Mrs. Brinkman's Preschool Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans for the week of:  August 21, 2012                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Focus of the week:  Getting to Know each other and the classroom
	Mon. Morn.	Mon. After.	Tues. Morn.	Tues. After.	Wed. Morn.	Wed. After.	Thurs. Morn.	Thurs. After.	Friday Morn.
Circle Topics	No School		Introductions, Rules, Where Bathroom is, job chart, classroom tour	Introductions, Rules, Where Bathroom is, job chart	Introductions, Rules, Where Bathroom is, job chart	Introductions, Rules, job chart	Introductions, Rules, Where Bathroom is, job chart, classroom tour	Introductions, Rules, Where Bathroom is, job chart	Introductions, Rules, Where Bathroom is, job chart
Songs/CD of day			Choo Choo Song	Choo Choo Song	Choo Choo Song	Choo Choo Song	Choo Choo Song	Choo Choo Song	Choo Choo Song
Language Activity			Color a picture of a monster	Color their Name	Color their Name	Write their name in small groups	Color their Name	Write their name in small groups	Write their name in small groups
Math			Count to 5	Count to 20 together &                    Who's Counting assessments	Count to 20 together &                    Who's Counting assessments	Count to 20 together &                    Who's Counting assessments	Count to 5/10 if they are ready to	Color Recognition Review - if needed next week go into small groups	Color Recognition Review - if needed next week go into small groups
Gross Motor			Gym Time - Obstacle Course - walk on a line, jump over a stuffed animal, repeat	Outside Play in wood chips	Outside Play in wood chips	Outside Play in wood chips	Gym Time - Obstacle Course - walk on a line, jump over a stuffed animal, repeat	Outside Play in wood chips	Outside Play in wood chips
			Tues. Morn.	Tues. After.	Wed. Morn.	Wed. After.	Thurs. Morn.	Thurs. After.	Friday Morn.
Science/Extras			playdough on the table	playdough on the table	playdough on the table	playdough on the table	color match from the room - have a paper with square color blocks	color changing coffee filters - bowls with food colored water and coffee filter strips - children dip the filter in and watch the color go up the filter
Self Help Skills			Finding their names in their lockers, putting on their backpacks	finding their own locker, putting on their backpack, getting out their folders	finding their own locker, putting on their backpack, getting out their folders	finding their own locker, putting on their backpack, getting out their folders	Finding their names in their lockers, putting on their backpacks	finding their own locker, putting on their backpack, getting out their folders	finding their own locker, putting on their backpack, getting out their folders
Fine Motor Skills			crayon grip	crayon grip	crayon grip	pencil grip	crayon grip	pencil grip	pencil grip
Art			paint over their name written in white crayon on a school shape	Monster Blow Paint craft - put 1-2 blobs of watered down paint in center of white construction paper-1/2 straw per child to blow on their paper to move paint		add eyes & details to Monster Blow Paint Craft	favorite color - use do-a-dot painters	free art with various different craft items	add eyes & details to Monster Blow Paint Craft
Easels			watercolors	watercolors	watercolors	watercolors	watercolors	watercolors	watercolors
Any Extra activities			Sensory Table and boats	Sensory Table and boats	Sensory Table and boats	Sensory Table and boats	Sensory Table and boats	Sensory Table and boats	Sensory Table and boats