Activity Name Description/Activity Objective Materials, Special Set-up

Creative Art: Foil Activity Description: There will be foil taped to the Easel (Classroom)
Painting (4) easel on each side. Two paint cups will be on 4 colors of Paint ( RR 1)
each side of the easel with paint brushes next to Paint cups (RR 1)
them. 4 Brushes (RR 1)
Child Objective: The children will have the
opportunity to develop their creativity while
discovering a new texture to paint on.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers can ask questions
like, “What are you creating?” or “Does it feel
different to paint on foil than it does paper?”
*Language/ Activity Description: There will be a few different
Literacy Activity: types of instruments set out on the table with the
Tambourines (RR 2)
Letter Instruments first letter of the instruments taped onto the
Bells (RR 2)
(3) instrument. Taped onto the table will be the full
Rain sticks (RR 2)
name of each of the instrument.
Chimes (RR 2)
Child Objective: Children will be able recognize
Drums (RR 2)
and match the letter that is on the instrument to
Maraca (RR 2)
the full name on the table.
IELG D5 G57 Recognizes and identifies letters in
the environment
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will encourage
the children to point out and match the letters of
the instrument to its name on the table. Teachers
can ask questions like, “Can you find the
matching T for the Tambourine?”
Manipulatives: Activity Description: Tinker toys will be placed out Tinker Toys (Classroom)
Tinker Toys by the manipulative cart. A few different
structures will be made to make it appealing to
the children.
Child Objective: Children will be able to take
turns using their fine motor skills to build their own
creations with the tinker toys.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers can encourage
the children to take turns playing with the tinker
toys by explaining that it is important to share
with our peers. They can also encourage Brin to
take turns using the toys. If she gets upset when
another child what to play with the toys also the
teachers will explain to her that we have to take
turns with our friends or they will be sad too.
Math: Find the Math is embedded into the sensory activity.
numbers!

*Science: Sound Activity Description: Four different sized bowls will Bowls of different sizes
Guitar (4) be set out on the table with rubber bands (Kitchen)
wrapped around them to make a guitar. The Tape (Classroom)
rubber bands will be taped to the bowls. Two Rags (Kitchen)
bowls will be empty and the other two bowls will Rubber bands
be filled with rags to muffle the sound.
Child Objective: Children will have the

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 opportunity to make predictions on whether the
bowls with nothing in it will make a louder sound
or the bowl filled with rags will make the louder
sound.
IELG D4 G43 Compares their predictions with
actual observations.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will encourage
the children to make a hypothesis about the
sounds the “guitars” will make. They can ask
questions like, “Which one do you think will make
the louder sound?” or “When playing each string
does it sound different?”
Sensory: Find the Activity Description: Colored sand will be poured Magnetic Numbers (RR 1)
numbers! (5) into the sensory bin. Magnetic numbers will be Colored Sand (RR 2)
hidden in the sand for the children to find with Scoopers (RR 2)
their scoopers.
Child Objective: Children will be able to practice
recognizing numbers and saying the numbers.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will encourage
the children to say each number has they
discover them in the sand.
Blocks: Sticky Activity Description: There will be contact paper Small Foam Blocks (RR 2)
Buildings (5) taped onto the wall in the block area. Small Contact Paper
foam blocks will be set beside the wall for the Tape (Classroom)
children to stick the blocks onto the wall.
Child Objective: The children will work together
to create different structures onto the contact
paper.
IELG D3 G28: Engages in mutual social play that
involves cooperation and shared purpose.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will encourage
the children to build blocks with their friends. They
can ask questions like, “What are you building?”
“Do you want to ask ___ to play with you?”
Teachers will encourage Cambria to play with
her peers to create structures with the foam
blocks on the contact paper.
*Dramatic Play: Activity Description: The dramatic play area will Drums (RR 2)
Music Concert (6) be set up with the big drum set. The drum set will Drum sticks (RR 2)
be set up on the wooden blocks in the Blocks (Classroom)
classroom. Multiple other instruments will be laid Guitar (RR 2)
out for the children to play with, Chairs will be set Tambourines (RR 2 )
up across from the drums like an audience. A Microphones (RR 2)
small table will be set out next to the loft with Chairs (Classroom)
tickets and a cash register on it. This is where the Tickets (RR 2)
children will buy their admission into the music Cash Register (RR 2)
concert. Microphones will be set out on the
stage for those who would like to pretend to sing
or introduce the next music act onto the stage.
Child Objective: The children will take on
different roles as musicians and audience
members by playing the different instruments

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IELG D1 G 15: Develops plots, scripts, and takes
on roles, with a mixture of reality and fantasy.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will pretend play
with the children by either being performers or an
audience member for the children performing.
Teachers will encourage children to count the
money from the cash register and count the
tickets they hand out to their peers. Teachers
should encourage Quincy to ask his peers to play
with him as a musical band on stage. Give him
prompts such as, “Do you want to ask ___ to
come play with you?”
Alternatives:
1st: Wooden Sorting Description: Children will have the opportunity to Wooden Sorting Box (RR 2 41)
Box sort different colors and animals into the correct
categories.
2nd: Assorted Description: The children will have the Stamp Pads, Letter Stamps,
Stamps opportunity to use their fine motor skills to pick up and animal stamps (RR 1)
the stamps and stamp onto the pads than onto White Butcher Paper (RR2)
the butcher paper. They will have choices
between letter and animal stamps.

ROTATING SNACK 9:00 – 9:45 a.m.

Crackers and Juice

OUTDOOR PLAY 9:10 – 10:00 a.m. Location: South Playground

1st: Lady Bug Music! Activity Description: Drum sticks will be laid out Drumsticks (Front Office)
next to the lady bugs.
Child Objective: Children will be able to express
themselves through music by playing and
listening to the different notes on the lady bug.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers can encourage
the children to listen for the different pitches that
they hear playing the lady bug. The teachers can
sing the different notes the children hit on the
lady bug. They should encourage the children to
sing along with them.
Gross Motor: Activity Description: Mats, Tunnels Stepping We play obstacle course
Obstacle Course stones, and Hula-hoops will be set out on the (GG)
grass next to the preschool la door. Tunnels (GG)
Child Objective: The children will be able to Stepping Stones (GG)
further develop their gross motor skills as they Hola-hoops (GG)
complete the obstacle course. They will also be
able to practice turn taking as the children crawl
through the tunnel.
IELG D2 G21 Participates in different physical
activities (walking, climbing, throwing, and
dancing) with varying levels of engagement.

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 Intentional Teaching: Teachers can encourage
the children to use their gross motor skills to
complete the obstacle course. Teachers can
encourage Evie to use her gross motor skills to
complete the obstacles in the obstacle course.
*3rd: Chalk board Activity Description: The chalk board will be set Chalk Board (GG)
instruments out leaning against the wooden fort across form Chalk (RR 1)
the gate and small shed. Different instruments will
be drawn on the chalk board to color. Chalk will
be placed by the chalk board to draw their own
instruments.
Child Objective: Children will be able to use their
creativity to color and create their own
instrument using chalk.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers should encourage
Jack R. to practice his fine motor skills by coloring
the instruments or created his own with the chalk.