Opening Welcome song & one other Welcome song & one other Welcome song & one other Welcome song & one other Circle SS Puppet Script KWL: Revisit KWL chart QOTD: insect do Vote on which Eric Carle book “Which and talk with children about you like the least?” (bees / they enjoyed the most by Movement having them put a cube in front what they have learned ants/ mosquitoes or other Review daily schedule and – of the book. Ask children to about insects. options children might (E.g., What rules now and throughout estimate which got more votes; relate to) Provide visuals to do insects have in common? Relaxation the day then count cubes. illustrate choices What do you know about different insects? How do Transition: QOTD: Review daily schedule and “Which Transitions ants help each other? What Review daily schedule and insect do you like the best?” rules now and throughout do we get from bees? Etc.) rules now and throughout (cricket / butterfly/ firefly) the day Is there anything else they the day Closing Provide visuals, e.g. from still want to learn? Eric Carle books, to Circle Transition: QOTD: “Have Transition: illustrate choices. Have you ever been stung or Review daily schedule and children charting with bitten by an insect?” rules now and throughout whiteboard/ pocket chart/etc Music/Movement: Choose (Yes/No) Respond the day 2 individually to children, Music/Movement: SS Song talking about what Transition: & Poem: Black Relaxation: “Little happened, where, what it Bug”Little black bug, felt like, etc. Music/Movement: Freeze Little black bug Transition: Dance (see below) & one Where have you been? Music/Movement: SS Song other I've been under the rug, Closing Circle: & one other Said little black bug. Goodbye song Relaxation: Bug-ug-ug-ug. Relaxation: Transition: SS Brain Little green fly, SS Skill Activity Little green fly, Builder- Where have you been? Transition: SS Brain I've been way up high, Closing Circle: Builder- Said little green fly. Goodbye song Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Closing Circle: Goodbye song Relaxation: Transition: Closing Circle: Review QOTD with the full group, counting each column and writing the
Opening Circle Movement Relaxation Transitions Closing Circle Welcome song & one other SS Puppet Script Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day Transition: QOTD: “Which insect do you like the best?” (cricket / butterfly/ firefly) Provide visuals, e.g. from Eric Carle books, to illustrate choices. Have children charting with whiteboard/ pocket chart/etc Music/Movement: SS Song & Poem: “Little Black Bug”Little black bug, Little black bug Where have you been? I've been under the rug, Said little black bug. Bug-ug-ug-ug. Little green fly, Little green fly, Where have you been? I've been way up high, Said little green fly. Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Relaxation: Transition: Closing Circle: Review QOTD with the full group, counting each column and writing the Welcome song & one other KWL: Revisit KWL chart and talk with children about what they have learned about insects. (E.g., What do insects have in common? What do you know about different insects? How do ants help each other? What do we get from bees? Etc.) Is there anything else they still want to learn? Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day Transition: Music/Movement: Freeze Dance (see below) & one other Relaxation: Transition: SS Brain Builder- Closing Circle: Goodbye song Welcome song & one other QOTD: “Which insect do you like the least?” (bees / ants/ mosquitoes – or other options children might relate to) Provide visuals to illustrate choices Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day Transition: Music/Movement: Choose 2 Relaxation: Transition: Closing Circle: Goodbye song Welcome song & one other Vote on which Eric Carle book they enjoyed the most by having them put a cube in front of the book. Ask children to estimate which got more votes; then count cubes. Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day Transition: QOTD: “Have you ever been stung or bitten by an insect?” (Yes/No) Respond individually to children, talking about what happened, where, what it felt like, etc. Music/Movement: SS Song & one other Relaxation: SS Skill Activity Transition: SS Brain Builder- Closing Circle: Goodbye song
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