Lesson Plans Week of: March 28th-April 1st

Theme: Bugs(week1) and Letter Practice

Objective: I will begin to understand why insects (bugs) are important in my world and what makes something an insect.
Monday/Day 1
Tuesday/Day 2
Wednesday/Day 3
Thursday/Day 4
Friday/Day 5
Table Top Activities

Table Top Activities

Opening Circle

Welcome
Literacy: Fundations
Letter Practice
Music & MovementBugs, Bugs Tune Frere
Jacque
Pass out bug cardshave everyone identify
their card
Oral Language cards
31,36
Brainstorm what all the
cards have in commonBUGS
Read Insect Picnic and
discuss
Speech with Mrs.
Williams-Small Group
(A.Z.,S.A.)(L.S.,H.C.)

Opening Circle

Fundations: practice letter

formation, d
Fine Motor-Bugs in the
grass(7a,24)
Science-Bug match with
concentration
cards(10a,25)
Math-Flower Petal Math
counting and beginning
addition(20a,c) work with
small group on counting
AMclass(D.A.,E.C.,L.C,E.
H,J.C,M.H,E.T.)
PMclass(T.L.,M.T.,S.T.,
H.S.,M.E.,E.E.)

Table Top Activities

Opening Circle

Table Top Activities

Opening Circle

Opening Circle

Welcome
Literacy: Fundations
Letter Practice

Welcome
Literacy: Fundations
Letter Practice

Welcome
Literacy: Fundations
Letter Practice

Welcome
Literacy: Fundations
Letter Practice

Music & MovementThe Ants Go Marching

Two by Two
Sing Insect Song pg.
24
Write Ant on board
try to sound it out
use Oral Language
Card 30 use for
discussion
Vocabulary- ants,
colonies, queen, social,
etc.

Music & MovementBaby Bumble Bee

The Beehive Finger
Play with Props pg.
125 use hands for
the hive
Oral Language Card
29,35
Use book Animals
That Build There
Homes Book pg. 20
Bees and Wasps

Music & MovementThere Was an Old

Lady Who Swallowed
A Fly
Sing the Insect Song
pg. 24
Oral Language Card 27
Dragonflies use
discussion questions
on back
Read: Discovery of
the Dragonflies by
Jim Patton

Music & MovementYou are my Sunshine

Read The Very Hungry
Caterpillar by Eric
Carle
Retell story with
props- discuss
sequence, colors, etc.
Speech with Mrs.
Williams-Small Group
(S.S.,E.H.)

Centers

Table Top Activities

Speech with Mrs.

Williams-Small Group
(S.S.,E.H.)

Fundations: practice letter

formation, s
Math-Making bumble bees
w/patterns( black and
yellow- construction paper
strips)(14a,23)
Science-Whats Missing
Insect Recognition and
Recall(12a,25) work with
small group on recall
AMclass(K.L.,A.K.,E.P.,S
.L.,R.P.,Z.T.)
PMclass(H.C.,B.F.,A.D.,E
.H.,M.L.,C.M.)
Art-Play doh making
bugs(14a,b)

Centers

Fine Motor-Leaf
Lacing(7a,11b)

Fundations: practice
letter formation
Art-Thumb print ants in
the ant tunnel(8b,11d)
Fine Motor-Insect
puzzles(7a,27)
Literacy-Whats Bugging
You. sentence prompt
and illustration(9a,10a)
work with small group
on vocabulary
AMclass(E.B.,P.L.,Z.M.
,K.N.,J.P.)
PMclass(E.C.,B.K.,K.S.,
T.L.,S.T.,H.S.)
Math-Ants in the Nest
counting raisins with
muffin tins(20a,b)

Centers

Literacy-Write the Room

find the bug words and
copy and
illustrate(17b,19b)

Centers

Centers

Fundations: practice letter

formation
Science-guess the bug in
the egg with magnifying
glasses and
books(12a,24,28) work with
small group on recalling
details
AMclass(F.R.,L.R.,R.C.,A.
R.,L.Y.)
PMclass(S.S.,K.T.,B.D.,E.
H.,A.D.,M.L.,I.M.)
Math-Insect Blankets
counting with
buttons(20a,c)
Art-Watercolor Dragonfly
pictures(10b,33)

Science-Create a
dragonfly/insect with
various materials(14a,26)

Fundations: practice letter

formation
Math-Butterfly dice
game(8a/b,20a/c) work with
small group on following
directions
AMclass(N.S.,J.W.,S.Z.,A
.Z.,M.C.,S.A.)
PMclass(E.H.,I.M.,R.N.,A.
R.,L.S.,S.S.,J.M.)
Art:Making butterflies egg
carton, pipe cleaners(11e,33)
Math:Caterpillar patterningtongue depressors and pom
poms(11e,23)
Science:Metamorphosis
sequencing(8b,13)

Outdoor Discovery

Outdoor Discovery

Outdoor Discovery

Outdoor Discovery

Outdoor Discovery

Snack

Snack

Snack

Snack

Snack

Choice Time

Listening Center:
Insect Picnic, Little
Ants, and Animals
that build their
homes (17a,18b)
Dramatic Play: Bug
Catchers (2c,14b)

Choice Time

Closing

Storytime- Read It
Sing It Big Book
Reflection- What do
all insects have in
common?

Listening Center:
Insect Picnic, Little
Ants, and Animals
that build their homes
(17a,18b)
Dramatic Play: Bug
Catchers (2c,14b)

Choice Time

Closing

Storytime-The Little
Ants
Reflection- Have you
ever gone on a picnic
and there were ants
on your blanket?

Listening Center:
Insect Picnic, Little
Ants, and Animals
that build their
homes (17a,18b)
Dramatic Play: Bug
Catchers (2c,14b)

Choice Time

Closing

Storytime-The Icky
Bug Counting Book
Jerry Pallotta
Reflection- Have you
ever been stung by a
bee?

Choice Time

Listening Center:
Insect Picnic, Little
Ants, and Animals
that build their homes
(17a,18b)
Dramatic Play: Bug
Catchers (2c,14b)

Closing

Storytime-An Insects
Body Joanna Cole
Reflection-How many
body parts does an
insect have?

Listening Center:
Insect Picnic, Little
Ants, and Animals
that build their homes
(17a,18b)
Dramatic Play: Bug
Catchers (2c,14b)

Closing

Storytime- Spring is here

by Taro Gomi
Reflection-Have you ever
watched a beautiful
butterfly float in the
wind?