Curriculum Planning Chart Student Teacher: ___Brianna Schnaubelt_______________ Approval: ______Kimberly Day_____________________________ Week of ___April 22nd - 27th_____________________________ Special

Focus/ Theme: __Caterpillar -------------> Butterflies_

Daily Routine Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Greeting / Table Time 8:00 - 8:15 am

Set up table activity: Sorting & patterning Greet children and parents Children go wash their hands Children work at tables 5 min, then 2 min warning Clean up song Invitation song: "The Boogey Walk" Greeting song: "Butterfly jumping song" (colors) Read: "A Very Hungry Caterpillar"- Eric Carle Hnadplay song: "Caterpillar life cycle" Children make their plans Activity: Sock Caterpillars DRDP Measures: 12: SSD12, 29: COG3, 34: MATH3, 36: MATH5, 40: PD3. Anti-bias area: Appearance, Gender Anti-bias skills: To promote respect for diversity in gender and differences in appearance. 5 min, then 2 min warning Clean up song

Set up table activity: Chalk boards Greet children and parents Children go wash their hands Children work at tables 5 min, then 2 min warning Clean up song Invitation song: "The Boogey Walk" Greeting song: "Butterfly jumping song" (colors) Read: Butterfly (Mariposa) Hnadplay song: "Caterpillar life cycle" Children make their plans Activity: Patterning: Butterfly Wings DRDP Measures: 12: SSD12, 31: COG5, 34: MATH3, 36: MATH5, 37: MATH6. Anti-bias area: Ability, Appearance Anti-bias skills: To promote awareness of and respect for diversity in appearance and ability. 5 min, then 2 min warning Clean up song

Set up table activity: Puzzles Greet children and parents Children go wash their hands Children work at tables 5 min, then 2 min warning Clean up song

Set up table activity: Drawing/writing knowledge of butterflies Greet children and parents Children go wash their hands Children work at tables 5 min, then 2 min warning Clean up song Invitation song: "The Boogie Walk" Greeting song: "Butterfly jumping song" (colors) Read: Ten Little Caterpillars- Bill Martin Jr. Hnadplay song: "Caterpillar life cycle" Children make their plans Activity: Coffee Filter Butterflies DRDP Measures: 12: SSD12, 27: COG27, 30: COG4, 31: COG5, 37: MATH6, 40: PD3. Anti-bias area: Ability, Appearance Anti-bias skills: To recognize and label similarities and differences; to foster familiarity with differences in appearance and ability. 5 min, then 2 min warning

Set up table activity: Practice name writing Greet children and parents Children go wash their hands Children work at tables 5 min, then 2 min warning Clean up song Invitation song: "The Boogey Walk" Greeting song: "Butterfly jumping song" (colors) Read: My, Oh My a Butterfly!- Tish Rabe Hnadplay song: "Caterpillar life cycle" Children make their plans Activity: Butterfly Handprint Collage DRDP Measures: 1: SSD1, 5: SSD5, 6: SSD6, 12: SSD12, 37: MATH6, 40: PD3. Anti-bias area: Appearance Anti-bias skills: To promote awareness of and respect for diversity in appearance and appreciation of differences. 5 min, then 2 min warning Clean up song

Circle Time 8:20 - 9:00 am

Invitation song: "The Boogey Walk" Greeting song: "Butterfly jumping song" (colors) Read: Buzz Buzz Butterfly Hnadplay song: "Caterpillar life cycle" Children make their plans Activity: Life Cycle of a Butterfly DRDP Measures: 12: SSD12; 13: LLD1, 27: COG1, 29: COG3. Anti-bias area: Culture Anti-bias skills: To expose children to cultural differences in textures and patterns, and concepts. 5 min, then 2 min warning Clean up song

Small Group / Work Time 9:00 - 10:00 am

Clean up song

Snack Time 10:00 - 10:20 am

Snack: Wheat-thins and cran-raspberry juice Children do recall Children clean their spot Transition to outside

Snack: Saltines and orange juice Children do recall Children clean their spot Transition to outside

Snack: Cheeze-it snack mix and grape juice Children do recall Children clean their spot Transition to outside

Snack: Graham crackers and cran-raspberry jucie Children do recall Children clean their spot Transition to outside

Snack: Cheeze-it and apple juice Children do recall Children clean their spot Transition to outside

Outside Time 10:20 - 11:00 am

- Have markers and paint set up outside for children to draw and paint about caterpillar and butterflies

- Introduce butterfly nets - Have children decide where to hang life cycle piatas

- Introduce caterpillar pool noodles

- Introduce butterfly bubble blowers

- Have markers and paint set up outside for children to draw and paint about caterpillar and butterflies

Dramatic Play: Changes to the environment: Butterfly wings (4 pairs) Antennas (3 pairs) Caterpillar armed shirt

Art & Music: Butterfly stickers Butterfly (bow) pasta Paper plate butterflies Chrysalis maracas Writing Center: Caterpillar/chrysalis/butterfly coloring pages Butterfly matching game

Outdoor: Butterfly process piatas Butterfly catching nets Paint, markers, and paper Pool noodles (caterpillars) Butterfly bubble wands Library Corner (books): Buzz Buzz Butterfly The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle Ten Little Caterpillars Bill Martin Jr. Diego Saves a Butterfly Butterfly (Mariposa) Looking at Nature: What Comes Next? Bobbie Kalman My, Oh My a Butterfly! Tish Rabe Other:

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Dramatic play Art & Music Math & Manipulatives Writing center Science center Library Outdoor Bulletin Boards

Math & Manipulatives (pet area): Caterpillar & butterfly puzzles Butterfly changing process poster Real live caterpillars (to watch the transformation process) Bulletin Boards/Walls: Caterpillar to butterfly changing process poster cards Butterfly & caterpillar die cuts Butterfly net Hanging butterflies (in the net)

Science Center: Butterfly visual poster Butterfly informational poster Colorful hanging butterflies Butterfly bug catching equipment Plastic butterfly toys/pink sensory matt Handmade caterpillars/grass matt Real butterfly disc (for observing)