Sarah F Overall Lesson Plan Week 2

Date: September 29-October 2, 2009 Teacher(s): Derek Bultje, Sara Baldwin, and Sarah Flatten Statement of Intent for Learning: Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Art/Easel

The children will use various paint tools to create different textures. They will use rollers and sponges. The teachers will provide the tools and post three sheets of paper on the easel at a time. For art we will have the children decorate animal masks with beautiful junk and markers. We will set out six masks around a table and in the center will be the box of beautiful junk, glue, and markers.

Blocks

We will set up the Block area with blocks and bugs. We will set up some of the blocks in several towers and lay bugs around the towers.

Books

The lion and the Mouse By Jerry Pinkeys Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice by Judy Schachner Never Smile at a Monkey and 17 Other Things to Remember By Steve Jenkins Good Night Gorilla by Peggy Rathman The Mitten By Jan Brett

Writing

We will set out pencils and paper. The children will have the opportunity to write their first name and trace or practice their last name. We will set out paper with all their last names written on them so that they can trace them.

Dramatic Play

We will set up the dramatic play area with mini cages. The cages will contain various zoo animals. We will also have play pet food and other objects that will also the children to play Zoo Keeper.

Quiet
We will set out two animal puzzles, animal and an animal Memory game in the quiet

Manipulatives
manipulative area.

Science

We will have the children create and study bouncing raisins. We will provide three small jars, a jug of tonic water, and raisins. We will have the children pour the tonic water into the jars. Then we will have them drop in several raisins. The children will be able to watch the raisins bounce up and down.

Sensory

We will fill the sensory table about full with water and add about ten plastic whales.

Light Table

We will set out x-ray bugs, pencils, and paper. The children will be able to trace the x-rays.

Computers/ Music Outside

We will put in the game Clifford. We will play ocean sounds when the children enter the classroom and during free play.

We will be using tricycles and road signs.

Inquiry
We will be discussing bugs and their colors.

Investigations Large Groups

We will read The Today we will take We will read the We will read the

very hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. We will use a puppet to animate the book and talk about healthy foods.

the children outside. They will Be able to take pictures of and perhaps capture bugs. Then we will have a discussion about what we found.

first part of and discuss Ladybug Girl by Jacky Davis and David Soman. We will also look at our bugs and pictures of bugs.

second part of Ladybug Girl and discuss.

Snack
Chicken Nuggets with Water Cinnamon Toast with Grape Juice Goldfish Crackers with Water

Baby Carrots and Celery with ranch and Water

Special Plans

Find bugs outside

Overall Lesson Plan Week 4

Date: October 13-16 Teacher(s): Derek Bultje, Sara Baldwin, and Sarah Flatten Statement of Intent for Learning: Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Art/Easel
We will provide the children with paper and pain daubers.

Blocks
We will set up the blocks with cars and map rug.

Books

Tikki Tikki Tembo By Arlene Mosel Ten Little Rabbits by Virginia Grossman The girl who loved Wild Horses By Paul Globe Little Firefly By Terri Cohlene

Writing Dramatic Play

We will set out pre stapled paper books for the children to draw and write in.

We will set this area up as a house.

Quiet Manipulatives
We will set out magnetos and animal counters.

Science

We will gather leaves and put them into jars. We will observe how they change for the next few days.

Sensory
We will set out three different colors of floam in the sensory table.

Light Table Computers/ Music Outside

We will set out light links for the children to manipulate. We will play Cultural Music when the children arrive and when they are at free play. We will have the computers off. We will set out wagons.

Inquiry
We will be discussing animals and their color.

Investigations Large Groups

We will read Coyote: A Trickster Read Grandpa, Is Everything Black Bad? and discuss Will read My Mexico by Tony Johnston Read Tikki Tikki Tembo and discuss Tale from the American Southwest by Gerald McDermott and discuss

Snack

Banana Bread with milk

Cheese Quesadilla with Water

Veggie Eggroll with Water

Indian Tacos and Water

Special Plans

Abbreviated Group Meeting Form (for Opening Meetings or Group Meetings) Date: Sept. 30 Day: _Tuesday________________

Planned Group Experience: We will be going on a nature walk to find bugs. Our week has been focused a lot of animals and bugs. In the future we will be looking at animals and their colors. This will be a good way to open that topic up. To investigate bugs, to explore nature and bugs, and to use cameras

Introduction to Planned Group Experience: We will begin the activity by going over the book we read the day before, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Then we will talk about bugs and insects. I will ask the students if they have ever seen a real caterpillar. We will discuss where caterpillars are found and what other things are found with caterpillars. We will discuss insects and bugs. We will talk about their homes. Then we will talk about finding them.

Materials: jars and cameras

Questions: What color are the bugs you are finding? What do bugs eat? Where do we find bugs and why do you think this is? What kind of bugs are we looking for?

Reflection & Self Assessment:

Self Assessment*:

*This reflection may be left blank for this assignment.

Planned Experiences Teacher Directed or Guided Activity in the Overall Lesson Plan
Plan for:
Rationale for Provocation: Why this experience? How does this experience relate to previous & future experiences?

Teacher:

Date:
Style of Group Experience Whole Group Independent, Exploratory Play Small Group, Who:________________________ __________________________________________ Small Group, Choice

Intent of provocation/planned experience: What knowledge/skills will the children develop from

this experience?

Questions: What questions do I have? What questions do the children have? What questions might the children have?

Environment: How will the environment shape this experience? What spaces will be used? How will these spaces be created, changed, or shaped?

Materials: What materials will I need to have prepared to create this experience?

Documentation: What will be documented? How? What tools will be needed to document work?

Planned Experience Procedure: What will happen? What will I do to create this experience? Be specific.

Limits/Guidance: What limits may need to be set? What guidance strategies might be used?

Supervision Plan: Who will guide this planned experience?

Intended Early Learning Guidelines to be Seen & Evaluation Questions:

Early Learning Guidelines Met: How were the guidelines met?

Reflection on Experience*: Of the experience, what went well? What would I do differently next time?

Self Assessment*: What did I learn about myself through this experience? What did I learn about teaching through this experience?

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ECE 362 Field Trip Lesson Plan Kirby Science Center Sarah Flatten, Sara Baldwin, and Derek Bultje 1. The project that the children are currently engaged in is creating rivers. The topic that may be enhanced would be erosion of land over time. We hope that they gain a better understanding of the impact water has on land features. 2. We will be taking our nine children on this field trip. Letters will be sent home to the parents explaining our field trip and requesting permission for their child to go. These letters will be sent home two weeks in advance. A reminder letter will also go home three days before our trip. The three teachers will go on the trip. Parent volunteers will not be asked for, as there is limited seating in the van, but if they ask to join us we will make accommodations for them to join us. If only the nine children and three teachers go, we will fit in a one 12 passenger van. We will go on a Thursday so we have a week to remind and prepare the children. We would leave at 1:00pm and arrive at the Kirby Science Center around 2:00pm. We hope to spend about 2 hours exploring as a group and listening to a presentation or tour. When we leave we will pass out snacks on the van to eat on the way home. We will arrive back to Brookings at about 5:15pm. 3. a)We will take the interstate 29 to Sioux Falls. Then we will take 12th street, exit 79 and turn left onto 12th street. We will then follow SD-42 E. Next we will turn right onto South Main Ave. 301 S Main Ave will be on the right hand side. Prior to leaving, we will map quest directions for the person driving. The lengthy construction zones and bust travel times when we are returning home will be tomes of potential danger. These are things that the driver will need to be aware of. We will park on the ramp across the street from the Pavillion and the children will pair up and cross the street. The teachers will spread out amongst the students and help

them cross safely. One of the teachers will carry a backpack with a copy of the students contact information and a cell phone. b) We will arrange to have a short tour and presentation before we get there. When we call to make arrangements we will share the age of the children we are bringing and request to have someone who can relate to them give the presentation and be our tour guide. c) We will stay on the third floor of the center because it most closely relates to our topic, more specifically, the erosion table. We would ask for somebody from the Kirby Science center to give us a presentation on erosion. d) We will not spend time on the second and fourth floors because they do not relate to our topic and we have limited time. e) We will take note of the things that children are interested in while exploring the level and may use them in the future. Many of the exhibits would be useful at some point because they cover so many topics, especially the bees and space. f) We will bring paper, pencils, and clipboards for the children to note their observations. The teachers would also have digital cameras and video recorders to document the experience. We will have the children look at these when we return. We would also need change for pay for parking and money for admission. We are a group of 12 or more, so we would pay $4.00 each. We would possibly also have to pay for the presentation and the tour. g) The bathrooms are located in the hall behind the dinosaur. They are in this spot on each floor. On the first level they are across from the stairs. 4. a) Before we leave we will look at books about erosion. We will ask them to think about how water affects land. We will also discuss appropriate behavior, for example, stay with the rest of the group, walk, use inside voices, and remain seated in the van.

b) We will keep extra clothes in the van along with a first aid kit, map and directions, a calming cd, and some books for them to loot at. Perhaps the books will be the ones we will use to talk about erosion. c) Children who arrive more than 5 minutes past 1:00pm will stay with the rest of the class as will those children who cannot go at all. If a child becomes uncontrollable, they will receive one on one attention with a teacher and be removed from the group until they are ready to come back and behave appropriately. 5 a) We will arrive back home as close to 5:15pm as possible. The teachers will take the children outside to play until their parents arrive to pick them up. b) Back at the classroom we will put sand and water in a sloped sensory table so that they can explore further. We could research and investigate other rivers and forms of erosion. Then we could compare and contrast the two.

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