Lesson Plans
Teacher: Ann Bowen Theme: Winter Date: 1-11-10
SCHEDULE Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Accommodations
Check picture Check Check Check picture Julie/Marsha
Arrival schedule, table picture picture schedule, table will get HB/AB
8:00 – 8:30 toys until schedule, schedule, toys until off the bus.
breakfast table toys table toys breakfast JH will
until until need VP to hang
Dry erase breakfast breakfast up
board, mega coat/backpack,
blocks Snowman Mini Wikki sticks, direct to table.
coloring chalkboard/ sled riding WP does not
page, 1 inch chalk, coloring page, come in until
colored colored wooden blocks 10:15. Tristan
blcoks wooden Hart brings CH
blocks in from the bus.
Wash hands Wash hands Wash hands Wash hands Encourage JH to
Breakfast St table for Set table for Set table for Set table for eat/drink – use
8:30 – 9:00 breakfast – breakfast breakfast breakfast regular
emphasis on Eat Eat Eat breakfast utensils/cartons
self help skills breakfast – breakfast – – emphasis on NOT allowed to
& emphasis on emphasis on self help skills eat on floor.
independence self help self help & MB allergic to
Clean up after skills & skills & independence milk, drink juice,
self independence independence Clean up after eat cereal w/o
RR Clean up Clean up self choc. Or
Check picture after self after self RR marshmallows
schedule, table RR RR Check picture
toys until Check Check schedule, table
breakfast is picture picture toys until
over schedule, schedule, breakfast is
table toys table toys over
until until
breakfast is breakfast is
over over
Morning Circle Yoga – Otter, Yoga –Otter, Yoga –Otter, Yoga –Otter, All activities are
9:00 – 9:15 Crocodile, Do Crocodile, Do Crocodile, Do Crocodile, Do repeated
Spotlight Book: Nothing Doll Nothing Doll. Nothing Doll. Nothing Doll. because the
The Snowy Day Practice Practice Practice Practice children need
clapping hands clapping clapping clapping hands much
fast/slow hands hands fast/slow redirection in
Home /School fast/slow fast/slow Home/School order to retain
chart, Sing “ Home/School Home/School chart, Sing the information.
Bears are chart, Sing chart, Sing “Bears are Children sit on
Sleeping”, “Bears are “Bears are Sleeping”, chairs around
Brainstorm/list Sleeping”, Sleeping”, Practice the circle area
characteristics Sort Graph, throwing after yoga
of snow Styrofoam “What do Styrofoam exercises are
Practice “snowballs” you Like to “snowballs” completed
getting up RP by size Do on a over handed
rec. way Practice snowy day?” and catching
getting up w/ Practice them,
M 3.1, 1.1 RP rec. getting up w/ Practice
ELA 1.5-7 RP rec. getting up w/
M 1.1 RP rec.
Free Choice Art, Science, Art, Science, Art, Science, Art, Science, Teacher /aide
9:00 – 10:00 Dramatic Play, Dramatic Dramatic Dramatic Play, will attempt to
Construction, Play, Play, Construction, engage JH in
11:15 – 12:15 Child Choice Construction, Construction, Child Choice hands on
Activity Child Choice Child Choice activity activities.
activity activity
Outside on Outside on Outside on Outside on Attendant aides
Gross Motor playground or playground playground playground or take their child
inside gross or inside or inside inside gross outside and are
10:00 to 10:30 motor gross motor gross motor motor responsible for
activities, activities, activities, activities, their safety. I
weather weather weather weather bring JH out at
pending pending pending pending 10:15. He has
difficulty with
choices and
shows great
frustration at
recess. I am
with JH 1 on 1
at recess.
Reading Circle & Calendar, Calendar, Calendar, Calendar, Encourage
Activity Weather Bear, Weather Weather Weather Bear, children to sit
10:30 to 10:45 The Snowy Day Bear, Bear, The Snowy “criss cross
Sing “Bears The Snowy The Snowy Day, Sing “ applesauce” and
are Sleeping”, Day, Sing Day, Sing Bears are to sit
Sort big/little “Bears are “Bears are Sleeping” , independently –
S/s Sleeping” , Sleeping” , Practice not allowed to
M 5.2 “Snowball” Make snow throwing lean on their
toss to peers angels “snowballs” at aides for
ELA 1.5-7 a target support.
Encourage all
children to sing.
Emphasis on
waiting their
turn.
Lunch RR RR RR RR MB has food
10:45 to 11:15 Wash hands Wash hands Wash hands Wash hands allergy, drinks
Set table for Set table for Set table for Set table for juice and uses
lunch lunch lunch lunch modified menu
Eat lunch w/ Eat lunch, Eat lunch, Eat lunch, with hanging on the
emphasis o self with with emphasis on door, AB is a
help skills & emphasis on emphasis on self help skills very slow eater.
independence self help self help & WP needs 1:1
Clean up area skills & skills & independence help at
after lunch independence independence Clean up area mealtime. He
Clean up area Clean up area after lunch needs much
after lunch after lunch encouragement
to attempt to
eat/drink.
Nap Children will Children will Children will Children will Adults will help
12:30 to 2:00 remain on their remain on remain on remain on their children relax
cots during nap their cots their cots cots during nap by closing the
time. Any during nap during nap time. Any blinds, playing
child not time. Any time. Any child not soothing music
sleeping will child not child not sleeping will and rubbing the
stay on their sleeping will sleeping will stay on their children’s backs.
cot with a stay on their stay on their cot with a
quiet activity cot with a cot with a quiet activity.
quiet quiet
activity. activity.
Snack & Pack Up Wake children Wake Wake Wake children Children will be
2:00 to 2:30 up calmly from children up children up up calmly from gently awakened
nap. Put away calmly from calmly from nap. using a soothing
cots & pack nap. nap. Put away cots voice and helped
blankets in Put away Put away & pack to put their
baggies. cots & pack cots & pack blankets in blankets away.
RR blankets in blankets in baggies.
Wash hands baggies. baggies. RR
Eat snack RR RR Wash hands
Wash hands Wash hands Eat snack
Eat snack Eat snack
Gross Motor/ Children that Children that Children that Children that All adults are on
Dismissal are riding the are riding are riding are riding the the playground
2:30 – 2:45 bus are taken the bus are the bus are bus are taken at recess.
out & put on taken out & taken out & out & out on Adults should be
the out on the out on the the monitoring their
appropriate appropriate appropriate appropriate child – not in
bus. Children bus. bus. bus. Children discussion with
that are being Children that Children that that are being other staff
picked up by are being are being picked up by members unless
parents are picked up by picked up by parents are it involves a
dismissed from parents are parents are dismissed from child.
the classroom. dismissed dismissed the classroom.
from the from the
classroom. classroom.
CENTERS Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Accommodations
Igloo and Same all Same all Same all Assistance and
snowy scene week week week prompting will
Daily Living be provided as
ELA needed.
Math
S.S.
Science
Tractors and Dinosaurs Penguin Penguin Each attendant
Carpet Winter and Bowling and Bowling aide will
Puzzles
clothes – colored blocks and participate in
Blocks
Train practice blocks megablocks this area to
Cars
snapping, encourage
zipping, SS 3.1, communication.
buttoning 4.1-4 Emphasis on
S 3.1-3 S 3.1-3, color of the
SS $.1-4 4.1 day; but will
discuss other
colors.
Snow in the Snow in Snow in the Snow in Attendant aides
sand table the sand sand table the sand will insure that
Discovery table table only 2 children
Table/Science 3.2 S 3.2 are in the area
at a time. Sand
is to stay in the
table.
Glitter Snow Trace Paint and I will assist
snowflake texture snowflake add glitter John with all art
Art Table/ painting – onto black to activities.
Easel ELA 10.3 mix white paper using craftstick Adults will
M 3.5 paint and white snowflake provide HOH
four chalk/white assistance as
ELA 10.3 crayon needed.
M 3.5 Encourage JH
to attempt art
activities. If he
will not comply,
try to keep him
in the general
vicinity.
Attendant aides
Trace S/s Trace Trace Trace will talk each
WRITING/
LIBRARY diamonds mitten outside of child through
Emphasis on a tracing.
Repeat writing fine motor ELA 1.6 snowflake Children will
center activities strengthening trace shape
for practice with with finger
pen & paper first, then with
tasks a marker.
Emphasis on
down, stop.
Standards addressed during arrival time: ELA 2.1, 4.5, 9.1, 10.2-5 and SS
3.1, 4.1,2,4, 5.1-4, 6.1-3
Standards addressed during breakfast/ lunch/ snack time: ELA 10.1-5, SC
2.1, SS 1.4, 4.1-4, 5. 1-5, 6.1
Standards addressed during all circle times: ELA 1.5-6, ELA 1.9, ELA 2.1-2,
ELA 2.5, ELA 3.2-9, ELA 4. 1-5, ELA 5.1-4, ELA 10.1-7 and SS 1.1-3, SS 2. 1-
2, SS 4.1, SS 4.4, SS 5.1-5, SS 6.1-4, SS 7.1-2
Standards addressed during gross motor inside or outside: ELA 10.1-4, M
3.5, Sc 3.2, Sc 3.4-5, Sc 6.3, SS 3.4-5, SS 4.4, SS 5.1-3, SS 6.1, SS 6.3
Booklist:
Snow Trouble – Melinda Melton Crow
Scoop That Snow – David Shannon
It’s Winter, Dear Dragon – Margaret Hillert
Snowflake – Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Animals in Winter – Martha Rustad
Spots Snowy Day – Eric Hill
The Snowy Day – Komako Sakai
It’s Snow – Elisa Peters
Ready, Set, Snow! – Abby Klein
Mama, Will It Snow Tonight – Nancy White Carlson
Thumper’s First Snow – Kate Egan
Under the Snow – Melissa Stewart
When the Snow Fell – Henning Menckell
The Magical Snowman – Catherine Walters
Snow, Snow, Snow – Lee Harper
Snowy, Blowy Winter – Bob Raczka
Holly’s Red Booots – Francesca Chessa
Scooby Doo and the Scary Snowman – Mariah Balaban
Snowflakes – Martha Rustad
People in Winter – Martha Rustad
The Cold Winter Day – Carl Emerson
Frosty the Snowman - Steve Nelson
Winter – Nicola Baxter
Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice – Steve Metzger