My Amazing Body

Theme:  My Amazing Body

Self Directed Play & Clean Up
Weather, Calendar, Counting, Letter –N and Number-10
Seat Work
Reading and Writing
Music Circle Time
Hello Song
Instruments-Instrument Pass and Play
Social—My Body (Tune of “Where is Thumbkin”)  This is my body…It’s the only one I’ve got…I’m going to take good care of it…Yes I am….  Pass Bean Bag and who every gets the bag at the end of the song tells us one thing we can do to take care of our bodies.
Counting-10 little fingers
Music Appreciation/Readiness-Musical Snake
Small and Large Movement Skills-Head Shoulders
ABC/Reading—Alphabet Rumba
Singing—Child Chooses Songs
Snack & Story Time-Fruit Leather
Free Time & Group Motor Activity-Red Rover
Creating Project (arts and crafts)—Self Portraits/Body Tracings
Math/Science Skills—Body Awareness Game
Goodbye Song

Self Directed Play & Clean Up
Weather, Calendar, Counting, Letter N and Number 10 of the Week
Seat Work
Reading and Writing
Music Circle Time
Hello Song
Instruments—choose favorite instrument to play Trish Trash Polka
Social—Body Floor mat and brush teeth
Counting—Hickory Dickory Dock
Music Appreciation/Readiness—Introduce Treble Clef
Small and Large Movement Skills—Do your ears hang low
ABC/Reading—Alphabet Rumba
Singing—Child Chooses Songs
Snack & Story Time—muffins
Free Time & Group Motor Activity—Balancing Game
Creating Project (arts and crafts)—Playdough/Food Group Collage
Math/Science Skills—Counting Game w/ blocks
Goodbye Song

Announcments:  Next week because of Thanksgiving we will only have preschool Monday or Tuesday.  FYI:  Some of things we create we will not bring them home because I am collecting a few things to put in a packet to give them at Preschool Graduation.  This will be a fun thing to have as a memory of preschool and I will print off a few photos I have been taking to put in their as well.
Flu and Cold Season is hitting.  If you child is running a fever, has been throwing up within 24 hours of preschool, or has a green runny nose please keep them home so we don’t spread the sickness.  My kids may get sick and if this happens I will provide a separate place for them to be during preschool and still have preschool.  If I get the flu I will contact you and cancel preschool.  I haven’t had to do this before so lets hope I can stay healthy!
Homework Challenge:  I have been working with our students on correct pencil grip.  This is a challenge for many of the students.  If they are reinforced at home to hold their pencil, crayon, marker or whatever correctly then I know the habit will be made much faster.  The middle finger and thumb form a vise for holding the pencil.  The index, or pointing, finger rests between the middle finger and the thumb.  Fingers need to be close to the point of the pencil.  All knuckles, including the thumb, should be bent and the fingers and thumb rounded to the same degree.  Some of the children will easily change their grip when I just mention to hold their pencil with the correct pencil grip.  Some need a little more assistance.