We believe children should have fun! Preschool age children learn best through play! Our curriculum focuses on social interaction, basic life skills, gross and fine motor skill development, and expanding creativity. Each month has a different theme of learning, and each day of the week we focus on a different learning skill:
Closed: Monday 9/7
Week 1 of 5 · Monday 8/31 – Friday 9/4
| Time | Monday 8/31Introduction & Story | Tuesday 9/1Art & Sensory | Wednesday 9/2Science Investigation | Thursday 9/3Math & Literacy | Friday 9/4Music, Movement, & Review |
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| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, table toys, weather puzzles | Arrival, weather-themed manipulatives | Arrival and name practice | Arrival and free choice | |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast & morning conversation about rain | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Introduce weather vocabulary, weather song | Circle Time: Discuss what makes rain | Circle Time: Read a weather book | Circle Time: Review weather words | |
| 8:40–9:30 | Art: Create rain paintings using watercolors and droppers | Science: Rain in a jar experiment | Math & Literacy: Create weather journals, count rainy and sunny pictures | Music & Movement: Weather songs, scarves, and movement games | |
| 9:30–10:00 | Outdoor play: Pretend to be different kinds of weather | Gross motor: Rain dance and movement games | Outdoor weather walk | Outdoor games | |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet books, weather picture cards | Weather books and discussion | Quiet literacy centers | Story: A book about seasons | |
| 12:00–12:15 | Weather movement song | Fingerplays and songs | Weather songs | Singing and stretching | |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 12:45–1:30 | Sensory play: Cloud cotton bin and fine motor activities | Sensory: Water table exploration | Fine motor: Weather lacing cards | Choice centers | |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor exploration: Look at the sky and clouds | Outdoor play | Outdoor play | Outdoor play | |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Blocks, dramatic play, weather matching games | Weather center activities | Puzzles and dramatic play | Weather review games | |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime and departure | Review the day's discovery and departures | Story and departures | Goodbye circle and departures |
| Time | Monday 9/7Introduction & StoryClosed | Tuesday 9/8Art & Sensory | Wednesday 9/9Science Investigation | Thursday 9/10Math & Literacy | Friday 9/11Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Closed | Arrival, weather puzzles, coloring sheets, and table activities | Arrival, weather picture cards and manipulatives | Arrival, name tracing and weather matching cards | Arrival and free choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast & conversations about favorite seasons | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss the four seasons and how nature changes | Circle Time: Talk about wind and what it can move | Circle Time: Read a story about the seasons | Circle Time: Review weather and seasons vocabulary | |
| 8:40–9:30 | Art: Create a four-season tree using paint, tissue paper, and natural materials | Science: Explore wind using feathers, scarves, paper, and fans | Math & Literacy: Count seasonal objects, practice weather vocabulary, and match pictures to words | Music & Movement: Dance like falling leaves, blowing wind, rain, and sunshine | |
| 9:30–10:00 | Outdoor play: Observe trees, leaves, and weather | Gross Motor: Run with ribbons and observe movement in the wind | Outdoor weather walk and nature collection | Outdoor seasonal movement games | |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet books about seasons and nature puzzles | Read books about weather and discuss observations | Quiet literacy centers with seasonal books | Storytime about the seasons | |
| 12:00–12:15 | Season movement song (“fall leaves,” “winter snow,” “spring flowers,” “summer sunshine”) | Wind songs and fingerplays | Seasonal songs and movement | Songs and stretching | |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 12:45–1:30 | Sensory: Leaf bin, nature items, and fine motor sorting | Sensory: Create simple windsocks and explore airflow | Fine motor: Seasonal lacing cards and puzzles | Choice centers and weather sensory activities | |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor exploration and seasonal scavenger hunt | Outdoor play and observe the weather | Outdoor play | Outdoor play | |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Dramatic play, blocks, and weather matching games | Science centers: Sorting weather pictures and exploring air movement | Centers: Building, dramatic play, and weather games | Review games: Match weather pictures and seasons | |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review of seasons, and departures | Quiet stories and departures | Story review and departures | Goodbye circle and departures |
| Time | Monday 9/14Introduction & Story | Tuesday 9/15Art & Sensory | Wednesday 9/16Science Investigation | Thursday 9/17Math & Literacy | Friday 9/18Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, seasonal puzzles and table activities | Arrival, cloud coloring pages and puzzles | Arrival, weather books, cloud puzzles, and table manipulatives | Arrival, name practice, weather picture cards | Arrival and free choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast and conversation about the sky | Breakfast | Breakfast |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Introduce the four seasons and weather changes | Circle Time: Learn different types of clouds | Circle Time: Discuss clouds, rain, and how weather changes | Circle Time: Read a weather story and discuss the forecast | Circle Time: Review weather words and seasons |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read seasonal books, discuss clothing, activities, and weather for each season | Art: Create cloud pictures using cotton balls, paint, and paper | Science: Observe clouds outdoors, identify shapes, and create a simple weather chart | Math & Literacy: Graph daily weather, draw pictures in weather journals, and practice weather vocabulary | Music & Movement: Weather songs, scarf dancing, and acting out different weather conditions |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: “Dress for the Weather” relay race | Outdoor sky observation | Gross Motor: “Move Like the Weather” game (rain, wind, sunshine, snow) | Outdoor weather walk and observation | Outdoor games and parachute play |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading and picture discussions | Weather books and quiet activities | Quiet books about weather and seasons | Quiet literacy centers and books | Storytime: Favorite weather stories |
| 12:00–12:15 | Seasonal songs | Cloud songs and movement | Weather songs and fingerplays | Weather songs and movement | Yoga and stretching |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic play: Weather station and dress-up clothes | Sensory: Cloud dough or soft sensory materials | Sensory: Cloud dough exploration and weather-themed fine motor activities | Fine Motor: Weather tracing sheets, puzzles, and matching games | Choice centers and weather sensory activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor nature walk | Outdoor play | Outdoor weather observation walk | Outdoor play | Outdoor play |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers and seasonal sorting games | Fine motor weather activities | Centers: Building, dramatic play, weather matching cards | Centers: Blocks, dramatic play, and weather sorting | Weather review games and puzzles |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime and departures | Storytime and departures | Story review, quiet activities, and departures | Storytime and departures | Goodbye circle and departures |
| Time | Monday 9/21Introduction & Story | Tuesday 9/22Art & Sensory | Wednesday 9/23Science Investigation | Thursday 9/24Math & Literacy | Friday 9/25Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, weather puzzles and picture books | Arrival, nature materials exploration | Arrival, weather tool picture cards | Arrival, alphabet and weather matching activities | Arrival and free play |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss sunny, cloudy, rainy, and windy weather | Circle Time: Talk about changes we see in nature during different seasons | Circle Time: Explore thermometers, rain gauges, and windsocks | Circle Time: Read a weather-themed book | Circle Time: Review everything learned about weather and seasons |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read weather books and create a class weather chart | Art: Create seasonal collages using leaves, paper, and natural materials | Science: Create a simple windsock and investigate how wind moves objects | Math & Literacy: Count sunny/rainy days, match weather words to pictures, and complete weather journals | Music & Movement: Seasonal dances, weather songs, and parachute games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Weather obstacle course | Outdoor leaf and nature hunt | Gross Motor: Ribbon races and wind games | Outdoor weather walk | Outdoor movement games |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading and discussion | Nature books and quiet activities | Weather stories | Quiet literacy centers | Storytime and discussion |
| 12:00–12:15 | Weather songs | Seasonal songs | Weather songs | Fingerplays and songs | Yoga and stretching |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Meteorologist and weather station | Sensory: Nature discovery bin | Sensory: Water and air exploration stations | Fine motor: Weather puzzles and tracing activities | Choice centers |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor observation walk | Outdoor exploration | Outdoor weather observation | Outdoor play | Outdoor play |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Matching weather tools and pictures | Fine motor activities and puzzles | Science centers and building activities | Choice centers | Weather review games |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime and departures | Storytime and departures | Review and departures | Storytime and departures | Departure and family sharing |
| Time | Monday 9/28Introduction & Story | Tuesday 9/29Art & Sensory | Wednesday 9/30Science Investigation | Thursday 10/1Math & Literacy | Friday 10/2Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, weather-themed centers, puzzles, and books | Arrival, weather coloring pages, play dough, and table toys | Arrival, weather science table, magnifying glasses, and picture cards | Arrival, farm animal puzzles, books, and table manipulatives | Arrival and free choice farm-themed centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and morning conversations about favorite types of weather | Breakfast and weather discussion | Breakfast and discussion of favorite weather experiments from the month | Breakfast and conversations about favorite farm animals and foods | Breakfast and farm animal conversations |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Review weather vocabulary, seasons, and discuss personal weather experiences | Circle Time: Discuss favorite weather events and seasonal changes | Circle Time: Review clouds, rain, wind, and seasonal changes | Circle Time: Introduce farm vocabulary, discuss animals that live on a farm, and sing a farm song | Circle Time: Review farm animals, foods, and vocabulary learned during the week |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a weather-themed story and create a class “My Favorite Weather” chart | Art & Sensory: Create weather paintings using different textures (cotton clouds, raindrops, sunshine collages) | Science: Rotate through weather investigation stations (rain in a jar, wind movement, cloud observation, and water exploration) | Math & Literacy: Count farm animals, match animals to their names and sounds, and explore farm food vocabulary cards | Music & Movement: Sing farm songs, dance like farm animals, and use rhythm instruments to imitate animal sounds |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Weather charades (act out rain, wind, snow, sunshine, and storms) | Outdoor play: Seasonal movement games | Gross Motor: “Move Like the Weather” obstacle course | Gross Motor: “Move Like a Farm Animal” movement game | Outdoor games: Farm obstacle course (jump like frogs, waddle like ducks, gallop like horses) |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading, weather picture cards, and puzzles | Quiet books and weather puzzles | Weather books and quiet discussion | Quiet books featuring farms, animals, and food | Storytime: Read farm and harvest books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Weather songs and movement activities | Weather fingerplays and songs | Review songs and fingerplays from the month | Farm songs and fingerplays (“Old MacDonald,” animal sound games) | Movement songs and stretching |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Weather station with pretend microphones, maps, and weather tools | Sensory Center: Cloud dough, water play, and weather-themed sensory bins | Sensory and fine motor activities using weather tools and materials | Fine Motor: Farm animal matching cards, puzzles, and toy farm play | Dramatic Play: Farmer’s market, cooking pretend play, and farm toys |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor weather observation and nature walk | Outdoor exploration and weather scavenger hunt | Outdoor play and seasonal observation walk | Outdoor play: Pretend to care for farm animals and gather crops | Outdoor exploration and nature observation |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Blocks, weather matching games, and fine motor activities | Choice centers and fine motor activities | Centers: Weather matching games, building activities, and dramatic play | Centers: Blocks, dramatic play (farm stand), and farm sensory bins | Review games: Match animals to foods and homes |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, daily review, and departures | Storytime and departures | End-of-month weather celebration, favorite activity sharing, and departures | Storytime: Farm stories and departures | Goodbye circle, farm stories, and departures |
Closed: Monday 10/12
Week 1 of 5 · Monday 9/28 – Friday 10/2
| Time | Monday 9/28Introduction & Story | Tuesday 9/29Art & Sensory | Wednesday 9/30Science Investigation | Thursday 10/1Math & Literacy | Friday 10/2Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, weather-themed centers, puzzles, and books | Arrival, weather coloring pages, play dough, and table toys | Arrival, weather science table, magnifying glasses, and picture cards | Arrival, farm animal puzzles, books, and table manipulatives | Arrival and free choice farm-themed centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and morning conversations about favorite types of weather | Breakfast and weather discussion | Breakfast and discussion of favorite weather experiments from the month | Breakfast and conversations about favorite farm animals and foods | Breakfast and farm animal conversations |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Review weather vocabulary, seasons, and discuss personal weather experiences | Circle Time: Discuss favorite weather events and seasonal changes | Circle Time: Review clouds, rain, wind, and seasonal changes | Circle Time: Introduce farm vocabulary, discuss animals that live on a farm, and sing a farm song | Circle Time: Review farm animals, foods, and vocabulary learned during the week |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a weather-themed story and create a class “My Favorite Weather” chart | Art & Sensory: Create weather paintings using different textures (cotton clouds, raindrops, sunshine collages) | Science: Rotate through weather investigation stations (rain in a jar, wind movement, cloud observation, and water exploration) | Math & Literacy: Count farm animals, match animals to their names and sounds, and explore farm food vocabulary cards | Music & Movement: Sing farm songs, dance like farm animals, and use rhythm instruments to imitate animal sounds |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Weather charades (act out rain, wind, snow, sunshine, and storms) | Outdoor play: Seasonal movement games | Gross Motor: “Move Like the Weather” obstacle course | Gross Motor: “Move Like a Farm Animal” movement game | Outdoor games: Farm obstacle course (jump like frogs, waddle like ducks, gallop like horses) |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading, weather picture cards, and puzzles | Quiet books and weather puzzles | Weather books and quiet discussion | Quiet books featuring farms, animals, and food | Storytime: Read farm and harvest books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Weather songs and movement activities | Weather fingerplays and songs | Review songs and fingerplays from the month | Farm songs and fingerplays (“Old MacDonald,” animal sound games) | Movement songs and stretching |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Weather station with pretend microphones, maps, and weather tools | Sensory Center: Cloud dough, water play, and weather-themed sensory bins | Sensory and fine motor activities using weather tools and materials | Fine Motor: Farm animal matching cards, puzzles, and toy farm play | Dramatic Play: Farmer’s market, cooking pretend play, and farm toys |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor weather observation and nature walk | Outdoor exploration and weather scavenger hunt | Outdoor play and seasonal observation walk | Outdoor play: Pretend to care for farm animals and gather crops | Outdoor exploration and nature observation |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Blocks, weather matching games, and fine motor activities | Choice centers and fine motor activities | Centers: Weather matching games, building activities, and dramatic play | Centers: Blocks, dramatic play (farm stand), and farm sensory bins | Review games: Match animals to foods and homes |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, daily review, and departures | Storytime and departures | End-of-month weather celebration, favorite activity sharing, and departures | Storytime: Farm stories and departures | Goodbye circle, farm stories, and departures |
| Time | Monday 10/5Introduction & Story | Tuesday 10/6Art & Sensory | Wednesday 10/7Science Investigation | Thursday 10/8Math & Literacy | Friday 10/9Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, farm puzzles, toy animals, and picture books | Arrival, farm coloring pages, play dough, and farm animal manipulatives | Arrival, farm books, toy vegetables, and picture cards | Arrival, alphabet activities, farm puzzles, and animal figures | Arrival and farm-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and discussion: “What do we know about farms?” | Breakfast and conversations about favorite farm animals and foods | Breakfast and discussion: “Where does our food come from?” | Breakfast and farm conversation | Breakfast and conversation about favorite farm activities from the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Introduce the week’s farm focus, discuss farmers, animals, and where food comes from | Circle Time: Discuss corn, crops, and how plants grow on farms | Circle Time: Introduce farm-to-table concepts and identify foods that grow on farms | Circle Time: Read a farm-themed story and review farm vocabulary | Circle Time: Review farm animals, crops, and food origins |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read farm stories, identify characters, and create a class KWL chart (What We Know/Want to Learn) about farms | Art: Create corn paintings using corn cobs as paint rollers and make corn kernel collages | Science: Explore fruits, vegetables, grains, and dairy products; sort foods by where they come from and examine seeds | Math & Literacy: Count farm animals, sort fruits and vegetables, practice matching letters to farm words, and identify beginning sounds | Music & Movement: Sing farm songs, use rhythm instruments, and dance like farm animals |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Farm animal movement relay race | Outdoor play: Pretend planting, harvesting, and carrying crops | Gross Motor: “Farmer’s Harvest” relay (collecting and sorting pretend crops) | Outdoor movement: Animal races and “find the farmer’s tools” scavenger hunt | Outdoor games: “Farmer Says,” animal obstacle course, and parachute play |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with farm books and storytelling with farm figures | Quiet books about farms and harvest time | Read books about gardens, farms, and healthy foods | Quiet literacy centers, farm books, and storytelling with puppets | Storytime with farm books and puppet stories |
| 12:00–12:15 | Farm songs and fingerplays | Farm songs and fingerplays (“The Farmer in the Dell,” animal songs) | Songs about planting and growing | Fingerplays and rhymes about farms | Stretching, yoga, and farm movement songs |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Set up a farm, barn, and farmer role-play area | Sensory: Explore grain bins, dried corn, scooping, pouring, and sorting activities | Sensory: Seed exploration using magnifying glasses and sorting trays | Fine Motor: Farm tracing pages, lacing cards, and vegetable sorting games | Dramatic Play: Farmer’s market, farm stand, and pretend cooking activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play: “Farm chores” (watering plants, carrying baskets, collecting pretend eggs) | Outdoor nature walk to observe plants and seasonal changes | Outdoor exploration: Observe plants, trees, and gardens | Outdoor free play and farm movement games | Outdoor play and nature exploration |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Blocks (build a barn), sensory bins with grains, and animal sorting | Centers: Farm puzzles, blocks, dramatic play, and fine motor activities | Science centers: Matching foods to their plant sources and dramatic farm play | Centers: Blocks, dramatic play, and farm matching games | Farm review games, puzzles, and favorite activity choices |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, reflection on what was learned, and departures | Storytime, review of farm vocabulary, and departures | Storytime and discussion of the day’s discoveries | Storytime and departures | Closing circle, farm songs, and departures |
| Time | Monday 10/12Introduction & StoryClosed | Tuesday 10/13Art & Sensory | Wednesday 10/14Science Investigation | Thursday 10/15Math & Literacy | Friday 10/16Music, Movement, & Review |
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| 7:30–8:00 | Closed | Arrival, farm-themed table activities, vegetable picture cards, and play dough | Arrival, pumpkin books, farm manipulatives, and pumpkin picture cards | Arrival, alphabet cards, farm books, and food matching activities | Arrival and farm-themed free choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about favorite vegetables and foods | Breakfast and discussion: “What do we know about pumpkins?” | Breakfast and discussion about foods we eat from farms | Breakfast and sharing favorite farm and pumpkin activities | |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss vegetables, harvest season, and how food grows | Circle Time: Learn about how pumpkins grow from seed to plant | Circle Time: Read a harvest story and introduce farm food vocabulary | Circle Time: Review fruits, vegetables, pumpkins, and farm vocabulary | |
| 8:40–9:30 | Art: Create vegetable stamp paintings using cut vegetables (celery, peppers, potatoes, and corn) to explore shapes and textures | Science: Investigate a real pumpkin—observe the outside and inside, compare sizes, count seeds, and explore the pumpkin life cycle | Math & Literacy: Sort fruits and vegetables, count pumpkins and farm animals, match food pictures to beginning letters, and practice food vocabulary | Music & Movement: Sing harvest songs, use rhythm instruments, and move like farmers planting, watering, and harvesting | |
| 9:30–10:00 | Outdoor play: Pretend harvesting crops, carrying baskets, and garden games | Gross Motor: “Pumpkin Patch” obstacle course (rolling, carrying, and gathering pretend pumpkins) | Outdoor movement: “Farmer’s Harvest Relay” and garden games | Outdoor games: Wheelbarrow races, pumpkin carrying relay, and scarecrow freeze dance | |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet books about gardens, vegetables, and farms | Quiet reading with pumpkin and harvest stories | Quiet literacy centers and farm storytelling | Storytime with harvest and fall books | |
| 12:00–12:15 | Farm songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Pumpkin songs and fingerplays | Harvest songs and rhymes | Yoga, stretching, and farm movement songs | |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 12:45–1:30 | Sensory: Harvest sensory bin with dried corn, seeds, scoops, and measuring cups | Sensory: Pumpkin seed washing, scooping, and sorting activities | Fine Motor: Food lacing cards, tracing, and sorting trays | Dramatic Play: Farmer’s market, vegetable stand, and pretend cooking | |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor nature walk to observe fall changes | Outdoor play: Fall scavenger hunt and garden exploration | Outdoor play and pretend gardening | Outdoor free play and nature exploration | |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Vegetable sorting, farm puzzles, and dramatic play | Science centers: Pumpkin puzzles, sequencing cards, and magnifying glass exploration | Centers: Blocks, dramatic play (farm stand), and food puzzles | Farm review games, sensory bins, and child-choice activities | |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime and review of harvest vocabulary | Storytime and discussion of pumpkin discoveries | Storytime and daily review | Closing circle, farm songs, and departures |
| Time | Monday 10/19Introduction & Story | Tuesday 10/20Art & Sensory | Wednesday 10/21Science Investigation | Thursday 10/22Math & Literacy | Friday 10/23Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, farm animal figurines, puzzles, and farm books | Arrival, farm coloring pages, animal puzzles, and sensory table setup | Arrival, pumpkin books, magnifying glasses, and pumpkin picture cards | Arrival, alphabet cards, farm books, and counting manipulatives | Arrival and farm-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about favorite farm animals | Breakfast and discussion about vegetables grown on farms | Breakfast and discussion: “What do we notice about pumpkins?” | Breakfast and discussion about favorite fruits and vegetables | Breakfast and discussion of favorite farm activities from the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Introduce farm animals, their sounds, babies, and where they live | Circle Time: Talk about different vegetables, colors, shapes, and textures | Circle Time: Review the pumpkin life cycle and parts of a pumpkin | Circle Time: Read a farm or garden story and review food vocabulary | Circle Time: Review farm animals, vegetables, pumpkins, and farm vocabulary |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a farm animal story, discuss characters and animals, and create a class chart matching animals to their homes | Art: Create vegetable prints using potatoes, celery, carrots, and other vegetables to make patterns and pictures | Science: Cut open a pumpkin, explore the inside, compare seeds, textures, smells, and investigate how pumpkins grow | Math & Literacy: Sort fruits and vegetables, count farm animals, create patterns with food pictures, and practice matching letters to food names | Music & Movement: Sing farm and harvest songs, use rhythm instruments, and act out planting, growing, harvesting, and caring for animals |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: “Move Like a Farm Animal” obstacle course (hop like a bunny, gallop like a horse, waddle like a duck) | Outdoor play: Garden digging, planting, and harvesting pretend vegetables | Gross Motor: Pumpkin rolling races and “pumpkin patch” movement games | Outdoor movement: Farmer relay race and “collect the crops” game | Outdoor games: Scarecrow freeze dance, farmer obstacle course, and animal movement races |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with farm books, animal puppets, and storytelling | Quiet books about farms, gardens, and healthy foods | Quiet books about pumpkins, gardens, and autumn | Quiet literacy centers, farm stories, and puppet play | Storytime with favorite farm and harvest books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Farm songs, fingerplays, and animal sound games | Vegetable songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Pumpkin songs and fingerplays | Farm rhymes, songs, and fingerplays | Stretching, yoga, and farm movement songs |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Barn setup with farm animals, toy tractors, and pretend feeding activities | Sensory: Farm sensory bin with dried corn, toy animals, tractors, and scooping tools | Sensory: Pumpkin scooping, seed washing, sorting, and counting activities | Fine Motor: Fruit and vegetable lacing cards, tracing pages, and sorting trays | Dramatic Play: Farmer’s market with pretend shopping, cooking, and selling produce |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play: Animal movement races and farm chores | Outdoor nature walk to observe plants and fall changes | Outdoor play and fall nature observation | Outdoor free play and gardening games | Outdoor play and garden exploration |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Animal matching, block barns, and fine motor activities | Centers: Farm puzzles, sorting vegetables by color and size, and dramatic play | Science centers: Pumpkin sequencing, seed matching, and magnifying glass exploration | Centers: Blocks, dramatic play, matching games, and puzzles | Farm review games, sensory bins, and child-choice centers |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review of farm vocabulary, and departures | Storytime and review of vegetables and farm foods | Storytime and sharing pumpkin discoveries | Storytime and review of the day’s learning | Closing circle, share favorite activities, and departures |
| Time | Monday 10/26Introduction & Story | Tuesday 10/27Art & Sensory | Wednesday 10/28Science Investigation | Thursday 10/29Math & Literacy | Friday 10/30Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, harvest-themed books, farm puzzles, and food picture cards | Arrival, fall coloring pages, play dough, and farm manipulatives | Arrival, seed collections, magnifying glasses, and plant picture books | Arrival, alphabet games, counting bears, and farm-themed books | Arrival and choice centers with farm toys, books, and puzzles |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about favorite fruits, vegetables, and farm foods | Breakfast and discuss different textures and colors found in the fall harvest | Breakfast and conversation: “How do plants grow?” | Breakfast and conversations about foods we eat every day | Breakfast and discuss favorite farm and harvest activities from the month |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss harvest season, farmers’ jobs, and how food travels from farms to our tables | Circle Time: Explore grains, seeds, corn, and other harvest materials | Circle Time: Review the life cycle of plants and discuss what plants need to grow | Circle Time: Read a harvest story and review fruits, vegetables, and farm vocabulary | Circle Time: Review farm animals, foods, seeds, plants, and harvest vocabulary |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a harvest story, identify fruits and vegetables, and create a class “Foods From the Farm” chart | Art: Create harvest collages using leaves, corn kernels, seeds, paper, and natural materials | Science: Investigate different seeds, compare sizes and textures, and explore how fruits and vegetables begin as seeds | Math & Literacy: Count pumpkins and apples, sort fruits and vegetables by color and size, create simple patterns, and match letters with food words | Music & Movement: Sing harvest songs, play rhythm instruments, participate in scarecrow dances, and act out the life of a farmer |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: “Harvest Helper” relay (collecting baskets, carrying pretend crops, and sorting foods) | Outdoor play: Nature walk to collect leaves and observe seasonal changes | Gross Motor: “Plant to Pumpkin” movement game (curl like a seed, stretch like a growing plant) | Outdoor movement: “Gather the Harvest” relay and garden games | Outdoor games: Farmer obstacle course, pumpkin relay, and animal movement activities |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with harvest books and food vocabulary cards | Quiet books about farms and autumn | Read books about gardens, farms, and growing food | Quiet literacy centers, picture books, and storytelling | Storytime: Favorite farm and harvest books from the month |
| 12:00–12:15 | Harvest songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Fall songs, fingerplays, and movement games | Plant songs and movement activities | Rhymes and fingerplays about farms and food | Yoga, stretching, and calming farm songs |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Set up a farmers market with pretend fruits, vegetables, baskets, and cash registers | Sensory: Grain bins with scoops, cups, funnels, and farm animals | Sensory: Seed sorting, scooping, and measuring with cups and containers | Fine Motor: Tracing farm words, lacing cards, and counting activities | Dramatic Play: Farmers market celebration, pretend shopping, and cooking activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play: Garden and farming pretend games | Outdoor free play and seasonal exploration | Outdoor exploration of plants, leaves, and gardens | Outdoor play and free exploration | Outdoor free play and nature exploration |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Build a barn with blocks, sort food pictures, and complete farm puzzles | Centers: Fine motor activities, sorting seeds, and dramatic farm play | Science centers: Matching seeds to fruits and vegetables, puzzles, and nature trays | Centers: Matching games, blocks, dramatic play, and puzzles | End-of-month review games, sensory bins, and child-choice centers |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review harvest vocabulary, and departures | Storytime and discuss favorite fall discoveries | Storytime and review the plant life cycle | Storytime and daily review | Closing circle, share favorite memories from Farms & Food month, and departures |
Closed: Wednesday 11/11, Thursday 11/25, Friday 11/26
Week 1 of 5 · Monday 11/2 – Friday 11/6
| Time | Monday 11/2Introduction & Story | Tuesday 11/3Art & Sensory | Wednesday 11/4Science Investigation | Thursday 11/5Math & Literacy | Friday 11/6Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, health-themed books, body puzzles, and fine motor table activities | Arrival, food picture cards, play dough, and healthy food puzzles | Arrival, body books, stethoscope exploration, and anatomy puzzles | Arrival, alphabet activities, food picture cards, and counting manipulatives | Arrival and health-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about ways we take care of our bodies | Breakfast and discussion about healthy foods we eat | Breakfast and discussion: “What does our heart do?” | Breakfast and conversation about favorite healthy snacks | Breakfast and share favorite healthy activities from the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Introduce the body, healthy habits, and discuss why taking care of ourselves is important | Circle Time: Talk about different foods and how they help our bodies grow | Circle Time: Learn that the heart pumps blood and helps keep us alive and moving | Circle Time: Read a healthy eating story and review body vocabulary | Circle Time: Review body parts, healthy foods, and ways to stay active |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a story about the human body, identify body parts, and create a class chart of healthy habits | Art: Create a healthy plate collage by sorting and gluing pictures of fruits, vegetables, grains, and proteins | Science: Listen to heartbeats with a stethoscope, compare resting and active heartbeats, and talk about exercise | Math & Literacy: Count fruits and vegetables, graph favorite foods, identify letters in food words, and practice body part vocabulary | Music & Movement: Sing body songs, dance, practice yoga poses, and participate in movement games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: “Move Your Body” obstacle course (jumping, stretching, balancing, and crawling) | Outdoor play: “Healthy Food Relay” carrying pretend fruits and vegetables | Gross Motor: Exercise stations (jumping jacks, running in place, stretching, and balance activities) | Outdoor movement: “Fruit and Vegetable Hunt” and active games | Outdoor activities: Fitness obstacle course, races, and stretching |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with health books and body puzzles | Quiet books about nutrition and healthy eating | Read stories about exercise and healthy lifestyles | Quiet literacy centers with books and picture cards | Storytime with books about health and self-care |
| 12:00–12:15 | Songs and fingerplays about body parts and healthy choices | Food songs and movement games | Movement songs and breathing exercises | Healthy habit songs and fingerplays | Relaxation exercises and calming music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Doctor’s office with toy medical tools, bandages, and patient role-play | Sensory: Explore food textures using safe fruits, vegetables, or pretend food sorting bins | Sensory: Build a body puzzle and explore medical play materials | Fine Motor: Tracing body parts, food sorting, and counting activities | Dramatic Play: Doctor’s office, healthy kitchen, and self-care stations |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play: Running, climbing, and movement games | Outdoor exploration and active games | Outdoor activities: Running games and movement challenges | Outdoor free play and gross motor games | Outdoor play and cooperative movement games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Body matching games, building activities, and pretend play | Centers: Food matching games, pretend kitchen, and fine motor activities | Science centers: Body matching cards, heart art, and health-themed activities | Centers: Building, dramatic play, puzzles, and matching games | Health review games, puzzles, and child-choice centers |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review of healthy habits, and departures | Storytime and discuss favorite healthy foods | Storytime and review what our hearts do | Storytime and daily review | Closing circle, share healthy choices learned, and departures |
| Time | Monday 11/9Introduction & Story | Tuesday 11/10Art & Sensory | Wednesday 11/11Science InvestigationClosed | Thursday 11/12Math & Literacy | Friday 11/13Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, health-themed books, body puzzles, and handwashing picture cards | Arrival, X-ray pictures, body puzzles, and play dough | Closed | Arrival, alphabet activities, tooth puzzles, and counting manipulatives | Arrival and health-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about daily self-care routines | Breakfast and discussion about what is inside our bodies | Breakfast and conversation about brushing teeth and healthy foods | Breakfast and share favorite self-care routines | |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss why we wash our hands, brush our teeth, and keep our bodies clean | Circle Time: Learn that bones give our bodies shape and help us move | Circle Time: Read a story about visiting the dentist and caring for teeth | Circle Time: Review hygiene, bones, teeth, and healthy habits | |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a story about hygiene and create a class chart of healthy daily routines | Art: Create skeleton art using cotton swabs or paper cutouts to form bones | Math & Literacy: Count teeth models, sort healthy and less healthy food pictures, practice letters in health-related words, and review hygiene vocabulary | Music & Movement: Sing body songs, practice yoga poses, dance, and participate in healthy movement games | |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: “Healthy Habit Relay” (pretend handwashing, brushing teeth, dressing, and exercising) | Outdoor play: “Move Your Bones” movement games (bending, stretching, jumping, and balancing) | Outdoor movement: “Toothbrush Relay” and active games | Outdoor activities: Fitness stations, obstacle courses, and cooperative games | |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with hygiene books and self-care picture cards | Quiet books about the human body and skeletons | Quiet literacy centers, dental stories, and picture discussions | Storytime with books about health, doctors, and dentists | |
| 12:00–12:15 | Songs and fingerplays about handwashing and healthy habits | Body songs and movement activities | Songs and fingerplays about brushing teeth | Relaxation exercises, breathing, and stretching | |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Bathroom routine station with dolls, toothbrushes, washcloths, and dress-up items | Sensory: Explore models, puzzles, or hands-on materials that show how bones support our bodies | Fine Motor: Tooth tracing pages, play dough teeth models, and sorting activities | Dramatic Play: Doctor and dentist offices, healthy food kitchen, and self-care stations | |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play and movement games | Outdoor games focusing on balance, jumping, and coordination | Outdoor free play and movement activities | Outdoor play and group movement games | |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Sequencing self-care routines, puzzles, and fine motor activities | Centers: Body puzzles, building “skeletons” with craft sticks, and dramatic play | Centers: Building, dramatic play (dentist office), and matching games | Health review games, puzzles, and child-choice activities | |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, reflection on healthy habits, and departures | Storytime and review of what bones do | Storytime and review of tooth-care routines | Closing circle, share what we learned about caring for our bodies, and departures |
| Time | Monday 11/16Introduction & Story | Tuesday 11/17Art & Sensory | Wednesday 11/18Science Investigation | Thursday 11/19Math & Literacy | Friday 11/20Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, health books, self-care picture cards, and fine motor table activities | Arrival, body tracing materials, magazines with food pictures, and sensory table activities | Arrival, science table with body diagrams, stethoscopes, and movement cards | Arrival, alphabet games, food manipulatives, and counting activities | Arrival and health-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about healthy choices children make every day | Breakfast and discussion about foods and activities that help our bodies stay strong | Breakfast and conversation: “What happens to our bodies when we exercise?” | Breakfast and conversation about favorite fruits and vegetables | Breakfast and share favorite healthy body activities from the month |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss daily routines such as eating nutritious foods, getting sleep, exercising, and staying clean | Circle Time: Review personal hygiene, nutrition, and exercise habits | Circle Time: Talk about breathing, heart rate, and why exercise helps our bodies | Circle Time: Read a healthy eating story and review nutrition vocabulary | Circle Time: Review nutrition, hygiene, exercise, teeth, bones, and self-care routines |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a story about healthy choices and create a class “Healthy Habits” book with children’s ideas and drawings | Art: Create a “Healthy Me” collage using pictures of nutritious foods, exercise activities, and self-care routines | Science: Compare breathing before and after movement, observe changes in heartbeat, and discuss ways to keep our bodies healthy | Math & Literacy: Graph favorite fruits, count exercise repetitions, sort healthy foods, identify letters in body and food words, and practice vocabulary | Music & Movement: Sing body songs, dance, practice yoga, and play movement games focused on healthy habits |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Healthy habits obstacle course including stretching, balancing, jumping, and movement challenges | Outdoor play: Movement games focusing on strength, balance, and coordination | Gross Motor: Fitness stations including jumping, balancing, stretching, and crawling | Outdoor movement: Healthy choices scavenger hunt and exercise games | Outdoor activities: Fitness obstacle course, parachute play, and teamwork challenges |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading, body puzzles, and health-themed picture books | Quiet books and body awareness activities | Quiet reading with books about exercise and the human body | Quiet literacy centers with health books and picture cards | Storytime with favorite healthy body books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Songs and fingerplays about healthy habits and body care | Health songs, stretching, and movement | Breathing exercises, yoga poses, and calming music | Songs, rhymes, and movement about healthy habits | Relaxation, breathing exercises, and calming music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Morning routine station with dolls, clothing, brushes, and self-care items | Sensory: Handwashing exploration with soap, water, and glitter “germs” demonstration to practice proper washing techniques | Sensory: Play dough body parts, building skeletons with craft materials, and health exploration bins | Fine Motor: Tracing healthy foods, counting activities, and matching games | Dramatic Play: Doctor’s office, healthy kitchen, and self-care stations |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play: Running games, yoga stretches, and cooperative movement activities | Outdoor free play and healthy movement games | Outdoor games involving running, hopping, and teamwork | Outdoor free play and cooperative games | Outdoor play and cooperative movement activities |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Sequencing daily routines, building, matching games, and fine motor activities | Centers: Healthy food sorting, puzzles, and dramatic play | Science centers: Body puzzles, matching activities, and movement cards | Centers: Building, dramatic play, health puzzles, and sorting activities | End-of-week review games, puzzles, and child-choice centers |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, healthy choice review, and departures | Storytime and sharing healthy habits | Storytime and discuss what exercise does for our bodies | Storytime and review of healthy choices | Closing circle, celebrate healthy choices, and departures |
| Time | Monday 11/23Introduction & Story | Tuesday 11/24Art & Sensory | Wednesday 11/25Science InvestigationClosed | Thursday 11/26Math & LiteracyClosed | Friday 11/27Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, health books, body puzzles, and quiet table activities | Arrival, drawing materials, health-themed manipulatives, and sensory choices | Closed | Closed | |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about what our bodies help us do each day | Breakfast and discuss favorite healthy foods and activities | |||
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss ways we can show gratitude for our bodies and the people who help care for us | Circle Time: Review everything learned about our bodies, hygiene, nutrition, and exercise | |||
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a story about self-care, kindness, and appreciation; create a class “I Am Thankful for My Healthy Body” book | Art: Create a “My Healthy Me” memory book with drawings of healthy foods, exercises, and self-care routines | |||
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Healthy body movement games including stretching, jumping, and balancing | Outdoor play: Fitness games and healthy habit relay races | |||
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | |||
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading and body awareness activities | Quiet books and picture discussions | |||
| 12:00–12:15 | Songs and fingerplays about kindness and healthy habits | Body songs and movement activities | |||
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | |||
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Doctor’s office, healthy kitchen, and self-care routines | Sensory: Healthy food sensory bins, sorting activities, and fine motor exploration | |||
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | |||
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | |||
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play and cooperative movement games | Outdoor free play and group games | |||
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Healthy food sorting, body puzzles, and fine motor activities | Centers: Puzzles, dramatic play, and child-choice activities | |||
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, reflection on healthy choices, and departures | Storytime and monthly review discussion |
| Time | Monday 11/30Introduction & Story | Tuesday 12/1Art & Sensory | Wednesday 12/2Science Investigation | Thursday 12/3Math & Literacy | Friday 12/4Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, favorite health-themed centers, books, and puzzles | Arrival, world maps, multicultural books, and table activities | Arrival, science table with flashlights, translucent materials, and winter picture cards | Arrival, counting manipulatives, world-themed books, and alphabet activities | Arrival and multicultural choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about favorite activities from the Healthy Bodies month | Breakfast and conversations about different ways families celebrate special occasions | Breakfast and discussion: “How does light help us?” | Breakfast and conversations about family traditions | Breakfast and share favorite songs and celebrations |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Review body parts, healthy foods, exercise, hygiene, and self-care routines | Circle Time: Introduce the month’s theme, discuss traditions, decorations, and celebrations around the world | Circle Time: Discuss winter weather and explore how different cultures use lights in celebrations | Circle Time: Read a story from another culture and discuss similarities and differences in traditions | Circle Time: Review celebrations, traditions, and new vocabulary |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy & Review: Read a favorite health-themed story and create a class chart of “Ways We Stay Healthy” | Art: Create international-inspired decorations using paper, paint, and various craft materials | Science: Teacher-led exploration of light, shadows, reflections, and winter weather observations | Math & Literacy: Create ornament patterns, count decorations, match letters, and explore new vocabulary words related to celebrations | Music & Movement: Sing songs from different cultures, use rhythm instruments, and explore different movement styles |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Healthy body obstacle course with jumping, crawling, stretching, and balancing | Outdoor play: Movement games from different cultures and countries | Gross Motor: “Follow the Light” movement game and winter animal movements | Outdoor movement: Cultural dances and seasonal games | Outdoor activities: Cultural movement games and dance |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading and health-themed puzzles | Quiet reading with multicultural stories and picture books | Quiet books about winter and celebrations | Quiet reading and storytelling with puppets | Storytime featuring multicultural stories |
| 12:00–12:15 | Favorite body songs and movement activities | Songs and fingerplays from around the world | Songs about winter, light, and friendship | Songs and rhymes from different cultures | Yoga and calming music from around the world |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Celebration Centers: Doctor’s office, healthy kitchen, fitness station, and sensory activities | Sensory: Explore fabrics, textures, colors, and materials used in celebrations | Sensory: Ice exploration with safe tools, water, and temperature observations | Fine Motor: Beading patterns, tracing, and decoration making | Dramatic Play: Celebration party setup with costumes and decorations |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor games and cooperative activities | Outdoor play and cultural movement games | Outdoor weather observations and movement activities | Outdoor play and cooperative games | Outdoor play and cooperative games |
| 4:00–4:45 | End-of-month review games and child-choice centers | Centers: Building landmarks with blocks, puzzles, and dramatic play | Science centers with flashlights, translucent blocks, and winter sensory items | Centers: Puzzles, building, and dramatic play with celebration materials | Review activities and child-choice centers |
| 4:45–5:30 | Closing circle, share favorite Healthy Bodies memories, and departures | Storytime and discussion about celebrations | Storytime and review of light discoveries | Storytime and review | Closing circle and departures |
Closed: December 21–31
Week 1 of 3 · Monday 11/30 – Friday 12/4
| Time | Monday 11/30Introduction & Story | Tuesday 12/1Art & Sensory | Wednesday 12/2Science Investigation | Thursday 12/3Math & Literacy | Friday 12/4Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, favorite health-themed centers, books, and puzzles | Arrival, world maps, multicultural books, and table activities | Arrival, science table with flashlights, translucent materials, and winter picture cards | Arrival, counting manipulatives, world-themed books, and alphabet activities | Arrival and multicultural choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about favorite activities from the Healthy Bodies month | Breakfast and conversations about different ways families celebrate special occasions | Breakfast and discussion: “How does light help us?” | Breakfast and conversations about family traditions | Breakfast and share favorite songs and celebrations |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Review body parts, healthy foods, exercise, hygiene, and self-care routines | Circle Time: Introduce the month’s theme, discuss traditions, decorations, and celebrations around the world | Circle Time: Discuss winter weather and explore how different cultures use lights in celebrations | Circle Time: Read a story from another culture and discuss similarities and differences in traditions | Circle Time: Review celebrations, traditions, and new vocabulary |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy & Review: Read a favorite health-themed story and create a class chart of “Ways We Stay Healthy” | Art: Create international-inspired decorations using paper, paint, and various craft materials | Science: Teacher-led exploration of light, shadows, reflections, and winter weather observations | Math & Literacy: Create ornament patterns, count decorations, match letters, and explore new vocabulary words related to celebrations | Music & Movement: Sing songs from different cultures, use rhythm instruments, and explore different movement styles |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Healthy body obstacle course with jumping, crawling, stretching, and balancing | Outdoor play: Movement games from different cultures and countries | Gross Motor: “Follow the Light” movement game and winter animal movements | Outdoor movement: Cultural dances and seasonal games | Outdoor activities: Cultural movement games and dance |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading and health-themed puzzles | Quiet reading with multicultural stories and picture books | Quiet books about winter and celebrations | Quiet reading and storytelling with puppets | Storytime featuring multicultural stories |
| 12:00–12:15 | Favorite body songs and movement activities | Songs and fingerplays from around the world | Songs about winter, light, and friendship | Songs and rhymes from different cultures | Yoga and calming music from around the world |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Celebration Centers: Doctor’s office, healthy kitchen, fitness station, and sensory activities | Sensory: Explore fabrics, textures, colors, and materials used in celebrations | Sensory: Ice exploration with safe tools, water, and temperature observations | Fine Motor: Beading patterns, tracing, and decoration making | Dramatic Play: Celebration party setup with costumes and decorations |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor games and cooperative activities | Outdoor play and cultural movement games | Outdoor weather observations and movement activities | Outdoor play and cooperative games | Outdoor play and cooperative games |
| 4:00–4:45 | End-of-month review games and child-choice centers | Centers: Building landmarks with blocks, puzzles, and dramatic play | Science centers with flashlights, translucent blocks, and winter sensory items | Centers: Puzzles, building, and dramatic play with celebration materials | Review activities and child-choice centers |
| 4:45–5:30 | Closing circle, share favorite Healthy Bodies memories, and departures | Storytime and discussion about celebrations | Storytime and review of light discoveries | Storytime and review | Closing circle and departures |
| Time | Monday 12/7Introduction & Story | Tuesday 12/8Art & Sensory | Wednesday 12/9Science Investigation | Thursday 12/10Math & Literacy | Friday 12/11Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, family photos (optional), books, and world puzzles | Arrival, craft materials, fabric samples, and sensory bins | Arrival, winter science materials, books, and magnifying tools | Arrival, world-themed books, counting materials, and alphabet activities | Arrival and multicultural choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and discuss traditions families enjoy together | Breakfast and discussion about colors and decorations used in celebrations | Breakfast and discuss what happens during winter | Breakfast and conversations about special traditions and celebrations | Breakfast and discuss favorite songs and activities from the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Explore how families around the world have unique ways of celebrating | Circle Time: Explore patterns, symbols, and artistic traditions from around the world | Circle Time: Compare seasonal changes in different places around the world | Circle Time: Read a story from another culture and discuss the people, places, and traditions in the story | Circle Time: Review traditions, winter weather, maps, and world vocabulary |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read multicultural stories and create a class book, “Our Family Traditions” | Art: Create decorations inspired by global artistic styles using paint, paper, and natural materials | Science: Observe ice melting, compare warm and cold temperatures, and discuss winter clothing and weather | Math & Literacy: Count celebration decorations, create color and shape patterns, match letters to celebration vocabulary, and explore books from around the world | Music & Movement: Explore music from different cultures, play rhythm instruments, practice simple dances, and move to different tempos |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Traditional games and movement activities from around the world | Outdoor play and movement games | Gross Motor: Winter movement games and pretend snow activities | Outdoor movement: Cultural dances, rhythm games, and cooperative activities | Outdoor movement games and parachute activities |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading and map exploration | Quiet cultural stories and picture exploration | Quiet books and winter vocabulary activities | Quiet reading, storytelling, and world map exploration | Storytime featuring books from different cultures |
| 12:00–12:15 | Songs and fingerplays from different cultures | Music and rhythm activities | Winter songs and movement | Songs and fingerplays from different cultures | Relaxation, stretching, and calming music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Family celebration scenes and cultural dress-up | Sensory: Explore different textures, fabrics, and pattern-making materials | Sensory: Ice painting and snow-themed sensory play | Fine Motor: Pattern bead necklaces, tracing, and decoration-making activities | Dramatic Play: World celebration party with costumes, music, and decorations |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play and cooperative games | Outdoor exploration | Outdoor weather observations | Outdoor play and group games | Outdoor play and cooperative games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: World maps, puzzles, and cultural matching games | Centers: Fine motor activities, puzzles, and building | Science centers and building activities | Centers: Puzzles, block building, dramatic play, and cultural matching games | Review activities, puzzles, and child-choice centers |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime and departures | Storytime and sharing artwork | Storytime and science review | Storytime, daily review, and departures | Closing circle and departures |
| Time | Monday 12/14Introduction & Story | Tuesday 12/15Art & Sensory | Wednesday 12/16Science Investigation | Thursday 12/17Math & Literacy | Friday 12/18Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, family and celebration books, globe and map activities | Arrival, art supplies, cultural picture cards, and sensory materials | Arrival, flashlights, translucent objects, and winter science materials | Arrival, alphabet activities, maps, globes, and counting materials | Arrival and favorite multicultural choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and discuss meaningful family traditions and celebrations | Breakfast and discuss colors, patterns, and decorations used in celebrations | Breakfast and discuss how light helps us during different seasons and celebrations | Breakfast and discussion about places around the world | Breakfast and share favorite traditions, songs, and activities from the month |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Children share traditions, foods, songs, or special activities their families enjoy | Circle Time: Explore how art is used to express traditions and celebrations around the world | Circle Time: Explore shadows, reflections, and winter changes | Circle Time: Read a multicultural story and identify locations on a globe | Circle Time: Review cultures, maps, winter science, and celebration vocabulary |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read stories from different cultures and create a class book, “Our Celebrations and Traditions” | Art: Create celebration crafts using paper, paint, fabric, and natural materials inspired by different cultures | Science: Teacher-led experiments with light and shadows, observe reflections, and explore how ice changes when warmed | Math & Literacy: Create ornament patterns, count celebration items, match letters to world vocabulary, and practice map skills | Music & Movement: Celebrate with songs, dances, rhythm instruments, and movement activities from around the world |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Traditional games and movement activities from around the world | Outdoor play and movement games | Gross Motor: Shadow dancing, “follow the light” games, and winter movement activities | Outdoor movement: “Travel Around the World” movement game | Outdoor celebration games and cooperative activities |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading and globe exploration | Quiet cultural stories and artwork discussion | Quiet books and science discussion | Quiet books, map puzzles, and storytelling | Storytime featuring favorite multicultural books from the month |
| 12:00–12:15 | Songs, rhymes, and fingerplays from different cultures | Music and rhythm activities | Winter songs and calming movement | Songs and rhymes from different countries | Relaxation, stretching, and calming music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Celebration dress-up, family gatherings, and pretend parties | Sensory: Explore textures, fabrics, and pattern-making with various materials | Sensory: Ice play, snow-themed sensory bins, and light table exploration | Fine Motor: Pattern blocks, tracing, and map coloring activities | Celebration Centers: Dress-up, cultural art, music stations, and dramatic play |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play and cooperative games | Outdoor free play | Outdoor weather observation and movement games | Outdoor games and cooperative activities | Outdoor play and group games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Maps, puzzles, multicultural dolls, and building activities | Centers: Fine motor activities, puzzles, and creative expression | Science centers with flashlights, mirrors, and building materials | Centers: Building landmarks, puzzles, and dramatic play | End-of-month review, child-choice centers, and sharing favorite memories |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime and reflection on traditions | Storytime and sharing artwork | Storytime and review of discoveries | Storytime and review | Closing circle, celebration songs, and departures |
Closed: Monday 1/18
Week 1 of 4 · Monday 1/4 – Friday 1/8
| Time | Monday 1/4Introduction & Story | Tuesday 1/5Art & Sensory | Wednesday 1/6Science Investigation | Thursday 1/7Math & Literacy | Friday 1/8Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, name puzzles, family photo books, and table activities | Arrival, mirrors, crayons, play dough, and fine motor activities | Arrival, sensory materials, mystery bags, and science table exploration | Arrival, alphabet puzzles, name cards, and counting activities | Arrival and “All About Me” choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about winter break experiences | Breakfast and discussions about physical features that make us unique | Breakfast and discussion: “How do we learn about the world around us?” | Breakfast and name recognition conversations | Breakfast and share favorite activities from the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Introduce the “All About Me” theme and discuss what makes each person special | Circle Time: Identify facial features, eye colors, hair colors, and similarities and differences | Circle Time: Introduce sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste | Circle Time: Review letters in our names and compare names by length | Circle Time: Review names, senses, body parts, and personal qualities |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a story about individuality and create a class “All About Me” chart with children’s names and interests | Art: Create self-portraits using mirrors, paint, crayons, and collage materials | Science: Explore smell jars, sound-matching games, texture boards, and observation activities using the five senses | Math & Literacy: Practice name recognition, count letters in names, measure height using blocks, and compare hand and foot sizes | Music & Movement: Sing name songs, dance, practice yoga, and play “Simon Says” |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: “My Body Can Move” obstacle course with jumping, stretching, crawling, and balancing | Outdoor play: Body movement games and “Follow the Leader” | Gross Motor: “Sense Scavenger Hunt” and movement games | Outdoor movement: Measuring jumps, footsteps, and body movements | Outdoor activities: Obstacle course, group games, and body movement challenges |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with books about families, feelings, and self-awareness | Quiet books and mirror vocabulary activities | Quiet books about the body and senses | Quiet literacy centers with name books and alphabet activities | Storytime with books about individuality and friendship |
| 12:00–12:15 | Name songs and movement activities | Songs about body parts and names | Songs and fingerplays about the five senses | Name songs and rhymes | Relaxation, stretching, and calming songs |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Home and family role-play area with dolls, dress-up clothes, and pretend household items | Sensory: Explore textures using sensory bins and practice describing what we see and feel | Sensory: Mystery boxes and texture exploration | Fine Motor: Name tracing, letter matching, and counting manipulatives | Dramatic Play: Family role-play and “All About Me” sharing station |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play and cooperative games | Outdoor exploration and cooperative games | Outdoor nature walk using our senses to observe the environment | Outdoor play and movement games | Outdoor play and cooperative activities |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Name recognition, self-portrait drawing, and building activities | Centers: Name tracing, puzzles, and dramatic play | Science centers: Sound shakers, magnifying tools, and matching games | Centers: Blocks, puzzles, and name-building activities | Review games, child-choice centers, and sharing favorite activities |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, sharing time, and departures | Storytime and sharing self-portraits | Storytime and review of the five senses | Storytime and daily review | Closing circle and departures |
| Time | Monday 1/11Introduction & Story | Tuesday 1/12Art & Sensory | Wednesday 1/13Science Investigation | Thursday 1/14Math & Literacy | Friday 1/15Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, emotion cards, books, and quiet activities | Arrival, emotion puzzles, mirrors, play dough, and fine motor activities | Arrival, sensory tables, mystery bags, and science materials | Arrival, name cards, alphabet puzzles, and counting manipulatives | Arrival and “All About Me” choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and discuss how we feel today | Breakfast and discuss how our faces show different feelings | Breakfast and discuss our favorite things to see, hear, smell, touch, and taste | Breakfast and conversations about letters in our names | Breakfast and share favorite activities from the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Introduce emotions such as happy, sad, excited, frustrated, and calm | Circle Time: Review emotions and talk about ways to express feelings safely | Circle Time: Review how our senses help us learn about the world | Circle Time: Compare names, body sizes, and similarities and differences among classmates | Circle Time: Review feelings, senses, names, and what makes each child unique |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read stories about feelings and begin an emotion chart with children’s ideas | Art: Create emotion face collages using paper, crayons, yarn, and different facial expressions | Science: Explore smell jars, sound-matching games, texture boards, and observation activities using magnifying tools | Math & Literacy: Count letters in names, practice name recognition, measure height with blocks, and compare hand and foot sizes | Music & Movement: Sing name songs, play “Simon Says,” practice yoga poses, and dance to different styles of music |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Emotion movement game (move like you feel) | Outdoor play: “Show Me a Feeling” movement game, running, jumping, and cooperative activities | Gross Motor: Sensory scavenger hunt and movement challenges | Outdoor movement: Counting jumps, steps, and body movement games | Outdoor activities: Obstacle courses, parachute games, and cooperative movement activities |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading and feelings discussion | Quiet reading with books about feelings and friendships | Quiet books and sensory discussion activities | Quiet literacy centers with alphabet books and name activities | Storytime about friendship, kindness, and individuality |
| 12:00–12:15 | Feelings songs and breathing exercises | Emotion songs, fingerplays, and breathing exercises | Songs about the five senses | Name songs and rhyming games | Relaxation, stretching, and calming music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Puppet role-play for expressing emotions | Sensory: Emotion sensory bottles, texture exploration, and mirror play | Sensory: Water play, textured materials, and sorting objects by how they feel | Fine Motor: Name tracing, letter matching, and counting activities | Dramatic Play: Family home, dress-up, and puppet storytelling |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play and cooperative games | Outdoor play and group games | Outdoor nature walk using sight, hearing, and touch observations | Outdoor play and cooperative games | Outdoor free play and group games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Emotion matching cards, puzzles, and art activities | Centers: Emotion matching cards, dramatic play, and building activities | Science centers: Magnifying glasses, sound bottles, and matching games | Centers: Blocks, puzzles, and “build your name” activities | Review games, child-choice centers, and sharing favorite memories |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, feelings check-in, and departures | Storytime, sharing feelings, and departures | Storytime and review of the five senses | Storytime and daily review | Closing circle and departures |
| Time | Monday 1/18Introduction & StoryClosed | Tuesday 1/19Art & Sensory | Wednesday 1/20Science Investigation | Thursday 1/21Math & Literacy | Friday 1/22Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Closed | Arrival, fingerprint cards, play dough, and fine motor activities | Arrival, sensory materials, science tools, and body puzzles | Arrival, name cards, family photo books, alphabet puzzles, and counting materials | Arrival and “All About Me” choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about how everyone has unique features | Breakfast and discussion: “How do our bodies help us every day?” | Breakfast and conversations about family members and names | Breakfast and discuss favorite activities from the week | |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss how our hands help us create, play, and care for others | Circle Time: Review the five senses and explore how our body parts work together | Circle Time: Discuss similarities and differences among families and practice saying and recognizing names | Circle Time: Review our bodies, senses, names, families, and what makes everyone special | |
| 8:40–9:30 | Art: Create handprint art, explore fingerprints with ink pads, and compare patterns and shapes | Science: Investigate senses through smell jars, listening games, texture matching, and observation activities | Math & Literacy: Count family members, recognize names, count letters in names, compare sizes, and practice family vocabulary | Music & Movement: Sing name songs, play “Simon Says,” practice yoga, dance with scarves, and participate in friendship movement games | |
| 9:30–10:00 | Outdoor play: Hand and body movement games, clapping patterns, and cooperative activities | Gross Motor: “Sense Walk” and movement challenges using listening, looking, and balancing skills | Outdoor movement: Family-themed movement games, counting jumps, and partner activities | Outdoor activities: Obstacle courses, parachute games, and cooperative play | |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet books, hand puzzles, and fine motor activities | Quiet books and body exploration activities | Quiet literacy centers with family stories and alphabet activities | Storytime about kindness, friendship, and individuality | |
| 12:00–12:15 | Fingerplays, hand songs, and movement activities | Songs about the body and five senses | Family songs, fingerplays, and rhymes | Relaxation, breathing exercises, and calming music | |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 12:45–1:30 | Sensory: Explore textures using hands with sensory bins, play dough, and tactile materials | Sensory: Mystery bags, texture boards, and matching games | Fine Motor: Name tracing, family drawings, and counting manipulatives | Dramatic Play: Family home, friendship activities, and puppet storytelling | |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor free play and cooperative games | Outdoor nature exploration using our senses | Outdoor play and cooperative activities | Outdoor free play and group games | |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Finger painting, puzzles, blocks, and dramatic play | Science centers with magnifying glasses, sound bottles, and body matching activities | Centers: Building, family dramatic play, puzzles, and matching games | Review games, child-choice centers, and sharing time | |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime and review of what makes each person unique | Storytime and review of body discoveries | Storytime and daily review | Closing circle, celebrate our uniqueness, and departures |
| Time | Monday 1/25Introduction & Story | Tuesday 1/26Art & Sensory | Wednesday 1/27Science Investigation | Thursday 1/28Math & Literacy | Friday 1/29Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, feelings books, emotion cards, and quiet table activities | Arrival, mirrors, drawing materials, and sensory exploration bins | Arrival, science materials, measuring tools, and body puzzles | Arrival, alphabet puzzles, name cards, and counting materials | Arrival and favorite “All About Me” choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about ways we can be kind to friends and family | Breakfast and discuss how everyone is special and unique | Breakfast and discussion: “How have I grown and changed?” | Breakfast and practice recognizing classmates’ names | Breakfast and discuss favorite memories from the month |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss kindness, empathy, and how our actions affect others’ feelings | Circle Time: Review physical features, favorite activities, and personal interests | Circle Time: Review the five senses, body growth, and things we can do as we get older | Circle Time: Review names, letters, numbers, emotions, and family vocabulary | Circle Time: Celebrate each child’s unique qualities, friendships, and accomplishments |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a story about kindness and friendship, then create a class “Kindness Promise” chart | Art: Create a final self-portrait and “All About Me” keepsake book with drawings, handprints, and personal details | Science: Compare handprints and footprints, measure height with blocks, explore senses stations, and discuss healthy growth | Math & Literacy: Count letters in names, sort names by length, compare heights, create simple graphs of favorite activities, and practice “All About Me” vocabulary | Music & Movement: Sing favorite songs from the month, dance with scarves, practice yoga, play “Simon Says,” and participate in group movement games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Kindness movement game, partner activities, and cooperative obstacle course | Outdoor play: “Mirror Me” movement game and creative body movements | Gross Motor: Growing body movements including stretching, reaching, jumping, and balancing | Outdoor movement: Number hopscotch, counting jumps, and partner games | Outdoor activities: Friendship obstacle course, parachute play, and cooperative games |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with feelings and friendship books | Quiet reading and sharing self-portrait artwork | Quiet science books and body observation activities | Quiet literacy centers with books and name activities | Storytime featuring favorite books about families, feelings, and individuality |
| 12:00–12:15 | Songs and fingerplays about kindness, sharing, and caring | Name songs, movement, and fingerplays | Songs about our bodies and growth | Alphabet songs and rhyming games | Relaxation, breathing exercises, and calming music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Friendship scenarios using puppets, dolls, and role-playing kindness activities | Sensory: Explore textures, play dough, and create body shapes with loose parts | Sensory: Measuring and sorting activities using natural materials and manipulatives | Fine Motor: Name writing, tracing, bead counting, and sorting activities | Celebration Centers: Self-portrait gallery walk, puppet theater, family dramatic play, and sensory stations |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play with partner games and teamwork challenges | Outdoor free play and cooperative games | Outdoor nature walk and movement games | Outdoor play and group games | Outdoor play and friendship games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Emotion matching, puzzles, block building, and friendship art | Centers: Fine motor activities, puzzles, dramatic play, and building centers | Science centers: Magnifying tools, body puzzles, and sensory matching games | Centers: Blocks, dramatic play, puzzles, and matching games | End-of-month review activities and child-choice centers |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, reflection on kind choices, and departures | Storytime and share “All About Me” books | Storytime and review of how our bodies grow and change | Storytime and daily review | Closing circle, share favorite “All About Me” memories, and departures |
Closed: Monday 2/15
Week 1 of 4 · Monday 2/1 – Friday 2/5
| Time | Monday 2/1Introduction & Story | Tuesday 2/2Art & Sensory | Wednesday 2/3Science Investigation | Thursday 2/4Math & Literacy | Friday 2/5Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, family books, family photo albums (optional), and quiet table activities | Arrival, craft supplies, family picture cards, and sensory bins | Arrival, mirrors, magnifying glasses, and observation materials | Arrival, alphabet activities, family pictures, and counting manipulatives | Arrival and family and friendship choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about the special people in our lives | Breakfast and talk about people who are important to us | Breakfast and discussion: “What makes each person unique?” | Breakfast and discuss family members and friends | Breakfast and share favorite family traditions or activities with friends |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Introduce the “Family & Friends” theme and discuss the many different people who make up our families | Circle Time: Discuss how every family is unique and special | Circle Time: Talk about similarities and differences such as eye color, hair color, interests, and favorite activities | Circle Time: Read a friendship story and review family and friend vocabulary | Circle Time: Review what we learned about families, similarities, differences, and kindness |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a family-themed story, share family photos or drawings, and create a class “Our Families” chart | Art: Create a family tree collage using drawings, photos (optional), and natural materials | Science: Observe eye and hair colors, compare fingerprints, use mirrors to notice facial features, and celebrate individual differences | Math & Literacy: Count family members, sort pictures by age or size, recognize names, practice letters, and retell friendship stories | Music & Movement: Sing friendship songs, dance with partners, play rhythm instruments, and participate in teamwork games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Family movement game, partner stretches, and cooperative obstacle course | Outdoor play: Partner games and “Follow My Friend” movement activities | Gross Motor: “Find a Friend Who…” movement game and partner activities | Outdoor movement: Counting games, partner races, and cooperative challenges | Outdoor activities: Parachute play, partner obstacle courses, and group movement challenges |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with family stories and picture books | Quiet books about friendship and family relationships | Quiet books and observation journals with drawings | Quiet literacy centers with books, puppets, and alphabet activities | Storytime featuring books about friendship and caring relationships |
| 12:00–12:15 | Family songs, fingerplays, and discussions about caring for one another | Friendship songs, fingerplays, and group discussions | Songs about friendship, kindness, and individuality | Songs, rhymes, and fingerplays about families and friends | Relaxation, stretching, and calming friendship songs |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Home and family role-play with dolls, toy kitchen, and dress-up materials | Sensory: Explore friendship-themed sensory bins with heart shapes, letters, and matching objects | Sensory: Explore textures, sort objects by similarities and differences, and use mirrors for self-discovery | Fine Motor: Family drawings, name tracing, counting activities, and sorting games | Dramatic Play: Home, classroom, and friendship role-play scenarios |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play and cooperative friendship games | Outdoor free play and cooperative activities | Outdoor nature walk with a partner and cooperative games | Outdoor play and teamwork games | Outdoor free play and cooperative games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Family puzzles, block building, and drawing family portraits | Centers: Fine motor activities, dramatic play, puzzles, and building centers | Science centers: Matching activities, puzzles, and mirror exploration | Centers: Blocks, dramatic play, family puzzles, and matching games | Review games, child-choice centers, and sharing time |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, reflection on family connections, and departures | Storytime and share family artwork | Storytime and discuss what makes everyone special | Storytime and review of family and friendship concepts | Closing circle, celebrate friendships, and departures |
| Time | Monday 2/8Introduction & Story | Tuesday 2/9Art & Sensory | Wednesday 2/10Science Investigation | Thursday 2/11Math & Literacy | Friday 2/12Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, friendship books, emotion cards, and quiet table activities | Arrival, beads, stringing materials, play dough, and sensory bins | Arrival, mirrors, magnifying glasses, comparison cards, and science materials | Arrival, alphabet games, name cards, counting materials, and books | Arrival and friendship-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about ways friends help and care for each other | Breakfast and discussion about showing appreciation for friends and family | Breakfast and discussion: “How are we the same and how are we different?” | Breakfast and conversations about our classroom friends | Breakfast and share something kind a friend did for us |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss friendship skills such as kindness, listening, sharing, and helping others | Circle Time: Talk about different ways we can show kindness and friendship | Circle Time: Talk about physical characteristics, interests, and abilities that make each person unique | Circle Time: Read a friendship story and discuss characters, feelings, and problem-solving | Circle Time: Review sharing, taking turns, kindness, and cooperation |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a friendship story and create a class “Ways to Be a Good Friend” chart | Art: Create friendship bracelets, friendship cards, or collaborative artwork with classmates | Science: Compare eye colors, hair colors, fingerprints, hand sizes, and explore how everyone is special | Math & Literacy: Count classmates, graph favorite activities, recognize friends’ names, sequence story events, and practice friendship vocabulary | Music & Movement: Sing friendship songs, dance with partners, play rhythm instruments, and participate in cooperative movement games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Partner obstacle course, teamwork games, and “Follow Your Friend” activities | Outdoor play: Partner games, passing games, and cooperative challenges | Gross Motor: “Find Someone Who…” movement game and partner challenges | Outdoor movement: Counting games, partner races, and teamwork activities | Outdoor activities: Parachute games, partner obstacle courses, and team challenges |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with friendship books and puppet stories | Quiet books about kindness and helping others | Quiet books and observation drawings | Quiet literacy centers with puppets, books, and storytelling materials | Storytime with books about friendship and kindness |
| 12:00–12:15 | Friendship songs, fingerplays, and kindness discussions | Songs and fingerplays about friendship | Songs about friendship, kindness, and acceptance | Rhymes, songs, and movement activities | Relaxation, stretching, and calming music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Practice friendship scenarios using puppets, dolls, and role-play situations | Sensory: Sharing and turn-taking activities with sensory bins, building materials, and cooperative play | Sensory: Texture matching, sorting activities, and mirror exploration | Fine Motor: Name writing, friendship cards, counting games, and sorting activities | Dramatic Play: Friendship party, home play, and puppet shows focused on caring for others |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play with cooperative games and partner activities | Outdoor free play and teamwork activities | Outdoor exploration and cooperative movement games | Outdoor play and cooperative games | Outdoor free play and group activities |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Friendship puzzles, building projects, and kindness drawing activities | Centers: Fine motor activities, puzzles, dramatic play, and friendship games | Science centers: Matching games, puzzles, and observation activities | Centers: Building together, dramatic play, and literacy games | Friendship review games, child-choice centers, and sharing circle |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, reflection on kind choices, and departures | Storytime and sharing our friendship creations | Storytime and celebrate what makes us unique | Storytime and review of friendship skills | Closing circle, celebrate kindness, and departures |
| Time | Monday 2/15Introduction & StoryClosed | Tuesday 2/16Art & Sensory | Wednesday 2/17Science Investigation | Thursday 2/18Math & Literacy | Friday 2/19Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Closed | Arrival, art materials, friendship books, and fine motor activities | Arrival, family pictures (optional), mirrors, and observation materials | Arrival, alphabet materials, family books, and counting manipulatives | Arrival and family and friendship choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about ways we can show appreciation for friends and family | Breakfast and discussion: “What makes every family special?” | Breakfast and conversations about the people who help us at home and school | Breakfast and share favorite memories with friends and family | |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss kind words, helpful actions, and ways to make others feel included | Circle Time: Explore family traditions, similarities, and differences in a respectful and inclusive way | Circle Time: Read a family story and discuss characters, relationships, and emotions | Circle Time: Review kindness, sharing, cooperation, and family connections | |
| 8:40–9:30 | Art: Create friendship cards, a classroom kindness mural, and collaborative paintings with classmates | Science: Observe similarities and differences in features, preferences, traditions, and everyday routines through charts and discussions | Math & Literacy: Count family members and classroom friends, sort pictures by categories, practice name recognition, and retell stories using sequence cards | Music & Movement: Sing friendship songs, play rhythm instruments, dance with partners, and participate in cooperative games | |
| 9:30–10:00 | Outdoor play: Partner games, sharing activities, and cooperative challenges | Gross Motor: “Find a Friend Who…” movement activity, partner walks, and group games | Outdoor movement: Counting games, partner races, and teamwork challenges | Outdoor activities: Parachute play, relay games, and team-building challenges | |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with stories about kindness and friendship | Quiet books and family storytelling activities | Quiet literacy centers with books, puppets, and storytelling materials | Storytime featuring favorite family and friendship books | |
| 12:00–12:15 | Friendship songs, fingerplays, and kindness discussions | Songs about caring, belonging, and friendship | Alphabet songs and rhyming activities | Relaxation, stretching, and calming music | |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 12:45–1:30 | Sensory: Collaborative sensory bins, sorting activities, and turn-taking games | Sensory: Family-themed small worlds, sorting activities, and cooperative play | Fine Motor: Name tracing, family drawings, bead counting, and sorting games | Dramatic Play: Family home, classroom community, and friendship role-play | |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor free play and teamwork games | Outdoor play and partner activities | Outdoor play and cooperative games | Outdoor free play and group games | |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Building together, dramatic play, puzzles, and art exploration | Science centers with matching games, observation tools, and family puzzles | Centers: Blocks, dramatic play, puzzles, and literacy activities | Review activities, child-choice centers, and kindness sharing circle | |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, kindness reflections, and departures | Storytime and review of family connections | Storytime and review of the day’s learning | Closing circle and departures |
| Time | Monday 2/22Introduction & Story | Tuesday 2/23Art & Sensory | Wednesday 2/24Science Investigation | Thursday 2/25Math & Literacy | Friday 2/26Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, friendship books, cooperative puzzles, and quiet table activities | Arrival, art supplies, sensory materials, and fine motor stations | Arrival, science tools, mirrors, and observation materials | Arrival, counting tools, alphabet games, and books | Arrival and favorite family and friendship centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about ways we can work together and help one another | Breakfast and discuss special memories with friends and family | Breakfast and discuss how people can have similarities and differences | Breakfast and talk about the many ways we learn together | Breakfast and share favorite memories from the Family & Friends theme |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss teamwork, listening skills, and ways to be a helpful classroom friend | Circle Time: Talk about ways we can create and share together | Circle Time: Review what makes each person and family special | Circle Time: Read a friendship story and discuss the beginning, middle, and end | Circle Time: Review kindness, sharing, teamwork, similarities, and differences |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a story about teamwork and create a class chart titled “How We Help Each Other” | Art: Make friendship keepsakes, collaborative murals, and group artwork using various materials | Science: Explore eye and hair color observations, compare fingerprints, and investigate similarities and differences through sorting and matching activities | Math & Literacy: Count classroom items, sort pictures by categories, recognize names, create simple graphs of favorite activities, and retell stories using pictures | Music & Movement: Sing favorite friendship songs, use rhythm instruments, dance with partners, and participate in cooperative movement games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Partner obstacle course, parachute games, and teamwork challenges | Outdoor play: Partner games, movement activities, and sharing challenges | Gross Motor: Partner games, movement challenges, and “Find a Friend” activities | Outdoor movement: Number games, partner races, and cooperative activities | Outdoor activities: Parachute play, group games, and teamwork challenges |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with friendship stories and puppet discussions | Quiet books and discussion about teamwork and creativity | Quiet science books and observation drawings | Quiet literacy centers with books, puppets, and storytelling props | Storytime with favorite family and friendship books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Songs, rhymes, and fingerplays about kindness, helping, and friendship | Friendship songs and movement activities | Songs about friendship, kindness, and caring | Songs, rhymes, and alphabet movement activities | Relaxation, stretching, and calming music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Classroom and home scenarios focused on helping, sharing, and cooperation | Sensory: Cooperative sensory bins, play dough creations, and texture exploration with friends | Sensory: Sorting textures, matching objects, and cooperative exploration | Fine Motor: Counting beads, tracing letters, sorting activities, and drawing friendship pictures | Celebration Centers: Friendship art, puppet theater, dramatic play, and sensory exploration |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play with partner games and cooperative activities | Outdoor free play and cooperative games | Outdoor exploration and teamwork games | Outdoor play and cooperative games | Outdoor free play and group activities |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Building projects, friendship puzzles, and kindness drawing activities | Centers: Fine motor activities, dramatic play, puzzles, and building stations | Science centers with magnifying glasses, matching games, and puzzles | Centers: Blocks, dramatic play, literacy games, and puzzles | End-of-theme review games, child-choice centers, and sharing circle |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, daily reflection, and departures | Storytime and share artwork with classmates | Storytime and discuss what we learned about ourselves and our friends | Storytime and review of math and literacy skills | Closing circle, celebrate friendships, and departures |
Closed: March 29 – April 2
Week 1 of 4 · Monday 3/1 – Friday 3/5
| Time | Monday 3/1Introduction & Story | Tuesday 3/2Art & Sensory | Wednesday 3/3Science Investigation | Thursday 3/4Math & Literacy | Friday 3/5Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, shape puzzles, color sorting trays, and quiet table activities | Arrival, paint supplies, colored materials, and sensory bins | Arrival, science table with color materials, flashlights, and translucent objects | Arrival, alphabet cards, shape manipulatives, and counting materials | Arrival and color and shape choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about favorite colors and shapes we see every day | Breakfast and discuss how artists use colors to create pictures | Breakfast and discussion: “Where do colors come from?” | Breakfast and discuss shapes and colors found in the classroom | Breakfast and share favorite colors, shapes, and activities from the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Introduce the “Colors & Shapes” theme and identify common shapes such as circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles | Circle Time: Explore primary colors and talk about what happens when colors are mixed | Circle Time: Predict what will happen when two colors are mixed together | Circle Time: Read a shape story and identify shapes and colors in illustrations | Circle Time: Review shape names, color words, and discoveries from the week |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a story about colors and shapes, introduce color words, and complete a classroom shape hunt with discussion | Art: Create rainbow paintings, sponge prints, and colorful shape collages using a variety of art materials | Science: Conduct color mixing experiments, explore light passing through colored materials, and observe changes in shades and colors | Math & Literacy: Sort shapes by attributes, create simple patterns, match color words to pictures, and complete shape puzzles | Music & Movement: Sing color songs, play rhythm games, dance with scarves, and participate in shape-themed movement activities |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Shape movement game—jump into circles, walk along squares, and create body shapes with friends | Outdoor play: Color tag, movement games, and creative expression with scarves | Gross Motor: “Color Freeze Dance” and movement games where children move to different color cues | Outdoor movement: Shape hopscotch, color relay races, and counting jumps | Outdoor activities: Color relay races, parachute games, and shape obstacle courses |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with color and shape books, puzzles, and matching games | Quiet books and discussions about artwork and colors | Quiet science books and color observation journals with drawings | Quiet literacy centers with shape books and alphabet activities | Storytime featuring favorite color and shape books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Color songs, shape chants, and fingerplays | Color songs and movement activities | Songs about colors and the rainbow | Shape songs, rhymes, and fingerplays | Relaxation, stretching, and calming music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Create a pretend art studio with colored materials, stamps, and shape tools | Sensory: Explore colored rice bins, textured materials, and shape tracing in sand | Sensory: Water color mixing, translucent block exploration, and light table activities | Fine Motor: Shape tracing, pattern block designs, and color matching games | Celebration Centers: Shape puzzles, art stations, sensory bins, and dramatic play |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor shape hunt and color scavenger walk | Outdoor free play and color scavenger activities | Outdoor play and nature color observations | Outdoor play and shape scavenger hunts | Outdoor free play and cooperative games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Blocks, shape puzzles, color matching, and building activities | Centers: Play dough shapes, drawing, puzzles, and fine motor activities | Science centers: Magnifying glasses, color wheels, and sorting materials | Centers: Building with blocks, puzzles, matching games, and drawing shapes | Review games, child-choice centers, and sharing favorite activities |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review of colors and shapes, and departures | Storytime and sharing colorful creations | Storytime and review of color discoveries | Storytime and review of shapes and colors | Closing circle and departures |
| Time | Monday 3/8Introduction & Story | Tuesday 3/9Art & Sensory | Wednesday 3/10Science Investigation | Thursday 3/11Math & Literacy | Friday 3/12Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, shape puzzles, color sorting games, and quiet table activities | Arrival, colored paper shapes, glue materials, play dough, and sensory stations | Arrival, color wheels, flashlights, translucent materials, and science tools | Arrival, pattern blocks, alphabet cards, and counting materials | Arrival and color and shape choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about colors and shapes found at home, school, and in nature | Breakfast and discuss how artists use shapes and colors to create pictures | Breakfast and discussion: “What happens when colors mix?” | Breakfast and discuss patterns found in clothing, nature, and the classroom | Breakfast and discuss favorite colors, shapes, and discoveries from the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Review familiar shapes and colors and discuss where we see them in our everyday environment | Circle Time: Explore different sizes and combinations of shapes | Circle Time: Make predictions about combining colors and observing light | Circle Time: Read a pattern story and identify repeated sequences | Circle Time: Review color mixing, patterns, shape names, and new vocabulary |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a shape and color story, complete a classroom shape hunt, and create a chart of objects found in different colors and shapes | Art: Create shape collages, design pictures using circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles, and explore sponge painting | Science: Conduct color mixing experiments, observe colored shadows, explore transparent objects, and discover how light changes what we see | Math & Literacy: Create color and shape patterns, sort shapes by size and attributes, match color words to objects, and practice shape vocabulary | Music & Movement: Sing color songs, use rhythm instruments, dance with rainbow scarves, and play shape-themed movement games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Shape movement activities—create shapes with our bodies, jump to shape mats, and play “Find the Color” games | Outdoor play: Shape races, color tag, and movement with scarves | Gross Motor: “Rainbow Movement” activities and color-based movement games | Outdoor movement: Pattern walks, shape hopscotch, and counting games | Outdoor activities: Color relay races, parachute play, and shape obstacle courses |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with shape books, puzzles, and matching activities | Quiet books about art, colors, and shapes | Quiet science books and observation drawings | Quiet literacy centers with shape books, alphabet activities, and storytelling | Storytime featuring favorite color and shape books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Color songs, shape rhymes, and fingerplays | Shape songs and movement activities | Rainbow songs and fingerplays | Songs, rhymes, and shape chants | Relaxation, stretching, and calming music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Create a pretend art studio with colored materials, stamps, and shape tools | Sensory: Shape tracing in sand, play dough shape creation, and textured material exploration | Sensory: Water color mixing, light table exploration, and sorting objects by color | Fine Motor: Pattern block designs, tracing shapes, and color matching activities | Celebration Centers: Rainbow art, shape puzzles, sensory bins, and dramatic play |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor color scavenger hunt and cooperative games | Outdoor free play and shape scavenger activities | Outdoor nature walk looking for different colors and patterns | Outdoor play and cooperative activities | Outdoor free play and group games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Building with blocks, shape puzzles, color matching, and fine motor activities | Centers: Drawing, cutting practice, puzzles, and construction activities | Science centers: Magnifying glasses, color matching, and light exploration | Centers: Blocks, puzzles, matching games, and drawing activities | Review activities, child-choice centers, and sharing favorite artwork |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review of shapes and colors, and departures | Storytime and sharing artwork | Storytime and review of science discoveries | Storytime and review of patterns and shapes | Closing circle, celebrate the week’s learning, and departures |
| Time | Monday 3/15Introduction & Story | Tuesday 3/16Art & Sensory | Wednesday 3/17Science Investigation | Thursday 3/18Math & Literacy | Friday 3/19Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, pattern blocks, shape books, and quiet table activities | Arrival, paint, collage materials, sensory trays, and fine motor activities | Arrival, nature items, magnifying glasses, color samples, and science exploration materials | Arrival, pattern blocks, books, alphabet activities, and counting materials | Arrival and favorite color and shape centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about shapes and patterns found in nature, clothing, and the classroom | Breakfast and discuss how artists use colors and shapes to create pictures | Breakfast and discussion: “Where can we find colors and patterns in nature?” | Breakfast and conversations about favorite colors, shapes, and patterns | Breakfast and share favorite colors, shapes, and activities from the month |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Review shapes and introduce more complex patterns using colors, sounds, and movements | Circle Time: Explore how small shapes can combine to make larger pictures | Circle Time: Make observations about leaves, flowers, rocks, and natural objects | Circle Time: Read a shape story and identify patterns and repeated elements | Circle Time: Review color words, shape names, patterns, and science discoveries |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a story about shapes and patterns, complete a classroom shape hunt, and create a class pattern chart | Art: Create mosaic-style shape art, colorful collages, and geometric pictures using cut paper shapes | Science: Investigate natural patterns, sort items by color and texture, and experiment with mixing colors using water and natural materials | Math & Literacy: Create and extend patterns, sort shapes by size and attributes, practice color words, and retell stories using shape characters | Music & Movement: Sing rainbow songs, use rhythm instruments, dance to pattern beats, and participate in shape movement games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Create movement patterns such as jump-clap-jump-clap, shape walks, and balance activities | Outdoor play: Shape relay races, color games, and creative movement | Gross Motor: Nature movement games including animal movements, stretching like trees, and pattern movements | Outdoor movement: Pattern dances, shape obstacle course, and counting activities | Outdoor activities: Color relays, parachute games, and shape obstacle courses |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with shape books, pattern puzzles, and matching games | Quiet books about art, colors, and shapes | Quiet science books and nature drawings | Quiet literacy centers with books, storytelling props, and alphabet games | Storytime featuring favorite color and shape books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Shape songs, pattern chants, and fingerplays | Songs about colors and shapes | Nature songs and movement activities | Shape rhymes, songs, and fingerplays | Relaxation, stretching, and calming music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: “Design Studio” using fabric pieces, blocks, and colorful materials to create patterns | Sensory: Create shapes in sand, explore textured materials, and build shapes with play dough | Sensory: Nature sensory bins, sorting leaves, stones, and other safe natural materials | Fine Motor: Trace shapes, create patterns with beads, and complete matching activities | Celebration Centers: Rainbow art, pattern blocks, sensory bins, and creative dramatic play |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor shape and pattern scavenger hunt | Outdoor free play and color scavenger activities | Outdoor nature walk to identify shapes, colors, and patterns | Outdoor play and cooperative games | Outdoor free play and group movement games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Pattern blocks, puzzles, building activities, and drawing designs | Centers: Drawing, cutting practice, puzzles, and construction materials | Science centers: Magnifying exploration, matching activities, and color sorting | Centers: Building, puzzles, literacy games, and drawing activities | Review games, child-choice centers, and sharing favorite creations |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review of patterns discovered, and departures | Storytime and share artwork with classmates | Storytime and discuss our discoveries in nature | Storytime and review of patterns and shapes | Closing circle, celebrate the week’s learning, and departures |
| Time | Monday 3/22Introduction & Story | Tuesday 3/23Art & Sensory | Wednesday 3/24Science Investigation | Thursday 3/25Math & Literacy | Friday 3/26Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, color matching games, shape puzzles, and quiet table activities | Arrival, art materials, play dough, colored rice, and sensory trays | Arrival, science table with prisms, flashlights, translucent objects, and color materials | Arrival, pattern blocks, shape cards, books, and counting manipulatives | Arrival and favorite color and shape choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about favorite colors and shapes found in our surroundings | Breakfast and discuss favorite ways to create with colors and shapes | Breakfast and discussion: “How do colors change and where do we see light?” | Breakfast and conversations about favorite shapes and patterns | Breakfast and share favorite activities from the Colors & Shapes month |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Review colors, shapes, patterns, and discuss how these concepts help us describe the world around us | Circle Time: Explore how artists use different shapes, lines, and colors to express ideas | Circle Time: Make predictions about color mixing and explore observations from previous experiments | Circle Time: Review shapes, compare sizes, and identify repeating patterns | Circle Time: Review color names, shapes, patterns, and experiments completed throughout March |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a story focused on colors and shapes, complete a classroom and outdoor shape hunt, and create a class book titled “Our Colorful World” | Art: Create large collaborative murals, shape mosaics, and rainbow paintings using various tools and techniques | Science: Investigate color mixing with water and paint, explore shadows and light, and observe how transparent objects change the colors we see | Math & Literacy: Complete shape sorting challenges, create and extend patterns, match color words, and retell stories using shape characters and props | Music & Movement: Sing favorite color songs, play rhythm instruments, dance with scarves, complete movement patterns, and play shape games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Color and shape relay races, movement patterns, and “Shape Freeze Dance” | Outdoor play: Shape obstacle course, color tag, and creative movement | Gross Motor: Rainbow movement game, light and shadow chase, and color matching races | Outdoor movement: Shape hopscotch, pattern walks, and counting games | Outdoor activities: Rainbow relay races, parachute games, and shape obstacle courses |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with shape books, color matching games, and puzzles | Quiet books and discussions about artwork and creativity | Quiet science books and drawing observations | Quiet literacy centers with shape stories, puzzles, and alphabet activities | Storytime with favorite color and shape books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Color songs, shape rhymes, and fingerplays | Music and fingerplays using color and shape vocabulary | Songs about rainbows, colors, and light | Shape songs, rhymes, and movement games | Relaxation, stretching, and calming music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Pretend art gallery where children display and discuss their colorful creations | Sensory: Explore colored sand, textured materials, play dough, and create shapes with loose parts | Sensory: Water color experiments, light table exploration, and sorting activities by color and texture | Fine Motor: Bead patterns, shape tracing, cutting practice, and color matching activities | Celebration Centers: Art gallery walk, sensory bins, shape building challenges, and child-choice activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor scavenger hunt for colors, patterns, and shapes in nature | Outdoor free play and cooperative games | Outdoor exploration looking for shadows, colors, and natural patterns | Outdoor free play and cooperative games | Outdoor free play and friendship games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Building with blocks, shape puzzles, drawing stations, and color sorting | Centers: Easel painting, puzzles, construction blocks, and fine motor activities | Science centers: Magnifying tools, color wheels, and matching activities | Centers: Building, drawing, puzzles, and literacy activities | End-of-month review games, sharing favorite creations, and classroom celebration |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, reflection on colors and shapes, and departures | Storytime and artwork sharing | Storytime and review of science discoveries | Storytime and review of the day’s learning | Closing circle, celebrate all we learned about colors and shapes, and departures |
Closed: March 29 – April 2
Week 1 of 4 · Monday 4/5 – Friday 4/9
| Time | Monday 4/5Introduction & Story | Tuesday 4/6Art & Sensory | Wednesday 4/7Science Investigation | Thursday 4/8Math & Literacy | Friday 4/9Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, spring books, flower puzzles, and quiet table activities | Arrival, art supplies, flower photographs, and sensory materials | Arrival, magnifying glasses, seeds, gardening tools, and science materials | Arrival, counting trays, alphabet activities, seed collections, and spring books | Arrival and spring-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about signs of spring, flowers, plants, and gardens | Breakfast and discuss different colors, shapes, and parts of flowers | Breakfast and discussion: “What happens when we plant a seed?” | Breakfast and discuss the different types of plants and seeds we have explored | Breakfast and share favorite spring discoveries from the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Introduce the “Spring & Growing Things” theme and discuss what plants need to grow | Circle Time: Explore how flowers grow and the variety of plants found in gardens | Circle Time: Make predictions about what seeds need to grow and how they change over time | Circle Time: Review spring vocabulary, plant parts, and the life cycle of a plant | Circle Time: Review plant growth, seeds, flowers, and signs of spring |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a spring-themed story, explore garden vocabulary, and create a class chart titled “What Plants Need” | Art: Create flower prints, paint spring scenes, and make colorful tissue paper flowers | Science: Plant seeds in cups or garden containers, observe different seed types, and begin a class plant growth journal | Math & Literacy: Count and sort seeds, compare sizes, practice spring vocabulary, sequence plant growth stages, and explore garden stories | Music & Movement: Sing spring songs, use rhythm instruments, dance like butterflies and flowers, and participate in garden movement games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Pretend to grow like a seed, stretch like flowers reaching for the sun, and complete a garden-themed movement course | Outdoor play: Garden-themed obstacle course, butterfly movements, and nature games | Gross Motor: “Growing Plant” movements, watering relay races, and nature yoga | Outdoor movement: Seed counting games, garden scavenger hunt, and flower hop activities | Outdoor activities: Nature scavenger hunt, parachute games, and spring relay races |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with spring stories, flower matching, and plant picture books | Quiet books about flowers and gardens | Quiet science books and plant observation drawings | Quiet literacy centers with spring books, plant puzzles, and alphabet activities | Storytime featuring favorite spring and garden books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Spring songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Flower songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Songs about gardens, rain, and growing plants | Spring rhymes, songs, and movement games | Relaxation, stretching, and calming nature music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Garden center with toy flowers, gardening tools, seed packets, and planting activities | Sensory: Explore soil, seeds, natural textures, and a garden sensory bin | Sensory: Explore seeds, soil textures, and watering activities at a sensory table | Fine Motor: Seed mosaics, tracing flower shapes, and sorting activities | Celebration Centers: Flower art, sensory bins, dramatic garden play, and child-choice activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor nature walk to observe flowers, leaves, and signs of spring | Outdoor free play and collecting natural items for classroom displays | Outdoor garden check and nature exploration | Outdoor play and gardening tasks such as watering and observing plants | Outdoor free play and nature exploration |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Plant puzzles, blocks, drawing flowers, and fine motor activities | Centers: Play dough flowers, drawing, puzzles, and building garden structures | Science centers: Seed sorting, magnifying investigations, and plant matching games | Centers: Building gardens with blocks, matching games, and drawing spring scenes | Review games, sharing plant journals, and favorite spring activities |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review of spring discoveries, and departures | Storytime and share spring artwork | Storytime and discuss our planting discoveries | Storytime and review of plants and growing things | Closing circle, celebrate the week’s learning, and departures |
| Time | Monday 4/12Introduction & Story | Tuesday 4/13Art & Sensory | Wednesday 4/14Science Investigation | Thursday 4/15Math & Literacy | Friday 4/16Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, plant puzzles, spring books, and quiet table activities | Arrival, leaves, crayons, natural materials, and sensory bins | Arrival, plant samples, magnifying glasses, and science materials | Arrival, measuring tools, books, seed trays, and alphabet activities | Arrival and spring and garden choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about plants we have seen growing around us | Breakfast and discuss the different colors, shapes, and textures of leaves and plants | Breakfast and discussion: “How do plants drink water?” | Breakfast and discuss changes noticed in our growing plants | Breakfast and share favorite plant and nature discoveries from the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Review what plants need to grow and introduce plant parts including roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and seeds | Circle Time: Explore how nature can inspire artwork | Circle Time: Predict what happens when roots absorb water and how plants use sunlight and nutrients | Circle Time: Review plant life cycles and vocabulary words such as seed, root, stem, and flower | Circle Time: Review plant parts, how plants grow, and ways we care for living things |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a plant-themed story, identify plant parts in pictures, and create a class chart labeling the parts of a plant | Art: Create leaf rubbings, nature collages, flower paintings, and textured plant artwork | Science: Observe roots, place celery or flowers in colored water to watch absorption, and examine how water moves through plants | Math & Literacy: Measure plant growth using blocks, count leaves and seeds, sequence plant life cycle cards, and retell garden stories | Music & Movement: Sing garden songs, use rhythm instruments, dance like flowers and insects, and participate in plant growth movement activities |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Act out the life of a plant—curl up like a seed, grow into a sprout, and stretch like a flower | Outdoor play: Nature scavenger hunt, butterfly movements, and garden-themed games | Gross Motor: Water carrying relay races, stretching like growing plants, and nature yoga | Outdoor movement: Flower hopscotch, seed counting races, and garden obstacle course | Outdoor activities: Nature walks, garden relay races, and cooperative games |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with plant books, matching cards, and plant puzzles | Quiet books about gardens, flowers, and nature | Quiet science books and drawings of plant observations | Quiet literacy centers with spring books, plant puzzles, and storytelling materials | Storytime featuring favorite garden and spring books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Garden songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Nature songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Songs about gardens, rain, and plant growth | Garden rhymes, songs, and movement activities | Relaxation, stretching, and calming nature sounds |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Garden center with gardening tools, flowers, seed packets, and pretend planting | Sensory: Explore soil, leaves, flower petals, and natural objects using magnifying tools | Sensory: Water table with cups, watering cans, and floating plant materials | Fine Motor: Trace plant parts, create seed patterns, and complete sorting activities | Celebration Centers: Flower art, sensory exploration, dramatic garden play, and child-choice activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor nature walk to look for roots, leaves, flowers, and different types of plants | Outdoor free play and care for classroom plants | Outdoor garden observations and plant care | Outdoor play and gardening tasks such as watering and observing plants | Outdoor free play and exploration |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Plant puzzles, building gardens with blocks, drawing plants, and fine motor activities | Centers: Play dough flowers, drawing, puzzles, and building with natural materials | Science centers: Seed sorting, magnifying investigations, and plant matching activities | Centers: Build gardens with blocks, complete matching games, and draw plant life cycles | Review games, share plant journals, and discuss what we learned about growing things |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review plant parts, and departures | Storytime and share nature artwork | Storytime and review our plant discoveries | Storytime and review of plant growth concepts | Closing circle and departures |
| Time | Monday 4/19Introduction & Story | Tuesday 4/20Art & Sensory | Wednesday 4/21Science Investigation | Thursday 4/22Math & Literacy | Friday 4/23Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, flower books, insect figures, puzzles, and quiet table activities | Arrival, paint, butterfly templates, natural materials, and sensory trays | Arrival, life cycle cards, magnifying glasses, and science materials | Arrival, counting materials, garden books, alphabet activities, and insect figures | Arrival and spring nature choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about flowers, gardens, and insects we may see outdoors | Breakfast and discuss the colors and patterns found on flowers and insects | Breakfast and discussion: “How do plants and insects change as they grow?” | Breakfast and discuss what we find in a garden | Breakfast and share favorite flowers, insects, and garden discoveries |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss how bees, butterflies, and other insects help plants grow | Circle Time: Explore butterfly life cycles and different types of garden insects | Circle Time: Discuss the stages of a plant and butterfly life cycle | Circle Time: Review garden vocabulary and identify plants and insects in stories and pictures | Circle Time: Review plant growth, life cycles, and ways to care for nature |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a garden or insect-themed story, learn new vocabulary, and create a class chart titled “Helpers in the Garden” | Art: Create symmetrical butterfly paintings, flower crafts, and garden collages using natural materials | Science: Observe life cycle models, compare seeds to plants and caterpillars to butterflies, and record observations through drawings | Math & Literacy: Count flower petals, sort insects by characteristics, create simple patterns with garden objects, and retell spring stories using picture cards | Music & Movement: Sing garden songs, play rhythm instruments, dance like butterflies, buzz like bees, and participate in nature movement games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Pretend to fly like butterflies, crawl like insects, and move through a garden obstacle course | Outdoor play: Butterfly dances, insect movement games, and garden scavenger hunts | Gross Motor: Act out life cycles by curling like a seed or caterpillar, growing like a plant, and flying like a butterfly | Outdoor movement: Garden relay races, insect counting games, and flower hop activities | Outdoor activities: Butterfly races, parachute games, and cooperative garden challenges |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with garden books, insect picture cards, and matching games | Quiet books about insects, butterflies, and gardens | Quiet science books and life cycle matching activities | Quiet literacy centers with garden stories, alphabet games, and puppet storytelling | Storytime featuring favorite spring, insect, and garden books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Insect songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Butterfly songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Nature songs and movement activities | Spring rhymes, songs, and movement activities | Relaxation, stretching, and calming nature music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Pretend garden center with flowers, insects, gardening tools, and planting materials | Sensory: Explore soil, leaves, flowers, and insect-themed sensory bins with magnifying tools | Sensory: Life cycle sensory bins with natural materials, toy insects, and sorting activities | Fine Motor: Create flower patterns, trace insects, and complete counting activities | Celebration Centers: Butterfly art, sensory exploration, dramatic garden play, and child-choice activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor nature walk to search for flowers, insects, and signs of plant life | Outdoor free play and observation of nature | Outdoor exploration and nature observation | Outdoor play and garden care activities | Outdoor free play and nature exploration |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Flower puzzles, insect matching, block gardens, and drawing activities | Centers: Play dough insects, flower building, puzzles, and fine motor activities | Science centers: Magnifying investigations, sorting life cycle cards, and matching games | Centers: Blocks, puzzles, matching games, and drawing spring scenes | Review games, share garden journals, and discuss favorite spring activities |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review garden helpers, and departures | Storytime and share butterfly artwork | Storytime and discuss what we learned about growth and change | Storytime and review garden math and literacy skills | Closing circle, celebrate the week’s learning, and departures |
| Time | Monday 4/26Introduction & Story | Tuesday 4/27Art & Sensory | Wednesday 4/28Science Investigation | Thursday 4/29Math & Literacy | Friday 4/30Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, spring books, plant puzzles, garden manipulatives, and quiet table activities | Arrival, natural materials, paint supplies, sensory trays, and creative stations | Arrival, magnifying glasses, plants, weather tools, and science exploration materials | Arrival, counting trays, spring books, alphabet cards, and plant manipulatives | Arrival and favorite spring-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about the changes we have observed in plants and gardens throughout the month | Breakfast and discuss the colors, shapes, and textures we see in nature | Breakfast and discussion: “How does the environment help plants grow?” | Breakfast and discuss favorite things learned about spring and growing plants | Breakfast and share favorite spring memories, plants, and discoveries |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Review the life cycle of a plant, identify plant parts, and discuss ways we care for living things | Circle Time: Explore how artists use materials from nature to create artwork | Circle Time: Review sunlight, water, soil, air, and how each helps living things survive | Circle Time: Review spring vocabulary, plant life cycles, flowers, insects, and gardens | Circle Time: Review plant growth, flowers, insects, gardens, and caring for nature |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a spring garden story, revisit plant vocabulary, and create a class book titled “Our Spring Garden Adventure” | Art: Create nature collages, flower paintings, leaf prints, and spring murals using a variety of materials | Science: Observe plants, compare healthy and wilting plants, investigate how water affects plants, and record observations through drawings | Math & Literacy: Count seeds and flower petals, measure plant growth, sequence life cycle cards, match spring vocabulary, and retell favorite garden stories | Music & Movement: Sing spring songs, use rhythm instruments, perform butterfly dances, and participate in garden movement games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Garden obstacle course, “grow like a plant” movements, and flower yoga poses | Outdoor play: Nature scavenger hunt, butterfly movement, and garden-themed games | Gross Motor: Rain cloud movements, sunshine stretches, and “plant growth” movement activities | Outdoor movement: Flower hopscotch, counting races, and nature movement games | Outdoor activities: Nature relay races, parachute games, and cooperative garden challenges |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with spring books, plant matching games, and garden journals | Quiet books about gardens, flowers, and nature exploration | Quiet science books, plant journals, and nature observation drawings | Quiet literacy centers with spring books, storytelling cards, and matching games | Storytime featuring favorite spring and garden books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Spring songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Nature songs and fingerplays | Songs about rain, sunshine, and gardens | Spring rhymes, songs, and movement activities | Relaxation, stretching, and calming nature sounds |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Garden shop and farmer’s garden center with planting tools, flowers, and pretend vegetables | Sensory: Explore soil, water, seeds, leaves, and a spring sensory bin with scooping and sorting tools | Sensory: Water exploration, soil investigation, and plant care activities | Fine Motor: Create flower patterns, trace plant parts, and complete sorting activities | Celebration Centers: Garden art gallery, sensory stations, dramatic play, and child-choice activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor garden walk and observation of plants, trees, and seasonal changes | Outdoor free play and nature collection activities | Outdoor exploration observing weather and caring for classroom plants | Outdoor free play and cooperative nature games | Outdoor free play and spring exploration |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Flower building with blocks, puzzles, drawing gardens, and fine motor activities | Centers: Play dough flowers, loose-part creations, puzzles, and drawing stations | Science centers: Seed sorting, magnifying investigations, and plant life cycle matching | Centers: Blocks, puzzles, drawing, and spring-themed literacy activities | End-of-month review games, share plant journals, and celebrate everything we learned about spring |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, reflection on what we learned about spring, and departures | Storytime and share our nature artwork | Storytime and review our spring science discoveries | Storytime and review of the month’s learning | Closing circle, spring celebration, and departures |
Closed: Monday 5/31
Week 1 of 4 · Monday 5/3 – Friday 5/7
| Time | Monday 5/3Introduction & Story | Tuesday 5/4Art & Sensory | Wednesday 5/5Science Investigation | Thursday 5/6Math & Literacy | Friday 5/7Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, animal books, animal figurines, habitat puzzles, and quiet table activities | Arrival, animal art materials, sensory bins, and fine motor activities | Arrival, animal models, magnifying glasses, picture cards, and science materials | Arrival, counting animals, alphabet cards, habitat pictures, and story materials | Arrival and animal-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about favorite animals and where they live | Breakfast and discuss different animal colors, patterns, and body coverings such as fur, feathers, and scales | Breakfast and discussion: “What makes animals different from one another?” | Breakfast and discuss different animals and their homes | Breakfast and share favorite animals and habitats explored during the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Introduce the “Animals & Habitats” theme and discuss basic animal needs including food, water, shelter, and space | Circle Time: Compare how animals look and how their bodies help them survive in different habitats | Circle Time: Observe similarities and differences between animals, including size, body coverings, and ways they move | Circle Time: Review animal names, sounds, and habitat vocabulary | Circle Time: Review animal needs, habitats, characteristics, and new vocabulary |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read an animal-themed story, introduce habitat vocabulary (forest, ocean, desert, farm, and jungle), and create a class chart matching animals to their homes | Art: Create animal masks, paper plate animals, and habitat collage scenes using various materials | Science: Sort animals by characteristics, compare animal groups, and explore how animals use their bodies to survive in their environments | Math & Literacy: Count animal legs, sort animals by habitat, compare animal sizes, match animal names and pictures, and retell animal stories with props | Music & Movement: Sing animal songs, use rhythm instruments, perform animal dances, and participate in movement games that imitate different animals |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Move like different animals—hop like a rabbit, slither like a snake, stomp like an elephant, and flap like a bird | Outdoor play: Animal races, “follow the animal leader,” and pretend habitat adventures | Gross Motor: Animal yoga, movement patterns, and “guess the animal” action games | Outdoor movement: Animal counting games, habitat obstacle courses, and cooperative play | Outdoor activities: Animal relay races, parachute games, and habitat obstacle courses |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with animal books, animal matching cards, and habitat puzzles | Quiet books about animals and habitats | Quiet science books and animal observation drawings | Quiet literacy centers with animal books, puppets, and picture matching | Storytime featuring favorite animal books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Animal songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Animal songs, rhymes, and movement games | Songs about animals and their movements | Animal rhymes, songs, and fingerplays | Relaxation, stretching, and calming animal-themed music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Create a veterinarian clinic and animal rescue center with stuffed animals and care tools | Sensory: Explore safari sensory bins, habitat small worlds, and natural textures like sand, leaves, and rocks | Sensory: Animal sorting bins, texture matching (fur, feathers, scales), and small world habitat play | Fine Motor: Trace animal shapes, create animal patterns, and complete sorting activities | Celebration Centers: Animal masks, sensory habitats, dramatic veterinary play, and child-choice activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor animal movement games and a habitat scavenger hunt | Outdoor free play and animal observation activities | Outdoor nature walk looking for birds, insects, and other local animals | Outdoor free play and animal movement games | Outdoor free play and cooperative animal games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Build animal homes with blocks, complete animal puzzles, and draw favorite animals | Centers: Play dough animals, drawing, matching games, and building habitats | Science centers: Animal classification games, matching activities, and habitat exploration | Centers: Building habitats, puzzles, drawing, and literacy games | Review games, share animal creations, and discuss favorite discoveries |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review animal habitats, and departures | Storytime and share animal artwork | Storytime and review animal discoveries | Storytime and review animal math and vocabulary concepts | Closing circle, celebrate the week’s learning, and departures |
| Time | Monday 5/10Introduction & Story | Tuesday 5/11Art & Sensory | Wednesday 5/12Science Investigation | Thursday 5/13Math & Literacy | Friday 5/14Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, baby animal books, animal figures, matching cards, and quiet table activities | Arrival, animal art supplies, sensory trays, and table activities | Arrival, life cycle cards, magnifying tools, animal models, and science materials | Arrival, counting animals, alphabet cards, animal books, and sorting materials | Arrival and animal-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about baby animals and their families | Breakfast and discuss different baby animals, their colors, and textures | Breakfast and discussion: “How do animals change as they grow?” | Breakfast and discuss the different sizes and features of animals | Breakfast and share favorite animal families and life cycle discoveries |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss how animals grow and change from babies into adults and compare animal families | Circle Time: Explore how animals use their habitats to stay safe and comfortable | Circle Time: Compare animal life cycles such as frogs, butterflies, birds, and mammals | Circle Time: Review animal vocabulary, baby animal names, and life cycle stages | Circle Time: Review baby animals, habitats, animal growth, and ways animals care for their young |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a story about baby animals, introduce vocabulary (offspring, adult, nest, den, herd), and create a class chart matching baby animals to their parents | Art: Create baby animal puppets, animal family portraits, and paper animal crafts using a variety of materials | Science: Explore life cycle stages, match animals to their young, observe pictures and models, and record observations through drawings | Math & Literacy: Count animal legs, compare small and large animals, sort animals by characteristics, practice animal vocabulary, and retell animal stories using puppets | Music & Movement: Sing animal songs, use rhythm instruments, perform animal dances, and play movement games based on different life cycle stages |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Move like baby and adult animals—crawl like a puppy, hop like a young rabbit, and stretch like a growing animal | Outdoor play: Animal parent-and-baby movement games, “follow the leader,” and habitat exploration | Gross Motor: Act out life cycles—hatch like a chick, crawl like a caterpillar, and jump like a frog | Outdoor movement: Animal counting races, jumping games, and “move like an animal” activities | Outdoor activities: Animal relay races, obstacle courses, and cooperative habitat games |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with animal family books, matching games, and animal puzzles | Quiet books about animal families and life cycles | Quiet science books and life cycle matching activities | Quiet literacy centers with animal stories, picture cards, and alphabet activities | Storytime featuring favorite animal family and life cycle books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Animal nursery songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Animal songs, rhymes, and fingerplays | Songs about animal growth and change | Animal chants, songs, and movement games | Relaxation, stretching, and calming animal sounds |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Animal family play with stuffed animals, toy habitats, and pretend animal care | Sensory: Create habitat small worlds with sand, water, grass, rocks, and toy animals | Sensory: Life cycle sensory bins with toy animals, eggs, nests, and natural materials | Fine Motor: Create animal patterns, trace animal shapes, and complete matching activities | Celebration Centers: Animal puppets, habitat sensory bins, dramatic play, and child-choice activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor animal movement games and a search for animal homes such as nests or burrows (if visible) | Outdoor free play and pretend animal adventures | Outdoor nature walk to observe birds, insects, or other local wildlife | Outdoor free play and cooperative animal games | Outdoor free play and animal movement games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Animal family matching, blocks for building homes, drawing baby animals, and fine motor activities | Centers: Play dough animals, puzzles, drawing, and building animal shelters | Science centers: Animal classification, life cycle puzzles, and matching activities | Centers: Building habitats, puzzles, drawing, and literacy activities | Review games, share animal projects, and discuss favorite animal facts |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review animal families, and departures | Storytime and sharing animal artwork | Storytime and discussion about how animals grow | Storytime and review animal math and literacy concepts | Closing circle, celebrate the week’s learning, and departures |
| Time | Monday 5/17Introduction & Story | Tuesday 5/18Art & Sensory | Wednesday 5/19Science Investigation | Thursday 5/20Math & Literacy | Friday 5/21Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, wild animal books, animal figurines, habitat puzzles, and quiet table activities | Arrival, animal pattern cards, paints, collage materials, and sensory trays | Arrival, animal pictures, magnifying tools, feathers, fur samples, and science materials | Arrival, counting animals, books, alphabet cards, and sorting materials | Arrival and safari-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about wild animals and the places they live | Breakfast and discuss animal colors, patterns, and body coverings such as stripes, spots, fur, feathers, and scales | Breakfast and discussion: “What helps animals live in different places?” | Breakfast and discuss favorite wild animals and their unique features | Breakfast and share favorite wild animals and discoveries from the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss different wild habitats including forests, grasslands, deserts, and jungles and explore how animals meet their needs in each habitat | Circle Time: Explore how animal appearances can help them blend into their surroundings | Circle Time: Compare animal features such as wings, paws, claws, beaks, and body coverings and discuss their purposes | Circle Time: Review animal names, habitats, and descriptive vocabulary words such as big, small, fast, slow, smooth, and rough | Circle Time: Review habitats, animal adaptations, and ways animals survive in the wild |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a wild animal story, introduce habitat vocabulary, and create a class chart matching wild animals to their environments | Art: Create zebra stripe paintings, tiger pattern art, spotted animal crafts, and habitat collage scenes | Science: Investigate animal adaptations, compare textures and coverings, and explore how animals use their bodies to find food, move, and stay protected | Math & Literacy: Count animal groups, compare sizes, sort animals by habitat, identify beginning sounds in animal names, and retell animal stories using puppets | Music & Movement: Sing animal songs, use rhythm instruments, perform safari dances, and participate in “move like an animal” games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Move like wild animals—stomp like elephants, swing like monkeys, crawl like bears, and leap like big cats | Outdoor play: Animal races, camouflage games, and pretend jungle adventures | Gross Motor: Animal survival games—fly like birds, balance like flamingos, and hunt for pretend food like animals | Outdoor movement: Animal obstacle courses, counting jumps, and cooperative games | Outdoor activities: Safari obstacle courses, animal relay races, and parachute games |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with animal books, habitat matching games, and animal puzzles | Quiet books about wild animals and nature | Quiet science books and observation drawings | Quiet literacy centers with animal stories, alphabet activities, and matching games | Storytime featuring favorite wild animal books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Animal songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Animal songs, rhymes, and movement games | Songs about animals and nature | Animal rhymes, songs, and fingerplays | Relaxation, stretching, and calming nature sounds |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Wildlife explorer station with binoculars, maps, stuffed animals, and pretend nature journals | Sensory: Explore jungle, desert, and forest sensory bins with natural materials and toy animals | Sensory: Explore animal tracks, feathers, natural objects, and habitat materials | Fine Motor: Animal tracing, pattern making, sorting activities, and habitat building with small materials | Celebration Centers: Animal masks, habitat sensory bins, wildlife explorer dramatic play, and child-choice activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor animal movement games and nature exploration | Outdoor free play and animal observation activities | Outdoor nature walk looking for signs of animals such as tracks, nests, or feathers | Outdoor free play and cooperative animal games | Outdoor free play and group animal games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Build animal habitats with blocks, complete animal matching puzzles, and draw favorite wild animals | Centers: Play dough animals, building habitats, puzzles, and fine motor activities | Science centers: Animal sorting, matching body parts to animals, and habitat exploration | Centers: Building habitats, puzzles, drawing, and literacy games | Review games, share animal creations, and discuss favorite animal facts learned |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review wild animals and habitats, and departures | Storytime and sharing animal artwork | Storytime and discuss animal survival discoveries | Storytime and review animal vocabulary and math skills | Closing circle, celebrate the week’s learning, and departures |
| Time | Monday 5/24Introduction & Story | Tuesday 5/25Art & Sensory | Wednesday 5/26Science Investigation | Thursday 5/27Math & Literacy | Friday 5/28Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, ocean animal books, sea creature figures, ocean puzzles, and quiet table activities | Arrival, ocean art supplies, shells, sand trays, and sensory materials | Arrival, ocean animal models, magnifying tools, shells, and science materials | Arrival, counting shells, alphabet cards, ocean books, and matching activities | Arrival and ocean-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about ocean animals and the places they live | Breakfast and discuss the colors, shapes, and textures found in the ocean | Breakfast and discussion: “How do ocean animals survive underwater?” | Breakfast and discuss favorite ocean animals and what makes them special | Breakfast and share favorite ocean animals and discoveries from the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Introduce ocean habitats and discuss how fish, whales, dolphins, turtles, and other sea animals live underwater | Circle Time: Explore the unique features of ocean animals such as fins, shells, and tentacles | Circle Time: Discuss animal adaptations such as fins for swimming, gills for breathing underwater, and shells for protection | Circle Time: Review ocean vocabulary, sea creature names, and descriptive words such as smooth, rough, fast, and slow | Circle Time: Review ocean habitats, animal adaptations, and how animals survive in water |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read an ocean-themed story, introduce ocean vocabulary, and create a class chart of sea animals and their habitats | Art: Create jellyfish crafts, fish paintings, ocean murals, and shell collages | Science: Compare different ocean animals, examine shells and textures, explore buoyancy using sea animal toys, and record observations through drawings | Math & Literacy: Count shells and sea animals, sort ocean creatures by characteristics, make patterns with shells, identify beginning sounds of ocean animal names, and retell ocean stories with props | Music & Movement: Sing ocean songs, play rhythm instruments, perform sea creature dances, and participate in “under the sea” movement games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Move like ocean animals—swim like fish, glide like stingrays, crawl like crabs, and jump like dolphins | Outdoor play: Ocean movement games, beach ball activities, and “wave” movements with scarves | Gross Motor: Pretend to swim through the ocean, move like different sea creatures, and complete an underwater obstacle course | Outdoor movement: Ocean obstacle course, shell counting races, and cooperative games | Outdoor activities: Beach ball games, ocean relay races, and cooperative parachute “waves” |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with ocean books, matching games, and sea animal puzzles | Quiet books about ocean life and underwater adventures | Quiet science books and ocean observation drawings | Quiet literacy centers with ocean books, alphabet games, and storytelling cards | Storytime featuring favorite ocean and animal books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Ocean songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Ocean songs, rhymes, and movement activities | Songs about the ocean and sea life | Ocean rhymes, songs, and fingerplays | Relaxation, stretching, and calming ocean sounds |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Ocean explorer station with toy sea animals, boats, binoculars, and pretend scuba gear | Sensory: Explore ocean sensory bins with sand, water, shells, scoops, and toy sea animals | Sensory: Water tables with ocean animals, scooping activities, and floating/sinking exploration | Fine Motor: Shell tracing, sea creature patterns, and sorting activities | Celebration Centers: Ocean sensory bins, sea creature crafts, dramatic ocean exploration, and child-choice activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor movement games including “ocean animal freeze dance” and pretend beach adventures | Outdoor free play and cooperative ocean-themed games | Outdoor exploration and ocean movement games | Outdoor free play and ocean-themed movement games | Outdoor free play and cooperative water-themed movement activities |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Build underwater habitats with blocks, complete ocean puzzles, and draw favorite sea creatures | Centers: Play dough sea creatures, puzzles, drawing, and fine motor activities | Science centers: Sorting sea animals, matching habitats, and shell investigations | Centers: Build ocean habitats with blocks, complete puzzles, and create ocean drawings | End-of-month review games, share animal projects, and discuss favorite animal habitats and discoveries |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review ocean habitats, and departures | Storytime and sharing ocean artwork | Storytime and discussion about ocean discoveries | Storytime and review ocean math and literacy skills | Closing circle, celebrate everything learned about animals and habitats, and departures |
Week 1 of 5 · Monday 5/31 – Friday 6/4
| Time | Monday 5/31Introduction & Story | Tuesday 6/1Art & Sensory | Wednesday 6/2Science Investigation | Thursday 6/3Math & Literacy | Friday 6/4Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, transportation books, vehicle toys, puzzles, and quiet table activities | Arrival, toy cars, ramps, wheels, and science exploration materials | Arrival, counting vehicles, alphabet cards, transportation books, and matching games | Arrival and transportation-themed choice centers | |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about different ways people travel by land, air, and water | Breakfast and discussion: “What makes vehicles move?” | Breakfast and discuss the different parts of vehicles and how they help vehicles move | Breakfast and share favorite vehicles and transportation discoveries from the week | |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Introduce the “Transportation” theme and discuss cars, trucks, airplanes, boats, trains, and bicycles | Circle Time: Explore how wheels roll, how ramps work, and how different vehicles travel | Circle Time: Review transportation vocabulary and identify vehicles by their sounds and uses | Circle Time: Review ways people travel, vehicle types, and transportation safety | |
| 8:40–9:30 | Art: Create vehicle paintings using toy car tracks, design paper airplanes, and make transportation collages | Science: Experiment with ramps, test how far different vehicles travel, compare fast and slow movement, and make predictions about what will happen | Math & Literacy: Count wheels on different vehicles, sort transportation pictures by type, compare vehicle sizes, practice vehicle vocabulary, and retell transportation stories using props | Music & Movement: Sing transportation songs, use rhythm instruments, act out driving, flying, and sailing, and participate in vehicle movement games | |
| 9:30–10:00 | Outdoor play: Pretend to drive vehicles, race like cars, and practice airplane and train movements | Gross Motor: Vehicle races, rolling games, and “traffic light” movement activities | Outdoor movement: Traffic light games, vehicle obstacle courses, and counting races | Outdoor activities: Tricycle races, traffic obstacle courses, parachute “airplane rides,” and cooperative games | |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with transportation books, vehicle matching cards, and puzzles | Quiet science books and vehicle observation drawings | Quiet literacy centers with transportation stories, alphabet activities, and picture matching | Storytime featuring favorite transportation books | |
| 12:00–12:15 | Transportation songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Transportation songs and movement games | Transportation rhymes, songs, and fingerplays | Relaxation, stretching, and calming travel-themed music | |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 12:45–1:30 | Sensory: Transportation sensory bins with toy vehicles, sand roads, ramps, and building materials | Sensory: Explore ramps, tubes, rolling objects, and toy vehicles | Fine Motor: Trace vehicle shapes, create wheel patterns, and complete sorting activities | Celebration Centers: Vehicle art, sensory road bins, dramatic play as drivers and pilots, and child-choice activities | |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor free play with riding toys, road signs, and vehicle movement games | Outdoor vehicle games and tricycle riding | Outdoor free play with tricycles and transportation games | Outdoor free play with riding toys and cooperative transportation games | |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Build roads with blocks, create parking garages, complete vehicle puzzles, and draw favorite vehicles | Science centers: Sort vehicles by land, air, and water and explore wheel patterns | Centers: Build roads, complete vehicle puzzles, and practice transportation vocabulary | Review games, share vehicle creations, and discuss favorite ways to travel | |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime and share transportation artwork | Storytime and review our transportation discoveries | Storytime and review transportation math and literacy concepts | Closing circle, celebrate the week’s learning, and departures |
| Time | Monday 6/7Introduction & Story | Tuesday 6/8Art & Sensory | Wednesday 6/9Science Investigation | Thursday 6/10Math & Literacy | Friday 6/11Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, transportation books, train tracks, toy airplanes, boats, and quiet table activities | Arrival, vehicle models, art supplies, and transportation sensory materials | Arrival, toy cars, boats, airplanes, ramps, and science materials | Arrival, transportation books, counting vehicles, alphabet cards, and sorting materials | Arrival and transportation-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about traveling by land, air, and water | Breakfast and discuss colors, shapes, and parts of different vehicles | Breakfast and discussion: “What helps vehicles move on land, in water, and in the air?” | Breakfast and discuss where different vehicles travel and what jobs they do | Breakfast and share favorite vehicles and transportation activities from the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss how trains travel on tracks, airplanes fly in the sky, and boats move across water | Circle Time: Explore how different vehicles are designed for their jobs and environments | Circle Time: Explore the ideas of pushing, pulling, rolling, floating, and flying | Circle Time: Review transportation vocabulary, vehicle sounds, and safety rules | Circle Time: Review trains, airplanes, boats, how vehicles move, and transportation safety |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a transportation story, learn vocabulary such as tracks, wings, sails, and engines, and create a class chart comparing different vehicles | Art: Create paper airplanes, design boats, make train crafts, and paint vehicle pictures | Science: Test vehicle movement using ramps, experiment with floating and sinking boats, and compare how different vehicles travel | Math & Literacy: Count vehicle wheels, sort vehicles by land, air, and water, create simple transportation patterns, identify letters in vehicle words, and retell travel stories with props | Music & Movement: Sing transportation songs, use rhythm instruments, act out different vehicles, and participate in stop-and-go dances and travel games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Pretend to be different vehicles—chug like a train, fly like an airplane, and sail like a boat | Outdoor play: Airplane races, train line games, and “sail the boat” movement activities | Gross Motor: Push-and-pull games, vehicle relay races, and movement activities pretending to travel by land, sea, and air | Outdoor movement: Traffic games, vehicle races, and stop-and-go activities | Outdoor activities: Tricycle courses, train-line games, parachute “airplane flights,” and cooperative movement challenges |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with transportation books, vehicle matching games, and train puzzles | Quiet books about vehicles and travel | Quiet science books and drawings of transportation experiments | Quiet literacy centers with transportation books, picture cards, and storytelling puppets | Storytime featuring favorite transportation books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Transportation songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Transportation songs and action rhymes | Transportation songs and movement activities | Transportation rhymes, songs, and fingerplays | Relaxation, stretching, and calming travel-themed music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Train station, airport, and harbor with tickets, maps, luggage, and pretend travel materials | Sensory: Explore a transportation bin with toy vehicles, sand roads, water boats, and building materials | Sensory: Water table with boats, ramps with cars, and exploration of moving objects | Fine Motor: Trace vehicle shapes, build letter roads, create transportation patterns, and practice sorting | Celebration Centers: Vehicle crafts, dramatic travel play, transportation sensory bins, and child-choice activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play with riding toys and “travel around the world” movement games | Outdoor free play with tricycles and vehicle role-play | Outdoor exploration with riding toys and movement games | Outdoor free play and cooperative transportation games | Outdoor free play with riding toys and group transportation games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Build train tracks, design airports with blocks, and draw favorite transportation vehicles | Centers: Play dough vehicles, block building, puzzles, and transportation drawing activities | Science centers: Sort vehicles by how they move (land, air, water), build ramps, and explore wheel designs | Centers: Build roads and bridges, complete puzzles, and create transportation drawings | Review games, share transportation creations, and discuss favorite ways to travel |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, transportation review, and departures | Storytime and sharing transportation artwork | Storytime and discuss our transportation discoveries | Storytime and review transportation vocabulary and concepts | Closing circle, celebrate the week’s learning, and departures |
| Time | Monday 6/14Introduction & Story | Tuesday 6/15Art & Sensory | Wednesday 6/16Science Investigation | Thursday 6/17Math & Literacy | Friday 6/18Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, community vehicle books, toy cars, trucks, buses, and quiet table activities | Arrival, construction books, toy trucks, art materials, and sensory bins | Arrival, toy vehicles, ramps, bridge materials, and science exploration tools | Arrival, transportation books, counting vehicles, traffic signs, and alphabet activities | Arrival and transportation-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about the vehicles we see in our neighborhoods and who uses them | Breakfast and discuss different construction vehicles and the jobs they perform | Breakfast and discussion: “How do roads and bridges help us travel?” | Breakfast and discuss why traffic rules and safety signs are important | Breakfast and share favorite community vehicles and transportation activities from the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss community transportation helpers such as bus drivers, delivery workers, construction crews, and emergency vehicle operators and how they help people travel safely | Circle Time: Explore bulldozers, dump trucks, cranes, and excavators and how they help build roads and buildings | Circle Time: Discuss different types of roads, bridges, and pathways and how engineers design them | Circle Time: Review transportation vocabulary, road signs, and safe traveling habits | Circle Time: Review transportation helpers, construction vehicles, roads, bridges, and safety rules |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a community transportation story, learn vocabulary words such as driver, passenger, route, and traffic, and create a class chart of transportation helpers and their vehicles | Art: Create construction vehicle paintings, make paper dump trucks, and design road maps with markers and stickers | Science: Build simple bridges using blocks and recycled materials, test which structures hold toy vehicles, and explore balance and stability | Math & Literacy: Count vehicle wheels, sort vehicles by purpose, match traffic signs, create road patterns, practice transportation words, and retell community helper stories | Music & Movement: Sing transportation songs, use rhythm instruments, march like construction crews, pretend to drive vehicles, and participate in traffic light dances |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Pretend to drive buses, steer trucks, deliver packages, and direct traffic through a transportation obstacle course | Outdoor play: Construction relay races, moving “building materials,” and pretend work-site activities | Gross Motor: Bridge obstacle courses, balancing activities, and “cross the river” games | Outdoor movement: Stop-and-go games, crosswalk practice, and vehicle obstacle courses | Outdoor activities: Tricycle courses, delivery relay races, construction games, and cooperative movement challenges |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with transportation books, vehicle matching cards, and community helper puzzles | Quiet books about construction, trucks, and building projects | Quiet science books and drawings of bridges and roads | Quiet literacy centers with transportation books, traffic sign matching, and storytelling activities | Storytime featuring favorite transportation and construction books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Transportation songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Construction songs and movement games | Transportation songs and movement activities | Transportation rhymes, songs, and fingerplays | Relaxation, stretching, and calming travel-themed music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Bus station, delivery center, and construction site with maps, tickets, toy tools, and pretend packages | Sensory: Construction sensory bins with sand, rocks, toy trucks, scoops, and containers | Sensory: Explore sand roads, water pathways, ramps, and toy vehicle tracks | Fine Motor: Trace road lines, create traffic lights, and complete vehicle sorting activities | Celebration Centers: Road building, vehicle art, construction sensory bins, dramatic play, and child-choice activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play with tricycles, traffic signs, and pretend community routes | Outdoor free play and building activities with large blocks or loose materials | Outdoor exploration with riding toys and roadway games | Outdoor free play with tricycles and safe riding practice | Outdoor free play with riding toys and transportation games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Build roads and neighborhoods with blocks, complete transportation puzzles, and draw community vehicles | Centers: Play dough construction vehicles, block towers, puzzles, and drawing activities | Science centers: Test ramps, build roads, compare bridge designs, and sort transportation pictures | Centers: Build cities with blocks, complete transportation puzzles, and practice road safety games | Review games, share transportation projects, and discuss favorite vehicles and discoveries |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review transportation helpers, and departures | Storytime and share construction creations | Storytime and discuss engineering discoveries | Storytime and review transportation math and safety concepts | Closing circle, celebrate the week’s learning, and departures |
| Time | Monday 6/21Introduction & Story | Tuesday 6/22Art & Sensory | Wednesday 6/23Science Investigation | Thursday 6/24Math & Literacy | Friday 6/25Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, maps, transportation books, toy vehicles, and quiet table activities | Arrival, vehicle art supplies, road maps, and sensory materials | Arrival, toy vehicles, wheels, ramps, and science exploration materials | Arrival, transportation books, counting vehicles, letter cards, and pattern materials | Arrival and transportation-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about places we travel and different ways to get there | Breakfast and discuss favorite places to visit and ways to travel | Breakfast and discussion: “How are vehicles the same and different?” | Breakfast and discuss different transportation choices and their purposes | Breakfast and share favorite transportation activities from the month |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss maps, directions, landmarks, and how transportation helps people travel from place to place | Circle Time: Explore different types of roads, signs, and travel environments such as cities, mountains, and beaches | Circle Time: Compare vehicle sizes, parts, speed, and how they travel on land, in water, or through the air | Circle Time: Review transportation vocabulary, directional words, and vehicle names | Circle Time: Review vehicles, transportation helpers, maps, directions, and safety rules learned throughout June |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a travel-themed story, introduce vocabulary such as map, route, destination, and journey, and create a classroom map with familiar locations | Art: Create paper roads, design vehicles, make travel postcards, and paint transportation scenes | Science: Investigate vehicle features, test ramps with different vehicles, explore movement and speed, and make observations about results | Math & Literacy: Create vehicle patterns, graph favorite ways to travel, count vehicles, practice letter recognition with transportation words, and retell travel stories with props | Music & Movement: Sing transportation songs, use rhythm instruments, participate in vehicle dances, and act out a pretend journey by land, air, and water |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Follow a “travel route” obstacle course using directional words like forward, backward, left, and right | Outdoor play: Chalk road drawing, scooter or tricycle routes, and pretend road trips | Gross Motor: Vehicle relay races, “fast and slow” movement games, and transportation challenges | Outdoor movement: Road races, directional games, and transportation obstacle courses | Outdoor activities: Transportation obstacle course, tricycle parade, and “travel around the world” movement games |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with travel books, map puzzles, and transportation matching games | Quiet books about journeys and transportation adventures | Quiet science books and vehicle observation drawings | Quiet literacy centers with travel stories, alphabet activities, and matching games | Storytime featuring favorite transportation books and class transportation discussions |
| 12:00–12:15 | Travel songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Transportation songs, rhymes, and movement games | Transportation songs and movement activities | Transportation songs and fingerplays | Relaxation, stretching, and calming travel-themed music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Travel agency, train station, and airport with maps, tickets, luggage, and pretend passports | Sensory: Road-building bins with sand, blocks, toy vehicles, signs, and natural materials | Sensory: Explore wheels, gears, ramps, and different transportation materials | Fine Motor: Trace roads, make vehicle patterns, create signs, and practice cutting and gluing activities | Celebration Centers: Road-building projects, vehicle art gallery, dramatic travel play, and child-choice activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play with tricycles and “follow the route” games using chalk roads and signs | Outdoor free play and travel-themed cooperative games | Outdoor vehicle races and movement games | Outdoor free play with transportation games and riding toys | Outdoor free play with riding toys and cooperative transportation games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Build cities and roads with blocks, draw maps, and complete transportation puzzles | Centers: Play dough vehicles, map drawing, puzzles, and fine motor activities | Science centers: Sort vehicles by size and type, build ramps, and compare how vehicles move | Centers: Build roads, complete puzzles, and create transportation drawings | End-of-month review games, share favorite transportation creations, and celebrate what was learned |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review maps and directions, and departures | Storytime and sharing transportation artwork | Storytime and discuss science discoveries | Storytime and review transportation math and literacy skills | Closing circle, celebrate the completion of the Transportation theme, and departures |
| Time | Monday 6/28Introduction & Story | Tuesday 6/29Art & Sensory | Wednesday 6/30Science Investigation | Thursday 7/1Math & Literacy | Friday 7/2Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, ocean books, shell collections, water-themed puzzles, and quiet table activities | Arrival, ocean art materials, sensory trays, and fine motor activities | Arrival, water science materials, shells, magnifying glasses, and ocean books | ||
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about oceans, beaches, lakes, and different ways we use water | Breakfast and discuss the colors, textures, and animals found in the ocean | Breakfast and discussion: “What can water do?” | ||
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Introduce the “Water & Ocean Life” theme and discuss the importance of water and where we find it in nature | Circle Time: Explore seashells, sand, coral, and different ocean environments | Circle Time: Discuss the properties of water, including how it moves, changes shape, and helps living things survive | ||
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read an ocean or water-themed story, introduce vocabulary such as ocean, waves, shore, and sea life, and create a class chart about what children know about water | Art: Create ocean murals, paint sea creatures, make shell art, and design underwater scenes | Science: Explore pouring, measuring, floating and sinking, and observe how different objects behave in water | ||
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Move like ocean waves, swim like sea animals, and practice beach-themed movement games | Outdoor play: Beach-ball games, ocean movement activities, and “wave” dances with scarves | Gross Motor: Pretend to be waves, swimming sea animals, and moving water currents | ||
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | ||
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with ocean books, shell matching games, and water picture cards | Quiet ocean books and sea animal matching activities | Quiet science books and water observation drawings | ||
| 12:00–12:15 | Ocean songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Ocean songs, rhymes, and fingerplays | Ocean songs and movement activities | ||
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | ||
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Beach day pretend play with towels, toy buckets, seashells, and pretend fishing materials | Sensory: Explore water tables, shells, scoops, floating objects, and ocean sensory bins | Sensory: Water tables with containers, funnels, sea animals, and floating toys | ||
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | ||
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | ||
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play with water-themed movement activities and nature observations | Outdoor free play and cooperative beach-themed games | Outdoor water exploration and movement games | ||
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Build ocean habitats with blocks, complete sea life puzzles, and draw ocean scenes | Centers: Play dough sea animals, puzzles, drawing, and fine motor activities | Science centers: Floating and sinking stations, shell investigations, and ocean sorting activities | ||
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review water vocabulary, and departures | Storytime and share ocean artwork | Storytime and review what we discovered about water |
Closed: Thursday 7/1, Friday 7/2, Monday 7/5
Week 1 of 4 · Monday 7/5 – Friday 7/9
| Time | Monday 7/5Introduction & StoryClosed | Tuesday 7/6Art & Sensory | Wednesday 7/7Science Investigation | Thursday 7/8Math & Literacy | Friday 7/9Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Closed | Arrival, ocean books, sea animal toys, shell collections, and quiet table activities | Arrival, ocean animal figures, magnifying glasses, habitat pictures, and science materials | Arrival, ocean books, counting shells, alphabet cards, and sea creature matching games | Arrival and ocean-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about favorite ocean animals and their colors, shapes, and textures | Breakfast and discussion: “Where do ocean animals live?” | Breakfast and discuss different ocean animals and their characteristics | Breakfast and share favorite sea creatures and ocean discoveries from the week | |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Explore different sea creatures such as fish, turtles, crabs, octopuses, and dolphins and discuss their unique features | Circle Time: Learn about ocean habitats such as coral reefs, sandy shores, and deep ocean environments | Circle Time: Review ocean vocabulary, sea creature names, and descriptive words such as smooth, rough, big, and small | Circle Time: Review ocean habitats, sea animal characteristics, and what animals need to survive | |
| 8:40–9:30 | Art: Create jellyfish crafts, fish paintings, ocean collages, and sea creature puppets using a variety of materials | Science: Explore how sea animals survive in their habitats, compare body features such as fins and shells, and observe ocean specimens and pictures | Math & Literacy: Count shells and sea animals, sort creatures by size and type, create ocean patterns, identify beginning sounds in sea animal names, and retell ocean stories with props | Music & Movement: Sing ocean songs, use rhythm instruments, dance like sea creatures, and participate in underwater imagination games | |
| 9:30–10:00 | Outdoor play: Beach-ball games, “move like a sea creature” activities, and ocean wave dances with scarves | Gross Motor: Swim like fish, crawl like crabs, glide like rays, and jump like dolphins | Outdoor movement: Sea creature obstacle courses, shell counting games, and cooperative activities | Outdoor activities: Ocean relay races, parachute “waves,” and beach-ball cooperative games | |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with ocean stories, sea life matching cards, and puzzles | Quiet science books and ocean observation drawings | Quiet literacy centers with ocean books, alphabet activities, and storytelling cards | Storytime featuring favorite ocean and sea life books | |
| 12:00–12:15 | Ocean songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Ocean songs and movement activities | Ocean rhymes, songs, and fingerplays | Relaxation, stretching, and calming ocean sounds | |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 12:45–1:30 | Sensory: Water tables with sea animals, shells, scoops, funnels, and ocean-themed sensory bins | Sensory: Create ocean habitat small worlds with sand, water, rocks, and toy sea animals | Fine Motor: Trace sea creature shapes, make shell patterns, and complete sorting activities | Celebration Centers: Ocean sensory bins, sea creature crafts, dramatic underwater exploration, and child-choice activities | |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor free play and cooperative ocean-themed movement games | Outdoor nature observations and ocean movement games | Outdoor free play and ocean movement games | Outdoor free play and cooperative water-themed games | |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Play dough sea creatures, drawing, fine motor activities, and ocean puzzles | Science centers: Sort sea animals by habitat, examine shells, and match animals to their homes | Centers: Build ocean scenes with blocks, complete puzzles, and create sea animal drawings | Review games, share ocean projects, and discuss favorite learning moments | |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime and sharing ocean artwork | Storytime and review ocean discoveries | Storytime and review ocean math and literacy concepts | Closing circle, celebrate the week’s ocean adventures, and departures |
| Time | Monday 7/12Introduction & Story | Tuesday 7/13Art & Sensory | Wednesday 7/14Science Investigation | Thursday 7/15Math & Literacy | Friday 7/16Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, ocean books, water-themed puzzles, seashell collections, and quiet table activities | Arrival, watercolor paints, ocean art materials, and sensory trays | Arrival, science materials, water tubs, and objects for testing | Arrival, counting shells, ocean books, letter cards, and matching activities | Arrival and water-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about places where we find water, such as oceans, lakes, rivers, and streams | Breakfast and discuss the colors and textures found in the ocean and water environments | Breakfast and discussion: “Why do some things float while others sink?” | Breakfast and discuss different ocean objects and sea creatures | Breakfast and share favorite water experiments and ocean discoveries from the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss how water moves through waves, currents, rain, and flowing streams | Circle Time: Explore how artists use colors and shapes to represent oceans and water | Circle Time: Make predictions about which objects will float or sink and discuss observations | Circle Time: Review water vocabulary, sea animal names, and descriptive words such as full, empty, heavy, and light | Circle Time: Review water movement, floating and sinking, ocean vocabulary, and ways to care for water environments |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a water-themed story, introduce vocabulary such as waves, currents, river, stream, and tide, and create a class chart about different forms of moving water | Art: Create watercolor ocean paintings, sponge-paint waves, make fish and jellyfish crafts, and design underwater scenes | Science: Conduct floating and sinking experiments with natural and classroom objects, compare results, and record findings through drawings and charts | Math & Literacy: Measure water using cups and containers, count shells, compare amounts, create shell patterns, identify letters in ocean words, and retell water stories with props | Music & Movement: Sing ocean songs, use rhythm instruments to make wave sounds, dance like sea creatures, and participate in water-themed movement games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Pretend to move like waves, flow like rivers, and splash like raindrops through movement games | Outdoor play: Water relay games, ocean movement dances, and beach-ball activities | Gross Motor: “Float or sink” movement game, swimming motions, and ocean obstacle courses | Outdoor movement: Water bucket races, shell hunts, and ocean-themed obstacle courses | Outdoor activities: Water relay races, parachute waves, and cooperative beach-ball games |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with water stories, ocean puzzles, and matching games | Quiet books about oceans, water, and sea creatures | Quiet science books and water observation journals | Quiet literacy centers with ocean stories, alphabet games, and vocabulary cards | Storytime featuring favorite ocean and water books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Ocean songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Ocean songs, rhymes, and fingerplays | Water songs and movement activities | Ocean rhymes, songs, and fingerplays | Relaxation, stretching, and calming ocean sounds |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Create a beach and boat adventure station with maps, toy boats, shells, and pretend fishing tools | Sensory: Water tables with cups, funnels, measuring tools, shells, and floating toys | Sensory: Continue water experiments with scoops, containers, and floating toys | Fine Motor: Trace sea creature shapes, make ocean patterns, and complete sorting activities | Celebration Centers: Water tables, ocean crafts, dramatic beach play, and child-choice activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play with water movement games, scarves, and “wave” activities | Outdoor free play and cooperative water games | Outdoor exploration and water-themed movement games | Outdoor free play and cooperative water activities | Outdoor free play and group water-themed games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Build ocean scenes, complete water puzzles, and draw waves and sea life | Centers: Play dough sea creatures, drawing activities, puzzles, and fine motor tasks | Science centers: Sort floating and sinking objects, build boats with classroom materials, and explore how objects move in water | Centers: Build ocean habitats, complete puzzles, and create water-themed drawings | Review games, share water creations, and discuss favorite experiments |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review water vocabulary, and departures | Storytime and sharing ocean artwork | Storytime and review science discoveries | Storytime and review math and literacy concepts | Closing circle, celebrate the week’s learning, and departures |
| Time | Monday 7/19Introduction & Story | Tuesday 7/20Art & Sensory | Wednesday 7/21Science Investigation | Thursday 7/22Math & Literacy | Friday 7/23Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, ocean books, sea animal figurines, shells, and quiet table activities | Arrival, ocean art supplies, seashells, sand trays, and fine motor activities | Arrival, magnifying glasses, shells, sea life pictures, and science materials | Arrival, counting shells, ocean books, alphabet cards, and sorting activities | Arrival and ocean-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about favorite ocean animals and places they live | Breakfast and discuss the colors, patterns, and textures of ocean life | Breakfast and discussion: “What do ocean animals need to live?” | Breakfast and discuss favorite sea animals and their features | Breakfast and share favorite marine animals and ocean activities from the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss different marine habitats such as coral reefs, tide pools, open oceans, and sandy shores | Circle Time: Explore how ocean habitats look different and what animals live in each one | Circle Time: Discuss how marine animals need food, water, shelter, and safe habitats | Circle Time: Review ocean vocabulary, animal names, and descriptive words such as large, small, smooth, and rough | Circle Time: Review marine habitats, animal needs, ocean vocabulary, and ways we can help protect oceans |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a marine life story, introduce vocabulary such as reef, tide pool, ocean floor, and habitat, and create a class chart matching sea animals to their homes | Art: Create coral reef paintings, sea creature sculptures, tissue-paper jellyfish, and ocean habitat collages | Science: Investigate ocean ecosystems, compare different sea animals, explore shells and natural objects, and discuss how living things depend on their environment | Math & Literacy: Count and sort shells, create ocean patterns, compare sea creature sizes, identify letters in ocean vocabulary words, and retell ocean stories using puppets | Music & Movement: Sing ocean songs, play rhythm instruments, perform sea creature dances, and participate in underwater imagination games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Move like sea animals—crawl like crabs, glide like stingrays, swim like fish, and leap like dolphins | Outdoor play: Ocean obstacle courses, beach-ball games, and “wave” dances with ribbons and scarves | Gross Motor: Pretend to hunt for food like ocean animals, swim through obstacle courses, and act out animal behaviors | Outdoor movement: Sea creature races, “find the shell” games, and cooperative challenges | Outdoor activities: Beach-ball games, parachute waves, ocean relay races, and cooperative movement challenges |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with ocean books, sea creature matching cards, and habitat puzzles | Quiet books about ocean ecosystems and marine animals | Quiet science books and observation drawings | Quiet literacy centers with ocean stories, matching cards, and alphabet activities | Storytime featuring favorite ocean and sea life books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Ocean songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Ocean songs, rhymes, and movement activities | Ocean songs and movement activities | Ocean rhymes, fingerplays, and songs | Relaxation, stretching, and calming ocean sounds |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Ocean research station with binoculars, pretend diving equipment, maps, and sea animal models | Sensory: Ocean sensory bins with sand, shells, water beads (with close supervision), scoops, and sea animal figures | Sensory: Explore ocean habitat trays, sort sea creatures, and investigate different textures | Fine Motor: Trace sea animal shapes, make shell designs, and practice cutting and gluing skills | Celebration Centers: Ocean sensory bins, sea creature crafts, dramatic ocean exploration, and child-choice activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor movement games including “ocean animal races” and sea creature yoga | Outdoor free play and cooperative ocean-themed games | Outdoor nature walk discussing ways people can protect natural environments | Outdoor free play and ocean movement activities | Outdoor free play and group ocean-themed games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Build ocean habitats with blocks, complete sea animal puzzles, and draw underwater scenes | Centers: Play dough sea animals, drawing, puzzles, and building underwater scenes | Science centers: Match animals to habitats, examine shells, and complete ocean sorting activities | Centers: Create ocean drawings, complete puzzles, and build habitats with blocks | Review games, share ocean projects, and discuss favorite marine discoveries |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review marine animal vocabulary, and departures | Storytime and sharing ocean creations | Storytime and review ocean science discoveries | Storytime and review ocean math and literacy skills | Closing circle, celebrate the week’s learning, and departures |
| Time | Monday 7/26Introduction & Story | Tuesday 7/27Art & Sensory | Wednesday 7/28Science Investigation | Thursday 7/29Math & Literacy | Friday 7/30Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, ocean books, water conservation pictures, sea animal figures, and quiet table activities | Arrival, sand trays, seashells, ocean art supplies, and fine motor activities | Arrival, magnifying glasses, shells, rocks, and beach science materials | Arrival, counting shells, ocean books, alphabet cards, and matching games | Arrival and ocean-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about why water is important to people, animals, and plants | Breakfast and discuss the different textures found at the beach such as smooth shells, rough rocks, and soft sand | Breakfast and discussion: “What living things can we find near the ocean?” | Breakfast and discuss favorite beach and ocean experiences | Breakfast and share favorite ocean activities, animals, and experiments from the month |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss ways we can protect oceans, rivers, lakes, and beaches by keeping them clean and caring for nature | Circle Time: Explore beach habitats and the plants and animals that live near the shore | Circle Time: Learn about shore animals, plants, sand, rocks, and how beaches are special habitats | Circle Time: Review ocean vocabulary, beach animals, and environmental care concepts | Circle Time: Review ocean habitats, marine animals, water movement, and ways to care for our water resources |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a story about caring for the Earth or oceans, introduce vocabulary such as recycle, protect, pollution, and conservation, and create a class “Ocean Helpers” promise chart | Art: Create seashell collages, paint beach scenes, make sand art, and design ocean-themed crafts | Science: Investigate shells and natural materials, compare textures and sizes, explore how sand changes when wet or dry, and observe how animals depend on their environments | Math & Literacy: Count and graph shells, sort sea animals by size and type, create ocean patterns, practice letter recognition with ocean words, and retell favorite sea stories | Music & Movement: Sing ocean songs, use rhythm instruments to create wave sounds, dance like sea creatures, and participate in a pretend under-the-sea adventure |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: “Beach clean-up” relay, sorting pretend recyclable materials, and ocean animal movement games | Outdoor play: Beach-ball games, “wave” dances, and seashell scavenger hunts | Gross Motor: Crab walks, seagull stretches, and beach obstacle courses | Outdoor movement: Ocean scavenger hunts, relay races, and sea creature movement games | Outdoor activities: Beach-ball games, parachute waves, ocean relay races, and cooperative movement challenges |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with environmental books, ocean puzzles, and matching games | Quiet books about beaches and ocean animals | Quiet science books and beach observation drawings | Quiet literacy centers with books, storytelling cards, and alphabet activities | Storytime featuring favorite ocean books and class reflections |
| 12:00–12:15 | Ocean songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Ocean songs and movement activities | Ocean songs and movement activities | Ocean rhymes, songs, and fingerplays | Relaxation, stretching, and calming ocean music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Ocean rescue station with pretend life jackets, boats, animal figures, and beach clean-up tools | Sensory: Explore sand, water tables, shells, scoops, and beach-themed sensory bins | Sensory: Wet and dry sand exploration, water play, and ocean habitat trays | Fine Motor: Trace ocean shapes, create shell patterns, practice cutting, and complete matching activities | Celebration Centers: Ocean sensory bins, sea creature crafts, dramatic beach play, and child-choice activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor nature walk to observe and care for the environment by picking up safe litter with teacher supervision | Outdoor free play and cooperative beach-themed games | Outdoor exploration and nature-inspired movement games | Outdoor free play and cooperative ocean games | Outdoor free play and water-themed movement games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Create recycling art, sort materials, complete ocean puzzles, and draw ways to help the Earth | Centers: Play dough shells, ocean drawings, puzzles, and fine motor activities | Science centers: Sort shells, compare rocks, build sand habitats, and match animals to beach environments | Centers: Build beach scenes, complete puzzles, and create ocean drawings | End-of-month review, share favorite creations, and celebrate everything learned about water and ocean life |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review ways to protect our oceans, and departures | Storytime and sharing beach artwork | Storytime and review beach discoveries | Storytime and review ocean math and literacy skills | Closing circle, celebrate the completion of the Water & Ocean Life theme, and departures |
Week 1 of 5 · Monday 8/2 – Friday 8/6
| Time | Monday 8/2Introduction & Story | Tuesday 8/3Art & Sensory | Wednesday 8/4Science Investigation | Thursday 8/5Math & Literacy | Friday 8/6Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, community helper books, dress-up clothes, toy vehicles, and quiet table activities | Arrival, art materials, helper pictures, and fine motor activities | Arrival, magnifying glasses, measuring tools, safety gear, and exploration materials | Arrival, alphabet cards, counting objects, community books, and matching games | Arrival and community helper-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about people who help us every day, such as teachers, doctors, firefighters, mail carriers, and sanitation workers | Breakfast and discuss the tools and clothing different helpers use to do their jobs | Breakfast and discussion: “How do tools help people do their jobs?” | Breakfast and discuss different jobs and the tools they use | Breakfast and share favorite community helpers and activities from the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Introduce the Community Helpers theme and discuss how different helpers work together to keep communities safe, healthy, and organized | Circle Time: Explore how tools help community helpers complete their work safely and effectively | Circle Time: Explore simple tools used by builders, doctors, gardeners, cooks, and other community helpers | Circle Time: Review community helper names, workplace vocabulary, and the ways helpers serve others | Circle Time: Review different helpers, their tools, workplaces, and how they make communities better |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a community helper story, introduce vocabulary such as community, helper, tools, uniform, and service, and create a class chart matching helpers to their jobs | Art: Create firefighter hats, doctor badges, mail carrier bags, construction helmets, and helper puppets | Science: Investigate how tools work by comparing objects, measuring items, using magnifying glasses, exploring simple machines, and discussing safety when using tools | Math & Literacy: Count helper tools, sort objects by job, create patterns with community pictures, identify letters in helper words, and retell stories about people helping others | Music & Movement: Sing community helper songs, use rhythm instruments, act out jobs through movement, and participate in helper role-play games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Act out different community helper jobs—carry mail, put out pretend fires, build structures, and help patients | Outdoor play: Pretend to deliver mail, rescue stuffed animals, and build with large blocks | Gross Motor: Construction movement games, delivery relays, and “helping hands” team activities | Outdoor movement: Community helper scavenger hunt, delivery races, and teamwork activities | Outdoor activities: Obstacle courses, teamwork challenges, and pretend community jobs |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with community helper books, matching helper tools to occupations, and completing themed puzzles | Quiet books about helpers and community jobs | Quiet science books, tool matching cards, and observation drawings | Quiet literacy centers with books, picture cards, and storytelling activities | Storytime featuring favorite community helper books and class discussions |
| 12:00–12:15 | Community helper songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Community helper songs and movement games | Community helper songs and movement activities | Community helper rhymes, songs, and fingerplays | Relaxation, stretching, and calming music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Community helper center with doctor kits, mail bags, construction hats, grocery items, and dress-up clothing | Sensory: Community helper sensory bins with toy tools, letters, bandages, measuring tapes, and building materials | Sensory: Explore different textures and materials helpers might use such as sand, water, fabric, paper, and safe classroom tools | Fine Motor: Trace community helper pictures, practice cutting, create patterns, and complete matching activities | Celebration Centers: Dramatic play, helper crafts, sensory bins, and child-choice activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play with community helper obstacle courses, delivery races, and cooperative games | Outdoor free play and cooperative helper games | Outdoor exploration and teamwork games | Outdoor free play and cooperative games | Outdoor free play and cooperative group games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Build a neighborhood with blocks, draw community buildings, sort helper pictures, and complete puzzles | Centers: Play dough tools, drawing helper scenes, puzzles, and fine motor activities | Science centers: Sort tools by purpose, compare sizes and shapes, and explore how different materials are used | Centers: Build community buildings, complete puzzles, and create drawings of helpers at work | Review games, share community helper projects, and discuss ways everyone can be a helper |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review community helper vocabulary, and departures | Storytime and share community helper creations | Storytime and discuss discoveries about helper tools | Storytime and review math and literacy skills | Closing circle, celebrate the first week of the Community Helpers theme, and departures |
| Time | Monday 8/9Introduction & Story | Tuesday 8/10Art & Sensory | Wednesday 8/11Science Investigation | Thursday 8/12Math & Literacy | Friday 8/13Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, books about safety helpers, dramatic play materials, and quiet table activities | Arrival, art materials, helper photographs, and fine motor activities | Arrival, magnifying glasses, safety equipment, and investigation materials | Arrival, books, alphabet cards, counting tools, and matching activities | Arrival and safety helper-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about people who help keep us safe, healthy, and cared for | Breakfast and discuss the uniforms, tools, and equipment safety helpers use | Breakfast and discussion: “How does safety equipment help protect us?” | Breakfast and discuss the tools different safety helpers use each day | Breakfast and share favorite safety helpers and activities from the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss safety helpers such as doctors, nurses, firefighters, police officers, and emergency responders and how they help our community | Circle Time: Explore items such as stethoscopes, helmets, badges, first aid supplies, and safety gear | Circle Time: Explore helmets, reflective materials, gloves, bandages, and other protective items and discuss their purposes | Circle Time: Review helper names, safety vocabulary, and important community rules | Circle Time: Review doctors, nurses, firefighters, emergency responders, safety tools, and ways we can stay safe and help others |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a story about safety helpers, introduce vocabulary such as emergency, safety, hospital, clinic, and rescue, and create a class chart matching helpers to their responsibilities | Art: Create firefighter helmets, doctor bags, nurse badges, safety vests, and emergency vehicle artwork | Science: Investigate the properties of different safety materials, explore visibility with light and reflective objects, and learn how protective equipment helps people do their jobs safely | Math & Literacy: Count medical tools and safety items, sort emergency vehicles, create patterns with helper pictures, identify letters in safety words, and retell helper stories with puppets | Music & Movement: Sing helper songs, use rhythm instruments, march like firefighters, practice emergency role-play, and participate in movement games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Practice “rescue missions,” carry toy supplies, crawl through tunnels, and complete safety-themed obstacle courses | Outdoor play: Firefighter obstacle courses, “rescue the animal” games, and ambulance role-play | Gross Motor: Practice safe movement activities, follow directions in safety games, and complete rescue challenges | Outdoor movement: Stop-and-go games, traffic signal activities, and community safety obstacle courses | Outdoor activities: Rescue relay races, teamwork challenges, and safety obstacle courses |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with safety helper books, matching games, and dramatic play props | Quiet books about firefighters, doctors, and emergency workers | Quiet science books and observation drawings | Quiet literacy centers with books, letter matching, and storytelling cards | Storytime featuring favorite safety helper books and group discussions |
| 12:00–12:15 | Safety songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Safety helper songs and movement activities | Safety songs and movement activities | Safety rhymes, songs, and fingerplays | Relaxation, stretching, and calming music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Hospital, doctor’s office, fire station, and emergency response center with pretend medical kits, uniforms, and tools | Sensory: First aid dramatic play, bandage wrapping on dolls, water play with rescue boats, and equipment exploration | Sensory: Explore textures of different safe materials, sort equipment, and practice caring for dolls using pretend medical supplies | Fine Motor: Trace helper tools, practice cutting, create safety signs, and complete sorting activities | Celebration Centers: Safety helper dramatic play, crafts, sensory activities, and child-choice centers |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play with rescue relays, teamwork games, and safety role-play | Outdoor free play and cooperative safety games | Outdoor activities practicing traffic safety, crossing paths, and following classroom safety signals | Outdoor free play and cooperative games | Outdoor free play and cooperative community games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Build hospitals and fire stations with blocks, complete safety puzzles, and draw community helpers | Centers: Play dough tools, emergency vehicle drawing, puzzles, and fine motor activities | Science centers: Match safety equipment to helpers, compare materials, and investigate how tools are used | Centers: Build a hospital or fire station, complete puzzles, and create safety helper drawings | Review games, share safety projects, and discuss ways we can be safe and helpful |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review safety helper vocabulary, and departures | Storytime and share safety helper creations | Storytime and discuss what we learned about staying safe | Storytime and review math and literacy concepts | Closing circle, celebrate the week’s learning, and departures |
| Time | Monday 8/16Introduction & Story | Tuesday 8/17Art & Sensory | Wednesday 8/18Science Investigation | Thursday 8/19Math & Literacy | Friday 8/20Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, community helper books, neighborhood maps, dress-up clothes, and quiet table activities | Arrival, art materials, helper photographs, and fine motor activities | Arrival, building materials, seeds, magnifying glasses, and science exploration tools | Arrival, alphabet cards, counting objects, books, and community helper matching games | Arrival and community helper-themed choice centers |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about helpers we see in our neighborhoods every day such as teachers, mail carriers, grocery workers, gardeners, and sanitation workers | Breakfast and discuss the tools different workers use to complete their jobs | Breakfast and discussion: “How do community helpers build and care for our world?” | Breakfast and discuss different places in the neighborhood and the people who work there | Breakfast and share favorite neighborhood helpers and activities from the week |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss how different community helpers have important jobs that keep neighborhoods clean, organized, and functioning | Circle Time: Explore tools used by teachers, gardeners, grocery workers, builders, and mail carriers | Circle Time: Learn how builders construct structures, gardeners grow plants, and workers use tools to complete tasks | Circle Time: Review helper names, workplace vocabulary, and the importance of teamwork | Circle Time: Review teachers, mail carriers, grocery workers, builders, gardeners, and the ways they help our community |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a neighborhood helper story, introduce vocabulary such as neighborhood, service, delivery, community, and responsibility, and create a class chart matching helpers to their jobs and tools | Art: Create mailboxes, grocery bags, teacher supplies, garden flowers, and construction tool artwork | Science: Explore how plants grow, investigate different building materials, test which materials make strong structures, and compare natural and human-made objects | Math & Literacy: Count letters and packages, sort grocery items, create patterns with community pictures, identify beginning sounds in helper words, and retell stories about helping others | Music & Movement: Sing community helper songs, use rhythm instruments, act out jobs through songs and dances, and participate in helper movement games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Act out neighborhood jobs by delivering mail, planting gardens, stocking shelves, and collecting pretend recycling | Outdoor play: Pretend gardening, package delivery races, and building activities with large blocks | Gross Motor: Carry “building supplies,” plant pretend gardens, and complete construction obstacle courses | Outdoor movement: Deliver pretend mail, shop in a pretend market, and participate in neighborhood scavenger hunts | Outdoor activities: Delivery races, gardening relays, building challenges, and cooperative team games |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with community books, neighborhood puzzles, and helper matching activities | Quiet books about neighborhoods and community workers | Quiet science books, plant observation journals, and building picture cards | Quiet literacy centers with books, alphabet games, and storytelling activities | Storytime featuring favorite community helper books and discussions about helping others |
| 12:00–12:15 | Community helper songs, fingerplays, and movement activities | Community songs and movement games | Community helper songs and movement activities | Community rhymes, songs, and fingerplays | Relaxation, stretching, and calming music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Neighborhood center with a classroom, post office, grocery store, garden, and recycling station | Sensory: Explore garden soil, seeds, pretend grocery items, letters, envelopes, and building materials | Sensory: Explore soil, water, blocks, natural materials, and construction-themed sensory bins | Fine Motor: Trace helper tools, make grocery lists with pictures, create patterns, and practice cutting and gluing | Celebration Centers: Neighborhood dramatic play, helper crafts, sensory exploration, and child-choice activities |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor play with delivery routes, gardening activities, and cooperative neighborhood games | Outdoor free play and neighborhood role-play games | Outdoor nature observations, gardening, and teamwork activities | Outdoor free play and cooperative games | Outdoor free play and group teamwork games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Build a neighborhood with blocks, draw community scenes, complete helper puzzles, and sort helper tools | Centers: Play dough tools, create neighborhood drawings, complete puzzles, and practice fine motor skills | Science centers: Build structures, sort materials, examine plants, and explore simple tools | Centers: Build stores and homes, complete puzzles, and create community drawings | Review games, share community projects, and discuss how everyone can contribute to their community |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review neighborhood helpers, and departures | Storytime and share community helper artwork | Storytime and discuss what we discovered about building and growing | Storytime and review math and literacy skills | Closing circle, celebrate the week’s learning, and departures |
| Time | Monday 8/23Introduction & Story | Tuesday 8/24Art & Sensory | Wednesday 8/25Science Investigation | Thursday 8/26Math & Literacy | Friday 8/27Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, community helper books, kindness cards, dramatic play materials, and quiet table activities | Arrival, art supplies, friendship materials, and fine motor activities | Arrival, community maps, building materials, and exploration tools | Arrival, books, alphabet cards, counting materials, and helper games | Arrival and community helper choice centers with dress-up, books, and dramatic play |
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about ways children can help at school, at home, and in their community | Breakfast and discuss how art can be used to show appreciation and kindness | Breakfast and discussion: “What happens when everyone works together?” | Breakfast and discuss all the helpers we have learned about during the month | Breakfast and share favorite community helpers and favorite activities from the month |
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Discuss kindness, teamwork, responsibility, and how everyone can be a helper | Circle Time: Talk about people we appreciate and how we can thank helpers in our lives | Circle Time: Explore how people depend on one another and how different jobs help a community function | Circle Time: Review community helper names, tools, workplaces, and ways children can be helpful | Circle Time: Review community helpers, kindness, teamwork, and the many ways people help each other |
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy: Read a story about kindness and helping others, introduce vocabulary such as kindness, teamwork, responsibility, and caring, and create a class “Helping Hands” chart with ideas for helping others | Art: Make thank-you cards for community helpers, create a “Helping Hands” mural, decorate kindness rocks, and design appreciation posters | Science & Discovery: Investigate how buildings, roads, and services connect a community; build simple neighborhoods with blocks; and explore how teamwork helps complete tasks | Math & Literacy: Count community objects, sort helper tools, create patterns with helper pictures, practice recognizing letters in community words, and retell favorite community helper stories | Music & Movement: Sing helper songs, play rhythm instruments, perform community helper role-play, dance, and participate in cooperative movement games |
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Team-building games, partner obstacle courses, and “help a friend” movement activities | Outdoor play: Team games, passing activities, and partner challenges | Gross Motor: Cooperative games requiring children to work together to move objects, complete challenges, and reach shared goals | Outdoor movement: Community helper scavenger hunt, teamwork races, and cooperative challenges | Outdoor activities: Helper obstacle courses, teamwork relays, and group games |
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet reading with kindness stories, friendship books, and helper matching activities | Quiet books about kindness, friendship, and community | Quiet books, community picture cards, and drawing observations | Quiet literacy centers with community books, letter games, and storytelling activities | Storytime featuring favorite community helper and kindness books |
| 12:00–12:15 | Kindness songs, fingerplays, and cooperative movement activities | Kindness songs and movement activities | Community songs and movement activities | Community rhymes, songs, and fingerplays | Relaxation, stretching, and calming music |
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play: Classroom helper station, family role-play, and community care scenarios using dolls and props | Sensory: Explore materials for creating community projects such as paper, fabric, stamps, stickers, and natural objects | Sensory: Building sensory bins with blocks, vehicles, people figures, and construction materials | Fine Motor: Create helper books, trace letters, practice cutting, and make community collages | Community Celebration Centers: Dress-up play, helper stations, art displays, sensory activities, and child-choice learning centers |
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time | Nap/Rest Time |
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor cooperative games that encourage teamwork and helping friends | Outdoor free play and cooperative games | Outdoor teamwork games and neighborhood exploration activities | Outdoor free play and cooperative group activities | Outdoor free play and final cooperative games |
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers: Create kindness cards, build community spaces with blocks, complete puzzles, and draw pictures of ways to help | Centers: Play dough creations, drawing, puzzles, and fine motor activities focused on kindness themes | Discovery Centers: Create communities with blocks, sort helper tools, and match workers to workplaces | Centers: Complete community puzzles, build neighborhoods, and review helper vocabulary through games | Month review, share favorite projects, celebrate kindness and helping others |
| 4:45–5:30 | Storytime, review ways we can be helpers, and departures | Storytime and sharing appreciation artwork | Storytime and discuss why working together is important | Storytime and celebrate everything learned about community helpers | Closing circle, celebrate the completion of the Community Helpers theme, and departures |
| Time | Monday 8/30Introduction & Story | Tuesday 8/31Art & Sensory | Wednesday 9/1Science Investigation | Thursday 9/2Math & Literacy | Friday 9/3Music, Movement, & Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 | Arrival, community helper books, dress-up clothes, puzzles, and quiet table activities featuring different helpers and their tools | ||||
| 8:00–8:20 | Breakfast and conversations about favorite community helpers and ways children can help at home, school, and in their neighborhood | ||||
| 8:20–8:40 | Circle Time: Review all the community helpers learned throughout the month and discuss how kindness, teamwork, and responsibility help everyone contribute to the community | ||||
| 8:40–9:30 | Literacy & Story: Read a story about helping others, review community helper vocabulary, and create a class book titled “We Are Community Helpers Too!” with children drawing or dictating ways they can help | ||||
| 9:30–10:00 | Gross Motor: Community helper obstacle course with stations such as delivering mail, putting out pretend fires, caring for baby dolls, building with blocks, and cleaning up the classroom | ||||
| 10:00–11:30 | Nap/Rest Time | ||||
| 11:30–12:00 | Quiet Activities: Community helper books, matching helpers to their tools, simple puzzles, and looking through the class helper book | ||||
| 12:00–12:15 | Music & Movement: Sing community helper songs, practice action songs about helping, and move like different helpers (march like firefighters, sweep like custodians, plant like gardeners) | ||||
| 12:15–12:45 | Lunch | ||||
| 12:45–1:30 | Dramatic Play & Fine Motor Centers: Community helper dress-up station, post office with letters and stamps, doctor’s office, grocery store, and creating thank-you cards for helpers | ||||
| 1:30–3:00 | Nap/Rest Time | ||||
| 3:00–3:20 | Snack | ||||
| 3:20–4:00 | Outdoor Play: Teamwork games, “helper relay races,” neighborhood walks (if available), and cooperative activities that encourage helping friends | ||||
| 4:00–4:45 | Centers & Review: Build a community with blocks, sort helper tools, create community drawings, and share favorite things learned about community helpers | ||||
| 4:45–5:30 | Closing Circle: Celebrate the Community Helpers theme, review the month’s learning, share compliments with friends, and prepare for departure |