(*Indicates,parent,suggested,activity),

Classroom:$$12$

Teachers: Stacy Bilby$

TRC$HEAD$START$$
LESSON$PLAN$
$

Week$of: November 16-19$

Transitions$used:$$Transition$Songs$CD,$Fairy$Tale$Songs,$

Area$of$Study:$Fairy$Tales$

F.A.M.I.L.Y.$Activity:$Send$home$activity$form$on$Monday$

Mouse/House$Colors$Game,$Fox/Box$Numbers,$and$Letters$
Game,$$
$
$

Activity$
Large$Group$
$

Small$Group(s)$

Monday$
$ Unite: School Family
$ Disengage: Roll Dice
$ Connect: Three Nice
Mice
Read The Three Billy
Goats Gruff. Set the
balance beam up on the
carpet and have the
children act out the story.
5a, 18c, 1a,b, Give the
children who are not in the
story rhythm sticks so they
can do the trip trap
sounds.34, 36, 18b
Fairy$Tale$Words$$19b$
Journals$$19a,b$
Act$out$fairy$tales$with$peers$$14b,$18c,$
1a,b,$2c,d,$3a,b$
Sort$bears$by$small,$medium,$and$large,$
Count$how$many$of$each,$and$put$into$
number$containers$$$20a,b,$22$
Fairy$Tales$on$Felt$Boards$$12a,b,$2c,d,$
32,$18b,c$
Class$Book$of$Fairy$Tales$$18b,c,$
9a,b,c,d,$11,$12$32$
Act$out$stories$on$balance$beam$
4,5,6$
Name$Cards$$7a,b,$19a$
Thanksgiving$Pie$Recipes$$9a,b,$10a,$
7a,b,$19b,$33,$11e$
Reading$one$on$one$and$discussion$11a,$
12a,b$
Make$clay:$$7a,$20,$22$
Mouse/House:$$$

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$

Tuesday$
$ Unite: Friendship
Chant:
$ Disengage: Roll Dice
$ Connect: Humpty
Dumpty
Tell$the$story$The$Three$Little$
Pigs$using$the$felt$board.$$Have$
the$children$act$out$the$story.$$Do$
the$Three$Little$Pigs$Experiment.$$
Introduce$props$to$use$during$
playtime$with$the$story.$$
Introduce$Fairy$Tale$words$for$
the$writing$center.$$18a,b,c,$9a,$
10a$

Wednesday$
$ Unite: School Family
$ Disengage: Roll Dice
$ Connect: Twinkle,
Twinkle
$

Read$the$story$The$Three$Little$
Tamales.$$Discuss$the$story$and$
make$a$list$of$the$differences$
between$it$and$The$Three$Little$
Pigs.$$Talk$about$which$version$the$
children$like$the$best.$$9a,$18a,b,c,$
11e,$12a,b$$

.$$$
$

Thursday$
$ Unite: Friendship
Chant
$ Disengage: Roll
Dice
$ Connect: There
Was an Old Lady
$

Read$the$book$A$Wolf$at$the$
Door.$$Talk$about$all$of$the$
characters$and$what$stories$
they$came$from.$$Review$the$
books$we$read$this$week$and$
discuss$comparisons.$$Graph$
our$favorites.$$$
9a,$18a,b,c,$11e,$12a,b$

$
$
Fairy$Tale$Words$$19b$
Journals$$19a,b$
Act$out$fairy$tales$with$peers$$14b,$18c,$
1a,b,$2c,d,$3a,b$
Sort$bears$by$small,$medium,$and$large,$
Count$how$many$of$each,$and$put$into$
number$containers$$$20a,b,$22$
Fairy$Tales$on$Felt$Boards$$12a,b,$2c,d,$
32,$18b,c$
Class$Book$of$Fairy$Tales$$18b,c,$
9a,b,c,d,$11,$12$32$
Act$out$stories$on$balance$beam$
4,5,6$
Name$Cards$$7a,b,$19a$
Thanksgiving$Pie$Recipes$$9a,b,$10a,$
7a,b,$19b,$33,$11e$
$
$
$
$

Fairy$Tale$Words$$19b$
Journals$$19a,b$
Act$out$fairy$tales$with$peers$$14b,$18c,$1a,b,$
2c,d,$3a,b$
Sort$bears$by$small,$medium,$and$large,$
Count$how$many$of$each,$and$put$into$
number$containers$$$20a,b,$22$
Fairy$Tales$on$Felt$Boards$$12a,b,$2c,d,$32,$
18b,c$
Class$Book$of$Fairy$Tales$$18b,c,$9a,b,c,d,$
11,$12$32$
Act$out$stories$on$balance$beam$
4,5,6$
Name$Cards$$7a,b,$19a$
Thanksgiving$Pie$Recipes$$9a,b,$10a,$7a,b,$
19b,$33,$11e$
$
$
$

Fairy$Tale$Words$$19b$
Journals$$19a,b$
Act$out$fairy$tales$with$peers$$14b,$
18c,$1a,b,$2c,d,$3a,b$
Sort$bears$by$small,$medium,$and$
large,$Count$how$many$of$each,$and$
put$into$number$containers$$$20a,b,$22$
Fairy$Tales$on$Felt$Boards$$12a,b,$
2c,d,$32,$18b,c$
Class$Book$of$Fairy$Tales$$18b,c,$
9a,b,c,d,$11,$12$32$
Act$out$stories$on$balance$beam$
4,5,6$
Name$Cards$$7a,b,$19a$
Thanksgiving$Pie$Recipes$$9a,b,$10a,$
7a,b,$19b,$33,$11e$
$
$
$

Story$
$

Gross$Motor$
$

Required$Activities$
(These$can$be$
completed$any$day$
throughout$the$week$but$
please$arrange$so$it$is$on$
correct$daythey$are$
also$in$addition$to$center)$
$

Individualization$
Activities$

$
The$Three$Billy$Goats$Gruff$by$Paul$
Galdone$
9a,$10a,b,$18a$
$
Practice$walking$on$the$balance$beam$
Go$Outside$$
Obj.$4,$5,$6$

$
The$Three$Little$Pigs$
$
Obj.$9a,$10a,b,$18a$
$
Bean$Bag$Songs$
Outdoor$Play$
Obj.$4,$5,$6$

$
The$Three$Little$Tamales$by$Eric$Kimmel$
$
Obj.$9a,$10a,b,$18a$
$
Scarves$
Play$outside$
Obj.$4,$5,$6$

$
A$Wolf$at$the$Door$by$Nick$Ward$
$
Obj.$9a,$10a,b,$18a$
$
Balance$Beam$$
Play$outside$
Obj.$4,$5,$6$

Social/Emotional$
$
Work$together$to$make$the$
noises$for$the$goats.$$Everyone$
work$together$to$act$out$story.$$
1a,$2c,d,$3a,b$

Science$$
Three$Little$Pigs$Experiment$
$
Introduce$the$Sink/Float$Activity$
and$then$have$it$in$the$sensory$
table$all$week.$$24,$26,$28$

$Math$
$
Go$over$our$sink/float$graph.$$Count$
and$Compare,$Graph$favorite$
stories$on$Thursday$
20a,22$

Nutrition$Activity$
$
Make$trail$mix$to$share$with$a$
family$member$
20a,22$

Fairy$Tale$Words$$19b$
Journals$$19a,b$
Act$out$fairy$tales$with$peers$$14b,$18c,$
1a,b,$2c,d,$3a,b$
Sort$bears$by$small,$medium,$and$large,$
Count$how$many$of$each,$and$put$into$
number$containers$$$20a,b,$22$
Fairy$Tales$on$Felt$Boards$$12a,b,$2c,d,$
32,$18b,c$
Class$Book$of$Fairy$Tales$$18b,c,$
9a,b,c,d,$11,$12$32$
Act$out$stories$on$balance$beam$
4,5,6$
Name$Cards$$7a,b,$19a$
Thanksgiving$Pie$Recipes$$9a,b,$10a,$
7a,b,$19b,$33,$11e$
Reading$one$on$one$and$discussion$11a,$
12a,b$
Make$clay:$$7a,$20,$22$
Mouse/House:$$$

Fairy$Tale$Words$$19b$
Journals$$19a,b$
Act$out$fairy$tales$with$peers$$14b,$18c,$
1a,b,$2c,d,$3a,b$
Sort$bears$by$small,$medium,$and$large,$
Count$how$many$of$each,$and$put$into$
number$containers$$$20a,b,$22$
Fairy$Tales$on$Felt$Boards$$12a,b,$2c,d,$
32,$18b,c$
Class$Book$of$Fairy$Tales$$18b,c,$
9a,b,c,d,$11,$12$32$
Act$out$stories$on$balance$beam$
4,5,6$
Name$Cards$$7a,b,$19a$
Thanksgiving$Pie$Recipes$$9a,b,$10a,$
7a,b,$19b,$33,$11e$
Reading$one$on$one$and$discussion$11a,$
12a,b$
Make$clay:$$7a,$20,$22$
Mouse/House:$$$

Fairy$Tale$Words$$19b$
Journals$$19a,b$
Act$out$fairy$tales$with$peers$$14b,$18c,$1a,b,$
2c,d,$3a,b$
Sort$bears$by$small,$medium,$and$large,$
Count$how$many$of$each,$and$put$into$
number$containers$$$20a,b,$22$
Fairy$Tales$on$Felt$Boards$$12a,b,$2c,d,$32,$
18b,c$
Class$Book$of$Fairy$Tales$$18b,c,$9a,b,c,d,$
11,$12$32$
Act$out$stories$on$balance$beam$
4,5,6$
Name$Cards$$7a,b,$19a$
Thanksgiving$Pie$Recipes$$9a,b,$10a,$7a,b,$
19b,$33,$11e$
Reading$one$on$one$and$discussion$11a,$
12a,b$
Make$clay:$$7a,$20,$22$
Mouse/House:$$$

Fairy$Tale$Words$$19b$
Journals$$19a,b$
Act$out$fairy$tales$with$peers$$14b,$
18c,$1a,b,$2c,d,$3a,b$
Sort$bears$by$small,$medium,$and$
large,$Count$how$many$of$each,$and$
put$into$number$containers$$$20a,b,$22$
Fairy$Tales$on$Felt$Boards$$12a,b,$
2c,d,$32,$18b,c$
Class$Book$of$Fairy$Tales$$18b,c,$
9a,b,c,d,$11,$12$32$
Act$out$stories$on$balance$beam$
4,5,6$
Name$Cards$$7a,b,$19a$
Thanksgiving$Pie$Recipes$$9a,b,$10a,$
7a,b,$19b,$33,$11e$
Reading$one$on$one$and$discussion$
11a,$12a,b$
Make$clay:$$7a,$20,$22$
Mouse/House:$$$

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$
*Please'list'any'new'materials'that'will'be'added'to'each'area.''
$

Art$Center:$$Marble$Painting,$corn$cob$painting,$$

Blocks:$Fairy$Tale$figures$

Sensory$Table: Sink or Float$

Math:$$$Grid$Game,$Fox$in$box$game$

Science/Discovery:$$Sink$or$float,$Harvest$Basket$

Literacy/Library:$Fairy$tale$books,$Small$felt$boards$with$fairy$

Writing:$$Fairy$tale$words,$name$cards$,$dry$erase$markers$

Dramatic$Play:$$Fairy$tale$dress$up$clothes$and$props$

Other:$Playdough$with$goats$and$bridges$

tale$pieces$

Health/Dental Health/Mental Health Activity (1304.21)(c)(1)(iii) 1st Tuesday of Month:_________________________________

(In addition to the daily hand w ashing, brushing teeth, talking about feelings, and preparing food)

Pedestrian Safety Activity (1310.21)(a) 2nd Wednesday of Month:_____________________________________

(D oing this m onthly w ill ensure that all new children receive the lesson.)
E D S S ig n atu re _______________________________________________ D ate____________

Room!12!Individualization:!!November!16!!19!
Fairy$Tale$Words$$19b$
Journals$$19a,b$
Act$out$fairy$tales$with$peers$$14b,$18c,$1a,b,$2c,d,$3a,b$
Sort$bears$by$small,$medium,$and$large,$Count$how$many$of$each,$and$put$into$number$containers$$$20a,b,$22$
Fairy$Tales$on$Felt$Boards$$12a,b,$2c,d,$32,$18b,c$
Class$Book$of$Fairy$Tales$$18b,c,$9a,b,c,d,$11,$12$32$
Act$out$stories$on$balance$beam$
4,5,6$
Name$Cards$$7a,b,$19a$
Thanksgiving$Pie$Recipes$$9a,b,$10a,$7a,b,$19b,$33,$11e$
Reading$one$on$one$and$discussion$11a,$12a,b$
Make$clay:$$7a,$20,$22$
Mouse/House:$$$

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1.$ !Fairy!Tale!Words:!!Alexa!(writing!and!spelling!small!words),!Hayden!(letters),!Scarlett!(letter!sounds)!
!
2.$ !Journals:!!Jeramy!(Fine!motor),!Scarlett!(writing!1!!10!in!English),!Malaysia!(Alphabet)!
!
3.$ !Act!out!fairy!tales!with!peers:!Jeramy!(more!involvement!in!group!activities),!Daythan!(patience,!control!aggressiveness),!Abel!(more!interaction!with!
peers),!Quran!(speak!clearly),!Carter!(interacting!with!peers),!
!
Laniya!(participating!in!large!group!activiites),!Gabrielle(patience),!!
!
4.$ !Sort!bears!by!size,!Count,!Sort!into!numbered!containers:!!Hayden!(counting),!Scarlett!(counting),!Malaysia!(counting),!!
Lailah!(attention!span),!LaZeahialinn!(number!recognition),!Rilen!(counting),!!

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5.$ Fairy!Tale!Felt!Boards:!Jesus!(Interacting!with!peers),!Hayden!(Interacting!with!peers),!Brooklyn!(interacting!with!peers)!
!
Nevaeh!(interacting!with!peers),!Gabrielle!(patience),!!
!
6.$ Class!Book!of!Fairy!Tales:!Quran!(speak!clearly),!!
!
7.$ Act!out!stories!on!balance!beam:!Octavio!(being!gentle!with!others),!Ethaniel!(Attitude,!being!gentle),!Trista!(gross!motor,!interact!with!peers)!
!
Jordyn!(coping!skills,!patience),!!
!
8.$ Name!Cards:!Alexa!(writing!first!and!last!name),!Scarlett!(writing!full!name),!Ethaniel!(writing!name),!Maddox!(writing!name),!
!
Noah!(fine!motor),!Liam!(write!name),!Laniya!(writing!name),!Javen!(write!name),!LaZeahialinn!(writing!name),!Caiden!(write!name),!Jacob!(writing!
name),!Gregory!(fine!motor)!
!
9.$ Thanksgiving!Pie!Recipes:!!!
!
10.$Reading!one!on!one:!!Kevin!(focusing),!Marshall(Attention!Span),!Javen!(controlling!feelings,!form!relationships!with!adults),!John!(Controlling!temper),!!
!
Dorian!(paying!attention,!focusing),!Nolan!(focusing,!controlling!feelings),!Lailah!(attention!span),!!
!
All!children!who!go!to!speech!(refer!to!speech!goals)!
!
11.$Make!Clay:!!Kevin!(Fine!Motor),!Jeramy!(fine!motor),!Ethaniel!(fine!motor),!Jesus!(interacting!with!peers!and!fine!motor),!Noah!(fine!motor),!Gregory!
(fine!motor)!
!
12.$Mouse/House!Color!game:!!Malaysia!(colors),!Abel!(colors)!

The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, Fifth Edition

Objectives for Development & Learning

SocialEmotional Cognitive
1.$ Regulates own emotions and behaviors a. Manages feelings
b. Follows limits and expectations
c. Takes care of own needs appropriately
2.$ Establishes and sustains positive relationships a. Forms relationships with adults
b. Responds to emotional cues
c. Interacts with peers
d. Makes friends
3.$ Participates cooperatively and constructively in group situations
a. Balances needs and rights of self and others
b. Solves social problems
Physical
4.$
5.$
6.$
7.$

Demonstrates traveling skills

Demonstrates balancing skills
Demonstrates gross-motor manipulative skills
Demonstrates fine-motor strength and coordination
a. Uses fingers and hands
b. Uses writing and drawing tools

Language
8.$ Listens to and understands increasingly complex language
a. Comprehends language
b. Follows directions

9.$ Uses language to express thoughts and needs a. Uses an expanding expressive vocabulary b. Speaks clearly
c. Uses conventional grammar
d. Tells about another time or place
10.Uses appropriate conversational and other communication skills
a. Engages in conversations
b. Uses social rules of language
11. Demonstrates positive approaches to learning a. Attends and engages
b. Persists
c. Solves problems
d. Shows curiosity and motivation
e. Shows flexibility and inventiveness in thinking
12. Remembers and connects experiences a. Recognizes and recalls
b. Makes connections
13. Uses classification skills
14. Uses symbols and images to represent something not present
a. Thinks symbolically
b. Engages in socio-dramatic play
Literacy
15.$Demonstrates phonological awareness
a. Notices and discriminates rhyme
b. Notices and discriminates alliteration
c. Notices and discriminates smaller and smaller
units of sound
16.$Demonstrates knowledge of the alphabet a. Identifies and names letters
b. Uses lettersound knowledge
17.$Demonstrates knowledge of print and its uses a. Uses and appreciates books
b. Uses print concepts

18.$Comprehends and responds to books and other texts

a. Interacts during read-alouds and book conversations
b. Uses emergent reading skills c. Retells stories
19.$Demonstrates emergent writing skills
a. Writes name
b. Writes to convey meaning
The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, Fifth Edition Objectives for Development & Learning, continued
Mathematics
20.$Uses number concepts and operations a. Counts
b. Quantifies
c. Connects numerals with their quantities
21.$Explores and describes spatial relationships and shapes
a. Understands spatial relationships b. Understands shapes
22.$Compares and measures
23.$Demonstrates knowledge of patterns
Science and Technology
24.$Uses scientific inquiry skills
25.$Demonstrates knowledge of the characteristics of living things
26.$Demonstrates knowledge of the physical properties of objects and materials
27.$Demonstrates knowledge of Earths environment
28.$Uses tools and other technology to perform tasks
Social Studies
29. Demonstrates knowledge about self

30. Shows basic understanding of people and how they live

31. Explores change related to familiar people or places
32. Demonstrates simple geographic knowledge
The Arts
33. Explores the visual arts
34. Explores musical concepts and expression
35. Explores dance and movement concepts
36. Explores drama through actions and language
English Language Acquisition
37.$Demonstrates progress in listening to and understanding English
38.$Demonstrates progress in speaking English
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