When practicing fine and gross motor skills with the children we play games like the Spider Web Game, we grab a small basket, weave some yarn through to make a “web” and add some spider rings to the bottom. Then give children tweezers or clothespins and let them get the spiders out of the web.  Children imitate the jumping movements of a game leader. “Let’s play ‘Follow the Leader’. Do what I do.” “Colored beanbag game” Children squat to pick up colored beanbags. Three or four different colored beanbags Hop! Skip! Jump! With letter mats.

Arts & Crafts:
“Clothespins on a box”Children squeeze the clothespins and clip them to the sides of the box. “Q-tip Painting” Learn names or letters by dot painting along the lines of the letters. This requires children to use precision and helps to develop fine motor control. “Tracing Lines with Gems” This fine motor activity is super simple to set up!  Just draw lines on colored construction paper and have the kids trace along the lines with gems, buttons or beads. “Lacing Cards” Children lace the string through each hole. “Stringing Beads” Children string pony beads onto pipe cleaners.

Music & Movement:
“HOKEY POKEY” “FIVE LITTLE DUCKS”
“THE ANIMAL FAIR” “THE ANTS GO MARCHING”
“MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB”

When learning about cutting the students will begin to practice cutting with scissors. Show the children how to hold scissors and talk to them about using scissors safely. Scissor-Holding Tip: Draw a smiley face on the thumbnail of their cutting hand, to remind them that they should always be able to see the smiley face while they’re cutting. This prevents the child from turning their hand upside down while cutting.

Arts & Crafts:
“Free cutting” Give each child: Construction paper Tissue paper Cardboard  Styrofoam Paste them on a sheet of paper to make a collage. Scissor practice worksheet.  Color the lollipops and cut along the handles. “Colorful plastic straws cutting” Once your straws are all cut up, you can string some yarn through the pieces to make a necklace. Scissor practice worksheet.  Color the kite and cut along the strings. Scissor practice with Play Dough Cat in the Hat worksheet. Children will cut along the dotted lines.

Music & Movement:
“THIS LITTLE PIG” “HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES AND TOES”
“LONDON BRIDGE” “DOWN BY THE STATION”
“WHEELS ON THE BUS”

What are musical instruments? Each instrument has its own unique sound and their own unique way of playing them. To give some examples you can play instruments with a stick (drum, triangle and xylophone), with your fingers (piano, guitar and harp), your mouth (harmonica, flute, and trombone) and even your own body (clapping, snapping, humming and singing. Show different types of musical instruments like: Percussion  (ex. Drums, xylophone, maracas) Woodwind  (ex. Flute, clarinet, saxophone) Stringed  (ex. Guitar, ukulele, violins) Brass  (ex. Trumpet, trombone, tuba) Continue showing different types of musical instruments. Read the story: “Peter and the Wolf”, “This Jazz Man” & “Dizzy” Bring musical instruments outdoors and pretend to have a marching band.

Arts & Crafts:
Children make their own trumpet using a cup and toilet paper roll. Piano starts with letter  “P” Cut out letter P and draw a piano.
Give each child an outline of a guitar and let them color or paint their guitar. Punch three small holes along the top of an empty toilet paper roll. Cover one end with piece of waxed paper. The child can hum into the open end & move his finger along the top to create varied musical sounds. Give children a worksheet about “Musical Instruments”

Music & Movement:
“A, B, C SONG” “DAYS OF WEEK”
“SKIP TO MY LOU” “B-I-N-G-O”
“HEY LOLLY, LOLLY”

When learning about numbers children play games in which they answer questions about numbers. Number recognition and encourages children to place numbers in order. Learn the song about “Five Little Monkeys” “Treasure hunt with numbers” Children have to collect numbers by exploring different places (classroom or playground) Ensure that the children recognize numbers and do it in an engaging and enjoyable way.

Arts & Crafts:
Children cut & color numbers 1 to 10 on a paper. Give children worksheets about tracing and coloring numbers. “Maze Numbers”
Mark the different checkpoints in the maze with numbers starting from 1. Ask the kid to start at point number 1 and move ahead in sequence to reach the end of the maze by sticking to the sequence. Easel painting.
Children will choose their favorite number, cut, paste and paint their favorite number.

Music & Movement:
“FIVE LITTLE DUCKS” “B-I-N-G-O”
“ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE” “FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS”
“NUMBER SONG”

When learning about the 5 senses we teach what each of the 5 sense does. Bring a cloth bag or a box with a hole in it. Using the Feel Box we add items that have different textures. Add one item and let the children feel and guess! What’s That Sound?
We play sounds such as a cat meowing, a dog barking, someone walking, a car horn blowing, etc. We let the children try to guess what each sound is. Watch Out! Snake!
Using a jump rope, have 2 children hold the ends of the rope and shake it back and forth as the other children try to jump over the “snake”…they’ll have to use their great eyesight to keep their eyes on it! Let the students review the five senses by calling out each sense chorally as they point to the associated body part.

Arts & Crafts:
Glitter Plates Sense of Sight Materials Needed: paper plates, glue, paint brushes and lots and lots of glitter! Sponge Paint
Give the children soft and hard sponge pieces to paint with! Sandpaper Rubbings. Provide different shapes of sandpaper. The children place paper over the rough side of the sandpaper and then rub the paper with the sides of a crayon. Warm or Cold? Prepare 3 food jars. Fill one with cold water, one with lukewarm water and one with very warm (but not hot) water. Have the children feel the lukewarm water and then the cold and identify it (warm or cold).

Music & Movement:
“A, B, C SONG” “DAYS OF WEEK”
“SKIP TO MY LO” “B-I-N-G-O”
“HEY LOLLY, LOLLY”

When learning about different colors we have the children mix colors and show the children what new colors are created when you mix them together. Show flash cards to help children identify colors and color words.  What is your favorite color? What Color Is Missing? Show the children the pom poms. Place them on the floor in front of you. Name the colors with the children. Have them cover their eyes. Cover one or two pom poms with cups. Have them uncover their eyes and guess which colors are missing! Read the story: “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Arts & Crafts:
Color Mixing Activity “Marble Art” Children will paint using marbles. Children will make rainbow collage. Children will draw their names using their fingers and his/her favorite color. Colored Shaving Cream Spray mounds of shaving cream on the table and drop a few drops of tempera paint on each mound. Give each child a different color.

Music & Movement:
“APPLES AND BANANAS” “I’M A LITTLE TEAPOT”
“SKIP TO MY LOU” “B-I-N-G-O”
“HEY LOLLY, LOLLY”

When learning about family we discuss the meaning of the word family. Identify different people who make up a family. Ask the children who is in their family? Discuss the roles of individual members of a family. What are things families do together? How do I feel about my family?

Arts & Crafts: Children draw pictures of their own families Have the children draw facial features onto a paper plate to make a face. Cut out small circle shapes. Have the children draw a face on a circle. Punch two holes near the top of the circle. Supply the children with yarn and their smiley face to make a necklace. Create a word wall with family words such as: mother, father, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather and so on. Write the child’s family name on a paper strip and help them recognize the letters in their family name.

Music & Movement: “A, B, C SONG” “DAYS OF WEEK” “SKIP TO MY LOU” “B-I-N-G-O” “HEY LOLLY, LOLLY”

When learning about Vegetables, we’ll explain that vegetables should make up a large part of your daily food intake and should be encouraged at every meal They provide vitamins, minerals to help your body stay healthy. We explain each food group in depth. Dairy is an excellent sources of calcium, which is essential for strong and healthy bones. Not many other foods in our diet contain as much calcium as these foods.  Fruit provides vitamins; mineral that helps your body stay healthy. Grain (cereal) foods: always choose wholegrain and/or high fiber varieties of bread, cereals, rice, pasta, noodles, etc. Refined grain products (such as cakes or biscuits) can be high in added sugar, fat and sodium. Lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds and legumes/beans:
Protein builds, maintains, and repairs the tissues in our body. Muscles and organs (such as your heart) are primarily made of protein.
Arts & Crafts:
Let the children draw pictures of all of the vegetables that they would like to eat. Make a cow hand print!
Children paint a still life of fruit. Have them paint with cotton balls instead of brushes.
Children put glue on a paper, making various designs. Sprinkle with whole grain cereals.
Color My Plate worksheet!
Music & Movement:
“HERE WE GO ROUND THE MULBERY BUSH”
“I’M A LITTLE TEAPOT” “APPLES AND BANANAS”
“DO YOU KNOW THE MUFFIN MAN” “THE HOKEY POKEY”

When learning about animals we show children pictures of animals that we can find in the zoo. We discuss how different animals need different shelters for reasons of climate, habits, size.  We play animal sounds and have children guess what animal it is. We use pictures to compare animals in size, color and other characteristics. We’ll read the story: “The City Zoo”

Arts & Crafts:

Lion starts with letter “L”    Cut out letter L and draw a lion.

Children draw and paint 3 little pigs.  Easel painting.

Paint your favorite animal. Cut out letter S and draw a snake.

Music & Movement:

“BAA, BAA, BLACK SHEEP” “3 LITTLE PIGS”

“THE ANIMAL FAIR” “THE ANTS GO MARCHING”

“MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB”