Mrs. Brinkman's Preschool Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans for the week of: August 27th -31st                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Focus of the week:  Letter Aa
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Circle Topics	Letter A - what starts with A? powerpoint slide	Letter A - what starts with A? powerpoint slide	Letter A - what does A look like? Use worksheet for Thurs. as example	Review what the letter of the week is.  What starts with letter A?  Does anyone in the class start with A?	Review what the letter of the week is.  What starts with letter A? Does anyone in the class start with A?	draw pictures of things that start with A on the white board. They dictate, I write words, take a photo with each child's drawings and print for their special books	What will happen during school photos	what will happen during school photos	what will happen during school photos
Songs/CD of day	elephants have wrinkles cd	elephants have wrinkles cd	elephants have wrinkles cd	elephants have wrinkles cd	elephants have wrinkles cd	elephants have wrinkles cd	elephants have wrinkles cd	elephants have wrinkles cd	elephants have wrinkles cd
Language Activity	Clifford Apples on smart board	Clifford Apples on smart board	Clifford Apples on smart board	write A - wks page 6	Bushel of Fun Lesson on Smart Board	Bushel of Fun lesson on Smart Board	matching the letters of their names with clothes pins on paint sticks	class photos	class photos
Math	talk about patterns	talk about patterns	color match in large group on rug - paint cans & brushes	wks Apple patterns in small groups	make patterns with keys in groups of 2	wks Apple patterns in small groups	class photos	class photos	class photos
Story Time	Johnny Appleseed book	Johnny Appleseed book	The Biggest Apple Ever book	How do apples grow? Book	Apples Apples Apples book	Apples Apples Apples book	Ten Apples Up On Top book	Ten Apples Up On Top book	Ten Apples Up On Top book
Gross Motor	outside playground	outside playground	inside classroom balance beam and jumping over spots	outside - kicking balls in grass	outside kicking balls in grass	outside - basketballs, kick balls, footballs	class photos	class photos	class photos
Science/Extras	Alphabet search bag on yellow table	Alphabet search bag on yellow table	Alphabet search bag on yellow table	colored paper & apple stickers			class photos	class photos	class photos
Self Help Skills	finding their own lockers, getting folders out, putting away mail from their lockers
Fine Motor Skills	finger dexterity	finger dexterity	finger dexterity	handwriting - pencil grip	using the smart board pens	using the smart board pens	pincher grip - clothes pins	-	-
Art	red apple ripped art	red apple ripped art	ant eye glasses- use egg cartons, chenille stems	free art	Johnny Appleseed craft	Johnny Appleseed craft	class photos	class photos	class photos
Easels	apple paper, watercolor paints, and some free paint pages
Any Extra activities	airport extra in dramatic play area - cash register, luggage, blow-up airplane costume