Curriculum Planning Chart

Student Teacher: ___Jennifer Avila

________________Approval: _______________________________________________

Week of___April 29- May 3, 2013_ _________Special Focus/ Theme: ___________Dinosaurs__________________________________ Daily Routine Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Greeting/work time (8:00-8:15)

Greet children and parents Children wash their hands Children turn their picture names over

Greet children and parents Children wash their hands Children turn their picture names over

Greet children and parents Children wash their hands Children turn their picture names over

Greet children and parents Children wash their hands Children turn their picture names over

Greet children and parents Children wash their hands Children turn their picture names over

M#41, #7

M#41, #7

M#41, #7

M#41, #7

Work Time (8:15-8:40)

Table #1-Paint big dinosaur feet Table #2 Volcano Eruptions Baking soda, vinegar, food coloring in a dough volcano. Table #3Sensory table Swamp Play

Table #1-Paint big dinosaur feet continue Table #2 Start Paper Mache Eggs Cover balloons with paper mache. Table #3 Sensory Swamp Play Table #4 dinosaur matching File folder matching game Table #5 Dino Weight-add a scale to weigh the different dinosaurs.

Table 1 & 2- Finish eggs and paint eggs Table #3- Paleontologist Sand with fossils, paint brushes, tooth brushes to discover fossils.

Table #1-Dino Nest Collage with moss, leaves, sticks, to make a nest. Table #2 Paint eggs Table #3- Paleontologist Sand with fossils, paint brushes, tooth brushes to discover fossils.

M#41, #7 Fun Friday

Table #1-Finish any painting with eggs, or dinosaur feet. Table #2-Collage a dinosaur nest. Table #3- Paleontologist Sand with fossils, paint brushes, tooth brushes to discover fossils.

Table #4 dinosaur matching File folder game Table #5 Puzzle of dinosaur

Table #4 Dino Bingo Table #5 Dino Measuring Different sizes of Dinosaurs.

Table #4 Memory game Cards with three sets of pictures. The children turn try to find pairs. Table #5 Dino habitat play

Table #4 Memory game Cards with three sets of pictures. The children turn try to find pairs.

5 minute clean up warning M#2, #30,# 28, #35, 40,

5 minute clean up warning M#2, #12, #34,#35

5 minute clean up warning M#5, #30,#34

5 minute clean up warning M#16,#34,

5 minute clean up warning. M#28,#35

Large Group #1 (8:45-9:05)

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Calendar

Introduce Letter Q Goody Bag Ask if there is anything different in the classroom Tell them it is dinosaur week Give overview information of the week of activities. Learn new dinosaur song DINOSAURS ALL AROUND

Dinosaur discussion What do they know about dinosaurs? Read Dinosaurumpus

Calendar Dinosaur Discussion Habitat and food they like to eat. Read-Home for a Dino

Dinosaur Discussion Paleontologist Read-Dinosaur Dream

Dinosaur Discussion What is a dinosaur? Review of size, food, and habitat of dinosaurs.

Transition/line up Dinosaur Roar quotes dinosaur roar to the line dinosaur stomp to the line Read weather

Transition/line up Roar like a dinosaur Read Weather

Transition/line up Dance like a dinosaur. Read Weather

Transition /line up Stomp like a dinosaur Read Weather

Transition/line-up Pretend to be your favorite dinosaur to line up. Read weather M#31,32, 29, M#29, #17,#18, M#23, 26,29 M# 29, 16,

Tree branches, dinosaurs, rocks. Outside (9:10-9:30) Potty break after outside time. M# #8, 9, 10, 11, 28,31 Large Group #2 (10:05-10:20)

Tree branches, dinosaurs, rocks

M# 13, 16, 4 Tree branches, dinosaurs, rocks

Tree branches, dinosaurs, rocks

Tree branches, dinosaurs, rocks

Potty break after outside time. M# #8, 9, 10, 11, 28,31

Potty break after outside time. M# #8, 9, 10, 11, 28,31

Potty break after outside time. M# #8, 9, 10, 11, 28,31

Potty break after outside time. M# #8, 9, 10, 11, 28,31 Sing- All around the swamp

Transition from snack to large group: Act out Dinosaurs all around.

Transition from snack to large group: Dinosaur Hokey Pokey

Transition from snack to large group: 5 little dinosaurs Book-How do Dinosaurs Eat their Food

Transition from snack to large group: Dance 5 Giant Dinosaurs. Book-How do Dinosaurs go to sleep?

Talk about dinosaurs and what they know/dont know about dinosaurs. How big were dinos-

What was life like a long time ago? Book- What is a dinosaur?

Transition Go to small group. Dinosaur eat food to your group.

flannel board Dino facts and names Transition Go to small group Dinosaur go slow to your group Transition Go to small group Dinosaur make a scary face Transition Go to small group Dinosaur fly like a dinosaur

Transition How big were dinosaurs? Walk like a big dinosaur to your group. Go to small group Fly like a dinosaur M#13

Small Group (10:25-10:40)

Memory game(all three tables the same) Cards with three sets of pictures. The children turn try to find pairs. Go to carpet when finished M#34, 30

M#13, 14,19 Science Paleontologist (put a dinosaur together with bones)

M#13, 14,19,16,17 Art Paper plate dinosaur collage (different papers, shapes, colors, feathers)

M#13, 14,19, 1 Language Arts What is the difference between a carnivore, herbivore, and omnivore (compare physical traits, teeth, feet), Go to carpet when finished M#34,29, 16,13

M#13, 14,19,29 Language Arts What can you find in a dinosaur home? Draw a picture of a dinosaur house.

Go to carpet when finished Go to carpet when finished M#12,14,16, Transition to go home Volcano eruptions (cover the child with a black sheet, say the volcano is erupting and they jump out) M#2, 4, 6 Transition to go home Guess what is in the box (put sand and other materials in a tissue box and the children put their hands in to see if they can guess what they have found)

Go to carpet when finished M#34,29, 16,13 Transition to go home Give away fossils (put the fossils and dinosaur eggs in a box and the children can choose what they want to take home)

End (10:40-11:10)

Transition to go home Jump hot lava (Set up red and orange yarn for children to jump it on their way home)

Transition to go home Walk on dinosaur feet (put dinosaur feet on the floor, children get to walk on the feet on their home)

M# 38, 39

M#38

M#30

M#38

M#17

Dramatic play Black sheet to make a cave, big pool with hay, leaves sticks, big dinosaur eggs, dinosaurs, rocks Changes to the environment Blocks Dinosaur eggs, dinosaurs, moss, sticks.

Art Paper plates of different shapes, dinosaurs. Pictures of Dinosaurs, feathers, shiny paper, cardboard, and sticks. Table Toys Puzzles, memory game, dinosaurs, scales.

Sand and Water Insta-Snow, leaves, sticks, dinosaurs, fossils, dino eggs, tree bark, paint brushes, tooth brushes, frozen ice with dinosaurs inside. Library Corner Dinosaur books. Science books and fantasy books. Flannel pieces. Other Pictures of dinosaur families. Different types of dinosaurs.

Bulletin Boards/Walls Dinosaur pictures, posters, childrens work.

Science Center Habitat of a dinosaurs, paper, pencils, colored pencils, dinosaurs, sticks, moss, dinosaur eggs, fossils.