Step Up Lesson Plan

Weekly Lesson Plan: Step Up August Week 1: “Around the World”

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
  CircleCalendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “We are all Alike and We are all Different”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Whoever you are”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Madeline”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “The Colors of the Rainbow”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Whoever you are”
Creative ArtsPizza ArtTaco CreationFood CollagePainting with noodlesFree Art
  PM Group ActivityItalian FlagMexican FlagJapan flagGerman FlagIrish Flag
  Whole LanguageWhat foods do we eat?What do children what around the world?Learning Traditional foods around the worldWhat foods do want to try?What is your favorite food?
  Social StudiesDiscussing the five food groupsWho cooks for at school?Kids Music!Can we cook food?Cooking: Tasting traditional foods  
  Science/SensoryIs it food?Sorting fruits and vegetablesExploring with textures of foodExploring with pastaExploring with food coloring
  Dramatic PlayPretending to eat at an Italian restaurantPretending to eat at a Mexican restaurantPretending to cook for our friendsSharing our favorite foods with our friendsPicnic Play
  Math/ManipulativeSorting Fruits and VegetablesCounting fruitsSorting food items by colorCounting vegetablesLucky charm sort
  BlocksBuilding an oven with blocksBuilding a pizza pie with blocksBuild with legos: a basket of foodBuild a picnic table with blocksBuild a tower of “my favorite foods”
  Music/MovementSinging “I am Different”Singing “It’s a small world”Listening to traditional Spanish musicPlaying instruments from around the worldWorld parade around the classroom
Outdoor LearningAround the World: In HobokenSearching for different flagsSearching for different types of restaurantsChasing bubbles!Where do we think the airplanes are flying?

Weekly Lesson Plan: Step Up August Week 2: “Let’s go Camping”

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
  CircleCalendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Just me and my Dad”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “I can go hiking”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Camping Out”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Maisey goes Camping”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “A tent too full”
Creative ArtsBinocularsCamp CollageTent ArtStick paintingPainting with grass and flowers
  PM Group ActivityDecorating Classroom camp fireDot painting sleeping bagsTissue paper smoresDecorating tissue paper tentsDecorating fishing poles
  Whole LanguageWhat does a sleep bad look like?Moon in Spanish: lunaWhat do we take on a hike?Discussing what we can ate as a trail mix snackWhy do we camp outdoors?
  Social StudiesWhere can we go camping?Why do we use a camp fire?Kids Music!Cooking: Trail MixWhat did we learn about camping?
  Science/SensoryWhat does a sleeping bag feel like?Exploring with nature itemsWhat animals do we see in the forest?Nature items with a magnifying glassIs a camp fire hot or cold?
  Dramatic PlayPretending to make a camp firePretending to go on a nature walkPretend to make smoresPretending to go bird watchingSit in a tent and sing camping songs
  Math/ManipulativeCounting paper tubesSorting POM POMsSorting nature itemsMatching number cardsCounting tents
  BlocksBuild a camp fireBuild a tentBuilding a camp siteBuilding with legos: “Our own sleeping bags”Building a pathway to our camp site
  Music/Movement“Once I caught a fish alive”“Camp Fire Songs”Star light, star bright“A camping we will go”Dancing around a camp fire!
  Outdoor LearningSearching for things we might find while campingSearching for different birdsCan we camp by school?Going on a hikeCan we see forest animals?

Weekly Lesson Plan: Step Up August Week 3: “Wild Wild West”

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
  CircleCalendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “All About Horses”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Rope-em Up”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “5 little Cowboys”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “The Ginger Bread Cowboy”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Woody’s Adventure”
Creative ArtsFinger paint Horse HeadFoil Horse shoeCowboy bootsBandanna Sponge artWild West Vest!
  PM Group ActivityTissue paper horsesCotton ball cactusCreate cowboy hatsCreate “sheriff stars”Dot paint cowboy boots
  Whole LanguageDiscussing cowboys and cowgirlsBoots in SpanishHats in SpanishBandannas in SpanishSheriff badges in Spanish
  Social StudiesWhat do cowboys and cowgirls wear?Where do cowboys and cowgirls live?Kids Music!Cooking: Cow Chip CookiesWhat did we learn about the wild, wild west?
  Science/SensoryExploring with toothpicksYarn playPanning for goldDiscussing the texture of a cactusLearning about horses
  Dramatic PlayDressing up in Western clothesDressing up like cow boys and cowgirlsPretending to pan for goldPretending to ride a horsePretending to cook on the ranch
  Math/ManipulativeCounting CactusCounting sheriff starsMatching cowboy hatsMatching horsesPass the cowboy hat!
  BlocksBuilding a barnBuilding a fence for our horsesBuilding “our little ranches”Make trail mix with legosMake a lasso
  Music/Movement“5 little cow girls riding on a horse”“Home on the range”Square Dancing“Climb aboard the Wagon”Wild West dance party!
  Outdoor LearningHorse shoes outsideTreasure Hunt: Looking for lost goldBean bag toss into the cowboy hatsUsing a rope as a lassoPretending to ride horses!

Weekly Lesson Plan: Step Up August Week 4: “On Our Way to the Circus”

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
  CircleCalendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Little Monkey says goodnight”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “All aboard the circus train”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Clowns on Vacation”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Circus Clown ABC”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Clown Around”
Creative ArtsClown FaceCircus train artDecorating clown hatsPainting elephantsCoffee filter monkeys
  PM Group ActivityLion ArtPaper plate clownsTissue paper sealsDot paint bearsCreating our own Ring Master
  Whole LanguageWhere can we find circus animals?What do we see when we go to the circus?What is an animal trainer?What do clowns look like?What do you like about the circus?
  Social StudiesDifferent Animals at the circusAll about the ringmasterKidz Musik!Cooking: Frozen BananasWhat did we learn about the circus?
  Science/SensoryLions, Tigers and Bears in the sand tablePlaydough circus animalsShaving cream circus animalsDifferent textured circus scarvesShowing how air comes out of a balloon
  Dramatic PlayPretending to be clownsPretending to train animalsPretending to be a tight rope walkerPretending to be jugglersPretending to be ponies
  Math/ManipulativeSorting circus animalsCounting clownsMatching clown hatsMatching circus animalsPass the clown!
  BlocksBuilding tracks for a trainBuilding cages for zoo animalsUsing blocks to build a circus tentBuilding a road to “Our Circus”Circus animals with blocks
  Music/Movement“5 little clowns going to the circus”Learning to juggleClown bean bag tossPin the nose on the clown!Circus dance party!
  Outdoor LearningJumping in and out of a hula hoopCircus animal picnicCan we find circus animals on our walk?Circus at the park!Searching for the perfect circus tent!

Weekly Lesson Plan: Step Up August Week 5: “Back to School”

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
  CircleCalendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Sea Monster’s First Day”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Ready, Set, School”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Cool Dog, School Dog”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Clifford’s First Day of  School”Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “100 School Days”
Creative ArtsEgg Carton BusDecorating Name TagsCreating our own school housePainting Class TreeWater Color Names
  PM Group ActivityDot Paint notebooksBack to school: Glue, Ruler and BooksClassroom AppleCreating school suppliesBACK TO SCHOOL: Free Art
  Whole LanguageHow do we feel on our first day of school?What is our favorite part of school?What do we want to learn about in school?How many sides does a the shapes of the week  have?How do we get to school?
  Social StudiesWhat street is our school on?Is our school far from home?Kids MusicWhat is the name of our school?Cooking: Graham Cracker Bus
  Science/SensoryShaving Cream shapes of the week!Playdough School BusesSink or Float: Apple dunkingExamine apples with magnifying glassSand Table
  Dramatic PlayPretend to be passengers on the school busPretend to cook lunch for our friendsActing as: Apples falling from a treePretend to pick apples from the treePretending to ride a school bus
  Math/ManipulativeSorting big and small school busesMatching School HouseCounting the points on the shapes of the weekSchool House NumbersCounting wheels on a School Bus
  BlocksBuild our own school houseBuild the shapes of the week!Build an apple treeLego PlayBuilding a tower with our friends
  Music/Movement“Children, Children who do we see”Apple Hunt!Cookie Jar SongBean bag toss“School House Rock”
  Outdoor LearningSearching for yellow buses/carsDo we see signs of fall yet?Where are the parks near school?Can we find other schools near by?I spy: My School!