THEME: “Q”uiet It’s Bedtime
Overall Curriculum Objective:
¨ Encourage the students to talk about their dreams and bedtime rituals.
¨ To introduce students to the letter Q through song and activities.
¨ Provide opportunities for the children to look at books and play rhyming games.
¨ Make available activities that reinforce one-to-one correspondence, and matching equivalent sets. Encourage jumping roping while reciting rhymes.
Books:
The Quiet Quail
We Can’t Sleep
The Dream Child
Can’t You Sleep Little Bear?
Goodnight, Sleep Tight
Just Go To Bed
Goodnight Moon
Sleepy Bears
Take a Nap
Good-Night Gorilla
Berenstein Bear’s In The Dark
Time For Bed
I Want To Sleep In Your Bed
The Monster Under My Bed
Mon. Jan. 21
NO SCHOOL – MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
ENJOY YOUR DAY OFF
Tues.Jan. 22
Movement and Music: Zig-Zag walking path to “Crooked Mile/Listen and move
Small Group: Q Books with a Quilts and Q-tip painting
Book: The Quiet Quail
Activity: Introduction to the letter “Q” with file folder game & file folder game
Religious: Learn class payer and sing “If Your Happy and You Know It”
Wed. Jan. 23
Music:Dance to “The Muffin Man” /Listen to Jazz, talk about the sounds and instruments we hear
Small Group: Q Books with a Quilts and Q-tip painting
Book: The Quiet Quail
Activity: Introduction to the letter “Q” with file folder game & File folder game.
Religious: Learn class prayer and sing “If Your Happy and You Know It”
Thurs. Jan. 24
Music: Create beats and play follow the leader using rhythm sticks
Small Group: Create “Sleepy Bear Dream Hats”
Book: Sleepy Bears
Activity: Sharing Day - Sing and act out “Lazy Mary”
Religious: Create a class book “Thank you God for Making me Happy: I can make others happy too.”
Fri. Jan. 25
Music: Use rhythm instruments while reciting nursery rhymes
Small Group: Illustrate a dream and dictate a story about it.
Book: The Napping House
Activity: Sharing Day – Act out “The Napping House” & “Lazy Mary”
Religious: Create a class book “Thank you God for Making me Happy: I can make others happy too.”
Parents are ask to reinforce at home:
¨ The letter “Q” and words that start with “Q”.
¨ Make up simple rhymes with your child.
¨ Read Everyday, talk about the story and make up your own stories.
¨ Recite nursery rhymes at home this week.
¨ Make up simple rhymes with your child.
¨ Find interesting things to count for example windows and doors in your home, how many Mac Donald’s you pass on the way home
¨ Encourage your child to talk about their dreams.
Work Jobs:
File folder games
Lego blocks
Animal lotto game
Links
Nursery rhyme puzzles
I Spy Puzzles
Free Art:
· Easel painting
· college material
· Play dough with animal cookie cutters
· Watercolors
· Stencils
Block & Accessories:
House
Cars/trucks/emergency vehicles
People figures
Dramatic Play:
Tent with sleeping bags and cuddly animals, housekeeping furniture, cribs & Dolls
Writing Center: Letter Q worksheets, Nursery Rhyme booklets, dot to dots, paper, pencils, sensory letters A – Q.
Religion Objectives: It is important to be happy and make others happy. We can ask Jesus to help us be happy by praying to him.
Recite the prayer: “Thank you, God, for helping us to be happy. Amen”
Prayer Center:
Our favorite things – children will put one of their favorite things on the prayer table, ie. Shells, flowers, book.
Poster “Be Happy”, “What makes you happy” class book
Each of the following will be introduced in class this month through books, activities and music:
Artist: Georges Seurat
Music: Jazz
Native flower: California Lilac
