Hudsonville ECC - Full Day 3/4 Preschool

Mrs. Dykes Lesson Plan

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Theme: Growing Things

Letter: Y
Date: April 27 - May 1
Skill Focus: Explores cause and effect and tries out ideas. Finds alternative solutions to
problems.
MI Early Childhood Standard: Children move from solving problems through trial and
error to beginning to use varied strategies, resources, and techniques to test out
possibilities and fine solutions.
Teacher / Children
Greet Parents / Attendance
**Kids do the question of the day
7:00-8:15
Lunch
Count
Choice Time
8:15 - 8:45
Morning Snack
8:45 - 9:30
Electives

9:40 - 10:00
Opening Circle Time
Large Group

Free Choice (2 students per center)

Wash Hands (In classroom)
Move to Cafeteria (Hips and Lips)

Mon- Music & Movement

Tues- Library
Wed- Gym
Thurs- Gym
Fri- Free Choice (Gym/Outside/Computers/Music & Movement)
Welcome Song - Join in and Sing CD
Good News - Allow all the students to share because of the small
number of kids present.
Listening Song - Join in and Sing CD
Calendar - Discuss what month it is (What letter does it start with?) and
month song. Move onto what the date is (Count in a fun voice) and what
day of the week it is. Sing days of the week song.
Weather- Seasons & Dress Jake the Weather Boy (Whats the
weather like... song).
Jobs- Assign new jobs on Mondays at random (go over responsibilities
daily).
Brain Breaks- Do these throughout for the kids to get up and move
around. Found on iPad (GoNoodle).
Zoo Phonics- Zoo Song & Matching upper case letters to lower case
HWT Literacy- Reads frequently encountered words
Socio-Emotional Lesson- Unit 5: Transitioning to Kindergarten.
Learning how to control emotions and calming down.

10:00 - 10:20
10:20-10:40
Small Group
Centers

1. Listening Center & Sensory Table (Planting Soil)

2. Table Work 1- Y Activities & ABC Activity Boxes
3. Table Work 2- Zoo Books (Y- Glue Yarn) & iPad (Spring & Plants
Apps) or Yarn Necklaces
4. Mrs. Dykes Table:
HWT Math- Review tall/short pg. 130-131
HWT Literacy- Journal Writing My favorite plant is a ...
Zoo Phonics- Letter Activities & Bingo

Theme: Growing Things

Story Time
Letter of the Week Review
Question of the Day (3s count, 4s graph)
PBS/Socio Review
HWT Review
Mon- What do Plants need to grow book
10:55 - 11:30
Tues- Sunflower Seed Art
Art/Craft
Wed- Lima Bean Plant Observation (Journal) & April Handprint
and/or
Thurs- Lima Bean Plant Observation (Journal) & April Handprint.
Academic Whole Group Watch Jack and the Bean Stalk.
Fri- Free Choice (Make Up Work)
Work
Wash Hands (Classroom)
11:30 - 12:00
Move to Cafeteria (Hips and Lips)
Lunch

10:40 - 10:55
Closing Circle Time
Theme

12:00 - 12:30
Recess

12:30 - 2:00
Me Time

2:00 - 3:00
Centers
3:00 - 3:45
Afternoon Snack
3:45 - 4:15
Music & Movement
4:15 - 5:00
Recess
5:00 - 6:00
Wrap Up

Large Motor activity on preschool playground

** Aide- Get mats out of the bathroom and the students Me Time
items out of their lockers. Place mats and their items around the room.
Then help assist the children go to the bathroom in the hallway.
Students may have a toy during this time. They must play with the toy
quietly. If they are not sleeping, students may have a book or
whiteboard to coloring on at 1:45pm.
**Aide- Rub backs, help children relax and/or fall asleep. Start getting
paper towel ready for 3-step cleaning of mats. Also during this time,
finish filling out daily sheets and file into parent file.
Free Choice (No Sensory Table)
**Aide- Play with the kids. 3-step all the tables. Place chairs on top of
the tables. Bring 3-step bottles to Rm 28.
Wash Hands (In classroom)
Move to Cafeteria (Hips and Lips)
Games and Songs (RM 22)
Large Motor activity on preschool playground and/or gym
Free Choice in Mrs. Andersons Classroom (RM 25)

Students I work with daily in my small groups:

Monday- Zane & Tom / Chloe & Casen
Tuesday- Piper & Tyler / Hayden & Olivia
Wednesday- Piper & Tyler / Zane & Tom
Thursday- Hayden & Olivia / Isaac & Hailey
Friday- Isaac & Hailey / Chloe & Casen