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Lesson Plan for the Week of October 6-9

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
7:55-8:25
Arrival Activities

Journals, manipulatives, light table, discovery table, sensory table, and the downstairs reading center will be open for children to explore during
the arrival time.
8:30-8:45
Morning Meeting
Morning meeting is a time to welcome everyone to school, take notice of anyone who is absent, view the calendar and the snack menu, and to
discuss and plan the events for the day/week.
8:45-10:00
Indoor
Investigations

8:45-10:00
Planned Small
Group Activities

During choice time, the children choose to play in a variety of centers, engage in project work, and participate in small group lessons. Center
choices include: Art, dramatic play, science, math, blocks, computer, writing, or light table. Children may also work in the studio at this time.
-The dramatic play area has been a really popular center lately. The children are developing in-depth house play schemes. A lot of this play
involves caring for the babies, including dressing them and feeding them. Ill be adding some materials to this center this week as well as
involving myself in this play in order to deepen their play and create spontaneous learning opportunities.
-We will continue our discussions about the blender at morning meeting. We may need someone to lend us their blender!
-Last week, we had a small group interested in rolling a circular wooden piece from a construction set. I tried to capture this interest by pairing
it with some small ramps. There was a lot of excitement with this. I saw some children focusing and working really hard with these materials.
This week, I will provide some new materials for working with ramps. Looking forward to seeing what happens!
-We will continue to work on our self-portraits. I will work with small groups (1-2 children) for this activity.
-I will continue working on a baseline assessment to gain a more clear understanding of what knowledge each child is entering school with.
This will help to inform my practice over the coming months. I will work with children one-on-one for short periods of time for this.

10:00-10:15
Story Time
Story:
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Story:
Peters Chair by Ezra Jack Keats
Story:
The Enormous Potato retold by
Aubrey Davis
Story:
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
10:15-11:30
Snack
Outdoor
Investigations

Children will wash hands after story time and will gather together for a snack. After finishing their snacks, children will move outdoors to
continue their investigations. Materials are available to the children at this time including: Jump ropes, blocks, ramps, various obstacle courses,
sidewalk chalk, dramatic play, books, trikes and scooters, gardening, balls, a basketball goal, and art supplies. Music and movement is included
in outdoor time. We will play a variety of music and have instruments and materials for children to use. Teachers will use this time to further
develop any ideas the children have previously expressed an interest in exploring. Additionally, teachers will use this time to extend any
ongoing project work.
11:40-12:00
Dismissal




After cleaning the outdoor area, children will get a drink of water, wash hands, and come indoors to work on calming activities with the
teachers and interns as we move through the dismissal process.
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Lesson Plan for the Week of October 6-9