1. Topic-
"Celebrate the Seasons"
 
2. Content-
LANGUAGE & LITERACY DEVELOPMENT
MATHEMATICS DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL STUDIES DEVELOPMENT
SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT
FINE ARTS DEVELOPMENT

KEY VOCABULARY: Seasons, Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall/Autumn
 
3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
To encourage each child to identify the different seasons and some of the specific activities people participate in during each season.
 
4. Objectives-
Given the theme for the week- "Seasons," each child will identify and describe some of the major events of each season by participating in "I Do, We Do, & You Do" activities throughout the week.

AZ EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS COVERED THIS WEEK:


LANGUAGE AND LITERACY STANDARD-
Strand 2: Pre-reading Process
- Print Awareness
- Book Handling Skills
- Sounds & Rhythms of Spoken Language
- Letter Knowledge
- Vocabulary Development
- Comprehending Stories

MATHEMATICS STANDARD-
Strand 2: Data Analysis
* Collection and Organization
* Data Analysis
Strand 3: Patterns
* Patterns

SCIENCE STANDARD-
Strand 1: Inquiry
- Observations, Questions, and Hypotheses

SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARD-
Strand 4: Geography
*The World in Spatial Terms

FINE ARTS STANDARD-
Strand 1: Visual Art
- Creating Art
*Art as Inquiry
 
5. Materials and Aids-
BOOKS:
The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats
Are You Spring?, by Caroline Pitcher
A Tree is Nice, by Janice May Udry
Little Critter Goes Camping by Mercer Mayer

INTERACTIVE TECH:
sproutonline.com
littlecritter.com
preschoolexpress.com

MATERIALS:
Symmetry Leaf
Snowy Day Sequencing Cards
Paper Chain Caterpillar
Coffee Filter Butterflies
 
6. Procedures/Methods-

A. Introduction-

TUES- Gather children to carpet, read "A Tree is Nice," & "The Snowy Day," Think/Talk Time
WED- Gather children to carpet, read "Are You Spring," & "Little Critter Goes Camping" Think/Talk Time
THURS-Gather children to carpet, let children choose which books read on Tues & Wed to read again. Think/Talk Time
*All Books for Theme are in our Book Basket.
 

B. Development-

TUES- Sing/Actions "Autumn," & "I'm A Little Snowflake" (Will be sung @ IW Winter Concert)
WED- Sing/Actions "Five Little Caterpillars"
THURS- Sing/Actions "Sunny Day!"
*All words/actions to fingerplays are attached to lesson plan.
 

C. Practice-

TUES- Interactive Games @ sproutonline.com
WED- Interactive Games @ preschoolexpress.com
THURS- Interactive Games @ littlecritter.com
*All interactive sites are saved under Favorites.
 

D. Independent Practice-

TUES- Each child will make his/her own Symmetry Leaf using yarn, paint, & leaf template.
WED- Each child will make his/her own set of The Snowy Day sequencing cards.
THURS- Each child will make his/her own paper chain caterpillar and a coffee filter butterfly.
 

E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-

Teacher/Peer Modeling, Allow ample time to complete projects/activities, Assist as needed
 

F. Checking for understanding-

Teacher will ask questions throughout and encourage responses from each child to ensure understanding.
 

G. Closure-

TUES- Gather children back to carpet to share completed project.
WED- Gather children back to carpet to share completed project.
THURS-Gather children back to carpet to share completed project.
 
7. Evaluation-
Observation/Informal Assessments- inputting this information into Creative Curriculum
 

This Lesson Plan is available at (www.teacherjet.com)