Student Teacher: Kelsey Nichole Jillian
LEARNING CENTER PLANNING FORM
Blocks
Diverse Picture Collection (ECD 108):
collection of photos that depict men and
women doing handy work, different types of
homes
Purpose: show children different people in
different profession (female construction
workers, male teachers, etc.)
Pictures of famous structures:
Purpose: give children ideas of what they can
build; different styles
Road Signs:
Purpose: literacy skills, social skills, children
can use the signs in their play and identify
them
Childrens Pictures on paper towel rolls: by Gail Gibbons
Purpose: incorporate themselves into play
situations
Clipboard and notebook paper:
Purpose: children can draw up plans for
buildings, documentation
Books:
Roll, Slope, and Slide: A Book About Ramps
by Michael
Purpose: encourage children when making
their ramps and pathways
When I Build with Blocks
by Niki Alling
Purpose: encourage children to use
imagination when building
Trucks (Informational Book)
Purpose: introduces different kinds of trucks
Things That Go
by Moria Butterfield
Purpose: introduces transportation
Housekeeping/Dramatic Play Math Discovery Art and Creative Experiences
Flower Shop: Assessment Kit (ECD 133): Drama Cards (ECD 132):
Materials: open/close sign, fake flowers, Materials: tangrams, collections of bottle caps Materials: action cards
to/from cards, labels of flowers, coupons, paper and wine corks Purpose: children draw a card and act out the
money and coins, brochures, business cards, Purpose: assess childrens conservation skills action on the card
worker labels, tub of dirt, flower pot, register
Small Dot Cards (ECD 133): Paper Mosaic (ECD 132):
Clipboard and notebook paper: Materials: small dot cards with 1-5 dots on it Materials: different sets of paper to use as base
Purpose: children can take orders, Purpose: children take guesses on the quantity and pieces, glue
documentation of dots on the card after briefly looking at it Purpose: children use paper pieces to make a
mosaic painting
Dress Up Clothes: Small Five Frame Cards (ECD 133):
Purpose: children explore different outfits and Materials: small five frame cards with 1-5 dots Beautiful Oops (ECD 132):
professions on it Materials: paint, straws, marker, paper
Purpose: children take guesses on the quantity Purpose: fine-motor skills, children blow paint
Books: of dots on the card after briefly looking at it onto paper, outline their oops
From Seed to Plant Small Grid Games (ECD 133): Art Materials:
Materials: small grid boards, movers, dotted, Paper, markers crayons, paint, watercolor,
Purpose: demonstrates how plants grow and numbered dice paintbrushes, cardboard, wire, buttons, cotton
Purpose: one-to-one correspondence, fine balls, googly eyes, pom-poms, pipe cleaners,
Is It Spring? motor playdough, calendar scraps, stickers, magazine
By Linda Ruggieri scraps
Purpose: explores seasons, plants, weather Short Path Games (ECD 133): Purpose: children use materials to create their
Materials: short path board, movers, dotted and own art
numbered dice
Purpose: children roll dice and move their Pictures of art work (ECD 132):
movers along the path, can play alone or with Purpose: inspiration for own artwork
others
Diverse Picture Collection (ECD 132):
Long Path Games (ECD 133): Materials: collection of diverse people making
Materials: long path board, movers, dotted and art
numbered dice Purpose: inspiration for artwork
Purpose: children roll dice and move their
movers along the path, can play alone or with Easel:
others Purpose: art space for children to create art on
Tangrams (ECD 133): Books:
Purpose: math and cognitive stills and problem
solving, children can explore pattern blocks Amazing Grace
and use them on pattern cards by Mary Hoffman
Purpose: no gender roles in drama
Mini Eraser Game:
Materials: erasers, plastic tweezers, dotted and The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric
dotted dice Carle
Vehicles Purpose: children roll dice and pick the number Purpose: inspiration to be creative with their art
by Debbie Rivers-Moore on the dice in erasers and set aside
Purpose: introduces different types of vehicles I am an Artist
Clipboard and notebook paper: by Marta Altes
Easy Street Purpose: children can take orders, Purpose: inspires creativity
by Rita Gray documentation
Purpose: introduces construction sites; pairs The Shape of My Heart
with pathways Diverse Matching (ECD 108): by Mark Sperring
Materials: collection of pictures of diverse Purpose: shapes in the world
Wheels families of different size, labeled boxes with
by Judy Nayer numbers Shape by Shape
Purpose: introduces different wheels and Purpose: match number of people in picture to by Suse MacDonald
transportation number on box Purpose: creating objects out of shapes

Sorting Shapes (ECD 237): My Many Colored Days

Materials: pictures of shapes in different colors, by Dr. Seuss
small containers labeled with each shape in Purpose: color recognition
black
Purpose: children can sort by shape or by color

String Size (ECD 237):

Materials: collection of beads two of the same
size
Purpose: children compare the size of bead
necklaces to find the matching ones.

Button Sorting (ECD 237):

Materials: different colored jars, different
colored, shapes, sizes of buttons
Purpose: children sort by color but can sort by
shape or size.

Clothes Pin Number Match (ECD 237):

Materials: clothes pins, laminated number cards
Purpose: match dotted clothes pins to number
on cards

Geometric Shapes (ECD 237):

Materials: popsicle sticks, laminated shape
cards
Purpose: identifying shapes and outlining
shapes with popsicle sticks

Books:

Count to Ten with Mouse

by Margaret Wise Brown
Purpose: counting to 10 throughout the book
 Ten Little Chicks
by Belinda Bagley
Purpose: take-aways from 10-1

Five Little Monkeys

by Eileen Christelow
Purpose: take-aways from 10-1

10 Little Hot Dogs

by John Himmelman
Purpose: adding 1 through 10

Color Zoo
by Lois Ehlert
Purpose: identify different shapes

The Doorbell Rang

by Pat Hutchins
Purpose: adding on people in the home

Literacy and Library Science Discovery Sand, Water and Sensory Experience Music and Movement

Flannel Boards, retelling props, finger
puppets (ECD 237):
Purpose: materials used to help the children
comprehend stories
Interactive Charts (ECD 237):
Purpose: social and literacy skills,
phonological awareness
Syllable Cards (ECD 237):
Purpose: literacy and counting skills, children Purpose: show life cycle of animals, insects,
will count the number of syllables listed on and nature
the cards
Alphabet Bingo (ECD 131):
Materials: bingo cards, markers, plastic cups,
letter cards
Purpose: Alphabet knowledge, matching
uppercase to uppercase
Rhyming Ring (ECD 131):
Materials: collections of rhyming cards
Purpose: rhyming recognition
Books:
Where The Wild Things Are
Living/Non-Living cards (ECD 237):
Materials: pictures of living and non-living
things, containers for sorting
Purpose: explore living and non-living things
Weather and Season Cards (ECD 237):
Materials: weather and season cards
Purpose: matching weather with its season
Life Cycle Pages
Rock Collection
Purpose: explore textures of rocks
5 Senses Cards (ECD 237):
Materials: 5 senses cards and containers for
sorting
Purpose: children explore their five senses
Seed Growing (ECD 133):
Materials: baggie, paper towels, spray bottles,
lima beans
Purpose: children can grow their own lima
bean plant
Water droplets (ECD 133): Shaker Eggs (ECD 237):
Materials: eye dropper, colored water, foil, wax Purpose: create rhythms, follow rhythms
paper, cotton, Styrofoam, paper
Purpose: children observe absorbency Frogs and Crickets Music Maker:
Purpose: listen to sounds
Orbeez:
Purpose: beads expand in water, sensory Movement Cards:
Materials: action cards, music
Sand Letters: Purpose: create movements to tempo of song
Materials: 3-D letters
Purpose: exploring with sand and letters Rhythm Sticks (ECD 237):
Purpose: fine motor, beats, rhythm, music skills
Ribbon Bracelets (ECD 237):
Purpose: movement skills, gross motor
Books:
A Bang and a Clang
by Emma J. Virjan
Purpose: encourages movement and creating
sounds
Max Found Two Sticks
by Brian Pinkney
Purpose: rhythm, beat, diversity
Rupert Can Dance
by Maurice Sendak
Purpose: Storybook
Snow White
Purpose: fairytale
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
by Beatrix Potter
Purpose: storybook
Penguin on Vacation
by Salina Yoon
Purpose: storybook
Its Mine
by Leo Leoni
Purpose: storybook
Red Riding Hood
by James Marshall
Purpose: fairytale
The Gruffalo
by Julia Donaldson
Purpose: storybook
PVC Pipes (ECD 133): By: Jules Feiffer
Purpose: create tunnels for pathways Purpose: encourages children to move
creatively
Books: Movement Charts (ECD 237)
Digging for Dinosaurs (informational book)
Purpose: explore dinosaurs and fossils
Big Rain Coming
by Katrina Germein
Purpose: a tribe prepares for a big rain storm
The Tiny Seed
by Eric Carle
Purpose: transform from seed to plant
What Will the Weather Be?
By Lynda DeWitt
Purpose: explores different weather climates
The Eye Book
by Dr. Seuss
Purpose: children explore the things they see
with their eyes

Cornelius
by Leo Leoni
Purpose: storybook

It looked Like Spilt Milk

By: Charles G. Shaw
Purpose: Sequencing book

A Color of His Own

By: Leo Lionni
Purpose: Repetition - Phonological
awareness

Goldilocks and The Three Bears

By: Gavin Scott
Purpose: Storybook

One Two Thats My Shoe

By: Allison Murray
Purpose: Math, counting

Making Friends
By: Fred Rogers
Purpose: Encouraging to make friends

Families Families Families

By: Suzanne Lang
Purpose: Family Book

I love You All the Same

By: Donna Keith
Purpose: Family Book

If You Give A Pig A Pancake

By: Laura Numeroff
Purpose: Storybook

I Love You More

BY: Laura Duksta
Purpose: Family book

A Color His Own

By: Leo Lionni
Purpose: Storybook

On the Night You Were Born

By: Nancy Tillman
Purpose: Storybook

I Love My Hair
By: Natasha Tarpley
Purpose: Diversity loving her differences

The Mitten
By: Jan Brett
Purpose: storybook

In Jesses Shoes
By: Beverly Lewis
Purpose: Talks about special needs

Nicholas Where Have You Been

By: Leo Lionni
Purpose: Storybook

Ians Walk
By: Laurie Lears
Purpose: Talking about Special needs

Just Me and My Dad

By: Mercer Mayer
Purpose: Family Book

Goodnight Moon
By: Margaret Wise Brown
Purpose: Story book

Dont Wake Up Mama!

By: Eileen Christelow
Purpose: counting

Chicka Chika Boom Boom

By: Bill Martin Jr.
Purpose: Alphabet recognition

Oscars Grouchy Sounds

By: Constance Allen
Purpose: Listening to the sounds

I Love You, Daddy

By: Jillian Harker
Purpose: Story book

I Love You, Grandma

By: Jillian Harker
Purpose: family

Youre a Big Sister

By: David Bedford
Purpose: Family

Big Red Barn

By: Margaret Wise Brown
Purpose: Storybook

I Love You, Mommy

By: Jillian Harker
Purpose: family

Molly and Her Dad

By: Jan Ormerod
Purpose: family

Around the World We Go!

By: Margaret Wise Brown
Purpose: Cultural

Ducks Dont Wear Socks

By: John Nedwidek
Purpose: Storybook

Froggy Gets a Doggy

By: Jonathan London
Purpose: Story book

Sam and The Firefly

By: P.D. Eastman
Purpose: Story book

Doctor Dan the Bandage Man

By: Helen Gaspard
Purpose: Story book

Nurse Nancy
By: Kathryn Jackson
Purpose: Story book

The Fire Engine Book

By: Tibor Gergely
Purpose: story book

Pete The Cat and The New Guy

By: James Dean
Purpose: storybook

Roses for Isabella

By: Diana Cohn
Purpose: cultural

The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush

By: Tomie dePaola
Purpose: cultural

Pete the Cat: Go, Pete, Go!

By: James Dean
Purpose: story book

Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car

By: Eileen Chistelow
Purpose: Counting down from five

Dont Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

By: Mo Willems
Purpose: Storybook
 Food Experiences Writing Outdoors Other

Healthy/Unhealthy Sort:
Materials: healthy and unhealthy food images, Materials: post-it notes, envelopes, notepad,
sorting mat
Purpose: literacy skills, identity
MyPlate (ECD 135):
Materials: MyPlate board, food cards
Purpose: children identify the foods by their Magnetic Letters and Letter Board:
domain
Handwashing Chart (ECD 237):
Purpose: poem that can be recited while
washing hands
Healthy Food Chart (ECD 135):
Purpose: shows children healthy food options
Writing Center Prop Box (ECD 131): Outdoor Movement Plans (ECD 237) The Way I Feel
by Janan Cain
alphabet sheets, dry erase board, short sentence Tadpoles and Ladybugs Tic-tac-toe (ECD Purpose: explores different feelings (Safe
strips, students names, pens, pencils, markers, 237): Space)
crayons, dry-erase markers, colored pencils, Materials: cognitive skills, familiarize nature Before You
crayons By: Rebecca Doughy
Rhythm Sticks Purpose: A feel good book
Purpose: fine motor, beats, rhythm, music skills
Materials: cookie sheet, magnetic letters Peanut & Grape
Purpose: alphabet knowledge, spell name Ribbon Bracelets By: Kathy Knight
Purpose: movement skills, gross motor Purpose: Friendship and feelings
Books:
Dr. Seusss ABCs
by Dr. Seuss
Purpose: alphabet knowledge
Click-Clack-Moo: Cows That Type
by Doreen Cronin
Purpose: literacy in the writing center, alphabet
knowledge

K is For Kissing a Cool Kangaroo

By: Giles Andrea Purpose: Goes through the
alphabet
To Do:

Purple font color indicates items that are available to us by Miss Robin.

Black font color indicates materials that are being collected by all three of us.

***REMEMBER that Props for Retelling Story time and Predictable, flannelboard, all three interactive charts,
and all content area experiences (art, movement, science, math, and literacy) from ECD 237 may be included on this plan!!!***
***ALL student created materials from ECD 131, 132, 133, 135 may be included on this plan!!!***