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UNITE: Sing Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarCALM: invite children to perform the S.T.A.R. relaxation strategyCONNECT: name the children who are absent and send them well wishesBUILD COMMUNITY: remind children that they are safe here

American Sign Language (ASL) : star, twinkle, wonder, world, diamond, night

��Toddler�Club�Program

Date: April 9, 2018

Objective(s): This week the children will sing Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star an d participate in activities that spring from the song's lyrics

Spanish Vocabulary: estrella, brillar, preguntarse, mundo, diamante, noche

English Vocabulary : star, twinkle, wonder, world, diamond, night

Parents As Partners: Send home parents as partners card #33

Lesson Plan for: Traditional Songs Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (Week 1)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Read: Star

Ask children where they see stars

LESSON COMPONENTS

Photo Card #41

Review ASL sign star

Read: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Teach ASL sign for world, twinkle and wonder

UNITE: sing Sweetly Sing The Bright StarsCALM: practice the S.T.A.R. strategyCONNECT: use Max to welcome back children who have been absentBUILD COMMUNITY: remind children that they are safe here

Nighttime Routine

Encourage children to arrange the cards in order to show what happens leading up to bedtime

Count The Stars

Teach children the counting rhyme. Invite children to find the stars in the gel

Twinkling Lights

Have children shake a bottle of water and then shine a flashlight through the bottle

Small To Large Stars

Challenge children to arrange the stars from smallest to largest

Thursday

UNITE: sing Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarCALM: invite children to perform the S.T.A.R. relaxation strategyCONNECT: name the children who are absent and send them well wishesBUILD COMMUNITY: encourage children to use a calming strategy when they are upset

Friday

Read: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Ask children do you know why we can't see stars during the day

Read: Goodnight Moon

Teach ASL sign for nightLanguage

Development

Starting the Day

UNITE: sing Sweetly Sing The Bright StarsCALM: Practice the S.T.A.R. strategyCONNECT: use Max to welcome back children who have been absentBUILD COMMUNITY: pass around the safekeeper box

UNITE: sing The Star SongCALM: remind children that when they get upset they can think about S.T.A.R to help them calm downCONNECT: perform Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarBUILD COMMUNITY: discuss ways children can calm down when they are upset

Cognitive Development

The Special Surprise

Use the props to tell the story. Ask children if they have ever seen the star inside the apple before

UNITE: Sing Twinkle, Twinkle,

Monday Tuesday WednesdayLESSON

COMPONENTSUNITE: sing Sweetly Sing The

Thursday

UNITE: sing Twinkle, Twinkle,

Friday

UNITE: sing Sweetly Sing The UNITE: sing The Star Song

Music and Movement

Frog Street Sing-Along Songs: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Frog Street Action Songs:Mouret-Rondeau; Rock-a-Bye Baby

Frog Street Rhymes and Shapes: Star

Star, Star, Moon

Play the game Star, Star, Moon

Learning Centers

Tracing Stars

Invite children to trace around the star templates

Goodnight

Read the poem. Talk about goodnight tunes and how they get tucked into bed

Stop-and-Go Stars

Encourage children to jump from star to star

Pass The Star

Encourage children to pass the star to one another

Fine Motor

Invite children to cut stars from the play dough and place them on a cookie sheet

Star Gazing

Have children star gaze under a table

Frog Street Sing-Along Songs: The Bright Stars

Creativity Station

Invite children to dip a star sponge into paint and press the sponge on paper

Pretend And Learn

Invite children to rock their babies and sing them a lullaby

Don't Get Caught

Invite children to play the game

Catch A Falling Star

Encourage children to catch the star beanbag

Star Search

Hide the stars and have the children find them

Star Search

Hide the stars and have the children find them

Sensory

Encourage children to use the strainers to find the "diamonds" in the sand

Teach ASL sign for diamond

Hidden Stars

Hide stars around the room and invite children to find them

Shawn Brown Toddler Tunes: The Wheels On The Bus

Fine Motor

Invite children to roll play dough flat and cut stars from the dough

Teach the ASL sign for Star

Outdoor Play

Social Emotional Development

Be Very Quiet

Review rhyme challenge children to match an awake eye with a sleeping eye

Star Light

Invite children to wave their wands as we recite the rhyme

Catch A Falling Star

Encourage children to catch the star beanbag

Physical Development

Nighttime Dance

Invite children to perform a nighttime dance using streamers

UNITE: Sing Twinkle, Twinkle,


COMPONENTSUNITE: sing Sweetly Sing The

Thursday

UNITE: sing Twinkle, Twinkle,

Friday

UNITE: sing Sweetly Sing The UNITE: sing The Star Song Begins to develop and demonstrate control over some of their feelings and behaviors (self-regulation) B.3.d)Develops the inclination and ability to communicate, pay attention and respond appropriatley to others (B.3.f)

Begins to develop and demonstrate control over some of their feelings and behaviors (self-regulation) B.3.d)Develops the inclination and ability to communicate, pay attention and respond appropriatley to others (B.3.f)

Learning Goals




Children need specific information about your expectations. If you say you want your child to use “helpful hands,” offer some examples. If your child is angry, tell him exactly what he needs to do.

Singing songs from your childhood with your child builds a strong bond and creates joyful memories. Your child will be delighted to know that you know the same songs he is learning at school.

Please bring your recycled toilet paper tubes and paper towel tubes to our classroom.

specific information for him to follow. We use helpful hands

when we help someone pick up something they have dropped or when we hold the door open for someone who is behind us. We use helpful hands when we pass someone something they can’t reach or when we give someone a pat on the back. We do not use helpful hands when we push or shove or hit.

what he should say: Tell Frankie, you don’t like it when he pushes you. the kind of specific instruction your child needs and offers a good model.

correct words again and again.

Frog Street Toddler © 2014 Frog Street Press


UNITE: sing Itsy, Bitsy SpiderCALM: crawl wiggling fingers up arm as you take a deep breath and down as you exhaleCONNECT: name the children who are abent and send them well wishesBUILD COMMUNITY: remind children that they are safe here

American Sign Language (ASL) : spider, up, down, waterspout, sun


Date: April 16, 2018

Objective(s): This week children will sing Itsy, Bitsy Spider and participate in activities that spring from the song's lyrics

Spanish Vocabulary: arana, arriba, abajo, drenaje, solEnglish Vocabulary : spider, up, down, waterspout, sun


Lesson Plan for: Traditional Songs Itsy, Bitsy Spider (Week 2)


Frog Street Nursery Rhymes

Read: Little Miss Muffet

Discuss Miss Muffet's reaction to the spider

LESSON COMPONENTS

Photo Card #47 & #48

Teach ASL sign for spider, up, and down

Read: Itsy Bitsy Spider

Ask children what made the spider fall?

UNITE: sing Little Miss MuffetCALM: crawl wiggling fingers up arm as you take a deep breath and down as you exhaleCONNECT: name children who are absent and send them well wishesBUILD COMMUNITY: pass around safekeeper box

Song Sequence

Invite children to sequence the story folder props as the events in the song happen

Sun-Dried Art

Invite children to paint a picture with watercolor paint. Point out that the warm sun is drying the paint

Up and Down

Invite children to turn the bottle upside down to watch the spiders come slowly down

Sun Puppets

Invite children to draw a face on their sun. Encourage children to wave their sun puppet as the poem is recited

Thursday

UNITE: sing Itsy, Bitsy SpiderCALM: practice deep breathing CONNECT: pair children and have them act out the rhyme; Spider Walk and SlideBUILD COMMUNITY: remind children they are safe here

Friday

Story Folder: Itsy Bitsy Spider

Change Itsy Bitsy to Big Gigantic

Read: New Little Miss Muffet

Point out that Miss Muffet realized that she had nothing to fear

Language Development

Starting the Day

UNITE: sing Little Miss MuffetCALM: practice deep breathingCONNECT: use Max to welcome back children who have been absentBUILD COMMUNITY: pass around safekeeper box

UNITE: sing There's A Spider On My ToeCALM: crawl wiggling fingers up arm as you take a deep breath and down as you exhaleCONNECT: have child walk spider fingers up your arm and slide them down BUILD COMMUNITY: discuss the importance of finishing what we start


Read: The Spider And The Toad

Invite the children to do the suggested movements

UNITE: sing Itsy, Bitsy Spider


COMPONENTSUNITE: sing Little Miss Muffet

Thursday


Friday

UNITE: sing Little Miss Muffet UNITE: sing There's A Spider

Music and Movement

Frog Street Sing-Along Songs: Itsy Bitsy Spider

Frog Street Action Songs:One Elephant

Frog Street Rhymes and Shapes: Little Miss Muffet

Bubble Watch

Invite children to watch the bubbles float up and down

Learning Centers

Spider Walk

Invite children to be four-legged spiders

Try, Try Again

Discuss the Itsy Bitsy Spider's persistence. Talk about toddler tasks that require persistence

Fingerpaint Spiders

Invite children to draw spiders in the fingerpaint

Spider Safety

Read the poem. Tell children that they should never pick up a bug

Science

Encourage children to watch the water droplets slide down the surface

Fanciful Spider Puppets

Encourage children to bounce their spiders as the song is sung

Frog Street Action Songs: One Elephant

Creativity Station

Invite children to paint spiders.

Teach ASL sign for spider

Pretend And Learn

Invite children to explore the sunglasses and hats

Teach ASL sign for sun

Elephants and Spiders

Invite children to play the elephant game

Bubble Watch

Invite children to watch the bubbles float up and down

Wash The Spider Out

Invite children to use spray bottles with water to wash the spiders out

Wash The Spider Out

Invite children to use spray bottles with water to wash the spiders out

Sensory

Invite children to pour water through funnels

Spider Legs

Invite four children to hold hands in a circle facing each other…count their legs

Frog Street Sing-Along Songs: There's A Spider On My Toe

Science

Invite children to spray water on a flat surface

Outdoor Play


Spider Safety

Read the poem. Talk with children about being safe around bugs

Paper Plate Spider

Invite children to draw eyes on their spider. Help glue the legs on.

House Inspection

Look for gutters and waterspouts on the school


Elephants and Spiders

Invite children to play the elephant game



COMPONENTSUNITE: sing Little Miss Muffet

Thursday


Friday

UNITE: sing Little Miss Muffet UNITE: sing There's A Spider Develops responsive and reciprocal communication skills, such as turn-taking (B.4.e)Shows confidence in increasing abilities B.2.c)Demonstrates receptive language skills and communication strategies (C.1.d)

Develops responsive and reciprocal communication skills, such as turn-taking (B.4.e)Shows confidence in increasing abilities B.2.c)Demonstrates receptive language skills and communication strategies (C.1.d)

Learning Goals




UNITE: sing The Wheels On The BusCALM: take deep breaths as you lift your body up and exhale as you lower your body CONNECT: name the children who are absent and send them well wishesBUILD COMMUNITY: remind children they are safe here

American Sign Language (ASL) : bus, wheels, bus driver, windshield wipers, travel



Objective(s): This week children will sing The Wheels On The Bus and participate i n activities that spring from the song's lyrics

Spanish Vocabulary: autobus, llantas, conductor del autobus, limpiaparabrisas, viajar

English Vocabulary : bus, wheels, bus driver, windshield wipers, trave l


Lesson Plan for: Traditional Songs The Wheels On The Bus (Week 3)


Read: Circle Book

Ask chldren to name other things that are round

LESSON COMPONENTS

Photo Card #49 & 50

Teach children the ASL sign for wheels and bus

Read: The Wheels On The Bus

Teach ASL signs for bus and travel

UNITE: sing I'm A Little Hunk Of TinCALM: do breathing activity slowly and several timesCONNECT: name the children who are absent and send them well wishesBUILD COMMUNITY: pass around safekeeper box

My Little Red Wagon

Invite children to do the actions to the song

Things That Roll

Invite children to sort items into two groups; things that roll and things that don't roll

Wheel Tracks

Invite children to roll small toy cars through paint and then onto a piece of paper

Small-to-Large

Invite children to arrange the circles from smallest to largest

Thursday

UNITE: sing The Wheels On The BusCALM: do breathing activity slowly and several timesCONNECT: line children up in two lines. Demonstrate one person from each line alternating stepping onto the busBUILD COMMUNITY: remind children they are safe here

Friday

Read: The Wheels On The Bus

Discuss other ways people travel

Read: Circle Book

Remind children that the wheels on a bus are circlesLanguage

Development

Starting the Day

UNITE: sing City TravelCALM: do breathing activity slowly and several timesCONNECT: use Max to welcome back children who have been absentBUILD COMMUNITY: pass around the safekeeper box

UNITE: sing I'm A Little Hunk Of TinCALM: do breathing activity slowly and several timesCONNECT: discuss waiting for your turn when getting on a busBUILD COMMUNITY: discuss the etiquette we use when riding on a bus


Story Folder: My Aunt Violet

Discuss that the wagon is used to move things from one place to another

UNITE: sing The Wheels On


COMPONENTSUNITE: sing I'm A Little Hunk

Thursday


Friday

UNITE: sing City Travel UNITE: sing I'm A Little Hunk

Music and Movement

Frog Street Sing-Along Songs:I'm A Little Hunk Of Tin

Frog Street Action Songs:My Little Red Wagon

Shawn Brown Toddler TunesThe Wheels On The Bus

Tricycle Wheels

Turn a tricycle upside down and invite children to examine the wheels; Teach ASL sign for wheels

Learning Centers

Rolling Wheels

Invite children to roll the cardboard wheels on table tops

Crying Babies

Encourage children to try some calming activities with the baby dolls

Windshield Wipers

Sing song; Teach ASL sign for windshield wipers

Getting There

Read poem; Challenge children to demonstrate walking heel to toe

Science

Challenge children to describe the sounds each sound maker makes

Say What?

Teach children new verses to the Wheels On The Bus

Frog Street Sing-Along SongsCity TravelWindshield Wipers

Creativity Station

Invite children to press rim of cup on stamp pad and press it on paper

Construction

Invite children to build a town that includes roads and then drive the cars around the town

Wiper Painting

Invite children to use squeegees to make wiper designs in the paint

Tricycle Wheels

Turn a tricycle upside down and invite children to examine the wheels

Rolling Tires

Show children how to roll a "tire" (hula-hoop)

Rolling Tires


Pretend and Learn

Encourage children to pretend they are riding a bus and driving a bus

Play Dough

Encourage children to flatten play dough and cut out wheels

Start Smart Songs for 1's, 2's, and 3'sI'm A Choo-Choo Train

Science

Invite children to explore the sound makers

Outdoor Play


Bus Behavior

Read poem; discuss proper ways to behave when riding a bus

Getting There

Read poem; Teach ASL sign for travel

Rolling Tires



Trains Have Wheels

Sing song; encourage children to do the movements to the song



COMPONENTSUNITE: sing I'm A Little Hunk

Thursday


Friday

UNITE: sing City Travel UNITE: sing I'm A Little Hunk Develops responsive and reciprocal communication skills, such as turn-taking (B.4.e)Develops emerging skills in caring and cooperation (B.4.f)Develops an increasing ability to take another's point of view and to empathize with others (B.4.g)

Develops responsive and reciprocal communication skills, such as turn-taking (B.4.e)Develops emerging skills in caring and cooperation (B.4.f)Develops an increasing ability to take another's point of view and to empathize with others (B.4.g)

Learning Goals




child laugh teaches your little one predictable routines, builds anticipation, and helps her understand the concept of waiting for a reward.

Use a craft feather to play this tickle game we learned this week. � � � � � � � � � � �Round the lake, round the lake (circle feather around child’s palm)Goes the little drake.Up the hill, up the hill (move feather up child’s arm)Into his little “nestie.” (use feather to tickle child’s neck)� � � � � � � � � � � �

pass food when appropriate.

and ask about the best part of his day.

ask for additional helpings.

new thing they learned that day.



UNITE: sing Five Little DucksCALM: do calm breathing while pretending to be ducks eating from the bottom of the pondCONNECT: name the children who are absent and send them well wishesBUILD COMMUNITY: remind children they are safe here.

American Sign Language (ASL) : duck, five, feather, birthday, party



Objective(s): This week the children will sing Five Little Ducks and participate in activities that spring from the song's lyrics

Spanish Vocabulary: pato, cinco, pluma, cumpleanas, fiestaEnglish Vocabulary : duck, five, feather, birthday, party


Lesson Plan for: Traditional Songs Five Little Ducks (Week 4)


Story Folder: The Runaway Cookie Parade

Review ASL sign for duck

LESSON COMPONENTS

Photo Card #61

Use suggestions on the back of the card to practice vocabulary and stimulate discussion

Read: Five Little Ducks

Teach ASL sign for five and duck

UNITE: sing Little Ducky DuddleCALM: do calming breathing while pretending to be ducks eating from the bottom of the pondCONNECT: name the children who are absent and send them well wishesBUILD COMMUNITY: explain that the right thing to do when someone speaks to you is to look at the person and answer

Sink or Float

Invite children to test each item to see if it sinks or floats

Duck Talk

Recite the poem and encourage children to act out the actions

Feather Painting

Invite children to use a feather to paint with

Duck Puppets

Invite children to retell the story using the puppets

Thursday

UNITE: sing Five Little DucksCALM: inhale while you duck your head, exhale while you lift your headCONNECT: pair children and have them do the movements to the rhymeBUILD COMMUNITY: remind children that they are safe here

Friday

Read: Five Little Ducks

Teach ASL Sign for birthday and party

Story Folder: The Runaway Cookie Parade

challenge children to find the cookie that is shaped like a duck

Language Development

Starting the Day

UNITE: sing Little Ducky DuddleCALM: inhale while you duck your head, exhale while you lift your headCONNECT: use Max to welcome back children who have been absentBUILD COMMUNITY: pass around safekeeper box

UNITE: sing Six White DucksCALM: do calm breathing while pretending to be ducks eating from the bottom of the pondCONNECT: demonstrate the movements for the rhyme Two Little DucksBUILD COMMUNITY: discuss importance of responding when somebody is speaking to you


Story Folder: I Saw A Ship A-Sailing

Define new words for children

UNITE: sing Five Little Ducks


COMPONENTSUNITE: sing Little Ducky

Thursday


Friday

UNITE: sing Little Ducky UNITE: sing Six White Ducks

Music and Movement

Frog Street Sing-Along Songs:Six White Ducks

Frog Street Action Songs:Five Little Ducks

Shawn Brown Toddler Tunes:Goody Moody

Duck Search

Hide rubber ducks and challenge children to find them

Learning Centers

Flap Your Wings

Invite children to place one plate in each hand and flap their "wings" to fast music

Birthday Preparations

Encourage children to talk about birthdays

A Feather On My Back

Invite children to crawl along the line with a feather on their back

Responding

Read the poem point out that Downy Duck answered when someone asked him a question

Construction

Invite children to use rubber ducks to re-enact the song Five Little Ducks

Tickle Games

Play tickle games

Frog Street Action Songs:Stars and Stripes Forever

Creativity Station

Invite children to lay a piece of paper over a duck template and then rub a crayon over it to make a duck shape

Teach ASL sign for duck

Sensory

Invite children to play with rubber ducks at the water table

Duck Tracks

Invite children to follow the path

Duck Search

Hide rubber ducks and challenge children to find them

Keep The Feather Up

Challenge children to blow the feather up in the air

Teach ASL sign for feather

Keep The Feather Up

Challenge children to blow the feather up in the air

Teach ASL sign for feather

Science

Invite children to shape a nest inside a small basket

Ducky Hokey Pokey

Invite children to do the Hokey Pokey using duck body parts

Frog Street Sing-Along Songs:Little Ducky Duddle

Construction

Invite children to use rubber ducks to re-enact the song Five Little Ducks

Outdoor Play


Duck Feet

Discuss the differences between their feet and duck feet

Floaters and Droppers

Encourage children to drop the objects one at a time into a box to determine if they fall fast or slow

Duck, Duck, Goose

Invite children to play the game


Duck Action Rhyme

Have children act out the action rhyme Little Ducklings



COMPONENTSUNITE: sing Little Ducky

Thursday


Friday

UNITE: sing Little Ducky UNITE: sing Six White Ducks Develops a feeling of being valued as an important individual who belongs within the group setting (B.2.h)Develops the inclination and ability to communicate, pay attention, and respond appropriately to others B.3.f)Develops responsive and reciprocal communication skills, such as turn-taking (B.4.e)

Develops a feeling of being valued as an important individual who belongs within the group setting (B.2.h)Develops the inclination and ability to communicate, pay attention, and respond appropriately to others B.3.f)Develops responsive and reciprocal communication skills, such as turn-taking (B.4.e)

Learning Goals




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