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Home » Preschool » Miss Mary Jo's Class Miss Mary Jo's ClassMarch 2008 Concepts and Themes Language and Vocabulary Introduce self-concept All About Me - My Body, going to see the doctor and what we do to stay healthy, vocabulary March poem, March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. Color of the month – YELLOW Shape of the month – STAR Directional and Positional Concepts – first, middle, and last Fine Motor Lacing a mitten, painting, coloring, gluing, cutting Perception Same and different, self portraits, puzzles, patterning sorting Gross Motor – Movement activities, ride bikes, beanie baby bean bag activities Sensory Experiences – Sand table, activities using five senses that coordinate with the body part theme Pre-math Calendar activities, shamrock shape, sorting small, medium and large, continue to work on number recognition Snack Pineapple tidbits, bananas, yellow corn puffs, animal crackers, lemon yogurt, fruit snacks, pudding, yellow delicious apples Self-Help Jackets on and off, sneakers taking off and putting back on, proper hand washing Books we will read: Hello Snow A Child’s Calendar Book of Poems I Like Myself! A New Special Critter How Are You Pealing? How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? Whoever You Are Seven Blind Mice Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree The Luckiest St. Patrick’s Day Ever! My Doctor I Am Eyes When I get Bigger The Soles of Your Feet February Concepts and Themes Language and Vocabulary Introduce addresses; discuss different types of homes including single-family homes, an apartment building, a mobile home, houseboat, and a farm house. Valentine’s Day and Dental Hygiene month; discuss all parts of the mouth, teeth for smiling, teeth for eating, teeth for talking and healthy teeth. Colors of the month – RED & PINK Shape – HEART Directional and Positional Concepts – next to, front/behind, high/low Fine Motor - Coloring within thick lines, naming tracing, straight line cutting, gluing, glitter, painting, play dough cookie cutter shapes Perception - Giant floor puzzle, wood puzzles, opposites, heart matching Gross Motor - Simon Says, Up High, Down Low, Shape pick up around the room, Monkey walk, Frog jump Sensory Experiences - Sand table, exploration with dried beans in large tub, body massagers at rest time Pre-math - Bean bag toss - using a heart shape with a number on it, (1-7) children will identify the number the bean bag lands on top of -Pass the bean bag - the children will count as they pass the bean bag and identify the number they are (1-7) when the bean bag comes around to them Snack - Strawberries, bananas, red & pink yogurt, strawberry applesauce, make and eat pudding, frost pink and decorate heart cookies Self-Help - Take off and put on outerwear jackets, boots, hats Books we will read: Dear Polar Bear Peek-a-Boo-Penguins Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What do You See? My Crayons Talk A Long Trip to Z Valentine Friends I Love You with All My Heart Big Heart, Big Heart, What Do You See? The Mitten The Hat I Lost My Tooth Going to the Dentist January Concepts and Themes Language and Vocabulary New instruments – naming, playing and listening Winter weather changes, summer-winter clothes sorting and activities Color – White Shape - Rectangle Directional and Positional Concepts – in/out, front/behind, top/bottom Fine Motor Gluing, painting, play dough snowmen, pinch and press with tissue paper, straight line tracing and cutting, name tracing Perception Puzzles, opposites, mitten match Gross Motor Jumping, marching, movement exercise to music, snow play Sensory Experiences Hot/Cold, massagers, sink or float objects Pre-math 1:1 correspondence, daily calendar activities, sorting shapes, numbers Snack Foods white in color, rectangular snacks, white American cheese, hot chocolate with marshmallows Self-Help Putting on boots and winter hats and mittens Books we will read: Frosty the Snowman Snowy’s Special Secret The Jacket I Wear in the Snow The Little Penguin Where’s My Mommy? Snow Bear Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? LANGUAGE AND VOCABUALRY School – school and bus rules, manners, class routine, naming school supplies/objects, classmates and school faculty names. Body Parts- naming parts, what they can do and how they can move, self- concept (“I’m me, I’m special”) Children’s literature related to our concepts will be presented throughout thematic lessons. FINE MOTOR Cutting and gluing, bead stringing, coloring, play dough manipulation PERCEPTION Puzzle skills GROSS MOTOR Body awareness and movement activities PREMATH Calendar Activities One to One correspondence SENSORY EXPERIENCES At the exploration table SONGS AND FINGERPLAYS Following simple directions and movements in songs, games and fingerplays COOKING EXPERIENCES Cooking with apples SNACK Focus on recognizing and naming fruit Focus on taste and texture DRAMATIC PLAY Bus School Self-awareness November Concepts and Themes 2007 Language and Vocabulary Grocery Store- Naming and sorting vegetables Family- Family members, responsibilities, practice pronouns he, she, and I, practice possessives his and her Thanksgiving-sharing, good manners, things to be thankful for, vocabulary Color- brown Directional and Positional Concepts- up and down, in and out Fine Motor Manipulation and Pre-Writing Lacing, painting, cutting, coloring, gluing, bead stringing, tower building, play dough manipulation, making vertical lines, path tracing Perception Same and different, draw a person, puzzles, patterning Gross Motor Organized games, jumping (over objects and consecutively), ball handling and balance Sensory Experiences Hot and Cold, Rough and Smooth Premath 1:1 correspondence, calendar activities, sorting, numbers and numerals 1-4, tall and short, triangle Snack Cooking with vegetables, foods that are brown and triangular shapes Self-Help Putting on outerwear Some of the books we will read: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? Don’t wake up the Bear! There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Pie Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks! Eating the Alphabet This is the Turkey |
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