Centers Lesson Plan | A-L Week (draft)

Leap’n Learners Preschool | Centers Classroom Curriculum Table of Contents First Day of School Lesson Plans 3 Halloween Party Lesson Plans, Odd Years 261 Get to Know You Week Lesson Plans 6 Halloween Party Lesson Plans, Even Years 266 A Week Lesson Plans 14 Thanksgiving Week Lesson Plans 271 B Week Lesson Plans 22 Christmas Shapes Week Lesson Plans 275 C Week Lesson Plans 30 Christmas Five Senses Week Lesson Plans 283 D Week Lesson Plans 38 Christmas Party Lesson Plans, Odd Years 291 E Week Lesson Plans 46 Christmas Party Lesson Plans, Even Years 295 F Week Lesson Plans 54 Chicka Theme, Review Week Lesson Plans 298 G Week Lesson Plans 62 Love Week & Valentines Party Lesson Plans 307 H Week Lesson Plans 70 St. Patrick’s Friday Lesson Plan 317 I Week Lesson Plans 321 J Week Lesson Plans 78 Easter Friday Lesson Plan K Week Lesson Plans 86 © Leap’n Learners Preschool L Week Lesson Plans 94 M Week Lesson Plans 103 N Week Lesson Plans 111 O Week Lesson Plans 119 P Week Lesson Plans 127 Q Week Lesson Plans 135 R Week Lesson Plans 143 S Week Lesson Plans 151 Space Week Lesson Plans T Week Lesson Plans 160 U Week Lesson Plans 168 V Week Lesson Plans 177 W Week Lesson Plans 185 X Week Lesson Plans 194 Y Week Lesson Plans 203 Z Week Lesson Plans 209 Review Week Lesson Plans 219 Last Week Lesson Plans 226 Halloween Week Lesson Plans 236 245 255

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Leap’n Learners Preschool | Centers Classroom Curriculum First Day of School Lesson Plans Weekly Overview Day One: Friday: Block Play: Cars & road pieces Block Play: Legos Dramatic Play: Trains Play Dough: Kitchen Dramatic Play: Puzzles Portfolio/Assessments: Rice & Magnets Block Play: Play Dough & cutting tools Portfolio/Assessments: All About Me page, Ctvl dotted names Sensory: ABC foam pegboards (FF for portfolio) Supplies List: Day One Items: Bin: Where to find it: Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: • ACPS closet, wood shelves (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) • • •• Items: Supplies List: Friday • Bin: Where to find it: Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: • • ACPS closet, wood shelves (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) •• © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Block Play: Cars & road pieces Centers Room Lesson Plan: First Day, Day 1 Block Play: ABC foam peg boards (FF for portfolio) Play Dough: Play Dough & cutting tools Dramatic Play: Kitchen Portfolio/Assessments: All About Me page Art: (Ctvl only) Dotted name cards © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Centers Room Lesson Plan: First Day, Day 1 Materials Purpose/Goal Teacher Instructions & Set Up Tips Questions/Prompts Block Play • Cars • Set out a rug with supplies. • Cars & • Felt road pieces • Students build roads and drive cars. road • Remind students to work together to build roads. pieces • Kitchen • When it’s time to clean up, cars & road pieces should be back • Table & chairs Dramatic • Food bin in their bins. Play • Dishes bin Kitchen Fine motor • Set up the kitchen area with all supplies. • • Play dough development • Students can pretend they are making dinner for each other. Play • Cutting tools • Remind them to take turns playing different roles. Dough • Cookie sheets • When it’s time to clean up, all food and dishes should be put Play Dough & cutting • Portfolios back into their bins. tools • Colored pencil • Name cards (Ctvl) • Set all supplies on a table. • Portfolio • Dot markers • Students can roll out, cut, build, shape and mold their dough. All About • Remind students to keep their own play dough on their tray Me page • Pegs in a bin/bowl • Foam letters and not take from others. (Ctvl adds • When it’s time to clean up, all tools should be back in their name cards) bowl and playdough in a ball on their cookie sheet. Block Play • Pull students one at a time & ask them the questions at the top • ABC foam of the page. Write responses with a colored pencil. pegboards (FF for • Use dot markers to cover name cards. portfolio) • Remind students to make dots & not slide the marker around. • A set of name cards goes in each academic classroom. Make-up needed for absences. Identify letters while • Set out a rug with supplies. • using fingers for fine • Model the way they can put pegs on the foam letters. motor tasks • Remind students not to throw pegs or bend letters. • When it’s time to clean up, all pegs should be put back in the bin/bowl. © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Leap’n Learners Preschool | Centers Classroom Curriculum Get to Know You Week Lesson Plans Day One: Name cards & dot markers Day Two: Weekly Overview Day Three: ABC foam floor mats Trains & tracks Magnetic shapes & cookie sheet Art: Kitchen Block Play: Legos Art: Play Dough & cutting tools Block Play: Sorting bowls & transportation counters Dramatic Play: Occupation rug, city blocks & cars Block Play: Starfish Dramatic Play: Math: Unifix cube & pattern cards Math: Math: Sensory: Alphabet Rice Play Dough: Sensory: Items: •H Storage Bins Contents List Restocking Needed: • (Also keep in items list) Bin: • © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Supplies List: Day One Items: Bin: Where to find it: Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: • ACPS closet, wood shelves (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) • • •• Items: Supplies List: Day Two • Bin: Where to find it: Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: • • ACPS closet, wood shelves (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) Items: •• • Supplies List: Friday • • Bin: Where to find it: Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: ACPS closet, wood shelves (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) •• © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Centers Room Lesson Plan: Get to Know You Week, Day 1 Art: Name cards & dot markers Dramatic Play: Kitchen Math: Sorting bowls & transportation counters Block Play: Trains & tracks © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Centers Room Lesson Plan: Get to Know You Week, Day 1 Materials Purpose/Goal Teacher Instructions & Set Up Tips Questions/Prompts Block • Wooden train set • Set a space on the floor for students to build train tracks. • Play • Remind students to work together. Trains & • • tracks • Kitchen • • Can you sort by size? By shape? By color? What Dramatic • Table & chairs Same vs. different • other ways can you sort the objects? Play • Food bin Kitchen • Dishes bin • Math • Transportation counters • Colors sorting bowls Sorting bowls & • Dot markers • Use dot markers to cover name cards. counters • Name cards (2 per student) • Remind students to make dots & not slide the marker around. • A set of name cards goes in each academic classroom. Art Keep at school Make-up needed for absences. Name cards © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Block Play: Legos Centers Room Lesson Plan: Get to Know You Week, Day 2 Sensory: Alphabet rice Math: Unifix cubes & pattern cards Dramatic Play: Occupation rug, city blocks, cars © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Centers Room Lesson Plan: Get to Know You Week, Day 2 Materials Purpose/Goal Teacher Instructions & Set Up Tips Questions/Prompts Sensory • Alphabet rice sensory bin Learning letters & • • Alphabet rice • Scoops appropriate sensory • Cups table behavior • What else can you build? Block Play • Tongs • Can you build something out of only one color? Legos • Can you use two colors? • Lego bin • Set out a rug. Dramatic • Play • Occupation rug • Set out the occupation rug. Occupation • City blocks & cars bin rug, city blocks & cars • Unifix cubes bin • Set up a table and chairs. • Can you make a pattern with 2 colors? Math • Unifix pattern cards • Model how to follow the pattern cards and take care of the • How about 3 colors? Unifix cubes & pattern cards supplies. • Remind students to keep cubes on the table. • When it’s time to clean up, all cubes must be taken apart and placed back in the bin. © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Centers Room Lesson Plan: Get to Know You Week, Day 3 Sensory: Starfish Block Play: ABC giant foam mats Play Dough: Play Dough & cutting tools Math: Magnet shapes & cookie sheets © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Centers Room Lesson Plan: Get to Know You Week, Day 3 Materials Purpose/Goal Teacher Instructions & Set Up Tips Questions/Prompts Sensory • • • Starfish • •• Block Play •• • ABC giant floor mats • •h • Play Dough Play dough & cutting tools Math Magnet shapes & cookie sheets © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Leap’n Learners Preschool | Centers Classroom Curriculum A Week Lesson Plans Day One: Painting with Apples Day Two: Weekly Overview Day Three: Zoophonics Alligator ABC blocks & letter alligators Animal Train Art: Kitchen, making apple pies Assessment: Pre-assessment (only for pre-k) Art: Airport, Little People Block Play: Ants, logs, & counting cards (FF for art) Block Play: Alligators & wood blocks (FF portfolio) Block Play: ABC foam floor mats Dramatic Play: Alphabet Soup Dramatic Play: Airport, Little People Dramatic Play: Ants & sand Math: Play Dough: Apple tree mats Math: Sensory: Sensory: Apple trees Sensory: Items: Storage Bin Contents List Restocking Needed: • Big ant bin (Also keep in items list) • Math A week lesson bag Bin: • Reading center A week folder A Week Centers Bin • • Apple pie making supply bags (2) • Apple Kit: tree play dough cards & pipe cleaner stems, instruction card • Knife for apple painting • Skewers for apple painting • Ant math cards 1-10 © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Supplies List: Day One Items: Bin: Where to find it: Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: • ACPS closet, wood shelves (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) • • • Apples for art • Pie supplies: canned apples & pie tins Items: Supplies List: Day Two • Bin: Where to find it: Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: • • ACPS closet, wood shelves (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) Items: •• • Supplies List: Friday • • Bin: Where to find it: Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: ACPS closet, wood shelves (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) •• © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Art- Odd Year: Painting with apples Centers Room Lesson Plan: A Week, Day 1 Block Play: ABC blocks & letter alligators Math: Ants & counting cards Art- Even Year: Pumpkin color book page Sensory: Alphabet soup Dramatic Play: Making apple pies © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Centers Room Lesson Plan: A Week, Day 1 Sensory Materials Purpose/Goal Teacher Instructions & Set Up Tips Questions/Prompts Alphabet • Alphabet soup sensory Learning letters while • Set up the sensory table with some water & all the foam blocks & • What letters can you find that you already know? soup (foam letters & foam blocks) playing in water letters inside. • Can you find the letters of your name? Block • Water • Model the way to play alphabet soup. Play • Remind students that the water must stay in the water table, & Blocks & alligators they should not take letters out from their friends. • When it’s time to clean up, all the letters should be off the sides of the water table. • ABC blocks Identify letters while • Set out a rug with letter blocks & instruct kids to build & explore • Can you find any letters in your name? • Letter alligators • How tall of a tower can you build? thinking critically the letters on the blocks. • Can you lay the blocks in a special shape? Dramatic • Pie tins Exhibit creativity • Set up a table next to the stove for them to roll over their pie crust • What steps did you use to make your pie? Play • Kitchenette/table while pretending & Making • Bowls role playing & mix their ingredients. • What else can you do to make it taste good? apple pies • Apple pie cans • Spatulas/wooden spoons • Model the steps to make apple pie. • Do you have any secret ingredients in your pie? • Aprons • Apples (in apple sensory bin) Math • Big ant manipulatives Fine motor, 1-1 • Set out a rug with supplies. • Can you line them all up? (FF) • Counting mats 1-10 counting to ten, • Practice counting out ten ants using the number mats • Can you fit 10 ants on one craft stick? Ants & • Craft sticks practice letter A • Build a letter A with craft sticks & cover it with ants • How many ants could you fit on your letter A? counting • Nature logs formation • Remind students all ants & sticks need to stay on the rug cards • When it’s time to clean up, all the ants & sticks need to be put back into their containers with number mats stacked in a pile. Odd Years: Painting with apples Even Years: Painting with apples- pumpkin color book page • Apples cut in half • Use a halved apple to stamp red & green • Apples cut in half • Write student name on the back, bottom left • Corn cob pokers for handle apples on their paper. • Corn cob pokers for corner, in pencil. • Red & green paint • Send to math center when finished. handle • Use a halved apple to stamp orange “pumpkins” Art • “Painting with Apples” page • Orange & green on their paper. They should NOT overlap. Use a paint paintbrush for stems. Send home today Keep for art book • Pumpkin color book • Send to math center when finished. page Teacher makes one for missing students. © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Assessment: Pre-assessment only for pre-k Centers Room Lesson Plan: A Week, Day 2 Dramatic Play: Airport, Little People Play Dough: Apple Tree Mats Block Play: Alligators & small wood blocks (FF portf) Sensory: Apple Trees Centers Room Lesson Plan: A Week, Day 2 © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Materials Purpose/Goal Teacher Instructions & Set Up Tips Questions/Prompts Sensory • • • Apple trees • Little People- Airport set Working together • Set up • Where are you going? Dramatic with peers & using • Model • What are some things you do at the airport? Play imagination • Remind students Airport- Little • At clean up time, students should People • Apple scented play dough Fine motor skills while • Set up a table & chairs with all supplies. • Can you make ten apples for your tree? Play Dough • Apple tree mats developing counting • Model how to roll a ball with play dough & stick a stem to make • How many do you have if you take two away? Apple tree • Apple math instruction card skills • Make a big, medium, & small apple? math • Brown pipe cleaner stems an apple, then put it on your tree. • Remind students to keep play dough on the table & not to take Block Play Alligators & from their friends. wood blocks • When it’s time to clean up, put all play dough & stems back in Assessment their bowls. Pre- assessment •• • only pre-k •• • © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Zoophonics Art: Alligator Centers Room Lesson Plan: A Week, Day 3 Dramatic Play: Airport, little people Sensory: Ants & sand Math: ABC foam floor mats Block Play: Animal Train © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Centers Room Lesson Plan: A Week, Day 3 Materials Purpose/Goal Teacher Instructions & Set Up Tips Questions/Prompts Sensory • Ants & red sand sensory Use senses to explore • Set up the sensory table with supplies in a location that will be • Can you make a row of ants in the sand? • Nature blocks • Can you make a row of two by two? Three by Ant & sand easy to sweep up after every group. • • Model the way they can play with ants in the sand without three? Block Play • Can you buy all of the ants? Animal spilling it on the floor. • What does the sand feel like? Do you like it? Train • Explain that IF students are careless with the sand, THEN they will Dramatic Play be moved to another center. Airport- • When it’s time to clean up, sweep up any sand from the floor. Little People •• • Math (FF) •• • ABC foam floor mats •• • Art • Black crayon Use fingers & hands • Students use black crayon to trace “Allie Alligator” & write their • • White glue & glue sticks to accomplish fine name on the back. Zoophonics • Art Bin: Zoo Alligator motor tasks alligator • Put a line of glue through the A so students add green squares. • yellow construction paper • Give students white teeth & eye pieces to add. Send home today • green squares • white teeth Absences: Write name on back & save pieces in Ziploc bag for • white/black circles students to make at home. © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Leap’n Learners Preschool | Centers Classroom Curriculum B Week Lesson Plans Day One: Bubble art Day Two: Weekly Overview Day Three: Zoophonics bear craft Cardboard blocks with big bears Art: Beach Day Art: Baa baa black sheep felt story & puzzles Art: Beauty Salon Block Play: Balancing bears & bear dominos Block Play: Babies Block Play: Brown bear unifix cube towers Dramatic Play: Seashell Discovery Dramatic Play: Sorting buttons Dramatic Play: Blowing Bubbles Math: Math: Beans & Carrots Math: Sensory: Sensory: Sensory: B Week Storage Bin Contents List Items: • Math lesson B week bag • Reading center B week lesson folder • Black sheep felt set • Boats for bubbles • Stuffed bears (3) • Book: Brown bear board book • Carrots & green plant pots for B sensory © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Items: Bin: Supplies List: Day One Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: • B Week Bin (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) Where to find it: • Star fish Beach Dramatic Play B-ACPS closet, wood shelves • • • Beach balls • Towels B-ACPS closet, wood shelves • Sunscreen bottles • Sand toys & ABC sand toys Bin: B-ACPS closet, top shelves Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: • Sunglasses & goggles Babies Dramatic Play C-ACPS Hallway (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) • Buckets & shovels • Beach & sun wall decorations Supplies List: Day Two • • Soap • Seashells • Straws • Where to find it: • Plastic carrots • Pool & beach chairs B-ACPS closet, wood shelves • B-ACPS closet, top shelves B-ACPS closet, wood shelves Items: • Supplies List: Friday Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) • Crib set Bin: Where to find it: • Dolls B-ACPS closet, wood shelves • • • Blankets • Bottles Beautyr Salon Dramatic Play B-ACPS closet, wood shelves • Baby food • Items: • • Blow dryer • Curling & flat irons • Hair combs, brushes, elastics • Empty hairspray bottles • © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Art- Odd Year: Bubble Art Centers Room Lesson Plan: B Week, Day 1 Block Play: B with beans Math: Balancing Bears & Dominos Art- Even Year: Bubble Art Sensory: Seashell Discovery Dramatic Play: Beach Day © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Centers Room Lesson Plan: B Week, Day 1 Materials Purpose/Goal Teacher Instructions & Set Up Tips Questions/Prompts Sensory • • • Seashell discovery • B letter cards Build fine & gross • Make the letter B with beans uppercase & lowercase. • • Beans motor skills • Use letter B mats to place beans on • Block Play (FF) • • B with beans Dramatic Play Beach day Math • • •D • Balancing bears & dominos Odd Years: Bubble Art Even Years: Bubble Art for black sheep • Half sheet “B is for Bubbles” • Put the paint/bubbles/water in a • Sheep construction • Put the paint/bubbles/water in a bowl. (2 paint: 2 • Dish soap bowl. (2 paint: 2 soap: 1 water) paper cutout soap: 1 water) • Red & blue paint • Students get their own straw & blow • Dish soap • Write name in the middle of the back side. • Straws- 1 per student bubbles. (Make sure to review the • Black bubble paint • Students get their own straw & blow bubbles. difference in blowing & sucking). • Straws- 1 per student (Make sure to review the difference in blowing & Art • Once bubbles are coming over the sucking). Send home today top of the bowl, students press their • Once bubbles are coming over the top of the paper over the bowl to pop the bowl, students press their paper over the bowl to bubble. Keep for art book pop the bubble. • Send to B with beans when done. • Send to B with beans when done. Save to glue on sheep page on Day 2 © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Art- Even Year: Black sheep assembly Centers Room Lesson Plan: B Week, Day 2 Small Block: Baa Baa Black Sheep & puzzles Math: Sorting buttons Sensory: Beans & carrots Dramatic Play: Babies & books Centers Room Lesson Plan: B Week, Day 2 © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Materials Purpose/Goal Teacher Instructions & Set Up Tips Questions/Prompts Sensory • • • • Beans & Carrots Block • •• Play • Black •• Sheep & Puzzles Dramatic Play Babies Math • •• (FF) Sorting • White glue • Write student name on the back, bottom left corner, in pencil. • Buttons • Eye stickers • Using bubble art from day one, teacher/assistant cut out sheep • Art Bin: Color book sheep Art/Even body. Year • White construction page • Students assemble sheep. For younger students, we recommend Black • body parts Sheep putting the glue on & they can put the pieces on. Older students can assemble their own, but only give them a piece at a time to help make sure they glue them in the right place. Keep for art book Absences: Teacher makes one for them © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Zoophonics Art: Bear Centers Room Lesson Plan: B Week, Day 3 Dramatic Play: Beauty salon Sensory: Blowing bubbles & boats Math: Brown bear unifix cube towers Block Play: Brick blocks with big bears © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Centers Room Lesson Plan: B Week, Day 3 Materials Purpose/Goal Teacher Instructions & Set Up Tips Questions/Prompts Sensory • • • Blowing •• • bubbles & boats • •d • Block Play Brick blocks with big bears Dramatic Play Beauty Salon Math • • Review colors by using the sorting bowls • (FF) Brown bear unifix cubes Art • Black crayon Use fingers & hands • Students use black crayon to trace “Bubba Bear” & write their • • White glue & glue sticks to accomplish fine name on the back. Zoophonics • Art Bin: Zoo Bear motor tasks bear • Put a line of glue on the B & help students get it on their paper. • tan construction paper • Give students one piece at a time to glue to their paper. • brown bear pieces • Use the black crayon to add the ears, nose, & paws. • white/black eye pieces Send home today Absences: Write name on back & save pieces in Ziploc bag for students to make at home. © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Leap’n Learners Preschool | Centers Classroom Curriculum C Week Lesson Plans Weekly Overview Day One: Day Two: Day Three: Art: Corn on the cob painting Art: Art: Zoophonics cat art Block Play: Block Play: Hot wheels cars & tracks Block Play: Foam construction blocks & number bolts Dramatic Play: Cars, ramp & rug Dramatic Play: Construction Math: Camping Math: Caterpillar cards & marble counters (FF art) Dramatic Play: Construction Sensory: Cookie graphing (full group, first of class) Sensory: Cornmeal & Buttons Camping Play Dough: Cookie mats Math: Farm counters & cow number matching Sensory: Construction Site Storage Bins Contents List Items: • Corn skewers bag • Reading center C week folder • Math C week lesson bag • Coin graphing cards • Caterpillar math card • Camping stuff: Marshmallow skewers, small tent, lantern, pocketknife, deer beanie babies, trees for walls • Bear & Moose puppets for teacher use only (2) © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Items: Bin: Supplies List: Day One Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: • Goggles & tools Construction Dramatic Play (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) • House blueprints Where to find it: • Vests B-ACPS closet, wood shelves • Corn on the cob for art • Caution tape • Cones • Caution tape Bin: B-ACPS closet, by light switches Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: • Hard hats (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) • Wood & orange buckets Kitchen Supplies List: Day Two • Bin: • • Where to find it: Items: B-ACPS closet, wood shelves Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: • (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) B-ACPS closet, top shelf • Cooler & fire • • • Blanket B-ACPS closet, top shelf • Tent C- ACPS hallway, top shelf • Chairs B-ACPS closet, IKEA bins • Sandwich food supplies Supplies List: Friday Items: Where to find it: • B-ACPS closet, wood shelves • • © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Art- Odd Year: Corn on the cob painting Centers Room Lesson Plan: C Week, Day 1 Math: Farm counters & cow numbers (FF for art) Block Play: Foam cinderblocks with number bolts Art- Even Year: Fall trees Dramatic Play: Construction Sensory: Construction Site © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Centers Room Lesson Plan: C Week, Day 1 Materials Purpose/Goal Teacher Instructions & Set Up Tips Questions/Prompts Sensory • Construction • Site • Block Play Foam Cinderblocks & number bolts Dramatic Play Construction Math • • Color sorting with counters (FF) Sorting by color with farm counters Odd Years: Corn on the cob painting Even Years: Corn on the cob fall tree • Corn • Put skewers on the ends of the corn on the cob. • Corn • Put skewers on the ends of the corn on the cob. • Skewers • Set out plates with red paint & yellow paint. Use a • Skewers • Set out plates with red paint & yellow paint. Use a • Half sheet “C is small amount of paint so the patterns show up • Construction paper small amount of paint so the patterns show up for corn” better. fall tree better. Art • Yellow & red • Have corn for red & yellow paint. Kids can choose • Yellow & red paint • Have corn for red & yellow paint. Kids can paint one or both colors. choose one or both colors. • Students roll the corn in the paint, then roll it on their • Students roll the corn in the paint, then roll it on Send home today Keep for art book paper. their paper. • Send to math when done. Send to math when done. © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Small Block: Cars, Ramp & Rug Centers Room Lesson Plan: C Week, Day 2 Math: Cookie Graphing (as a class) Math: Coin sorting Sensory: Camping Dramatic Play: Camping © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Centers Room Lesson Plan: C Week, Day 2 Materials Purpose/Goal Teacher Instructions & Set Up Tips Questions/Prompts Math • – – Class cookie •– – graphing •– – •– – Sensory •– – Camping Block Play Cars, ramp & rug Dramatic Play Camping Math Coin sorting © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Zoophonics Art: Cat Centers Room Lesson Plan: C Week, Day 3 Dramatic Play: Construction Sensory: Cornmeal & Buttons Math: Caterpillar counting & sequencing (FF for art) Block Play: Hot Wheels Cars & Tracks Play Dough: Cookie Mats © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Centers Room Lesson Plan: C Week, Day 3 Materials Purpose/Goal Teacher Instructions & Set Up Tips Questions/Prompts Sensory • – – © Leap’n Learners Preschool Cornmeal & •– – Buttons •– – Block Play Hot Wheels cars & tracks Dramatic Play Construction Math • – – (FF) • – – Caterpillar Sequencing Play Dough Cookie Mats Art • Black paint Use fingers & hands • Students use black crayon to trace “Catina Cat” & write their – • Sponge brush to accomplish fine name on the back. Zoophonics • Eye stickers motor tasks Cat • Black crayon • Paint the inside of the C. • White glue & glue sticks • Give students one piece at a time to glue to their paper. • Art Bin: Zoo Cat Send home today Absences: Write name on back & save pieces in Ziploc bag for • orange paper students to make at home. • face & tail pieces

Leap’n Learners Preschool | Centers Classroom Curriculum D Week Lesson Plans Weekly Overview Day One: Day Two: Day Three: Art: Y1: Dog art Y2: Dot art Art: Art: Zoophonics deer Block Play: Block Play: Large dominos Block Play: (FF) Dog bowl bean bag toss Dramatic Play: Big dinosaurs & big blocks Dramatic Play: Doctor’s Office Math: Dress Ups Math: Foam dice & Dino counting game Dramatic Play: Doctor’s Office Sensory: Play Dough dinosaur cookie cutters Sensory: Dinosaur Play Desert Discovery Math: Dinosaur sorting Sensory: Dinosaur dig D Week Storage Bins Contents List Items: • Math D week lesson bag • Reading center D week folder • Dino play dough cookie cutter bag • Dino lacing cards • Dino rubbings • Dino molds for sensory • Dog bowls for bean bag tossing • Dino puppets for teacher use (3) © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Items: Bin: Supplies List: Day One Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: • Blankets Doctor Dramatic Play (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) • Bags of wraps Where to find it: • Band aids B-ACPS closet, wood shelves • • Bandaids • Bag of doctor tools & stethoscopes • Prescription pads • Splints/slings Supplies List: Day Two • Doctor bag & tool kit • Doctor envelope: X-rays, nurse, doctor, patient Where to find it: B-ACPS closet, wood shelves lanyards, prescription pads, medical record, C-ACPS hallway, wood shelves Waiting room & exam room signs Supplies List: Friday • • Where to find it: B-ACPS closet, wood shelves Items: Bin: Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: • Princess dresses Dress Ups Dramatic Play (2) (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) • Boys dress ups • Cowboy/Indian • • • Dance costumes • Hats, pompoms jewelry, phones, sunglasses, bags • • Items: Bin: Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: • (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) • • • • © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Art- Odd Year: Dog Fork Painting Centers Room Lesson Plan: D Week, Day 1 Block Play: Dog bowl bean bag toss Math: Sorting Dinosaurs Art- Even Year: Dot Art Sensory: Dinosaur Dig Dramatic Play: Doctor’s Office © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Centers Room Lesson Plan: D Week, Day 1 Materials Purpose/Goal Teacher Instructions & Set Up Tips Questions/Prompts Sensory • Dinosaur Dig Dramatic • Play • Doctor’s • Office Block Play (FF) Dog bowl bean bag toss Math Sorting Dinosaurs Odd Years: The dog is white Even Years: Dot Art • White paint • Write student name on the back, bottom • Half sheet “D is for dots” • Students use dot markers to create a • Forks left corner, in pencil. • Dot markers picture. • White glue • Students use forks to “paint” the dog’s fur • Encourage students to not stamp over Art • Art Bin: Color Book Dog in a big circle. the same place repeatedly, but to fill the page. • red construction paper • Give students one piece at a time to • white glue glue to their paper. Absences: Teacher makes one for them. Send home today Keep for art book © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Block Play: Big dinosaurs & big blocks Centers Room Lesson Plan: D Week, Day 2 Play Dough: Dinosaur cookie cutters Dramatic Play: Dress ups Sensory: Desert discovery © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Centers Room Lesson Plan: D Week, Day 2 Materials Purpose/Goal Teacher Instructions & Set Up Tips Questions/Prompts Sensory • Desert • discovery • • Block Play Dinos & blocks Dramatic Play Dress ups Play Dough Dino cookie cutters © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Zoophonics Art: Deer Centers Room Lesson Plan: D Week, Day 3 Dramatic Play: Doctor’s office Sensory: Dinosaur play Math: Foam dice & dinosaur counting Block Play: Large dominos © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Centers Room Lesson Plan: D Week, Day 3 Materials Purpose/Goal Teacher Instructions & Set Up Tips Questions/Prompts Sensory • Dinosaur • play • Block Play • Large dominos Dramatic Play Doctor’s office Math Dice & dinosaurs Art • Black crayon Use fingers & hands • Students use black crayon to trace “Deedee Deer” & write their • Eye sticker to accomplish fine name on the back. Zoophonics • White glue & glue sticks motor tasks deer • Art Bin: Zoo Deer • Put a line of glue on the D & help students get it on their paper. • Give students one piece at a time to glue to their paper. • Blue construction paper • deer body pieces Absences: Write name on back & save pieces in Ziploc bag for students to make at home. Send home today © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Leap’n Learners Preschool | Centers Classroom Curriculum E Week Lesson Plans Day One: Eye dropper art Day Two: Weekly Overview Day Three: Zoophonics elephant Egg races in rain gutters Elephant bridges- jungle counters & sticks Art: Kitchen, making eggs Block: Make E with straw builders Art: Humpty Dumpty storytelling Block Play: Play Dough: Egypt & play dough Block Play: Foam elephants Dramatic Play: Eggbeaters Dramatic Play: Eye Doctor, optometrist Dramatic Play: Eggs & rice Math: Math: Math: Sensory: Sensory: Egg cartons & pom poms Sensory: E Week Storage Bins Contents List Items: • Math E week lesson bag • Reading center E week folder • Eggbeaters (4) • Eggs for racing in Ziploc • Eggs for weighing in Ziploc • Eggs for stacking in Ziploc • Rulers for measuring staking • Eyedroppers • Egg cartons (clear & pink sets) • Craft sticks for elephant bridges • Foam elephant set • Humpty Dumpty puppet • Book: 21 Elephants • Eggs for Humpty Dumpty in yellow carton © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Items: Bin: Supplies List: Day One Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: • (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) Kitchen Where to find it: • Eggs & kitchen supplies Foam letters B-ACPS closet, wood shelves • • • Foam letters B-ACPS closet, IKEA bins Items: Bin: B-ACPS closet, IKEA bins Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: • Glasses Eye Doctor Dramatic Play (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) • Eye charts (2)- shapes & letters Supplies List: Day Two • Eye tools • • • Spoons for covering eyes Where to find it: • Doctor shirts/scrubs B-ACPS closet, wood shelves • Doctor envelope: Nurse, doctor, patient lanyards, Supplies List: Friday prescription pads, medical records, waiting room signs, exam room signs Where to find it: • B-ACPS closet, wood shelves • B-ACPS closet, IKEA bins Items: Bin: B-ACPS closet, top wood shelves Items to buy/prep: Restocking Needed: • (Location coordinators supply) (Also keep in items list) Horses & Army men bins • Horses & army men Black bag • • • Cardboard brick blocks © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Centers Room Lesson Plan: E Week, Day 1 Block Play: Egg races with rain gutters Art: Eye dropper art Sensory: Eggbeaters & foam letters Dramatic Play: Making Eggs © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Centers Room Lesson Plan: E Week, Day 1 Materials Purpose/Goal Teacher Instructions & Set Up Tips Questions/Prompts Sensory • – – Eggbeaters •– – Block Play Egg races Dramatic • –– Play Making eggs Art • 1 coffee filter per student • Write name small on the edge of coffee filters first. – • Eye droppers • Add 2 drops of watercolor at a time then switch colors & find a Eye • Watered down liquid dropper art dry spot to add 2 more drops. watercolors • Continue until there are no dry spots left. Don’t let the filters get Send home today too wet. • Set aside to dry. © Leap’n Learners Preschool

Centers Room Lesson Plan: E Week, Day 2 Block: E with straw builders Play Dough: Egypt Dramatic Play: Eye Doctor Sensory: Eggs & Pom Poms © Leap’n Learners Preschool