(B) Materials to Enhance Children’s Play Blocks Dramatic Play Toys and Games Add: Keep: Market/grocery store theme. Add items Keep: Food groups sorting game based on interests, class discussions, etc. children’s Market-related of store Add: signs: “sale,” prices, names sections or individual items (fruits, vegetables, dairy, Food-shaped counters (if available) meat, etc.) Children can attach these to blocks if they choose to build markets. Make the signs yourself in advance, or have children help you make them. Art Library/Writing Discovery/Science Keep any items from previous week(s) that children Add: Keep: were particularly engaged with. Large pieces of paper for making signs to label the Materials related to food groups/ MyPlate. dramatic play grocery store. Add: Flannelboard pieces (or pictures) for Pumpkin Soup Pumpkin seeds or pieces of pumpkin rind with tweezers/tongs, magnifying glasses (after“Exploring small-group activity) Pumpkin” Sand and Water Music and Movement Computers Add: Add: Add: Tools for cooking/baking. You can choose items related to birthday cake, and/or pumpkin soup depending which book your children are most interested in. Outdoors Cooking Props for cooking/baking large bowls, soup pot, pans, empty jars, measuring cups, mixing spoons, etc. – Add: Children might choose to use sand, soil, leaves etc. to create birthday cakes, soup, etc (C) Group Experiences Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Arrival Arrival: Attendance graph Arrival: Attendance graph Arrival: Attendance graph Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle: Morning Circle: Morning Circle: Morning Circle: Opening Welcome song & one other Welcome song & one other Welcome song & one other Welcome song & one other Circle Which do you like What is a SS Puppet Script Review daily schedule and -QOTD: -Discussion:
(B) Materials to Enhance Children’s Play Blocks Dramatic Play Toys and Games Add: Market-related signs: “sale,” prices, names of store sections or individual items (fruits, vegetables, dairy, meat, etc.) Children can attach these to blocks if they choose to build markets. Make the signs yourself in advance, or have children help you make them. Keep: Market/grocery store theme. Add items based on children’s interests, class discussions, etc. Keep: Food groups sorting game Add: Food-shaped counters (if available) Art Library/Writing Discovery/Science Keep any items from previous week(s) that children were particularly engaged with. Add: Large pieces of paper for making signs to label the dramatic play grocery store. Flannelboard pieces (or pictures) for Pumpkin Soup Keep: Materials related to food groups/ MyPlate. Add: Pumpkin seeds or pieces of pumpkin rind with tweezers/tongs, magnifying glasses (after“Exploring Pumpkin” small-group activity) Sand and Water Music and Movement Computers Add: Tools for cooking/baking. You can choose items related to birthday cake, and/or pumpkin soup depending which book your children are most interested in. Add: Add: Outdoors Cooking Add: Props for cooking/baking – large bowls, soup pot, pans, empty jars, measuring cups, mixing spoons, etc. Children might choose to use sand, soil, leaves etc. to create birthday cakes, soup, etc (C) Group Experiences Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Arrival Opening Circle Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle: Welcome song & one other SS Puppet Script Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle: Welcome song & one other Review daily schedule and Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle: Welcome song & one other -QOTD: Which do you like Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle: Welcome song & one other -Discussion: What is a
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