Weekly Lesson Plan: Step Up September Week 1: “Backpacks, Books and Buses”
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Circle | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “The Wheels on The Bus” | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Preschool Day Hooray” | 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 Arts | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Decorating Apples | Dot paint School Bus | Tissue paper Pencil | Hand Apple Tree |
| PM Group Activity | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Finger painting school bus | Tissue paper backpacks | Finger painting apples | Decorating school supplies |
| Whole Language | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | First Day Friends: What are our friends names? | Discovering our favorite books: What is your favorite book? | Snapshot Attendance: Which of our friends are at school? | What is our favorite part of school? |
| Social Studies | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Discussing where do apples grow? | Kidz Musik! | What do apples taste like? | Cooking: Rice Crispy banana treats |
| Science/Sensory | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | What Color is an Apple? | What can we find inside of an apple? | Apple Sauce play! | Exploring with cheerios |
| Dramatic Play | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Pretend to be the teacher | Driving the school bus! | Pretending to do circle time with puppets! | Pretending to read books to our friends! |
| Math/Manipulative | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | How many boys and girls are in our class? | Counting the letters in our name | Sorting big and small apples | Counting backpacks |
| Blocks | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Build with blocks | Building a school bus | Creating a book with legos: What shape are books? | Filling our backpacks with blocks |
| Music/Movement | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | “Hello How are You: Jump into the circle!” | “Wheels on the Bus” | “Look Who Came to School Today” | Back to School Poem |
| Outdoor Learning | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Do we see school buses around school? | Side walk chalk: Drawing buses | Parachute Play! | Can we find our school? |
Weekly Lesson Plan: Step Up September Week 2: “Back to School”
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Circle | Calendar, 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 Arts | Egg Carton Bus | Decorating Name Tags | Creating our own school house | Painting Class Tree | Water Color Names |
| PM Group Activity | Dot Paint notebooks | Back to school: Glue, Ruler and Books | Classroom Apple | Creating school supplies | BACK TO SCHOOL: Free Art |
| Whole Language | How 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 Studies | What street is our school on? | Is our school far from home? | Kids Music | What is the name of our school? | Cooking: Graham Cracker Bus |
| Science/Sensory | Shaving Cream shapes of the week! | Playdough School Buses | Sink or Float: Apple dunking | Examine apples with magnifying glass | Sand Table |
| Dramatic Play | Pretend to be passengers on the school bus | Pretend to cook lunch for our friends | Acting as: Apples falling from a tree | Pretend to pick apples from the tree | Pretending to ride a school bus |
| Math/Manipulative | Sorting big and small school buses | Matching School House | Counting the points on the shapes of the week | School House Numbers | Counting wheels on a School Bus |
| Blocks | Build our own school house | Build the shapes of the week! | Build an apple tree | Lego Play | Building a tower with our friends |
| Music/Movement | “Children, Children who do we see” | Apple Hunt! | Cookie Jar Song | Bean bag toss | “School House Rock” |
| Outdoor Learning | Searching for yellow buses/cars | Do we see signs of fall yet? | Where are the parks near school? | Can we find other schools near by? | I spy: My School! |
Weekly Lesson Plan: Step Up September Week 3: “All About Me: Family”
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Circle | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Spot Visits His Grandparents” | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Daddy and Me” | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Friends, Friends Everywhere” | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “I love my Mommy” | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Family Circus” |
| Creative Arts | Family Tree | My Family Portrait | Family Collage | Class Mural | Card For Our Families |
| PM Group Activity | Handprint picture frame | Paper Plate: Family members | Popsicle Stick Family Members | Tracing our hand prints | Card For Our Families continued |
| Whole Language | How many people are in our family? | What do you like about your family? | Who would use a tie, bottle, vacuum, etc? | Who is big in our family? Who is small? | I Love My Family because…. |
| Social Studies | Homes Around the World | Different types of families | Kids Music! | Cooking: A Family Tree | Where does your family live? |
| Science/Sensory | Shaving Cream Family members | Mommy/Daddy/Baby Animals | Shaving Cream shapes of the week! | Magnifying Glass: Looking at pictures of our families | Sand Table |
| Dramatic Play | Can we make shapes with our bodies? | Pretend to cook dinner for your family | Act as: Mom and Dad | Pretend to take care of a baby | Pretend to do chores |
| Math/Manipulative | Graph number of family members | Family Patterns | Family members chart | Counting the points our favorite shape | Guess who? Baby photos |
| Blocks | Build a house | Build a crib for a baby | Make a car to go visit family | Our favorite color patterns | Make a surprise for Mom and Dad |
| Music/Movement | “This is My Family” | “Mommy/Daddy Says” | Bean bag toss | “We’re a Happy Family” | Shape Hunt! |
| Outdoor Learning | Side walk chalk: Family Portrait | Do we see our home? | Do we see animal families? | Can we see where Mom/Dad work? | I spy: other families |
Weekly Lesson Plan: Step Up September Week 4: “All About Me: Friends”
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Circle | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “I Care About Others” | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “I Am A Leader” | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “I’m a Good Friend” | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “I Can Share” | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “I Have Manners” |
| Creative Arts | Self-Portrait | Paper Plate Me | My Handprints | Personality Plates | “All About Me” |
| PM Group Activity | Decorating our favorite shape | Comparing Hand sizes with our friend | All about me Outline | Painting with “My favorite color” | Free Art- Drawing for our friends! |
| Whole Language | How do we share with our friends? | Why are friends special to us? | What are friends? | Saying friends in Spanish | All about me: What’s my name? |
| Social Studies | Who Am I? | What do I look like? | Kids Music! | Cooking: Edible Me | Am I big or small? |
| Science/Sensory | Look at our Handprints with Magnifying glasses | Shaving Cream shapes of the week! | Compare and Contrast our Footprints | Sand Table | Magnifying Glass: Hair color |
| Dramatic Play | Dressing like our friends | Pretend to cook our favorite meal | Can we make shapes with our bodies? | Act as: “Our Best Friends” | Pretend to be your favorite teacher |
| Math/Manipulative | Graph number of our friends | How many letters are in our name? | Eye/Hair Color Graph | Counting the points on our favorite shape | How tall am I? |
| Blocks | Building with our favorite color Lego | Build a tall tower with our friends | Build our favorite shape | Our favorite color patterns | Building a tower as tall as we are |
| Music/Movement | “Hello My Name Is” | Bean bag toss: Throw into Heart shapes | “Hello My Friends Names Are” | Shapes Hunt! | Pin the nose: On our picture |
| Outdoor Learning | Do we see anyone who looks like us? | Side walk chalk: Self Portrait | Do we see our home? | Which is our favorite park? | I spy: shapes |
Weekly Lesson Plan: Step Up September Week 5: “Fall Frenzy”
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Circle | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Johnny Appleseed” | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Autumn is for Apples ” | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “The Leaves on the Trees ” | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Fall leaves Fall” | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Let it Fall” |
| Creative Arts | Painting a leaf cutout with a string | Hand print trees | Painting with apple and pumpkin seeds | Silhouette Leaf Collage | Making a funny leaf man with coffee filters |
| PM Group Activity | Finger painting fall leaves | Tissue paper leaves | Painting with fall colors | Contact Paper Apple and Leaves | Putting together our leaf books! |
| Whole Language | Why do leaves change color in the fall? | How do leaves feel when they fall off the tree? | Learning to say fall in Spanish | Is it cold or warm in fall? | What Kind of clothes do we wear in the fall? |
| Social Studies | Collect leaves from around our neighborhood | Seasons in different places | Kids Music Class! | Cooking: Pudding Snack! | -What are fall colors? |
| Science/Sensory | Mr. Pumpkin Head while learning body parts | Crunching leaves | Exploring the text ures of Apples | Fall feely box(apples, leaves,acorns,etc) | Do all trees lose their leaves |
| Dramatic Play | Pretending to harvest hay | Dressing up in our fall dress up clothes | Creating our own pretend pumpkin patch | Puppet play! | Making apple pie with friends! |
| Math/Manipulative | How many leaves are in the jar? | Sorting fall items! | How many apple seeds do I have? | Counting leaves | Which Leaf is bigger? |
| Blocks | Making letter B with blocks | Building an apple tree! | Building with Boxes | Building a kitchen to make apple pie | Building different shapes out of blocks |
| Music/Movement | Sing the “Squirrel Song” | Learning the “Leaves are Falling Down” poem | Acting out the “Farm Poem” | Jumping to get an apple off a tree | We’re going on an apple hunt |
| Outdoor Learning | Fall walk to find acorns and leaves | Neighborhood walk | Tossing leaves in the air | Signs of fall around Hoboken | Jumping in a leaf pile! |