BYU-Idaho Preschool Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan # 30
Lab 4
Our Favorites/Celebration

Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Supervisor: XXXXXX
Lead Teacher: XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX, Taylor

Children Receiving Specific Focus Today:

1. XXXXXX - Literacy
2. XXXXXX -Sensory
3. XXXXXX -science
4. XXXXXX - Math
5. XXXXXX -Opening/Closing Circle

Preassessment and Findings:

Ideas to be Emphasized and Overall Developmental Focus:

1. We have met so many friends at preschool.
2. We have favorite activities.
3. Today we will focus on social skills.

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 BYU-Idaho Preschool Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan #30
Lab 4
Our Favorites/Celebration

Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Supervisor: XXXXXX
Lead Teacher: XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX, Taylor

Ideas to be Emphasized and Overall Developmental Focus:

1. We have met so many friends at preschool.
2. We have favorite activities.
3. Today we will focus on social skills.

Assignments:
___________________ Self-Selected
___________________ Small/Focus Groups
__________ /_________ Outdoor play
_________ /_________ Snack
_______________ Check-in/Check-out
_______________ Handwashing/Cubbies
_______________ Photographer
_______________ Other

Special instructions for the day: Small focus will start at 3:15 due to the slideshow and parents will
be invited.

OPENING CIRCLE 1:20-1:40

Activity Name Description Materials
Book- White Set the book in front of you. As you read the White Rabbit’s Color Book (B
Rabbit's Color Book book, ask the children questions about the B1)
colors the rabbit is in and make predictions
about what new color the rabbit will make.
Movement Activity- Teacher will roll the animal dice and we will Animal Dice (Closet)
Animal Dice make the sound and do the action that the
dice says. When there are 5 or fewer children, let
the children take turns rolling the dice.
Phonemic We will sing the apples and bananas song Cards with vowels on it (IWP)
Awareness- Apples together. Teacher will hold out a letter card of
and Bananas each vowel when it is changed in the song.
Music Activity or Using the props, hold up the fish that Slippery Fish (Closet)
Song or Fingerplay- corresponds with each verse. If there are 6 or
Slippery Fish less children there, let them hold the props, if
there are more, just have the lead teacher hold
the props while the children do the hand
motions.
Story (non-book)- W will read the story ‘Go Away Big Green Go Away Big Green Monster
“Go Away Big Monster’ using the story visual. story visual (IWP)
Green Monster”
Age Appropriate Lay out the house cards on the floor. Specify Mouse in the House cut outs
Game- that the children need to stay on the tape when (Classroom closet)

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 it is not their turn. Have the children close their
Mouse in the House eyes and turn around while you put the mouse
under a house. Pick a child to guess which
house the mouse is under.
Other- Simon Says Do not trick the children with the Simon says, say
simple actions for the children to copy.
This activity is for XXXXXX to help her with her
goal of interactions and following directions as
‘Simon’ says what to do next.

GATHERING TIME 1:40-1:50

Activity Name Description Materials

1. Friends! Pull out puppets, Gary and Sadie. 2 puppets
ITBE #1 We have “Hello boys and girls! Today I have 2 friends with
met so many friends me. Please help me welcome them.”
at preschool. “Hello everyone! I’m Gary.” And I’m Sadie.” Ms.
ITBE #2 We have ___ has told me that you all have a fun time at
favorite activities. preschool with making friends.”
“Let’s show Gary and Sadie all the friends we
have met.” Pull out book with all the children’s
pictures that Emma made at the beginning of
the semester.
“Thank you for helping me read that book! We
have so many friends at preschool.”
“What fun things have you done at preschool?”-
Gary
“Oh, we have had so many fun days! We saw a
fire truck and a police car, made muffins,
played in the snow and so many other fun
things!”
“That sounds like so much fun!!”-Sadie
“Thanks for coming Gary and Sadie, let’s say
bye to them.”
Transition to Self- “Everyone stand up and tell a neighbor what
Selected your favorite at activity at preschool is. Now go
play!”

SELF-SELECTED ACTIVITIES 1:50-3:10

Books:
1. Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown (B35)
2. The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle (C18)
3. Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberly (E11)
4. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. (M4)
5. Chicka Chicka, Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. (M10)
6. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow (C19)
7. The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone (G30)
8. Llama, Llama, Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney (D9)
9. The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf (L28)
10. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff (N5)
11. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback (T11)

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 12. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen (P R12)
13. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (C4)
14. Little Red Riding Hood by David McPhail (M25)
15. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (S3)
Activity Name Description/Activity Objective Materials, Special Set-up
Creative Art: Color Activity Description: In a large paint tray fill 6 of Paint (RR1, O)
Mixing the openings with different colored paint. Place 6 holed paint tray (RR1, O)
(6) craft sticks on the table for mixing. Place 3 small 3 large paint brushes (RR1, O)
paintbrushes and 3 large paint brushes on the 3 small paint brushes (RR1,O)
table. Place white paper on the table. Butcher Paper (WR)
Child Objective: Children will use their creative Paper (art cart)
expression to paint pictures using the paint colors
that they create.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers can talk to the
children about the colors they make and which
colors they used to make the new color.
Language/Literacy Activity Description: Throughout the book area,
Activity: Letter hide magnetic letters in the shelf, on the
Scavenger Hunt couches, and on the floor. Place a chart out for
(2) the children to use to find the letters. Lay
magnifying glasses and a basket on the floor in
front of the couch. This activity is for XXXXXX and
26 Magnetic Letters (RR1,
his goal with letters. He will match the letters he
W45)
finds to the letters on the chart. Teacher will tell
3 Magnifying glasses (RR1,
him which letter it is.
P81)
Child Objective: Children will refine beginning
1 basket (RR1, W28)
literacy skills as they match the letter on the
ABC chart (IWP)
chart to the letters they find throughout the book
area.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will model for the
children how to look at the chart and find a
magnetic letter that matches the letter on the
chart.
Manipulatives: Activity Description: Tape down the pieces of 4 Road Papers (IWP)
Follow the Road paper with the lines (roads) on them to the table. 4 Cars (RR2 B 166)
(4) Place one car on each paper on the “road”. Tape (Classroom)
Child Objective: Children will develop their hand-
eye coordination as they follow the roads on the
paper with their car.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will model for the
children how to follow the roads on the paper.
Math: How tall is Activity Description: Set a basket of the counting Counting cubes (RR2, R153)
this? cubes in the middle of the table. Set 2 metal 2 baskets (RR1, W28)
(4) cars, 1 colorful feather, a banana, pear, 2 metal cars (RR2, B176)
watermelon, 5 bottle caps, 2 plastic people, and 1 colorful feathers (RR1, O13)
a wooden phone around the table and some in Banana (RR2, Y223)
another basket. Create towers out of the Pear (RR2, Y223)
counting cubes and lay it next to an object. This Watermelon (RR2, Y223)
activity is for XXXXXX because it’ll draw her over 5 bottle caps (RR1, O12)
with the different objects and she’ll work on her 2 plastic people (RR2, R175)
goal of counting by counting how many cubes Wooden Phone (RR2, Y227)

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 high an object is. Teachers will help XXXXXX with
her goal by counting with her.
Child Objective: Children will explore the
mathematical concept of measurement as they
fit the cubes together to make them taller,
shorter, or the same size as the object.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will use words like
tall, short, and same to help the children
understand measurement.
Science: Bubbles Activity Description: Place two clear plastic trays 2 clear plastic trays (RR1)
(4) on the table. Put baking soda in trays. Have the 4 Baking soda (closet)
paint containers filled with vinegar and 4 clear paint containers (RR1,
watercolor. Place 1 dropper in each container. cabinet 19)
This activity is for XXXXXX. XXXXXX has a goal of Vinegar (kitchen)
working on his fine motor skills. This activity will 4 droppers (RR1, cabinet 21)
help him work on developing those skills while he Water colors (purple, orange,
uses the dropper to drop liquid in the tray. red, green) (RR1 cabinet 20)
Child Objective: Children will use scientific
thinking and develop fine motor skills while they
place the vinegar in the baking soda.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will talk with the
children about what they are seeing. Ask
children why they think the color is fizzing.
Sensory Table: Activity Description: Pour the water marbles into Building Tubes (RR1 W42)
Water Tunnels the sensory bin. Fill the sensory table with a Buckets (RR2 G120)
(6) couple inches of water and add red watercolor. Scoops (RR2 G120)
Place the buckets, funnels, scoops, and building Funnels (RR2 G120)
tubes inside the table and connect a few Watercolor (RR1 Paint)
together to demonstrate what the children will Water marbles (RR2 G126)
be doing in the activity. This activity is for XXXXXX
because it will draw him over with the building
tubes and water so he may dump the water in
and out.
Child Objective: Children will develop fine motor
skills and hand eye coordination as they dump
the water through the tunnels and funnels from
their shovels.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will model fine
motor skills and hand eye coordination as they
dump the water through the tunnels and funnels
from their shovels.
Blocks: Activity Description: Place the light board on the Light Board (RR1 P 85)
Lights and Legos ground near the plug. Place the prism Legos Clear Prism Legos (RR2 B 178)
(4) near the light board. Build a small structure on
top of the light board as an example for the
children.
Child Objective: Children will experience building
structures in a new way as their structures
change colors with the changing light of the light
table.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers can encourage
the children to socialize with their peers at blocks

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 by introducing the children to each other and
pointing out that they are doing something
similar. Teachers can also encourage and model
building block structures.
Dramatic Play Activity Description: Set the lemonade stand Lemonade stand (GG), cash
Pet Groomers kiddy corner to the loft. Place the cash register register (RR2 218), shampoo,
(6-8) on the loft. Put the towels on the table. Put the hair dryers (RR2 Y22), towels
baby bathtubs on the ground. Place the (RR2 Y241), brushes, dog
shampoo bottles and brushes next to the towels. treats, dog bowls, leashes
Put the dog bowls, leashes, bones, and dog (RR2 Y247), 6 purses (RR2
treats in the kitchen area. Hang the purses on Y216), 4 fruits, 4 vegetables
the clothes rack. Put all fruits and vegetables in (RR2 Y223), 5 stuffed dogs, 3
the fridge. Put the hair dryers on the counter. stuffed cats, 2 snakes (WR
Place the stuffed animals in the cradle and a Cabinet 2 Shelf 3 and 4), 4
few in the tubs and the rest on the floor. baby tubs (RR2 220)
Child Objective: Children will engage in
imaginary and symbolic play as they pretend
they are in a pet Groomers shop.
Intentional Teaching: Help the children take on
various roles such as cashier, pet owner, and pet
groomer.
Alternatives:
Creative Art: Description: Using the materials from the art cart, Art cart
Collage create collages.

2nd: Tinker Toys Description: Set the tinker toys out when needed. Tinker Toys (RR1, W)

ROTATING SNACK 1:50-2:40

Self-Selected- Use up what is left

OUTDOOR PLAY 2:00-3:00 Location:

Gross Motor: Activity Description: Place sleds by the hill. Sleds (SS)
Sledding Child Objective: Children will develop gross
(2) @ motor skills as they pull the sleds up the hill.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will model for
children how to pull the sleds up the hill.
2nd: Snow Shovels Activity Description: Place the shovels around Snow Shovels (SS)
(4) the pavement where the most snow is.
Child Objective: Children will practice hand eye
coordination as they put snow on the shovel and
move the snow to a different place.
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will model how to
get the snow on the shovel and put it in a
different place.
3rd: Painting Snow Activity Description: Fill up four spray bottles with 4 Spray bottles (RR1, P78)
(4) water and a few drops of watercolor. Take Water (RR1)
outside when the children go outside. Water color (Rr1, O)
Child Objective: Children will practice fine motor
skills as they squeeze the bottle to make the

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Intentional Teaching: Teachers will model how to
squeeze the spray bottle and remind the children
to only spray the ground.

CLEAN UP 3:10-3:20
At 3:05 we will give the clean up warning and at 3:10 we will clean up. When the majority of the toys
are put away we will dance to the “Freeze Dance” to get all the children in the block area.
Transition to Small I will tell the children and parents, “We are going
Focus Groups to watch a slideshow of all the fun things we did
in preschool.”

SMALL FOCUS GROUP 3:20-3:30

Your Activity Description & Objective Materials
All the teachers will have a section of the slideshow 1) Slideshow
to work on. We will put the slideshow on a flash drive
so it is ready for the presentation.

CLOSING CIRCLE 3:30-3:40

Transition to Closing After the slideshow I will dismiss the parents and
Circle children. If there are still children, we will do closing
circle.

WORDS TO SONGS & FINGERPLAYS

I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas

I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas

I like ate, ate, ate epples and benenes

I like ate, ate, ate epples and benenes

I like to eat, eat, eat eepples and beeneenees

I like to eat, eat, eat eepples and beeneenees

And I like to ite, ite, ite ipples and bininis

I like to ite, ite, ite ipples and bininis

I like to ote, ote, ote, oplles and bononos

I like to ote, ote, ote, oplles and bononos

And I like to ute, ute, ute upples and bununus

I like to ute, ute, ute upples and bununus

Slippery fish, slippery fish

Sliding through the water
Slippery fish, slippery fish
Gulp, gulp, gulp

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Oh no, it’s been eaten by a...
Octopus, octopus swimming in the water
Octopus, octopus
Gulp, gulp, gulp
Oh no, it’s been eaten by a...
Tuna fish, tuna fish
Swimming in the water
Tuna fish, tuna fish
Gulp, gulp, gulp
Oh no it’s been eaten by a...
Great White Shark, Great White Shark
Swimming in the water
Great White Shark, Great White Shark
Gulp, gulp, gulp
Oh no, it’s been eaten by a...
Humongous whale, humongous whale
Swimming in the water
Humongous whale, humongous whale
Gulp, gulp, gulp
(Burps)

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