Food Pyramid

Goal: The children will be able to identify the go, glow, and grow foods in the food pyramid. Curriculum Area: Science Developmental Focus: Cognitive- Critical Thinking Location/Interest Center: Inside Circle Participants: 8-10 children Time: 10-20 minutes Age Range: 4 and 5 year old Materials: Food Pyramid Chart Fake foods Ask the children to bring different kinds of food. Preparation/Set Up: Place the food that the children brought on the table. Set up carpet for Group Time. Teaching Strategies: 1. Show the chart of the food pyramid. Introduce to the class the food pyramid. 2. Let them classify the food they brought as go, glow, and grow. 3. Ask: Why should you eat nutritious foods, instead of junk foods? Possible Outcomes: Concepts:

We should eat the right kind of food for us to grow healthy and strong. Junk food is not good for our health. Skills: Exposure to nutritious foods Seriation Vocabulary: Food pyramid; Nutritious Foods; Junk Foods

Telling About Yourself

Goal: The children will be able to introduce themselves with the class using I am.

Curriculum Area: Communciation Literacy Developmental Focus: Language Location/Interest Center: Inside circle Participants: 5-8 children Time: 15-20 minutes Age Range: 5 and 6 year old Materials: Picture in the picture frame (improvised) Blackboard and chalk Preparation/Set Up: Set up the chair in a circular form Teaching Strategies: 1. The teacher will introduce herself with the class 2. Ask questions to the children using the given pattern in the book. 3. Let them introduce themselves with the class. Possible Outcomes: Concepts: Basic information of each child in the class Skills: Language skills Vocabulary: I am; Telling Something About Yourself

The Primary Colors

Goal: The children will know the primary colors.

Curriculum Area: Mathematics Developmental Focus: Cognitive- Thinking Location/Interest Center: Quadrilateral Form Participants: 5-8 children Time: 10-20 minutes Age Range: 5 and 6 year old Materials: Pictures/ objects with primary colors Activity sheets with objects that should be on primary colors. Preparation/Set Up: 1. Locate all the materials on the table. 2. Set up the chair in quadrilateral form. Teaching Strategies: 1. Teacher discusses the primary colors. 2. Teacher asks the children the things on primary colors. 3. Let them work on the activity sheets. Possible Outcomes: Concept: The primary colors are red, yellow, and blue. Skills: Seriation Identification Vocabulary:

Primary colors: red, yellow, and blue.

Needs of a Growing Child

Goal: The children will know the needs of a growing child.

Curriculum Area: Science Developmental Focus: Physical; Cognitive- Thinking Location/Interest Center: Inside Circle Participants: 5-8 children Time: 10-15 minutes Age Range: 5 and 6 year old Materials: 1. 2. 3. 4. Food pyramid chart Pillow Water Toys/ exercise materials

Preparation/Set Up: 1. Locate all materials, place on the table for Group Time. 2. Set up carpet for group time. Teaching Strategies: 1. Discuss with the children their needs in order to grow. 2. Tell them the importance of growing strong and healthy. 3. Let them do/demonstrate the needs of a growing child. Possible Outcomes: Concepts: In order to grow, children need to: Eat nutritious food drink enough safe water sleep at least 10 hours a day; and

 Skills:

have enough exercise, play, or rest

Exposure to needs and activities of a growing child Vocabulary: Growing

Shapes of Fruits

Goal: The children will be exposed to different shapes of fruit.

Curriculum Area: Health, Safety Nutrition Developmental Focus: Cognitive- Critical Thinking Location/Interest Center: Inside Circle Participants: 5-10 children Time: 10-20 minutes Age Range: 5 and 6 year old Materials: Real fruits Cutout pictures/chart of different fruits Preparation/Set Up: 1. 2. Teaching Strategies: 1. Show the real fruits to the children. Have them observe closely the shape of each fruit. 2. Group the fruits according to their shapes. 3. Show some cutouts of different fruits. Have the children tell the shape of each fruit. 4. Ask: Why should we eat fruits? Possible Outcomes: Concepts: We have different kinds of fruits. Fruits make our body grow and healthy. Skills: Seriation; Identification Locate all materials, place on the table for Group Time. Set up carpet for group time.

Vocabulary: Different kinds of fruit; grow; healthy

Parts of a Tree

Goal: The children will be able to identify the different parts of a tree.

Curriculum Area: Science Developmental Focus: Cognitive and Language Location/Interest Center: Inside Circle Participants: 5-8 children Time: 10-20 minutes Age Range: 5 and 6 year old Materials: Parts of a tree chart Activity sheet Preparation/Set Up: 1. 2. Teaching Strategies: 1. Have the children observe some growing trees around the school. 2. Discuss with then the parts of a tree using the chart and sight word. 3. Ask: What happens if we cut down trees unnecessarily? Why? Possible Outcomes: Concepts: A tree has different parts. It has leaves, fruits, trunk, flowers, roots, and branches. Skills: Identification Vocabulary: Locate all materials, place on the table for Group Time. Set up carpet for group time.

Parts of a tree: leaves, fruits, trunk, flowers, roots, and branches.

Big, Bigger, Biggest

Goal: The children will be able to identify the sizes of the objects. Curriculum Area:

Mathematics Developmental Focus: Cognitive- Critical Thinking Location/Interest Center: Inside Circle Participants: 5-8 children Time: 10-20 minutes Age Range: 5 and 6 year old Materials: Story book of animals in the zoo Objects in the superlative form Preparation/Set Up: 1. Locate all materials, place on the table for Group Time. 2. Set up carpet for group time. Teaching Strategies: 1. The teacher tells a story and then describes the sizes of the animals. Ask questions to the children. 2. The teacher shoes and compares the objects in the superlative form. Possible Outcomes: Concepts: Objects can be big, bigger, and biggest. Not all objects are equal thus, vary in sizes. Skills: Differentiation; Identification skill Vocabulary: Big, Bigger, Biggest

Learning Tools

Goal: The children will be able to use a and an to have the things that are seen in school. Curriculum Area:

Language and Cognitive Developmental Focus: Language and Critical Thinking Location/Interest Center: Inside Circle Participants: 5-8 children Time: 10-20 minutes Age Range: 5 and 6 year old Materials: Things that are seen in school Pictures of objects that are not seen in school Activity sheets Preparation/Set Up: 1. Locate all materials, place on the table for Group Time. 2. Set up carpet for group time. Teaching Strategies: 1. Teacher discusses the use of an and a. 2. Teacher discussed all the things that are seen in school. 3. Show the pictures and ask them if those things can be seen inside the school. Possible Outcomes: Concepts: Use an before words that begin with a, e, i, o, u. Use a before words that begin with consonant. Skills: Differentiation; Identification Language skills

Vocabulary: An, a; Learning tools

Loud and Soft Sounds

Goal: The children will be able to identify the loud and soft sounds. Curriculum Area:

Communication and Literacy Developmental Focus: Cognitive and Language Location/Interest Center: Inside Circle Participants: 5-8 children Time: 10-20 minutes Age Range: 5 and 6 year old Materials: Objects that produce loud and soft sounds Activity sheets Preparation/Set Up: 1. Locate all materials, place on the table for Group Time. 2. Set up carpet for group time. Teaching Strategies: 1. Teacher discusses loud and soft sounds and assesses children knowledge. 2. Have the children identify objects that produce loud and soft sounds. Possible Outcomes: Concepts: There are objects that produce sounds. Sounds may be soft or loud. Skills: Differentiation; Identification Skills Vocabulary: Soft sounds; loud sounds

Words that Rhyme

Goal: The children will be able to understand the concept of words that rhyme. Curriculum Area:

Communication and Literacy Developmental Focus: Cognitive and Language Location/Interest Center: Inside Circle Participants: 5-8 children Time: 15-20 minutes Age Range: 5 and 6 year old Materials: Pictures of objects that rhymes in name Voice tapes that introduce rhyming words Preparation/Set Up: 1. Locate all materials, place on the table for Group Time. 2. Set up carpet for group time. Teaching Strategies: 1. Teacher introduces and discusses rhyming words. 2. Teacher assesses the children in listening to the voice tapes. Possible Outcomes: Concepts: Rhyme partly seems to be enjoyed simply as a repeating pattern that is pleasant to hear. It also serves as a powerful mnemonic device, facilitating memorization. Skills: Identification skill Listening skill Vocabulary: Rhyming words