It’s all Green
It’s All Green Letter M, S, A; Numbers-40-50
Monday and Tues
Self Directed Play & Clean Up
Weather, Calendar, Counting, Letter and Number of the Week
Seat Work
Reading and Writing
Spotlights on preschool children-About one a month
Show and Tell- once a month
Music Circle Time
Hello Song
Instruments—Did you ever see a leprechaun?—watch and follow the leprechaun to see how he plays
Social- Everything Grows- teach song and have pairs work together to identify something that grows in a magazine and then share it with the group
Counting– Two little black birds
Music readiness/rhythm- ABC cards mix-up
Small and Large Movement Skills-That’s an Irish Lullabye—choose a stuffed animal to rock and dance the lullabye to
Cognitive (colors, shapes, letters) Rainbow song-name the letter each color starts with
Singing—Child Chooses Songs
Snack & Story Time—Green Beans
Free Time & Group Motor Activity
Creating Project (arts and crafts)—water color rainbow/Planting a seed
Math/Science Skills—Introduction of Money
Goodbye Song
Wed and Thurs
Self Directed Play & Clean Up
Weather, Calendar, Counting, Letter and Number of the Week
Seat Work
Reading and Writing
Spotlights on preschool children-About one a month
Show and Tell- once a month
Music Circle Time
Hello Song
Instruments-I’m looking over a Four Leaf Clover
Social—If your Irish and your happy–
Counting—Ten Little Leprechauns
Music readiness/rhythm—Rig a Jig-Jig-choose different rhythms and modes to match the animals they might meet. Start with the Leprechaun
Small and Large Movement Skills—London Bridges
Cognitive (colors, shapes, letters)—I like to eat…w/ vowels
Singing—Child Chooses Songs
Snack & Story Time—Carrots w/ green dip
Free Time & Group Motor Activity
Creating Project (arts and crafts)-green pepper stamping/Leprechaun paper plate craft
Math/Science Skills—Math and Counting Game
Goodbye Song
Announcements: I gave out calendars last week if you didn’t get one ask me and all make sure you do.
We are for sure going to Home Depot March 18th or 19th. They will be giving a store tour and doing a craft with us. All parents are welcomed to come. The more helpers to help with the craft would be helpful. This trip will take up most of the time we have for preschool with travel time.
Mark Your Calendars for May 11th—Music Train Preschool is going to be in the Health Days Parade at 10:00 am. We will have all of the kids in the back of our pick-up truck and we will be singing, waving, smiling, and throwing candy. I would love for two or three parents who would be willing to walk along side of us and hand out flyers. It’s a fun parade and not too long. Please let me know if you can attend the parade so I know how many children and parents to count on.
Home Challenge: Count everything this week. How many plates are on the table? How many forks are in our drawer? How many carrots do you want for lunch? How many red cars can we count on the way to the store? We have learned all the numbers from 1-40 and this week we are working on numbers 40-50. Identifying a number is much different then counting how many you have of something. One of my favorite toys to play with my kids is the abacus. It’s basically a bead counter or a manual calculator. We use it all the time to help with math and to help us count how many time they practice a spot in music lessons. It may be a great investment to buy one. Here is an example of one you can get