Ms.

Rosie’s weekly lesson plan

Weekly theme: Earth Day Age group: 3- & 4- year old’s

Objective and Goals: the children will learn how to categorize recyclable items and learn ways they can reuse some if the items
Concept: The concept is to teach the kids the importance of the role we play in keeping our earth clean and that throwing things away in the
proper bins will help our environment, use recyclable items to make knew things and to take this knowledge home and use it in their everyday
life.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Group time Read Play Have the kids make Dance to jump if Read
(songs, stories, “My Friend Earth” Earth Day sorting game up an earth day you love the earth “Earth day Every
games, etc.) by Patricia (children will sort trash and place song day”
MacLachlan it in the correct bin) by Lisa Bullard
I will make sure I will partner the child up with a I will put the I will make sure I will have the child
Children with that the child sits friend to assist the child with children in small there is enough sit close, so he/she
special needs up front where finding the proper picture and groups so they can space for the is able to see.
(vision impairment) he/she will be help sort. interact with each children to move
able to see the other to create the around
pages. song

Outdoor We will go on a Play around the world using a We will go on a Recycled bag kite Tree ring toss
activities scavenger hunt. blue ball and a sheet. The nature walk flying
Spot the trash and children will grip the sheet and
pick it up and put move it up and down to see the
it in the proper ball bounce
bin.
Children with Pair with another I will make sure that the ball is big I will pair the child I will provide I will make sure
special needs student to assist enough so the child can see it. with a student that appropriate that the materials I
(vision impairment) the child on the will help guide the materials for the use are big enough
hunt. walk. child to use to for the child to see
create the kite and allow the child
to be close enough
to make the target.

Small group Language and Music Art Science Math

activities literacy
Sing “reduce, reuse, recycle” song Children will use We will plant some We will count the
 Ms. Rosie’s weekly lesson plan

Earth day shaving cream and seeds in a collected items

alphabet activity
(encourages letter
identification and
distinguishing
upper- and lower-
case letters
Children with I will provide I will paly the song all week so the
special needs letters big enough
(vision impairment) for the child to
see and assist the
child when
needed.
children can learn it
paint to create a repurposed milk from our nature
marble affect earth carton walk, sort them out
and place in proper
bin.
I will give the child a I will pair the child I will have the child
big enough paper so with a friend to help sit close so he/she
he/she can have the child with the can see the objects
more space to project. I will also I will also let the
create their provide a visual big child hold the
masterpiece. enough for the child object so he can
to see the steps of feel what he/she is
how to plant the holding and guide
seed him/her to place it
in the proper bin.