. Estimated Time = 10 minutes 3. Task: Fine Motor 4. Description/Instruction The children will take a picture of a tree trunk. They will be given different colors of paints (red, green and yellow.) They will dip small sponges into the paint creating a picture with leaves and apples on the tree trunk. 5. Supplies: Yellow, Red, Green paint. Small sponge. Picture with a tree trunk. Paint shirts.

Concept Development Example: • To teach children where apples grow and what colors of apples they might see. • Where do apples grow? • What colors are apples? • Trees, Fruit, Red, Autumn, Orchard

Apples Concepts: Trees, Fruit, Star, Autumn, Taste Objectives: • The children will recognize Apples come from trees. • The children will identify that Apples are a fruit. • The children will analyze that Apples have seeds. Activities: Apple Trees: The children will take a picture of a tree trunk. They will be given different colors of paints (red, green, yellow and red.) They will dip small sponges into the paint creating a picture with leaves and apples on the tree trunk. Supplies: Yellow, Red, Green paint. Small sponge. Picture with a tree trunk. Paint shirts. Task: Fine Motor Fruit Taste: The children will be provided with a variety of different types of fruits to taste. They will identify what is their favorite fruit. Supplies: Oranges, apples, pears, grapes, pineapple, bananas. Task: Science Apple prints: The children will use half apples to dip into paint. They will place the paint dipped apple on the sheet of paper. The children will recognize the parts of the inside of the apple. Supplies: Yellow, Red, Green paint. Cut apples. Paper. Paint shirts. Task: Science

Preschool Day Lessons 5 or 6 in a group