March 2012 Preschool Curriculum

Preschool Curriculum
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March
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MARCH 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Month at a Glace
March Themes and Calendar....2
Materials/Shopping List....3
Daily lesson plans
March 1....4, a
March 2.....5
March 5.....6
March 6.....7
March 7.....8
March 8........9
March 9.......10
March 12.....11
March 13.....12
March 14.....13
March 15.....14
March 16.....15
March 19.....16
March 20.....17
March 21.....18
March 22.....19
March 23.....20
March 26.....21
March 27.....22
March 28.....23
March 29..24
March 30....25-26
Bulletin Board Display and/or Circle Time Posters
Color purple...............27
Triangle shape..................28
Letter S......29
Letter T..........30
Letter U.........31
Number 8.........32
Worksheets, referenced as part of daily curriculum
S letter card33
S is for star worksheet..........34
S tracer page.....35
S phonics worksheet.....36
Rhyming words worksheet..37
Rhyming cards..38-39
1 fish 2 fish red fish blue fish cut-outs....40
Triangle tracing worksheet.........41
Triangle trace and draw worksheet.....42
T letter card..43
T tracer page...44
T is for tiger worksheet ..45
T phonics worksheet..........46
Color purple worksheet............47
U letter card......48
U is for umbrella worksheet...49
U tracer page...50
Umbrella pattern worksheet.51
Rainbow template page...52
Number 8 worksheet.......53
Number 8 color, trace, count worksheet..54
Leprechaun cut-outs......55
Fish template.56
Rainbow fish memory match cards........57-58
Ocean animal count worksheet....59
Fish bowl counting worksheet.........60
Shamrock template....61
St. Patrick ABC tracer page.....62
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March 2012 Themes and Month at a Glance

Letter S, Letter T, Letter U, Triangle Shape, Color Purple, Number 8, Rainbows, Silly Seuss, Rhyme time, Under
the Sea, Rainbow Fish (by Marcus Pfister); St. Patricks Day, Spring
Recommended Books: Dr. Seuss books, St. Patricks Day books, weather, rain and clouds, rainbows, Spring, butterfly lifecycle
Cat in the Hat, 1 Fish 2 Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Fox in Sox, Green Eggs & Ham, Harold and the Purple Crayon, The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Field trip options: Under the Sea Theme: Salmon hatchery, aquarium, fish store, regular pet stores fish section, tide pools, creek, lake. Consider
Beta Fish as classroom fish. Catch tadpoles for frog lifecyclerelease back.
Letter S intro
Read Across America Day
New Month
Favorite Book Share Day
Playdoh snakes and Ss

Spiral snake craft; Letter S
collage; Letter S card; Letter S wkshts
Cat in Hat hats
Cooking: Green Eggs

and Ham
Introduction to rhymes;
rhyming cards & wksht
5
Letter T intro
Letter T contd
Tic tac toe
Letter T phonics wksht
T collage
Letter T tracer page
Letter T letter card

Letter T worksheet
12
Intro to Rainbows/Color
Purple
13
14
Review letter U
Rain theme
Intro to St. Patricks Day
Leprechaun catchers
Umbrella craft
Letter U letter card
Rainbow necklaces
Umbrella worksheet
Letter U worksheet
Shamrock tissue craft
21
Number 8 intro
Shape review
Intro to Spring
Number 8 worksheet
Shape game
Color mixing
Numbers 1-8 Review
Shape person/robot
Introduction to Butterfly
Life Cycle
Begin Butterfly lifecycle

journal
Caterpillar craft and

snack
Caterpillar craft and

learning activities
15
16
Continue Leprechaun
catchers
St. Patricks Day party

Leprechaun Hunt
Leprechaun gold hunting
Handprint shamrocks
Leprechaun hats
Cooking: Upside pizza

and/or upside down ice
cream cone cakes
22
23
Number 8 review
Number 8 worksheet
Rainbow Cloud
27
Fishing for fish; Fish math/

colors
ABC tracer page
Letters A-U Review
26
Under the Sea theme

Rainbow Fish story
Green Fizzle surprise
Letter U tracer page

20
Mixing purple; Purple color Fish counting; Red Fish Blue Rainbow art (2); Playdoh
scope; Purple collage
Fish craft; Rainbow fish
rainbows
match; Go Fish cards
Purple wksht
Fish counting wksht
Color rainbow wksht
Cooking: Fish in a pond
Letter U intro
19
Green Eggs illustration
28
Spring collage
Garden project planning
Bubble wrap painting

Spring color book
Number 8 craft
Cooking: Shape review;

treat train by reading
recipe card
Octopus craft
29
30
Caterpillar crawl/butterfly
fly
Caterpillar craft
Triangle shape intro;

triangle worksheets;
triangle collage
Easter intro; Egg craft; Egg
match
Cooking: Scrambled egg
nests
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MARCH 2012 MATERIALS LIST

OPTIONAL/HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
To enhance butterfly life cycle theme, order your own caterpillars and watch them grow into real butterflies!!!
Butterfly theme is at the end of March, order for delivery during last week or two in March.
ww.Insectlore.com
http://www.shop- insectlore. com/Butterflies/ Butterfly+ Pavilion+ Shipped+with+ Live+Caterpillar s.axd?page_ no=3
LIBRARY/BOOK STORE:
Cat in the Hat

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1 Fish 2 Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
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Fox in Sox
Harold and the Purple Crayon *
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Green Eggs and Ham
Grocery Store:
Sprinkles (for S letter card, upside down ice cream cupcakes, caterpillar snack)
Gold coins (5 or so per child)
Goldfish crackers, preferably the kind in rainbow colors (for cooking Friday, counting activities, etc.)
Fruit Loops cereal
Purple and green grapes
Macaroni shapes for sensory table and rainbow craft
Cooking Friday: March 2: Green eggs and ham ingredients: Eggs, Ham, Green food coloring
Cooking Friday: March 9: Fish in a Pond. Goldfish crackers, cream cheese, celery
Cooking Friday: March 16: Upside down ice cream cupcakes: cake mix with ingredients, frosting, sprinkles
Cooking Friday: March 23: Shape train. Food shaped like shapes: square graham crackers, oval grapes,
rectangle cheese slices, triangle cheez-its, circle ritz crackers, etc.
Cooking Friday, March 30: Scrambled egg nests
1 (3 1/2-cup) bag frozen shredded potatoes, defrosted
1/4 cup vegetable oil or butter
1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper
6 eggs
2/3 cup milk
1 package Breakfast sausage
Few spoons of shredded Cheddar
Green Surprise ingredients, March 15: green sherbet, green sugar sprinkles, 7-Up/Sprite
Caterpillar snack: banana, raisins, pretzel sticks, sprinkles
Craft Store/Dollar Store/Already on hand:

Poster boards (4) ($.50 each at $1 store).
Go Fish card game ($1 store/Target)
Sidewalk chalk
Masking tape for large shapes on floor
Tissue squares, rainbow colors (for rainbow fish craft and shamrock craft)
Aluminum foil (just a little for rainbow fish craft)
Red, white paper, cardstock, construction paper
Yarn
Paper plates
Stickers (for U letter card, in a design that will look silly when upside down)
Cellophane (purple) or cling wrap and purple highlighter
Rubberbands (medium or strong strength/size)
Play-doh, all colors in rainbow
Gold spray paint or paint
Gold glitter for leprechaun catchers or proof that leprechauns came to classroom
Craft pom-poms
Bubblewrap
Already on hand:
Markers, crayons, and paint in all colors of rainbow

Empty toilet paper or paper towel rolls (2 per child, 2 separate projects)
1 large old sock and plastic container to fit inside (butter tub/Tupperware container
Items for leprechaun catchers (strawberry baskets, boxes, string, yarn, tape, other collected materials)
Empty egg containers
Pipe cleaners
Food coloring
Cotton balls
ITEMS FOR CHILDREN TO BRING FROM HOME:

Favorite book for book share on March 2nd
Umbrellas and rain boots for rain walks
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Welcome Circle: Calendar. New month March. Demonstrate where March is on the yearly calendar with all the
months. Add childrens birthdays to the new month, holidays, and any other special days. Introduce some things
to learn in Marchparts of a book, rain, rainbows, St. Patricks Day, Spring, butterfly life cycle. Weather. Who is
here today? Story, teachers choice of Dr. Seuss bookMaybe Fox in Sox? Help children identify the author, title,
illustrator, and spine. Count the pages of the book.
Introduce Letter S: Show the children the Letter S poster (page 29). Trace over the letter with your fingers. Ask the
children to do the same. Trace the letter S in the air or use personal wipe-off boards. Make a letter S basket that
includes several items that start with the letter S. Enunciate the S sound when identifying the items. Ask children to
repeat or name the items in the basket. Ask the children what other items could be put in the basket. Play I Spy
Something that Starts with the Letter S. Ask each child to come up and draw something on the poster board that
starts with the letter S. Label the picture and hang in classroom.
Song: S is for Snap. Song: Days of the Week (sung to Adams Family theme song)
Days of the week, (snap snap)
There's Sunday and there's Monday,
Days of the week, (snap snap)
There's Tuesday and there's Wednesday,
Days of the week,
There's Thursday and there's Friday,
Days of the week,
Days of the week. (snap snap)
Activity: Listening Game. Snap your fingers every time you hear an S word. Read these words and have the
children only snap if they hear an S word:
Tiger, snake, store, dog, rat, hat, strawberry, car, airplane, train, slide, swing, bike, scooter.
Advanced option: Have child say S words and other words and you snap when you hear an S word!
Activity: Guessing Game. Guess all the words that can begin with the S sound.
1. What number comes after five? After six? (six, seven)
2. What animal doesnt have any feet, slithers, and hisses? (snake) What sound does a snake make? Sssss. Can
you follow your finger and trace up your friends arm and make the Sssss sound like a snake?
3. There is another animal that also has no legs. It has a shell. It is slimy and it moves very slow. What is it? (snail)
Activity: S is for socks. Find an old large sock and force a small butter tub or plastic container down to the toe
area. Find several small items to use for this game and hide in a baggie behind your back (i.e., S items like spoon
or sponge or any other item like quarter, crayon, rubberband, etc.).
Without being seen, put one item at a
time in the sock. Then sing the song and let one child reach in and guess what it is.
There's A Secret In My Sock (tune: The Farmer In The Dell)
There's a secret in my sock,
A secret in my sock,
Can you guess, oh, can you guess
The secret in my sock?
Rhyme time: Teach concept of rhyming words. Use basics first, like cat, bat, rat, sat, etc. Then discuss how Dr.
Seuss used rhymes in many of his books. Go back to Dr. Seuss book that was just read. Focus on rhyming words
and read them slower. Describe which words rhyme. Read part of the sentence and see if children can complete sentence of book with correct rhyme. Ask each child to find something in the room and then try to find
work that rhymes with that object. Example: toy (boy); book (look); car (star); ball (wall), etc.
Movement: Play, Fox, Fox, Sox. (like Duck, Duck, Goose).
Activity: Cut and match rhyming cards (pages 38-39)
Worksheets Match the rhyming words worksheet (page 37) and S is for star (page 34)
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MARCH 1, CONTINUED:
Intro to Dr. Seuss: Dr. Seuss is an author. Describe parts of a book: author, title, illustrator, page numbers, spine,
etc. Hold up all your Dr. Seuss books. Which ones have the children read? Which ones are their favorite? Are
there any that they have never seen before? Hold up each book and ask them to identify where it shows the author, Dr. Seuss name. Where is the title of each book? How do we take care of books? Why do we read books?
What kind of books do the children like to read (i.e., princess books, adventure books, animal books, joke books)
Movement: Snake dance. Turn on the music. Have the children lie on the floor with their hands to their sides and
their feet together. Ask them to try to slither and hiss Ssss sounds like a snake. Can they dance like a snake?
Stand up and continue dancing like other animals that you call outbird,
chicken, dog, cat, bunny, kangaroo, etc.
Sensory: Playdoh snakes and Ss. Roll playdoh into snakes. Roll very small sections of another color like snakes
and ad onto snakes like stripes. Roll playdoh into letter S. Write large letter S onto paper for
additional assistance if needed.
Craft: S is for springy spiral snake. Make a spiral design on paper or paper plate. Cut along
spiral lines. Write tiny letter Ss on each segment, or
decorate freestyle. Hang from ceiling for decoration.
Letter Card S: S is for sprinkles. Print out letter card (page 33). Brush glue onto S shape. Add sprinkles.
Save extra sprinkles to add just a few to an otherwise healthy snack: i.e., peanut butter toast, bagel with cream
cheese, celery stick filled with cream cheese or peanut butter. Say to each child, Do you want sprinkles? Yes.
Ok, say Sssssss is for SSSSPrinklessssss.
Letter S collage: Cut and paste pictures from magazines, Sunday newspaper ads that start with letter S. Caption
page with Letter S.
Worksheet: Letter S phonics worksheet (page 36) and Letter S tracer page (page 35)
Field trip option: Join local library/bookstore/other community event participating in Read Across America Day).
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Welcome Circle: Calendar. Weather. Who is here today? Assign helper of the day. Story, helper of the days
choice.
Special Reading Day: Today is Read Across America Day. Children all over America are all going to read today!
Many children read a book by Dr. Seuss. Pick your favorite Dr. Seuss book to ready today. Encourage children to
fill in the blanks as you read. For example, Green Eggs and Ham is very repetitive and children can finish some of
the sentences. Encouraging children to participate will excite and engage them in reading.
Favorite story activity: Today, have each child present their favorite book by stating (with teachers help if needed), the title of the book, the author, and why that book is the childs favorite. The teacher can write all the
favorite books down on poster board to display in Parent Area for home/school connection onto regular paper
for parent handout for home/school connection and for suggestions for further reading. Did any one choose the
same book?
Story time: Read Green Eggs and Ham. We are making green eggs and ham today!
Movement: Cat in the HatSox in the Box. Use any hat or the Seuss style one made earlier and place on floor.
Provide small stuffed cat and see take turns tossing the cat-in-the-hat. Provide small box, opening side up. Provide pair of socks rolled into ball. Toss socks in to box.
To help with rhyming, provide child with both the socks and the toy cat. Tell child he has to toss the item into the
correct corresponding rhyming item. Options galore for more rhyming items to use for more advanced play!
Craft: Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat hat.
Version #1: Simply paint a paper bag with white and red stripes. Yarn can be used to make sure that
the hat sits tight on the child's head and doesn't slip over his or her eyes.
Version #2: Take a piece of red construction paper that will go around head and glue some strips of
white construction paper onto it in this pattern. Then tape/staple the paper into a tube that will fit
around head. Trace a circle using the paper tube onto a red or white piece of construction paper. Then
draw a larger circle around that one, and draw tabs on the inside of the inner circle. Cut outside and
inside of the circle with the tabs. Attach tabs to the bottom of your paper tube to make a brim for hat.
Activity: Seuss Says. Variation of Simon Says. Wear the Dr. Seuss hat and say: Seuss says clap your
hands, etc. Pass the hat around so each child can have a turn being Seuss.
Certificate of Achievement: Read Cat in the Hat book. Depending on the level of your children, read to them,
read together, and/or listen to them read and then print out Certificate of Achievement for participation in Read
Across America Day for each child: http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/RAA_Achievement_Certificate_1.pdf
Dont forget to wear the Cat in the Hat hat while reading story!
Cooking Friday: Green Eggs and Ham.
Add 1 or 2 drops of green food coloring to bowl with raw eggs. Whisk. Add to skillet and prepare like traditional
scrambled eggs. Prepare pre-cooked ham by slicing and microwaving or cooking on skillet. Present green eggs
and ham together on plate.
Hype up the green eggs to children and ask who will try them. Add rhymes from book for fun, will you try them
here or there, will you try them _____, etc. Do they taste the same as regular eggs? Will you try other new foods?
ChartWho likes, doesnt like, green eggs and ham.
Craft: Illustration. Have children draw a picture of themselves eating green eggs and ham. Provide book for
sample. Describe concept of illustrations. Add childs name as illustrator. Can the child dictate something about
what is happening in the picture? Can they use any rhyming words? Write down what the child says and add
childs name as author.
Movie option: The Cat in the Hat cartoon or live action movie or new educational show on PBS.
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Welcome Circle: Calendar. Weather. Who is Here Today? Story, teachers choice.
Introduce Letter T: Show the children the Letter T poster (page 30). Trace over the letter with
your fingers. Ask the children to do the same. Trace the letter T in the air or use personal
wipe-off boards. Make a letter T basket that includes several items that start with the letter T.
Enunciate the T sound when identifying the items. Ask children to repeat or name the items in
the basket. Ask the children what other items could be put in the basket. Play I Spy Something
that Starts with the Letter T.
Song: Im Learning Letter T Song (tune: Skip to My Lou)
I like turkey, yes, I do.
And my tummy loves them, too.
I like tortillas, yes, I do.
And my tummy loves it, too.
I like tacos, yes, I do.
And my tummy loves it, too.
I like tomatoes, yes, I do.
And my tummy loves them, too.
Song: Tap Your Toe (tune, Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Tap, tap, tap your toe,
Tap your toe for T.
Tap for train and turkey and toy,
Tap, tap, one, two, three.
Activity: Listening Game. Read these words and have children only tap if they hear a T word:
Tiger, snake, toy, dog, mouse, tickle, tooth, tortillas, car, house, airplane, train.
Movement: T is for twirl. Twirl and dance along to music.
Activity: Tic Tac Toe. Use regular pen and paper, or play outside with sidewalk chalk, or make
a tic tac toe board on the floor with masking tape and use 2 items as the X and O. How about
uppercase Ts and lowercase Ts or baby dolls and race cars, etc.
Letter T Card: Nature walk to collect twigs, preferably 2 to show that 2 lines make a T. Glue
with tacky glue to Letter T card (page 43)
Craft: Letter T collage. Cut and paste from magazines, Sunday newspaper ads, things that
start with the letter T. Caption with letter T.
Worksheet: T is for tiger worksheet (page 44)
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Review Letter T: Review Letter T. Write on large paper or poster board ($.50 at dollar store) all
the words that the children can think of that start with the letter T. Play I Spy Something that
Starts with the Letter T. Repetition of the T items from the day before shows that the children
are learning. Ask each child to come up and draw something on the poster board that starts
with the letter T. Label the picture and hang in classroom.
Activity: Guessing Game. All the words you guess should begin with the T sound.
What number comes after one? After nine? After eleven? (two, ten, twelve)
What is in my mouth (tongue, teeth)
What do I brush my teeth with? (toothbrush)
What goes on my toothbrush? (toothpaste)
What animal is like a very large cat and usually has orange and black stripes? (tiger)
That big striped animal behind you is a _______. (tiger)
Song: The Train is on the Track (tune, The Farmer in the Dell)
The train is on the track,
Clickity clack, oh clickity clack,
The train is on the track.
The train carries (child's name.)
The train is on the track.
Movement: Have the children count off by three, going around the circle. Instead of saying
the number 4, the child whose turn it is after 3 says jump! As the child says it, he/she jumps up
and stays standing up. Continues until everyone is standing up in the circle. Now, reverse it!
With everyone standing, count around the circle, and when the fourth child says jump! he or
she sits down. This continues until everyone is sitting in the circle again.
Circle time activity: Name that tune. Hum familiar songs like The ABC song, Old MacDonald,
etc., and see if the children can guess your song. Let the children have turns as well humming
their own songs. Conclude with everyone humming 1 song together, like the ABC song.
Craft: Ask child to think of something that starts with the letter T. Have them draw it
themselves. Caption T is for _____ (whatever child chose)
Worksheet: Letter T phonics worksheet (page 46)
Worksheet: Letter T tracer page (page 45)
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Welcome Circle: Calendar. Weather. Who is Here Today? Story, teachers choiceMaybe
Harold and the Purple Crayon.
Introduction to Color Purple: Refer to Color Purple Poster (page 27). Play I Spy Something
Purple What else can be purple?
Song: I Like Purple (tune, Oh Susanna)
I like purple grapes,
And purple plums,
And purple cabbage, too.
But I sure am glad
When I eat these
I don't turn purple, too!
I like purple jelly,
Purple jam,
And purple yogurt, too.
But I sure am glad

When I eat these
Oh, that might be a funny thing to do.
But I sure am glad
When I eat these
Introduction to Rainbow theme: While it is true that there are 7 colors in the rainbow,
a description of the common 6 is going to be utilized in these lessons and printables as an age
appropriate introduction for preschoolers. The six colors of the rainbow are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Whose favorite color is red? Whose favorite color is orange?
Etc. Where have you seen a rainbow? A rainbow is actually an arc of colors that appear in
the sky opposite the sun after the suns ray are reflected in rain or mist. Sometimes we can also
see rainbow colors in other places! Maybe from the sun shining through a window in your
house? Today we are going to try to make our own rainbows!
Song: Rainbow Colors (tune: Hush, Little Baby)
Rainbow purple, rainbow blue,
Rainbow green and yellow too.
Rainbow orange, rainbow red,
Rainbow smiling overhead.
Activity: Mix blue and red paint to make purple. Save paint for craft.
Craft: Purple color scope. Take empty toilet paper roll or paper towel roll. Paint purple.
Cut square of purple cellophane and cover 1 end of paper roll. If no cellophane, use cling
wrap and color with purple highlighter. Attach cellophane with rubberband or tape. Allow
children to explore the room with their color scopes. Bring color scopes outdoors to observe,
Snack: Purple and green grapes. Taste one at a time. Which one is sweeter? Which one is
sour? Which one do they like better? Take poll and chart class preferences onto poster
board or paper and hang in classroom. Did more children like green grapes or purple grapes?
Craft: Purple collage. Cut and paste items found in old gardening magazines, Sunday newspaper ads, etc. that are purple. Caption purple.
Craft. If read Harold and the Purple Crayonadd craft here. Provide white paper and purple
crayon. Tell children to draw a picture of anything without lifting up the purple crayon, just like
Harold, can they do it? Let them keep trying if they want.
Worksheet: Color purple worksheet (page 47) 8
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March 8, 2012
Welcome Circle: Calendar. Weather. Who is Here Today? StoryRainbow Fish and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish
Blue Fish.
Under the Sea Intro: Discuss the theme of Under the Sea. What kinds of animals live in the water, in salt water,
what is the difference between the ocean and a lake, can animals live in creeks, the largest animal in the world
lives in the water, what are favorite sea animals, how can we see animals under water, how do fish breathe, etc.
Do you live near an ocean, what is the name of that ocean? Read book about fish here, or refer to any other
reference materials regarding this theme that you may have here. Then read the story Rainbow Fish. Discuss
meaning, sharing, etc. Children are going to make their own rainbow fish today!
Song: Slippery Fish. Stand and sing. During the "gulp, gulp, gulp" part of the song, keep the palms of your hands
together and open the fingers of each hand to represent the gulping of a fish. During the "Oh, no! Its been eaten
by a " part of the song, put your hands on your cheeks. All other movement instructions are in parentheses within
the song.
(Put your hands together in a prayer position to resemble a fish and wiggle them together as if swimming)
Slippery fish, slippery fish, sliding through the water,
Slippery fish, slippery fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! Its been eaten by an
(Wave your arms up and down like the flailing arms of an octopus.)
Octopus, octopus, squiggling in the water
Octopus, octopus, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! Its been eaten by a
(Put your hands together with your fingers slightly bent and spread, keeping your palms touching each other.
Open and close your hands as you sing.)
Tuna fish, tuna fish, flashing in the water,
Tuna fish, tuna fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
(Place one hand, with fingers straight upwards, on top of your head.)
Great white shark, great white shark, lurking in the water,
Great white shark, great white shark, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
(Make big upward motions with your arms to resemble the spouting of water by a whale.)
Humongous whale, humongous whale, spouting in the water,
Humongous whale, humongous whale,
Gulp! Gulp! Gulp! BURP!
(Cover your mouth.) Pardon me!
Craft: Rainbow Fish craft. Cut triangle section from paper plate and glue to other end of plate for tail fin. Add
rainbow colored tissue squares and just a few aluminum foil scales too just like the Rainbow Fish story.
Craft: The book One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish inspires Dr. Seuss crafts such as fish art and fish shapes. To
make fish art, use blue paint all over paper. Cut into fish bowl oval shape. Set aside. Cut out one fish, two fish,
red fish, blue fish shapes (page 40). Paste to fish bowl. Count and recite: 1 fish, 2 fish, red fish, blue fish.
Sensory: Set up sensory table with water and play ocean animals. For super messy play, set it up outside and add
sand to bottom and add plants (pulled from yard, or plants from $1 store).
Activity: Play Go Fish. Use store bought card game ($1 store/Target).
Activity: Rainbow Fish Memory Match. Print out templates (page 57-58), cut/laminate. Show children fish in each
color of the rainbow. Put them all upside down and play memory match game.
Worksheet: Color the Rainbow worksheet (page 52)
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Welcome Circle: Calendar. Weather. Who is Here Today? Assign helper of the day. Story, helper of the days
choice.
Under the Sea contd: Anatomy of a fish. What parts to fish have and what do they do? Fins, gills, tails, scales.
Chart with 3 columns: Fish have, Humans have, Fish and Humans have. Call children up to draw body parts to
corresponding columns. Label the body parts with the correct word.
Song: Rainbow Song (Tune, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
When the rain falls from the sky,
(Flutter fingers downward.)
Don't forget to look up high.
(Cup hand above eyes and look up.)
If the sun is shining there,
(Make a circle with arms above head.)
You may find a rainbow fair.
(Sweep arms in an arc above head.)
Red orange, yellow, green and blue.
And you'll see there's purple, too.
Song: Three Big Blue Whales (option: print 3 pictures of whales to illustrate song, or use fingers)
Three big blue whales swimming in the ocean,
One swam away and then there were two,
Two big blue whales swimming in the ocean,
One swam away and then there was one,
One big blue whale swimming in the ocean,
He swam away and then there was none
Activity: Use large refrigerator box to create an underwater tunnel for the children to crawl through - decorate
the inside of the box with a water scene and cut windows in the box and cover them with blue cellophane paper.
Activity: Fish math/fish colors. Print out fish pattern (page 56).
#1 Write a number on each fish. Have children add the correct amount of goldfish crackers to the fish.
#2 Trace the outline of the fish pattern with a color, have children sort rainbow goldfish into the correct fish.
Craft: Rainbow color art. Take a crayons in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple and place a rubber
band around them to hold them together. Invite your child to scribble a rainbow design on a piece of white paper.
Sensory: Set up sensory table with water and magnetic fish and fishing poles from toy store or learning store.
Game option: Melissa and Doug puzzle with ocean animals and magnets on top and magnetic fishing pole that
comes with ita kids favorite and so, so good for hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. Toysrus/Amazon.
Activity: Playdoh rainbows. Make playdoh snakes like earlier this month. One in each rainbow color. Then arrange in order of rainbow. Bend into arc like rainbow. Provide premade sample for guidance if needed.
Craft: Rainbow art. Make rainbow using 6 markers. Draw simple line, provide small items
such as sequins, colored macaroni, etc. to add onto corresponding lines of rainbow.
Cooking Friday: Fish in a pond.
1/2 cup cream cheese, fish shaped crackers, 4 celery stalks, stems removed.
Scoop cream cheese into bowl. Tint with 1 drop of blue food coloring to look like a pond.
Place goldfish crackers in a separate bowl. Let children dip the celery into the cheese, then into the bowl of
crackers to catch a fish.
Worksheet: Fish bowl counting (page 60)
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Introduce Letter U: Show the children the Letter U poster (page 31). Trace over the letter with
your fingers. Ask the children to do the same. Trace the letter R in the air or use personal wipeoff boards. Make a letter U basket that includes several items that start with the letter U.
Enunciate the U sound when identifying the items. Ask children to repeat or name the items in
the basket. Ask the children what other items could be put in the basket. Play I Spy Something
that Starts with the Letter U.
Listening Game: U is for Up. Thumbs Up game. Have the children give a thumbs up every time
they here a U word. Play using short vowel sound for sound that U makes.
Words short U: up, under, couch, cat, umbrella, picture, book, undershirt, ugly, movie, uncle
Movement: U upside down dance. U is for upside down. Print out U cards, or make several Us
from masking tape on the ground. Play music while dance-walking around on all fours headsupside down around the letter Us! When the music stops, find a U and sit on it. Play music, repeat. For another level of difficulty, add other letters too, but goal is to find a letter U when the
music stops.
Introduce St. Patricks Day theme: St. Patricks Day is a holiday. It is celebrated in Ireland and
by some people in America too. People believe that it is lucky to wear green on St. Patricks
Day. There are stories about very, very, small characters called Leprechauns. Leprechauns
are Irish fairies. They have hidden pots of gold. If you see a Leprechaun he must tell you where
his treasure is! Some people believe that you can find leprechauns and his pot of gold at the
end of a rainbow. A shamrock is a green leaf that is worn on March 17th to commemorate St.
Patricks Day. A four-leaf clover looks like a shamrock except that a shamrock has 3 sections
and a four-leaf clover has 4 sections. Many people think a four-leaf clover is lucky and if you
find one you will have good luck!
Song/Fingerplay: This Little Leprechaun
This little leprechaun slid down the rainbow, (Point to thumb.)
This little leprechaun stayed home. (Point to index finger.)
This little leprechaun picked a shamrock, (Point to middle finger.)
This little leprechaun found some gold. (Point to ring finger.)
This little leprechaun cried, "See if you can catch me," (Point to little finger.)
As he ran home. (Wiggle little finger.)
Song: Im a Little Leprechaun (sung to Im a Little Teapot)
Im a little leprechaun dressed in green,
The tiniest little man that youve ever seen.
If you ever catch me so its told
Ill give you my pot of gold!
Craft: U letter card (page 48). Print out and add stickers on U letter, but make sure they are
upside downso silly!
Worksheet: U is for Umbrella (page 49)
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Welcome Circle: Calendar. Weather. Who is Here Today?
Beginning, middle, end: Read an easy, favorite story (maybe Goldilocks and the Three Bears,
or something with a clear, beginning, middle, and end). After reading the story, ask children to
talk about what happened at the beginning, the middle, and end of the story.
Review Letter U: Review Letter U. Write on large paper or poster board ($.50 at dollar store) all
the words that the children can think of that start with the letter U. Play I Spy Something that
Starts with the Letter U. Repetition of the U items from the day before shows that the children
are learning. Ask each child to come up and draw something on the poster board that starts
with the letter U. Label the picture and hang in classroom.
Song: Eensy, Weensy Leprechaun (tune, Eensy, Weensy Spider)
Eensy, weensy leprechaun
Came out St. Patrick's Day
To look for the gold
That was hidden far away.
Over the rainbow
Was where he was told,
So,with a wink of his green eye,
He ran to get the gold.
Craft: On St. Patricks Day in our classroom, we are going to try to catch some Leprechauns!
But first we have to make some Leprechaun catchers! Use assorted collected materials such
as strawberry baskets, cardboard boxes, cereal boxes, etc. Use building devices such as string,
tape, glue, etc. Use assorted decorations. Try to think of ways that catcher can actually
catch a leprechaun. Continue work on next day.
Craft: Shamrock tissue craft. Print shamrock pattern (page 61) Provide green tissue squares to
glue onto shamrock. Cut out shamrock and glue to paper of another color for more contrast.
Activity: Rainbow necklaces. String Fruit Loop cereal onto yarn for beautiful, edible rainbow
colored project. What does a leprechaun think can be found under a rainbow? Ask children
questions while making necklaces about what they think is at the end of a rainbow. Have they
ever been to the end of a rainbow? Did you know that the letter of the week: U, is just like an
upside down rainbow!
Worksheet: Letter U tracer page (page 50)
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Welcome Circle: Calendar. Weather. Who is Here Today? Story, teacher's choice.
Introduction to Rain theme: Discuss weather. What is the difference between snow and rain.
During what months does it normally rain? March is one oft wettest months. What happens
after the rain season? What does rain do that is helpful (water plants, provide water for drinking and bathing, cooking, cleaning food)? Read weather books to teach how rain is created.
Learn about different types of clouds. Some clouds produce rain, some do not.
Advanced options: Collect rainwater for gardening later. Measure rain water for each day.
Chart.
Song: Sing this song with each childs name.
Rain, rain go away
come again another day.
Little _____ (childs name) wants to play.
Rain, rain go away.
Fingerplay
Rain on the green grass.
(Flutter fingers down to ground.)
And rain on the tree.
(Flutter fingers up over head.)
Rain on the housetop,
(Make upside down "V" with hand and arms.)
But not on me!
(Circle arms over head to make umbrella.)
Song: Rain (tune: Row Row Row Your Boat)

Rain, rain falling down,(Flutter fingers up and down.)
Landing all around.(Move arms out to sides.)
What a lovely sound you make(Cup hands behind ears.)
Splashing on the ground.(Wiggle fingers up and down.)
Science: Rain Cycle. To demonstrate the rain cycle, put 1/2 cup water in a sandwich size
plastic bag. Explain to the children that this is a pretend puddle that will help us to find out
where water goes. Hang it with some tape on a window in the sunlight. Now we will wait and
see what the sun does to puddles. After the bag has hung for a few hours, we look on the sides
of the bag for condensation. Tell the children that clouds are made of little drops of water like
those on the bag. After condensation has occurred, hold some ice against the top of the bag
and then additional water should condense. Some water will drop from the top of the bag
while the children watch. The cool air high in the sky does the job of the ice and makes rain
fall out of the real clouds like we can make "rain" fall from our pretend clouds.
Movement: Take a walk in the rain with umbrellas today or anytime this week. Discuss U is for
umbrella, and rain themes.
Craft: Umbrellas. Cut out large umbrella from paper. Decorate the umbrella with a lot of
markers The more marker, the better. Then let the children use the eyedroppers to "rain" on the
umbrella's.
Worksheet: Umbrella patterns worksheet (page 51)
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Leprechaun Catcher status check: Check all the leprechaun catchers. What happened!
Note: no leprechauns will be caught, because the leprechauns came, knocked over the
catchers and made a big glittery mess! But the kids need to listen very carefully, because
maybe they are still in the room and they might catch some leprechauns yet!
Song: Who Took the Shamrock from the Leprechaun?
(tune, Who Took The Cookies From The Cookie Jar?)
Teacher: Who took the shamrock from the leprechaun? Childs name took the shamrock from the leprechaun!
Child: Who me?
Class: Yes, you!
Child: Couldnt be!
Class: Then who?
Child: Childs name took the shamrock from the leprechaun!
Craft: Leprechaun hats. Cut construction paper into hat shape, tape. Add
black/yellow/gold buckle. Decorate with St. Patrick Day stickers or glitter, etc.
Save to wear for leprechaun hunt tomorrow.
Activity: Lucky Clover Twister. Print out 10 lucky clover pages (page 61). These can be colored
by the children, or just cut out of green construction paper. Have the children help you number each clover by putting a number in the center of each clover (numbers 1 to 10). Write the
number fairly largely. Put the clovers on the floor in an area where you can spread them out
and have each child move from clover to clover. Next use Twister type instructions to have
each child play. For example: Put your hand on number 2 and your foot on number 6, etc. If
you have a large group of children, separate them into smaller groups and play the game until
all groups have had a turn.
Craft: Continue work on Leprechaun catchers. Add more green paint, glitter. See if you can
think of a way that can help it actually catch a leprechaun. Dictate on separate piece of
paper how the catcher actually works. At the end of the day, hide the catchers in corners
of room in hopes of catching a leprechaun the next day last day of school before St. Patricks Day.
Sensory table: Leprechaun Gold Sensory Table
Spray some macaroni metallic gold. Add to plain macaroni in sensory table. Announce that
the leprechauns must have lost some of their gold and see if they can find it!
Worksheet: St. Patrick ABC tracer page (page 62).
Snack: Green Fizzle Surprise
* Sprite/7up
* lime/green sherbet
* green sugar sprinkles
Put one or two small scoops of sherbet in a clear plastic cup. Pour Sprite or 7Up over the
green sugar sprinkles and you have a Green Fizzle Surprise!
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Welcome Circle: Calendar. Weather. Who is Here Today? Assign helper of the day. Story,
helper of the days choice.
Rhyme/Fingerplay:
Leprechaun, leprechaun,
Hiding in the hay. (Hide pointer finger under opposite hand.)
Don't you run away. (Hop pointer finger around.)
Let's go out and play. (Hop both pointer fingers together.)
It's St. Patrick's Day! (Dance pointer fingers up and down.)
Song: Going on a Leprechaun Hunt (adaptation of Going on a Bear Hunt) Use hand movements
Going on a leprechaun hunt. I'm not afraid.
Let's go! Oh. look! I see a grassy field.
Can't go around it. Can't go under it. Can't go over it. Let's go through it.
Let's go! Swish, swish, swish, swish.
Oh, look! I see a giant tree.
Can't go over it. Can't go under it. Can't go through it. Let's climb it.
Let's go! Climb, climb, climb.
Oh, look! I see a river.
Can't go over it. Can't go around it. Can't go under it. Let's Swim it.
Let's go. Swim, swim, swim.
Oh, look! I see a dark cave.
Can't go around it. Can't go under it. Can't go over it. Let's tiptoe into it.
Let's go. Tippy, tippy, toe.
It's really dark in here. Better turn on my flashlight.
Oh, no. I see something!
It's mean! It's green! It's a leprechaun! Let's go!
Run! Run! Swim! Swim! Climb! Climb! Swish! Swish!
Whew...safe at home again.
Activity: Leprechaun hunt. Announce that you heard something and that maybe there are
leprechauns in the room. Find them! (Note: earlier in the day before childrens arrival, your
cut out the leprechaun shapes (page 55) and taped gold coins to the back of the
cut-outs, and hid them in the classroom.).
Craft: Handprint shamrocks. Paint handprints in green, place 4 handprints onto
paper, trace around to form 4 leaf clover. Add glitter.
Cooking Friday: U is for upside down - Upside Down Pizza or
Upside Down cupcakes.
Cupcakes: Flat bottom cones, Any cake mix, Ingredients as needed for mix, Frosting, Sprinkles.
Fill cones 2/3 full of your favorite cake batter. Place on cookie sheet. Bake in 350
degree oven for 20 minutes. Frost and decorate with sprinkles. Serve upside down
on platter.
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Review of letters S, T, and U. Use flash cards, or pocket chart to help review.
Song: Alphabet Song. (emphasize letters S, T, and U by pointing to posters on wall or using
flashcards, etc.) Chicka Chicka Boom Boom story or other alphabet book.
Introduction to Spring theme: March 20 is the first day of Spring. Spring is here, and started yesterday! Discuss seasons. Which season is over? Which season is next? What happens in
Spring? What is your favorite thing about Spring? In the Spring there is a lot of rain. The rain
helps provide drinking water, water to clean ourselves, and water to help the trees, plants, and
flowers grow. Review rain theme, rainbow theme, clouds, rain clouds, we are making rainbow
cloud today.
Rhyme: Use hand motions
Put up your umbrella
When the rain comes down.
Wear a happy smile
And wipe away a frown.
Splash in all the puddles
And do a little dance.
Rain is just the thing we need
For new spring plants.
Spring Memory Game: At a circle time place several spring items on a tray (flower, rain boot,
kite, umbrella, garden gloves, hand shovel, pictures of butterflies/ladybugs) and let the
children look at the spring items then place a cloth over the items and take one or more items
away and let children guess which one(s) are missing. Replace item, repeat with new item.
Movement: Rain Dance
Turn on the music. Stand in the middle of the room with an umbrella. Have the children dance
around the room. When you open the umbrella, the children stop dancing and find a spot
under the umbrella. Close the umbrella and children dance again. Repeat. This activity
promotes observation skills, listening skills, moving in a group nicely, etc. Review: Does it rain in
the Spring? How does the rain help the earth?
Craft: Color mixing. Provide 6 bowls of paint. Experiment and see what happens when 2
colors are mixed together. Predict, test, predict again. Show how each of the primary colors
(red, yellow, blue) can be used to make the other colors of the rainbow (orange, green,
purple). Paint rainbows with newly mixed paint.
Craft: Rainbow cloud. Use paint just made, or construction paper.
Cut out white cloud, glue on cotton balls to make cloud. Add strips
of paper in rainbow pattern.
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Number 8 intro: Show number 8 poster (page 32). Counting to 8. Tracing number 8 in the air.
Group items at circle time into sets of 8. Use bear counters, cotton balls, stuffed animals, dolls,
cars, blocks, etc. Make 8 sets of 8.
Review of Spring theme: Review of yesterdays lesson on Spring.
Song: Spring is Here (tune Farmer in the Dell)
The days of Spring are here,
Warm, sunny days are near,
Flowers and bees, and birds in trees.
The days of spring are here.
Movement: Relay Race of 8s. Need 4 baskets/buckets.
Provide 8 of the same items in a basket or bucket (example: 8 race cars, 8 balls, 8 dolls, or 8
stuffed animals). Make at least 2 baskets with the 8 items. Count out the items for the children.
Place baskets apart from each other at one end of the room and the children at the other
end of the room with an empty basket/bucket. 2 children go first. Whistle to start and each
child has to run to their assigned basket, pick up 1 item and run back to their empty basket
and place item in basket. Run back to pick up another item, etc. Continue until no items left
in original basket. How many items are in the basket that is now filled up? Let each child have
a turn. Use stopwatch and chart times for advanced play.
Movement: Learning Beats
In order for the children to learn the definitions of tempo and beat, taking turns put a child on
your lap as you recite a poem (example: Mary had a Little Lamb) with a definite beat and
bounce the child on your knees varying the tempos and beats. The children watching may
either choose the tempo or guess whether the tempo you used was fast, medium, or slow.
This activity allows the child on your lap to feel the beatplus its fun!
Next: Give each child 2 wooden blocks or 2 rhythm sticks. Repeat the poem while clapping
the blocks together. Repeat the poem slower, and then super fast as the children clap their
blocks slower and faster.
Craft: Figure 8s.
Provide Hot Wheel style cars and paint. Spread small amount of paint on paper plate. Then
dip car in paint while rolling wheels back and forth. Then take car and make figure 8 race
tracks on paper!
Movement: Figure 8s.
Use trikes/bikes/scooters and show how to make figure 8s in backyard, playground.
Worksheet: Number 8 count and trace worksheet (page 54).
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Song: Planting Flowers (tune Frere Jacques)
Planting flowers, planting flowers,
In the ground, in the ground,
Water them and they grow,
Water them and the grow,
All around, all around.
Movement: Learning Beats Repeat game from yesterday for emphasis, additional activity
also added today:
In order for the children to learn the definitions of tempo and beat, taking turns put a child on
your lap as you recite a poem (example: Mary had a Little Lamb) with a definite beat and
bounce the child on your knees varying the tempos and beats. The children watching may
either choose the tempo or guess whether the tempo you used was fast, medium, or slow. This
activity allows the child on your lap to feel the beatplus its fun!
Next: Give each child 2 wooden blocks or 2 rhythm sticks. Repeat the poem while clapping
the blocks together. Repeat the poem slower, and then super fast as the children clap their
blocks slower and faster.
Then: Beats are like syllables. Now show how our names have beats (syllables). Use the
blocks to clap out the syllables in your name, then in each childs name. Help the children
as they each have a turn in the circle to clap out their name. Use last names as well. How
many beats in each childs name?
Movement: Shape game. Make 3 super sized (large enough that whole class can fit inside)
shapes from masking tape on the classroom floor. 1 rectangle, 1 diamond, and 1 triangle.
Call out a shape, everyone huddles into that shapewhile practicing walking nicely, no pushing, and everyone is in the same shape and everyone is right. Then call out 1 person to be the
leader and then everyone has to make a person train by putting their hands on the shoulders
of the person in front of them, leader being first. Leader walks on the masking tape line with
children behind. Walk around entire shape several times to see how the shape feels. Then
call out next shape. Everyone huddles in new shape. Call on new child to be next leader,
repeat, etc. You can also play this outside with sidewalk chalk.
Craft: Shape person/robot. Review of shapes already learned. Provide many cut-out shapes:
circle, oval, square, rectangle, triangle, heart, star. (Option: might use pre-cut foam shapes).
Can be many different colors. Then show how shapes can be put together to create a shape
person. There is no wrong way, and creativity should be encouraged. Paste shapes onto larger piece of paper for display.
Example:
Head: circle
Body: rectangle
Arms/legs: rectangles or ovals
Eyes: Stars
Nose: Square
Then: Encourage the children to create something else with the shapes. What can they
make? House, train, flower? What shapes did they use? How many of each shape?
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Number 8 review: Show number 8 poster (page 32). Counting to 8. Tracing number 8 in the air.
Group items at circle time into sets of 8. Use bear counters, cotton balls, stuffed animals, dolls,
cars, blocks, etc. Make 8 sets of 8.
Rhyme: Use hand motions
Put up your umbrella
When the rain comes down.
Wear a happy smile
And wipe away a frown.
Splash in all the puddles
And do a little dance.
Rain is just the thing we need
For new spring plants.
Activity: Give each child a piece of paper. Have child write number 8 at the top of the paper.
Step 1: Have each child search the room for 8 items that can fit together on the piece of
paper. The pieces cannot be too big. Make sure that they count the 8 items correctly.
Step 2: Then remove the 8 items from the paper and place in front of the paper. If children are
able, they can choose to draw each of the 8 items on the paper.
Step 3: Return the eight items back to the correct location in the room. Make it a game,
something like a race, returning 1 item at a time. Return 1 item, then the next, then the next.
Craft: Number 8.
Have child draw large number 8 onto a piece of paper. Provide collage materials (stickers, cut
out shapes, foam shapes, tissue squares, etc.). Have the child count out 8 collage items and
paste onto number 8.
Craft: Octopus Craft. This activity covers under the sea theme, color purple, and number 8.
Cut empty toilet paper or paper towel roll into 8 sections, half-way up the empty roll to form the
8 legs/tentacles. Marker or paint purple. Roll up each tentacle with pencil. Add purple glitter
glue and googly eyes.
Octopus Facts
Octopi have no bones. Animals with out bones are called invertebrates.
Octopi usually eat crabs and other mollusks.
Some octopi can change change color to blend in with their surroundings like a chameleon.
When threatened by a predator, some Octopi will squirt ink to help escape.
Worksheets: Number 8 worksheet (page 53) and ocean animal counting worksheet (page 59)
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Welcome Circle: Calendar. Weather. Who is Here Today? Assign helper of the day.
Story, helper of the days choice.
Song: Plant a Little Seed (tune, Im a Little Teapot)
I plant a little seed in the cold, cold ground.
Out comes the yellow sun, big and round.
Down come the raindrops soft and slow.
Up comes the flower, grow, grow, grow!
Movement: Bubble wrap pop. Give each child a section of bubble wrap (preferably the larger bubbles) to place in front of them during circle time. Explain to the children that they are
going to pop the bubbles but they cannot use their hands to pop them. Turn on the music and
let them pop their bubbles using any body part except their hands. They can use their elbows,
knees, toes, bottoms etc. Let them stomp the bubbles with their shoes on and with bare feet
for different sensations.
Craft: Spring color book. Provide 7 sheets of paper1 for each color: red, orange, yellow,
green, blue, purple, white. Staple on the ends like a book. Provide magazines, calendars,
spring pictures printed from internet, Sunday ads (Home Depot for garden tools, flowers, etc.),
etc. Have the children cut out pictures and paste to the correct color piece of paper in the
color book. Encourage Spring items such as flowers (purple), strawberries (red), bunnies
(white), sun (yellow), blueberries (blue), grass (green), bird (blue).
Advanced: Have children write the names of the colors on each page.
Craft: Bubble wrap painting. Cut out small section of bubble wrap, dip into shallow tray with
small amount of paint spread out, then press painted bubble wrap onto paper for a very interesting picture!
Cooking Friday: Shape review. Treat train.
Provide muffin tins or lined (for more stability) muffin cups. Filll each cup with shape food.
Square crackers, moon shape apple slices, rectangle cheese, oval crackers, circle banana
slices, halved grapes, triangle crackers, etc. Provide recipe card template that you create
based upon your ingredients on hand. See if children can read recipe card and make the
super cute and healthy shape trrain. This activity promotes counting, shape recognition, and
pre-reading skills. Ask children if they can identify all the shapes in their treat train. How many
of each shape? Train shape is only an option, you can make a robot or house, or princess
crown too with simple shapes. Adapt to your child(ren)s preference.
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Introduction to Butterfly life cycle theme: Read book on butterfly lifecycle. Print out life cycle
sheet from: http://www.thebutterflysite.com/images/butterfly-life-cycle-l.gif Print additional
sheets for coloring pages. Discuss how class is going to watch the butterfly life cycle in action
with the Butterfly Garden (Insectlore.com). Provide paper/journals for children to draw/write
what happens to the caterpillars.
Song: The Fuzzy Caterpillar (tune, The Itsy Bitsy Spider)

The fuzzy caterpillar
Curled upon a leaf.
Spun her little chrysalis
And then fell asleep.
While she was sleeping,
She dreamed that she could fly.
And later when she woke up,
She was a butterfly!
Movement: Caterpillar, caterpillar, butterfly (modification of Duck, Duck, Goose).

Craft: Pom-pom ball caterpillar.
Provide pom-pom caterpillars in many colors. Have child glue pom-poms onto cardstock/
cardboard in caterpillar squiggly shape. Can be any color(s), or practice patterns by
alternating colors, or rainbow order by gluing pom-poms in rainbow order. Use larger pompom for head if possible. Glue googly eyes on front of caterpillar.
Option #2: Glue pom-poms onto craft stick. Add pipe cleaners for legs.
Snack: Caterpillar Snack: Have student use child-safe knife to cut one half of a banana into 8
round circular slices. Arrange slices on a plate forming a caterpillar. Sprinkle red sprinkles over
first banana slice. Sprinkle green sprinkles over the rest of the slices. Add raisin eyes on the red
slice and pretzel sticks for antennaes. Break pretzel sticks in half and use for caterpillar legs.
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Review of Butterfly life cycle theme: Read book on butterfly lifecycle and what was taught in
yesterdays lesson. Can everyone remember what happens 1st, then second, then last? Read
the Very Hungry Caterpillar book. Discuss the lifecycle, discuss healthy eating, etc. Observe
the Butterfly Garden (Insectlore.com). Provide paper/journals for children to draw/write what
happens to the caterpillars here on Day 2. Draw/write in journal while at circle time.
Song: Five Fuzzy Caterpillars
Five fuzzy caterpillars on a spring day.
Five fuzzy caterpillars crawl and play.
Five fuzzy caterpillars eat and eat some more.
Five fuzzy caterpillars we can see no more.
Each in a chrysalis they will stay, till they are butterflies and fly away.
Movement: Caterpillar/Butterfly dance. Play music. Children dance while crawling on the
floor like caterpillars. When the music stops the children freeze because they are now in their
cocoon. When the music starts again they can start flapping their wings and dancing around
like butterflies. Play a few times, help them by saying Caterpillar dance, Cocoon freeze
and Butterfly flaps.
Craft: Fingerprint caterpillars and butterflies.
Use finger and press into stamp pad and then onto paper in caterpillar squiggly shape. Use
black marker to add eyes and antenna. Can be any color(s), or practice patterns by
alternating colors, or rainbow order by fingerprinting in rainbow order. Also create butterflies
with fingerprints. Use black marker to add eyes and antenna. Create an entire page of
caterpillars on the ground and butterflies in the sky, add sun, add flowers, etc.
Craft: Caterpillar names/The Healthy Caterpillar healthy food cutouts:

Caterpillar names:
Use a small can from olives or baby food jar lid to act as a circle template. Provide paper in
many different colors. Trace circles on each paper. Cut a total of 8 circles out. Write one
letter of each childs name on each of the circles. Paste onto cardstock in name order. Add
eyes , antennas, and legs with black marker.
The Healthy Caterpillar :
Give each student 5 very large die-cut circles. One red circle, 2 dark green and 2 light
green. The red circle is the head. Glue the circles together to form a caterpillar. Add facial
features. Have students cut out 3 healthy foods from magazines and glue one to each of the
3 middle circles.
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Song: Five Fuzzy Caterpillars
Five fuzzy caterpillars on a spring day.
Five fuzzy caterpillars crawl and play.
Five fuzzy caterpillars eat and eat some more.
Five fuzzy caterpillars we can see no more.
Each in a chrysalis they will stay, till they are butterflies and fly away.
Activity: Doggy, Doggy, Where is my Bone? This game is mostly for fun although it can teach
children about voice recognition. Have one child sit blindfolded in the middle of the circle and
give a dog bone to another child to hide in their lap or behind them. The child holding the
bone asks, Doggy, doggy, where is my bone? The child with the blindfold on can then take
off the blindfold, and try to guess who has the bone.
Movement: Butterfly dance with fabric wings. Let each child choose from a variety of colorful
pieces of fabric (or whole bath towels). Have children act out the butterfly's life cycle. They
should wrap the cloth tightly around themselves and lie down like a caterpillar. Have children
curl up in a ball with the cloth still around them. The children may then begin to spread out the
cloth, sit up, then stand and slowly transform into a beautiful butterfly. At the end of the activity, each child should be standing and holding the cloth "wings" with their outstretched arms.
Play peaceful music to butterfly dance to.
Craft: Spring season collage.
Label piece of paper with word Spring. Provide magazines, calendars, spring pictures printed from internet, Sunday ads (Home Depot for garden tools, flowers, etc.), etc. Have children
cut out Spring themed pictures (example: grass, sun, rain, ladybugs, butterflies, bees, garden
tools, bunnies, chicks, umbrellas, flowers, etc.). Paste onto paper for Spring collage.
Option: Home or School Garden.
1. Plan for garden. What do children want to plant? Flowers, vegetables?
2. Library trip to check out books on gardening for children.
3. Design plan. What containers to use? Recycled buckets? Dollar Store pots? Make wooden planter?
4. Field trip to Garden Store or Home Depot style store. Buy items on design plan.
5. Plant garden.
6. Maintain garden throughout Spring, and beyond!
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Observe Butterfly Garden: Observe caterpillars here on Day 3. Draw/write in journal while at
circle time. Are they getting bigger. How many more days until the chrysalis are formed?
Create countdown chart for use at circle time.
Song: The Little Caterpillar (sung to Itsy Bitsy Spider)
The little caterpillar climbed up into a tree (climb fingers of one hand up other arm)
Spun his cocoon and slept so quietly (spin hands and sleep)
All through the winter he didn't make a sound (shake head no with finger front of lips)
He dreamt of his new life when he'd be flying around. ( pretend to sleep)
While he was sleeping the snow did gently fall (fingers wiggle down)
Winter came and went then he heard the robin's call "Come on Mr. Butterfly, out of your
mouth and shout)
Spread your wings and fly for me while I sing my tune." (spread arms and wave)
cocoon (hands to
Movement: Caterpillar Crawl.

Have the children line up in a line like a train. Have them place their hands on the shoulders or
waist of the person in front of them. The person in front is the head of the caterpillarthe leader. Then play a song on low volume. As the song plays the children have to walk together
slowly throughout the room without falling down. Then add a whistle or bell sound. When the
children hear 1 whistle, then have to stop. When they hear 2 whistles they can start again.
When they hear 3 whistles, they have to move in reverse! See how hard it is to stay together?
It is a lot of hard work for all the legs of the caterpillar to move around too and it is so clever to
be able to crawl so nice!
Movement: Butterfly Fly.
Continue to play the soft music. Now the children can pretend to be caterpillars and crawl on
the floor, and then curl into a little cocoon. Ask them to squeeze themselves tight while you
count to 20. After you count to 20, they can slowly stretch out of their cocoon and stand up
and spread their wingsthey are butterflies! Have them fly around the room like majestic
butterflies with the soft music.
Craft: Egg carton caterpillar.
Cut out section of paper egg carton. Paint. Add googly eyes and pipe cleaner antennas.
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Welcome Circle: Calendar. Weather. Who is Here Today? Assign helper of the day. Story,
helper of the days choice.
Triangle shape intro: Show triangle shape poster (page 28). Does the triangle have corners or
sides or curves? How many corners does a triangle have? How many sides does a triangle
have? What can be in the shape of a triangle a tortilla chip, a slice of pie, a slice of pizza?
Intro to Easter Theme. Discuss Easter theme as appropriate for your group.
Song: Easter Eggs (tune: "Jingle Bells")
Easter eggs, Easter eggs
Eggs of orange and blue.
Here' are lots of colored eggs
All for me and you.
Chocolate eggs colored brown,
Jelly beans bright green
Aren't these the most beautiful eggs
That you have ever seen?
Dumping my eggs,
In the big basket.
Dumping my eggs,
In the big basket.
Dumping my eggs.
in the big basket;
We found all the eggs!
Craft: Triangle collage. Cut out triangle shapes for triangle collage. Show how cutting corner
of square makes triangle. Cut many corners for craft. Can you put triangle shapes together to
make other things, like a square? Or a house?
Worksheet: Trace the triangles worksheet (page 41)
Worksheet: Trace, draw, and circle the triangles worksheet (page 42)
Craft: Blown eggs craft.
1. Shake the egg to break the yolk. Then use a large pin or small nail to make a hole (not too
small) in the top and bottom of the egg. Holding the egg over a bowl, blow gently through the
top hole until the egg is empty.
2. Put a few colors of paint on a paper plate. Hold the egg on the ends with a thumb and
finger so it can be rotated while being stamped. Paint eggs or stamp with finger prints to look
like jelly beans for a nice design.
3. Place eggs in empty strawberry basket with plastic grass for nice table centerpiece.
Activity: Plastic Easter egg match. Provide a couple dozen plastic Easter eggs that are taken
apart into halves. Place on table, at circle time, or in sensory table (with plastic Easter grass!).
Have the children match the halves together again by matching the correct color.
Advanced option: Provide several to each child and have a race who can match the fastest.
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CONTD
Cooking Friday: Scrambled egg nests.
1 (3 1/2-cup) bag frozen shredded potatoes, defrosted
1/4 cup vegetable oil or butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
6 eggs
2/3 cup milk
3/4 cup diced cooked breakfast sausage
Shredded Cheddar
Heat oven to 400. In a large bowl, toss together the potatoes, oil or butter, salt, and pepper.
Spoon about 1/3 cup of the potato mixture into each cup of a 12-serving muffin tin. Press the
mixture into the bottom and up the sides of each cup, then bake until golden brown, about 30
to 35 minutes. Remove the nests from the oven and cool. They will form a crispy crust when
cooled.
Cook sausage according to package instructions. Separately whisk together the eggs and
milk until scrambled. Add cut-up cooked sausage to scrambled eggs and mix together.
Remove the potato nests from the muffin tin and place them on a cookie sheet. Fill each cup
with some of the egg and sausage mixture, top with a sprinkling of the cheese, and place the
nests in a 375 oven until the cheese is melted, about 2 to 3 minutes. Serve warm.
Add fruit on the side for balanced lunch option.
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Trace and color the stars. How many stars do you see?
S is for star.
S S S
s
s s
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Color the biggest letter S. Trace the letter Ss.
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Trace the letter S.

Draw a line to connect the S to the pictures that start with the letter S.
Color the pictures.
S
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Draw a line to match the rhyming words.
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Cut the pictures on the dotted lines out into cards.
Match the cards to its rhyming picture on the next page.
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Match each card to the rhyming picture on this page.
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1 fish, 2 fish, red fish, blue fish cutouts
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Directions: Trace each triangle.
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Toby the Turtle is carrying a triangle.
Trace the triangles and then draw some of your own.
Color the triangles.
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T is for twigs.
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Circle the picture where the tiger lives.
Color the tiger orange.
T is for tiger.
T T T
t
t t
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Color the biggest letter T. Trace the letter Ts.
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Trace the letter T.

Draw a line to connect the T to the pictures that start with the letter T.
Color the pictures.
T
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Color the pictures of things that can be purple.
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Color the umbrella.
U is for umbrella.
U U U
u u u
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Color the biggest letter U. Trace the letter Us.
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Cut and paste the correct umbrella to complete

the pattern.
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8 ocean animals
8 8 8
eight eight
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Color the number 8.
Trace the number 8.
8 8 8 8
Circle groups with 8 items in the group.
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Trace the numbers.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10
Color and count the animals.

How many are animals that live in the water?_____
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How many of each animal do you see in the fish bowl?
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A B C D E F G
H I J K L M N
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V W X Y Z
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MARCH 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS

March 2012 Themes and Month at a Glance

Read Across America Day

Favorite Book Share Day

Playdoh snakes and Ss

Cat in Hat hats

Cooking: Green Eggs

Tic tac toe

Letter T phonics wksht

Letter T tracer page

Letter T letter card

Intro to St. Patricks Day

Letter U letter card

Shamrock tissue craft

Numbers 1-8 Review

Begin Butterfly lifecycle

Caterpillar craft and

Caterpillar craft and

St. Patricks Day party

Leprechaun gold hunting

Cooking: Upside pizza

Fishing for fish; Fish math/

ABC tracer page

Letters A-U Review

Under the Sea theme

Green Fizzle surprise

Letter U tracer page

Green Eggs illustration

Bubble wrap painting

Cooking: Shape review;

Triangle shape intro;

MARCH 2012 MATERIALS LIST

Cat in the Hat

Green Eggs and Ham

Craft Store/Dollar Store/Already on hand:

Markers, crayons, and paint in all colors of rainbow

ITEMS FOR CHILDREN TO BRING FROM HOME:

But I sure am glad

March 12, 2012

March 13, 2012

Worksheet: Letter U tracer page (page 50)

March 14, 2012

Song: Rain (tune: Row Row Row Your Boat)

March 15, 2012

(tune, Who Took The Cookies From The Cookie Jar?)

sherbet. Add some

March 16, 2012

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March 21, 2012

Arms/legs: rectangles or ovals

March 22, 2012

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March 26, 2012

Song: The Fuzzy Caterpillar (tune, The Itsy Bitsy Spider)

Movement: Caterpillar, caterpillar, butterfly (modification of Duck, Duck, Goose).

March 27, 2012

Craft: Caterpillar names/The Healthy Caterpillar healthy food cutouts:

March 28, 2012

March 29, 2012

Movement: Caterpillar Crawl.

March 30, 2012

March 30, 2012