05/25/2025
Lesson Plan Week of 5/26/25
***We will be closed Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day***
Weather Week
2 & 3 Year Olds
Books: Why Is It Hot?, Why Does It Rain?, Why Does The Wind Blow?, Why Does It Snow?
Arts & Crafts: 2 Year Olds-Cotton Candy, Tap & Splat, Dew On the Flowers, & Sunny Snack. 3 Year Olds- Sunny Study, Clouds in the Sky, Raindrops Are Falling, & Flashy Artwork.
Circle Time: Windy Whipped Cream Snack (I will show kids 2 cups of whipping cream. I will explain that when air is added to the cream, it will become whipped cream. The cream will be poured into a mixing bowl and then it will be whipped with an electric mixer until the liquid becomes fluffy whipped cream. The kids will be encouraged to observe the change that occurred and discuss what they saw. Each child will be given a spoonful of whipped cream and some fresh fruit slices to enjoy an airy treat); Freshly Picked Practice (Since it is strawberry picking season, we will play a strawberry picking game that is a letter review. A class supply of strawberries cut outs labeled with letters, will be placed in the circle time area. As I sing a song, the kids will walk around the strawberries. When the song ends, the kids will each pick up a strawberry. I will call on one child to state the letter on their strawberry before transitioning to lunch); Counting Clouds (On several pieces of blue construction paper will be glued a number of clouds. A corresponding number of number cards will be placed in a container. Each child, in turn, will pull a card, identify the number, then find the corresponding cloud card); Weather Prediction (For several days this week, the kids will predict what they think the weather will be tomorrow. We will discuss the results the following day); Drip, Drip, Drop (Kids will team up in groups of two. Each team will receive a jar filled 2/3rds with water and then topped off with shaving cream (clouds). After explaining how a cloud will fill up with moisture until it is saturated, then release the moisture as rain. The kids will then be instructed to use provided pipettes and colored water to fill their shaving cream clouds with water, observing when the tinted water starts to drip down below the shaving cream(rain)); Weather Wear (A container will be filled with different types of seasonal clothing. 3 bins labeled hot, cold, and rainy will be placed nearby. Each child, in turn, will choose a piece of clothing and decide what kind of weather you would wear it, then place it in the corresponding container); It’s Snow Secret (A resealable plastic bag will be filled with crushed ice, which will then be placed in a paper bag. I will challenge the kids to guess what is in the bag by using their senses. As the bag is passed around the circle, I will ask each child to grasp the top of the bag and describe how heavy it feels, then to shake the bag and describe how it sounds. Then they will be asked to open the top of the bag without peeking and smell the contents. Then the kids will be invited to each inside and feel what is inside); How Do Thunderstorms Make You Feel? (A 3 column graph will be labeled with a happy, sad and scared face. Each child will be given a personalized sticky note shaped like a raindrop and asked to vote on this topic. We will discuss the results).
The 4 year old group will participate in storybook week. All the skills we have learned over the year will be practiced this week (cutting, gluing, sequencing, patterns, counting, rhyming......) On Monday we will read "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" and design a Coconut Tree. On Tuesday we will read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and make a beautiful butterfly and practice patterns and counting. Wednesday we will read "Pete the Cat and His 4 Groovy Buttons" and make a button bracelet. We will also practice addition and subtraction by rolling a die to complete Pete's shirt with a different set of buttons each game. Thursday we will read "The Grouchy Ladybug" and make a ladybug. We will talk about what makes us happy, sad, excited and grouchy. Friday we will read "10 Apples Up on Top" and using a photo of our face-put the letters of our name on apple stickers -up on top of our face:) Show and Tell on Friday will be favorite book. Important dates to note: Wednesday, June 4, at 6 pm there will be a short graduation ceremony for the 4 year old group-details to follow soon. The last day of the regular school year will be Friday, June 13th. Summer camp will begin on Monday, June 23rd.