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Ideas to be Emphasized and Overall Goals:

1. Ponies are shorter and thicker than horses.


2. We take care of horses by feeding them hay, cleaning their horseshoes, giving
them lots of space to run around, and brushing them.
3. We share with all of our friends at preschool.

SELF-SELECTED ACTIVITIES 1:20 – 2:50 p.m.

Books:
Goatilocks and the Three Bears by Erica S. Perl (P P17)
Franklin’s Bad Day by Paulette Bourgeois (P B10)
Chrysanthemum Kevin Henkes (P H4)
Horses by Harold Roth (P R13)
“Hi, Pizza Man!” by Virginia Walter (P W3)
Cleversticks by Bernard Ashley (P A5)
I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello (S B1)
Anna’s Table by Eve Bunting (B37)
Animal Dads by Sneed B Collard III (C14)
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo: A Day on the Farm by Venice Shone (S19)
Big Red Barn by Margaret Brown (B35)
Doctor Dan: The Bandage Man by Helen Gaspard (G2)

Activity Name Description/Activity Objective Materials, Special Set-up


Creative Art: Activity Description: Children will place tape on Masking Tape (RR1, W32)
Markers and Tape paper plates and create whatever design they Markers (RR1, and on art cart)
Art (6) would like, then they will color over the top and Paper Plates (RR1, O, Cabinet
after peel the tape off. There will also be yarn 3)
and scissors on the table to expand creativity. Scissors (Art Cart)
Child Objective: Children will develop creative Yarn (RR1)
expression as they place tape on paper plates
and color them and rip the tape off.

Language/Literacy Activity Description: Children will match letters to


Activity: What words.
R Letters and word cards
Makes A Word? (4) Child Objective: Children will develop new ideas
(IWP)
as they match letters to words.

Manipulatives: Activity Description: Children will place fake Gloves (RR2, Y242
Florists (4) flowers into the holes of a colander or in Fake Flowers (IWP, RR2 Y242)
playdough with gloves on. Colander (Kitchen)
Child Objective: Children will develop fine motor Playdough (Closet)
skills as they put gloves on and stick fake flowers Playdough toys (RR2 G125)
into a colander and plant them in the
playdough.
IELG D2 G18 CI6 Manipulates small objects with
ease (strings beads, fits small objects into holes).
Math: Lego Activity Description: Children will stack Legos Legos (RR2, B178)
Number Stacking based on the number on the table. Children will Number cards (IWP)
(4) also make patterns with the Legos.
Child Objective: Children will develop numeracy
and math skills as they stack blocks of Legos to
equal the right amount.

Science: Water Activity Description: Children will explore Warm Water


Temperature (4) temperatures of water with thermometers. Ice (IWP)
Place warm water in bowls on table and stick Thermometer (RR1, P74)
thermometers in. Place paper nearby. Place ice Paper (WR)
in another bowl on table. Bowls (Kitchen)
Child Objective: Children will develop
experimenting and hypothesizing skills as they
play with water temperature.

Sensory Table: Pick Activity Description: The children will play with Plastic Cars (RR2, B176)
up Trucks (4) cars in water beads while they use shovels, Water Marbles (RR2, G126)
funnels, and buckets. Sand Tools (shovels, small
Child Objective: Children will develop buckets, funnels) (RR2 G120)
coordination of fine motor muscles as they play
with sand toys in water beads.

Blocks: Horse/ Pony Activity Description: Children will play farm and Small Tractors (RR2, B176)
Farm (6) cowboy with tractors, farm animals, blocks and John Deere Toys (RR2, B182)
people. Farm Animals (RR2, B177)
Child Objective: Children will develop social Ponies/ Horses (RR2, B177)
understanding as they play with a block farming Plastic People (RR2, B175)
community.
IELG D3 G31 CI3 Uses play to explore, practice,
and understand social roles.

Dramatic Play: Activity Description: Children will ride on toy Cowboy (RR2, Y250)
Wild West (6) horses, play cowboy, rope cows, and sit by a Horse Costumes (RR2, 250)
“campfire”. They will also be able to cook food. Roping Steer/ Cow (GG,
An example of something that you can play is Hanging on wall)
that they are trying to find food and that they Roping Steer accessories
are herding cows. They could also pretend that (GG, Shelf 9)
they are going to be in a rodeo and that they Fire wood (GG)
are working on roping skills. They could also play Tissue paper Fire (RR1)
that they are farmers and that they are cooking Food (RR2, 223)
up all of their crops. They can pretend that they
are preparing a horse to ride by putting on a
saddle, cleaning and brushing the horse,
spraying down the horse, and cleaning out the
hooves.
Child Objective: Children will develop pretend
play as they pretend play with horses, cows, fire
and food.

Alternatives:
Creative Art: Gluing Description: Children will glue buttons, feathers, Beads, feathers, buttons, etc.
Materials beads, and other objects onto paper. (Art Cart)
Paper (RR2, Cabinets)

2nd: Mr. Playdough Description: Children will play with Mr. Potato Mr. Potato Head and Friends
Head head and place different accessories into the (RR2, O205)
playdough. Playdough (Classroom)

ROTATING SNACK 1:40 – 2:25 p.m. Carrots & Crackers; Water

OUTDOOR PLAY 1:50 – 2:35 p.m. Location: South Playground

Gross Motor: Activity Description: The children will kick a ball Balls (GG, Shelf 7)
Soccer Bowling and try to hit cones down. Orange Cones (GG, Shelf 12)
Child Objective: Children will develop gross
motor skills as they kick balls to hit cones down.

2nd: Popcorn In A Activity Description: Children will jump around in Burlap sacks (GG Floor near
Bag @ a bag and collect “popcorn kernels” from hula- right wall)
hoops and place them into another hula hoop. Hula Hoops (GG, hanging)
Child Objective: Children will develop gross motor Colored plastic balls (RR2,
skills as they jump and bend in burlap sacks. O192)
IELG D2 G17 CI3 Maintains balance while
bending, twisting, or stretching.

3rd: Gymnastics @ Activity Description: Children will practice Mats (GG, Shelf 5&6)
gymnastics skills on mats outside.
Only one child on the mat at a time. Other
children need to be standing back far enough so
that they do not get hit by other children.
Mayli can do back handsprings but we should
just encourage children to do summersaults,
cartwheels, and handstands.
Child Objective: Children will develop gross motor
skill as they summersault, cartwheel, and stand on
their hands.
IELG D2 G17 CI9: Jumps on two feet and jumps
over small objects with balance and control.

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