(C) Group Experiences Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Arrival: Attendance graph Arrival: Attendance graph Arrival: Attendance graph Arrival: Attendance graph Arrival Morning Circle: Morning Circle: (QOTD): Which type of Opening Circle Morning Circle: Welcome song & one other Welcome song & one other light do you like best? Welcome song & one other (Lamp/candle/flashlight) Movement What gives us light? Ask QOTD: Which of these do Provide pictures or actual Morning Message: children for their ideas, and you think would make a examples of answer We know that make a list (with images if longer shadow? (As answer choices. Have children Relaxation flashlights, lamps and possible) on chart paper. choices, provide two answer during transition, the sun give us light. Did Can also be done as intro to classroom objects of clearly charting with whiteboard/ Transitions you know that some Day Light, Night Light (see different sizes – e.g., a large pocket chart/etc. insects have lights too? Read-Aloud Guide). doll and a small block.) Today we will read a Encourage children to Morning Circle: Closing Circle story about a firefly. Review daily schedule and explain their thinking, and Welcome song & one other Write this message in rules now and throughout make connections to earlier advance, using images to the day Measuring Shadows activity SS- Skill Practice Activity - illustrate certain key words as appropriate. so that children can help Transition: Review daily schedule and you read it. Reinforce Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout concepts of print, such as Music/Movement: Choose rules now and throughout the day where to start reading and 2 the day which direction to go. Transition: Relaxation: Transition: Music/Movement: Choose Transition: SS-Brain Music/Movement: SS song 2 SS-Puppet Script Builder- & one other Relaxation: Review daily schedule and Closing Circle: Relaxation: “Yoga” – put on rules now and throughout Goodbye song slow music and have Transition: SS-Brain Builder the day children stretch, bend, curl, - reach and breathe. For Closing Circle: Transition: example, stand tall like a Review QOTD results with tree and spread branches the full group, counting Music/Movement: SS Song (arms); lie flat on stomach, each column and writing
(C) Group Experiences Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Arrival Opening Circle Movement Relaxation Transitions Closing Circle Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle: Welcome song & one other Morning Message: We know that flashlights, lamps and the sun give us light. Did you know that some insects have lights too? Today we will read a story about a firefly. Write this message in advance, using images to illustrate certain key words so that children can help you read it. Reinforce concepts of print, such as where to start reading and which direction to go. SS-Puppet Script Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day Transition: Music/Movement: SS Song Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle: Welcome song & one other What gives us light? Ask children for their ideas, and make a list (with images if possible) on chart paper. Can also be done as intro to Day Light, Night Light (see Read-Aloud Guide). Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day Transition: Music/Movement: Choose 2 Relaxation: Transition: SS-Brain Builder- Closing Circle: Goodbye song Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle: Welcome song & one other QOTD: Which of these do you think would make a longer shadow? (As answer choices, provide two classroom objects of clearly different sizes – e.g., a large doll and a small block.) Encourage children to explain their thinking, and make connections to earlier Measuring Shadows activity as appropriate. Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day Transition: Music/Movement: SS song & one other Relaxation: “Yoga” – put on slow music and have children stretch, bend, curl, reach and breathe. For example, stand tall like a tree and spread branches (arms); lie flat on stomach, Arrival: Attendance graph (QOTD): Which type of light do you like best? (Lamp/candle/flashlight) Provide pictures or actual examples of answer choices. Have children answer during transition, charting with whiteboard/ pocket chart/etc. Morning Circle: Welcome song & one other SS- Skill Practice Activity - Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day Transition: Music/Movement: Choose 2 Relaxation: Transition: SS-Brain Builder - Closing Circle: Review QOTD results with the full group, counting each column and writing