INCA Head Start Lesson Plan
INCA Head Start Lesson Plan Teacher: Crystal Ellett Investigation: 4. Who uses balls? (Monday—Wednesday) 5. What are balls made of? (Thtirsday—Friday)
Week of: 10-29-12/ 11-2-12
Study: Balls
Large Group
Choice Time Small Group
Calendar/Helpers • MM36, "Body Pattern" • Invite visitor to children. Explain how he or she uses balls for exercise. • Invite children to ask questions. And explore
Bead Pattern or Jewelry making, M14, "Patterns"
Calendar/Helpers • MM40, "Clap a Friend's Name" • Introduce grandparent, or older family or community member, to talk about ball game that he or she played as a child. Invite children to ask questions.
LL04, Bookmaking or LL02, "Desktop Publishing"
Wednesday: pg58 Calendar/Helpers
Make a thank you note Look at natural items found in the science area. LL04, "Bookmaking" or LL02, "Desktop Publishing" look for spheres outdoors.
• MM39, "Let's Pretend"
• Remind children how to conduct themselves with the visitor • Introduce visitor and pet. Invite the visitor to talk about how his or her pet plays with a ball. Invite children to ask questions. • Have children draw a sketch of the animal as they
Large Group Round up
Read Aloud Just Like
Josh Gibson BDO7
Play Ball
Recall the day's events Remind children to talk to their families about ball games they play now or played at a younger age. Recall the days events Invite children to talk about the ball-shaped objects they found outside. Talk about u pcoming visitor
and pet for tomorrow.
Just Like Josh Gibson BDO7
Zoo Phonics
Recall the day's events Invite children who investigate the natural items in the science area to share what they observed.
• • •
• •
•
,Weekly Activities •
Read dee dee deer from zoo phonics reader. • Review past ALC a - c Introduce dee dee deer's letter `d' trace the letter in the air and repeat the "d" sounds Starfall.corn "D" look over words dance, duck, dogs, door, dish, drink, drum, rum,oug doughnut, ddee r Circle the letter "d" in the words day, today, dinosaurs, dresses, dragons and diapers.
Learning Center Materials Art/Writing: thin strips (1-2 inches wide) of newspaper or paper towels; glue; water; balloons
Mental Health: Second Step . ' Worried
.
Computer: Humanities: Starfall.dom Scott Joplin
1310dosi dolls
Dramatic Play:
• When looking at the calendar point out the d's in each of the days of the week. • Play grid game.
dress up clothes, dishes, food, hats, baby dolls.
Social Studies: Discuss people in our neighborhood: doctors
Library/Listening: Books about bats Halloween, fall and social emotional.
Make aThank you note or card
The Doorbell Rang
work on papier mache LL17, "Walk a Letter" or LL05,
Calendar/Helpers
• MM39, "Move Like a Balloon" • Use Senses to explore a variety of balls.
"Jumping Beans"
Calendar/Helpers • MM89, We Like Clapping" • Record responses on "What do you think is inside a ball? • Have children predict whether each ball is hollow or sold from the ball collection. Sort accordingly.
Help children open balls in the science area Invite children to sort balls by what is inside them. Continue to work on papier mache LL10Rhy Chart ; : or LL19 "Silly
Names"
Birthday Basket for Tia
Recall the day's events Encourage children who use papier mache to talk about their experiences. Make a sign for the end of-study celebration. Recall the days events Invite children who explored the inside of balls during choice time to describe what they learned.
Daily Transition:
Daily Literacy: (Words of the Week)
Monthly Cooking (Food) Activity:
Music:
1.MM30,"Bounce, Bounce, Bounce" 2. MM28, "Counting Calisthenics"
pattern, baseball, fielder's glove, umpire, Lousiville Slugger, Josh Gibson, sailed away, cousin, imagine, dew, stealing home, sense, hollow, solid
make pigs in a blanket for Halloween celebration on Wednesday.
1. Silly Willies 2. Bear hunt 3. Stir the soup 4. mix it up
3.MM05, "Silly Willy Walking "
4.MM19, "I spy with my little eye" 5.MM38, "Spatial Pattern"
Scramble up cards a-d have the children try to put them in order.
Play red light green light see page 77 for instructions
Manipulatives/Math/Science: Balls that can and cannot be opened. Beads and lace
Healthy/Safety: Introduce the 1 of the 5 Sense: "hearing" SesameStreet.org
Puzzles, books, Velcro blocks, magnetic blocks, interlocking people, bristle blocks, number bugs, foam puzzles, Lincoln logs and pegs and geoboards with numbers, items that are magnetic and no magnetic for sorting
Nutrition: Discuss vegetables
.
Recite Humpty Dumpty.
5. Banana dance
squad games. cars, wooden blocks, doll house with
observe.
1111111111.11
eBook Play Ball! and and shell
Sand & Water:
sand, funnels and measuring tools Outside:
LL02, "Desktop Publishing" look for spheres outdocirs. Bubbles and wands, talk about the shape of the bubbles, Why
Color: orange and black . Number3
Shape: trapezoid
-
Rhyme: peter peter pumpkin eater
bubbles are rou.nd.
P25, "Kick Hard"
INCA Head Start Lesson Plan Teacher: Crystal Ellett Investigation: 4. Who uses balls? (Monday—Wednesday) 5. What are balls made of? (Thursday—Friday)
Week of: 10-29-12/ 11-2-12 Study: Balls
Individual Help:
Material Sent Home: (e.g. Zoo-phonics activity worksheets, newsletters)
(Working individually or in a group) Bathroom Hand washing Brushing teeth
School Readiness Checklist (M-W-F) and Missed Lap-d Skill (T & Th) Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Lower case letters Letter sounds Uppercase letters
Holds pencil by fingers
Lower case letters Letter sounds Uppercase letters (start with letters in name, once learned move to letters that has been introduced)
(start with letters in name, once learned move to letters that has been introduced)
individual
Thursday Imitates cross (intersecting lines)
8,13,15,14,2
individual
Friday Lower case letters Letter sounds Uppercase letters (start with letters in name, once learned move to letters that has been introduced)
8,14,2
individual
Family Partnerships: Your children will be interviewing you about games you played with balls when you were children. Please take some time to share your experiences with them! Also, it's time to access the ebook, Play Ball! Finally, we'd like to invite families to participate in our end of study celebration on Friday next week.
Weekly newsletter lending library slips speech homework slips for (2,8,6) nursery rhyme homework slips name tracer slips
Week of: 10-29-12/ 11-2-12
Study: Balls
Large Group
Choice Time Small Group
Calendar/Helpers • MM36, "Body Pattern" • Invite visitor to children. Explain how he or she uses balls for exercise. • Invite children to ask questions. And explore
Bead Pattern or Jewelry making, M14, "Patterns"
Calendar/Helpers • MM40, "Clap a Friend's Name" • Introduce grandparent, or older family or community member, to talk about ball game that he or she played as a child. Invite children to ask questions.
LL04, Bookmaking or LL02, "Desktop Publishing"
Wednesday: pg58 Calendar/Helpers
Make a thank you note Look at natural items found in the science area. LL04, "Bookmaking" or LL02, "Desktop Publishing" look for spheres outdoors.
• MM39, "Let's Pretend"
• Remind children how to conduct themselves with the visitor • Introduce visitor and pet. Invite the visitor to talk about how his or her pet plays with a ball. Invite children to ask questions. • Have children draw a sketch of the animal as they
Large Group Round up
Read Aloud Just Like
Josh Gibson BDO7
Play Ball
Recall the day's events Remind children to talk to their families about ball games they play now or played at a younger age. Recall the days events Invite children to talk about the ball-shaped objects they found outside. Talk about u pcoming visitor
and pet for tomorrow.
Just Like Josh Gibson BDO7
Zoo Phonics
Recall the day's events Invite children who investigate the natural items in the science area to share what they observed.
• • •
• •
•
,Weekly Activities •
Read dee dee deer from zoo phonics reader. • Review past ALC a - c Introduce dee dee deer's letter `d' trace the letter in the air and repeat the "d" sounds Starfall.corn "D" look over words dance, duck, dogs, door, dish, drink, drum, rum,oug doughnut, ddee r Circle the letter "d" in the words day, today, dinosaurs, dresses, dragons and diapers.
Learning Center Materials Art/Writing: thin strips (1-2 inches wide) of newspaper or paper towels; glue; water; balloons
Mental Health: Second Step . ' Worried
.
Computer: Humanities: Starfall.dom Scott Joplin
1310dosi dolls
Dramatic Play:
• When looking at the calendar point out the d's in each of the days of the week. • Play grid game.
dress up clothes, dishes, food, hats, baby dolls.
Social Studies: Discuss people in our neighborhood: doctors
Library/Listening: Books about bats Halloween, fall and social emotional.
Make aThank you note or card
The Doorbell Rang
work on papier mache LL17, "Walk a Letter" or LL05,
Calendar/Helpers
• MM39, "Move Like a Balloon" • Use Senses to explore a variety of balls.
"Jumping Beans"
Calendar/Helpers • MM89, We Like Clapping" • Record responses on "What do you think is inside a ball? • Have children predict whether each ball is hollow or sold from the ball collection. Sort accordingly.
Help children open balls in the science area Invite children to sort balls by what is inside them. Continue to work on papier mache LL10Rhy Chart ; : or LL19 "Silly
Names"
Birthday Basket for Tia
Recall the day's events Encourage children who use papier mache to talk about their experiences. Make a sign for the end of-study celebration. Recall the days events Invite children who explored the inside of balls during choice time to describe what they learned.
Daily Transition:
Daily Literacy: (Words of the Week)
Monthly Cooking (Food) Activity:
Music:
1.MM30,"Bounce, Bounce, Bounce" 2. MM28, "Counting Calisthenics"
pattern, baseball, fielder's glove, umpire, Lousiville Slugger, Josh Gibson, sailed away, cousin, imagine, dew, stealing home, sense, hollow, solid
make pigs in a blanket for Halloween celebration on Wednesday.
1. Silly Willies 2. Bear hunt 3. Stir the soup 4. mix it up
3.MM05, "Silly Willy Walking "
4.MM19, "I spy with my little eye" 5.MM38, "Spatial Pattern"
Scramble up cards a-d have the children try to put them in order.
Play red light green light see page 77 for instructions
Manipulatives/Math/Science: Balls that can and cannot be opened. Beads and lace
Healthy/Safety: Introduce the 1 of the 5 Sense: "hearing" SesameStreet.org
Puzzles, books, Velcro blocks, magnetic blocks, interlocking people, bristle blocks, number bugs, foam puzzles, Lincoln logs and pegs and geoboards with numbers, items that are magnetic and no magnetic for sorting
Nutrition: Discuss vegetables
.
Recite Humpty Dumpty.
5. Banana dance
squad games. cars, wooden blocks, doll house with
observe.
1111111111.11
eBook Play Ball! and and shell
Sand & Water:
sand, funnels and measuring tools Outside:
LL02, "Desktop Publishing" look for spheres outdocirs. Bubbles and wands, talk about the shape of the bubbles, Why
Color: orange and black . Number3
Shape: trapezoid
-
Rhyme: peter peter pumpkin eater
bubbles are rou.nd.
P25, "Kick Hard"
INCA Head Start Lesson Plan Teacher: Crystal Ellett Investigation: 4. Who uses balls? (Monday—Wednesday) 5. What are balls made of? (Thursday—Friday)
Week of: 10-29-12/ 11-2-12 Study: Balls
Individual Help:
Material Sent Home: (e.g. Zoo-phonics activity worksheets, newsletters)
(Working individually or in a group) Bathroom Hand washing Brushing teeth
School Readiness Checklist (M-W-F) and Missed Lap-d Skill (T & Th) Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Lower case letters Letter sounds Uppercase letters
Holds pencil by fingers
Lower case letters Letter sounds Uppercase letters (start with letters in name, once learned move to letters that has been introduced)
(start with letters in name, once learned move to letters that has been introduced)
individual
Thursday Imitates cross (intersecting lines)
8,13,15,14,2
individual
Friday Lower case letters Letter sounds Uppercase letters (start with letters in name, once learned move to letters that has been introduced)
8,14,2
individual
Family Partnerships: Your children will be interviewing you about games you played with balls when you were children. Please take some time to share your experiences with them! Also, it's time to access the ebook, Play Ball! Finally, we'd like to invite families to participate in our end of study celebration on Friday next week.
Weekly newsletter lending library slips speech homework slips for (2,8,6) nursery rhyme homework slips name tracer slips
