Showing posts with label August. Show all posts
Showing posts with label August. Show all posts

Friday, August 23, 2013

August: Lesson Planning for September/Year

So we have library books today and what we check out today won't be back until Sept. 13 which is the end of the first week of school! So I had to put together my calendar today with themes so I could start planning and getting books I need!

I don't think I can put a whole excel sheet in here and honestly I don't feel like dealing with format right now LOL so here is what I can copy/paste from Excel... the list I got from http://dbsenk.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/planning-time/ via Pinterest (of course). It is a kindergarten theme for the year from 2009-2010. I just had to change the dates and of course make up my own lesson plans based around the themes. And since Zoe is only 3... cater it to a 3-year-old and not a kindergarten. No problem!

I am also in a Mom's group so I tried to incorporate upcoming play dates into the themes. This is just what I came up with today...



Week Dates Theme Play dates
Week 1 Sept. 9-13 School/Bears
Week 2 Sept. 16-20 Bears/MexicoMexican Independence Day, Cheeseburger Day
Week 3 Sept. 23-27 Apples Superheroes, Johhny Appleseed
Week 4 Sept. 30-Oct. 4 Me/Senses



and for lesson plans (def. still more research needs done...) I came up with ...



Lesson plans
Letter recognition (LR), number recognition (NR), colors, shapes. Focus: gross and fine motor skills
LR, NR, colors, shapes, Focus: science project
LR, NR, Colors, Shapes, Focus: art and music
LR, NR, Colors, Shapes, Focus: reviewing


This is what the Web site I got the themes from did but like I said it is for kindergarten level.... http://dbsenk.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/scope-and-sequence.jpg


Monday, August 12, 2013

August transformation


Switched around some things. Added clean up labels to bins. Added calendar. 

Before labels

Before labels

Circle time rug and play rug

I've had these in our house forever. They are canvas bins from Target. I love them! 

Just another bin before clean up label. 


My labeling tools. First I made labels with green construction paper, contact paper and marker. Then I cut them. Then I put a Velcro circle on back of both and boom - clean up labels. Also for labels, Zoe and I went over the pictures and named what is in the bins. 

After


After

After


Pretend play area


The front of "classroom" 

8-11-13 our new calendar! Zoe and I did it yesterday.