Step Up Lesson Plan

Weekly Lesson Plan: Step Up June Week 1: “Welcome to Summer”

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Circle	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Roar”	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Where the Wild thing are”	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “The Animals on the Bus”	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Slowly, Slowly, Slowly said the Sloth”	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Jazzy in the Jungle”
Creative Arts	Decorating Kites	Sun Catchers	Pail Painting	Picnic Painting	Fruit Art
PM Group Activity	Bubbles Prints	Sea Shell Craft	Summer flowers	Sunflower hand prints	Coffee filter suns
Whole Language	What is the weather like in the summer?	What do we wear in the summer?	What activities do we do in the summer?	Is it still light out when we go to bed?	What would we like to do on summer vacation?
Social Studies	When is Summer? What is your favorite thing about summer?	Different Seasons, Different clothes	Yoga Class!	Kids Music!	Cooking: ICE CREAM!
Science/Sensory	Feel and pull on grass at the park	Touch and Feel Different Textured Sea Shells	Explore with sand using our hands and feet	Sit and roll the ice cream ball together	Exploring with clean sponges and water
Dramatic Play	Pretending to go swimming	Pretending to have an ice cream shop	Pretending to have a picnic	Pretending to build a sand castle	Pretending to fly kites
Math/Manipulative	Counting number kites	Counting ice cubes	“How many scoops”	Counting friends in the classroom	Match the sail boats
Blocks	Build a sun	Build a beach	Make an Ice cream cone	Building an ice cream shop	Building a beach ball
Music/Movement	Floating like feathers	Dancing with our friends	“Let’s go swimming”	“Mr. Sun”	Summer dance party!
Outdoor Learning	Searching for kites outside	Watching ships and boats	Chasing bubbles!	Can you hear summer sounds?	Shadow Tracing!

Weekly Lesson Plan: Step Up June Week 2:  “Fabulous Fathers”

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Circle	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Up On Daddy’s Shoulders”	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “My Daddy Snores”	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Croccodaddy”	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Froggy’s Day with Dad”	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read  “Me and My Dad”
Creative Arts	Decorating ties	Painting caps	Daddy’s Little Monster Art	Superhero dad art	Hooked on Dad Handprint
PM Group Activity	Hand Print Poem	Class coffee mug	Portrait of daddy	Sport collage	Briefcase for dad
Whole Language	What is your favorite thing to do with dad?	Discussing how we celebrate Father’s Day	What do fathers do for children?	What can you do special for dad?	How are you going to spend father’s day?
Social Studies	What does daddy look like?	Where does daddy work?	Yoga Class!	Kids Music!	Cooking Activity: Father’s Day Snack Mix Pictures with Dad!
Science/Sensory	Explore with different textured Neck Ties	Touch and feel Stuffed Baby Animals	Touch and Feel Different types of Sports Equipment	Exploring different Hats Daddy would wear	Exploring with Keys, Cars and Tools
Dramatic Play	Dressing up like Daddy	Pretending to do yard work	Pretending to be like daddy	Pretending to wash a car	Family puppet show
Math/Manipulative	Matching colored socks	Sorting Same Colored Ties	Sorting pictures of daddy	Counting friends in the classroom	Matching tools
Blocks	Build a house for dad	Build a garage for daddy’s car	Build with legos: Daddy’s favorite color	Build a tower for daddy	Building a fort
Music/Movement	Sing and Clap “D-A-D”	Sing and Clap “Dear Old Dad”	Sing and Clap “Thank You Dad”	Sing and Clap “Daddy Daddy”	Father’s Day Dance Party!
Outdoor Learning	Pretending to do yard work like daddy!	Can we find daddy on our walk?	Neighborhood walk	Playing sports like daddy	Chasing bubbles!

Weekly Lesson Plan: Step Up June Week 3:   “Under The Sea”

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Circle	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Sam at the beach”	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Commotion in the Ocean”	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Ballyhoo Bay”	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Incredible Sea Creatures”	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Sharks, Dolphins and Whales”
Creative Arts	Handprints Crabs	Octopus craft	Rainbow fish	Coffee filter jelly fish	Sand Sea horse craft
PM Group Activity	Decorating Sea Shells	Buried treasure chest	Sea Turtle Art	Finger painting sea creatures	Decorating paper whales
Whole Language	What is the color of the ocean?	Who lives in the ocean?	Where can we find the ocean?	What color is a crab?	What color are fish?
Social Studies	Do we live near the ocean?	What is our favorite fish?	Yoga Class!	Kids Music!	Cooking:Under the Sea Jello! What did you learn about the ocean?
Science/Sensory	Sink and Float: Sea Animals	Exploring with seashells	Water table ocean	What do sea animals eat?	Salt Water/ Fresh water?
Dramatic Play	Pretending to crawl like a crab	Pretending to swim like a fish	Pretending to go surfing	Pretending to go scuba diving	Pretending to go fishing
Math/Manipulative	Counting tentacles on an octopus	Sorting fish by sizes	Counting points on a starfish	Counting boats	Sorting numbered fish
Blocks	Building a fish tank	Building an ocean	Building a home for our crabs	Building a pier	Building a treasure chest
Music/Movement	Moving our bodies like jellyfish	Singing row, row, row your boat	Dancing like a crab	“5 little fishes”	FISH.FISH.FISH.SHARK
Outdoor Learning	Searching for hidden treasure	Searching for sea shells on our walk	Chasing bubbles!	Can you hear Wave sounds?	Do we see sea animals by school?

Weekly Lesson Plan: Step Up June Week 4: “Red, White and Blue”

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Circle	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “The Statue of Liberty”	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “The Pledge of Allegiance”	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “The American Flag”	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “The White House”	Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read: “Red, White and BOOM”
Creative Arts	Popsicle American Flag	Hand Print Bald Eagle	Handprint Firework	Patriotic Windsocks	Thumbprint Flags!
PM Group Activity	Stars and Stripes Flag	Fourth of July Hats	Fourth of July Fireworks	Red, White and Blue art	Footprint Firecracker
Whole Language	Discussing the fourth of July	Discussing the symbolic of the bald eagle	Discussing the colors of the flags	What will you do for the fourth of July?	Spanish: Red, White and  Blue
Social Studies	Discussing lady liberty	Yoga Class!	Kids Music!	Which is our favorite color: Red, White or Blue?	Cooking Activity: Fruit Salad
Science/Sensory	Exploring red,white and blue paint	Ice art: Red, White and Blue	Shaving cream bag: Red, White and Blue	Sand play: Creating Fireworks!	Fireworks in a jar!
Dramatic Play	Pretending to dress up like Uncle Sam	Pretending to fly like an eagle	Waving flags around the classroom	Reading stories to friends	Stretching like fireworks!
Math/Manipulative	Counting Stars	Matching colors: Red, White and Blue	Sorting out color blocks	Counting points on the Star	Counting Fireworks!
Blocks	Building with blocks	Building a home for bald eagle	Linking with waffle blocks	Building with large soft blocks	Creating Fireworks!
Music/Movement	Singing The Star Spangled Banner	Dancing to music	Moving bodies like a firework	Bean Bag Toss Game	Sing  and Clap  “Colors in the Flag”
Outdoor Learning	Pretending to be Rockets	Playing I spy	Searching for American Flags	Waving flags outdoors	Baby Parade!