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Marvelous May
Copyright © Taylor Brewer Sparkle in Second
Welcome to another month to learn and grow together! Get your magnifying glasses out and LET’S EXPLORE
BUGS! From ants to mosquitos, bees and
caterpillars these little guys are our friends!
Celebrations & Schedules May 3- Owen will be 2!
May 3- Sebastian will be 2! May 11- Tommy will be 2! May 30- Miss Shelly will
be 8:30-5:50
https://www.parentmap.com/article/healthy-food-kids-picky-
eaters-tips With summer coming
the mindset of continuing healthy
eating remains- refer to this website for
some tips and tricks! I LOVE the popsicle idea! Please share any others you may have!
Challenge: Pick a day this month and have a reading picnic! Bring a few snuggly friends, books,
snacks, and make a memory!
American Sign Language (ASL): duck, five, feather, birthday, party
Monday
Toddler Club Program
Date: May 7-11
Objective: This week children will sing "Five Little Ducks" and participate in activities that spring from
the song's lyrics.
Spanish Vocabulary: pato, cinco, pluma, cumpleanos, fiestaEnglish Vocabulary: duck, five, feather, birthday, party
Parents as Partners: Card #36
Lesson Plans Theme: Theme 9: Traditional Songs Week 4: Five Little Ducks
Friday
UNITE: Sing, "Six White Ducks" and
ask the children different questions
about the ducks.
CALM: Encourage the kids to do
breathing and calming exercises
CONNECT: Use Max to welcome
back all the kids who have been
absent .
BUILD COMMUNITY: Pass around
the Safe Keeper box and discuss our
safe community.
Music and
Movement
8:30-9:00
- Song: Five Little Ducks
- Finger Play: Duck Talk
- Instrument: Rhythm Sticks
- Movement Song: Marching to Stars
and Stripes
- Song: Six White Ducks
- Finger Play: 2 Little Ducks
- Instrument: Sand Blocks
- Movement Song: Row, Row, Row
your boat
- Song: Little Ducky Duddle
- Finger Play: Oh, Mister Sun
- Instrument: Drums
- Movement Song: Dance around
with Duck puppets.
Spanish
9:00-9:30
Miss Andrea's lesson
UNITE: Review all the things we
learned about the ducks and make
duck sounds,
CALM: Review the ASL words for
duck, five and feather.
CONNECT: Select a partner and
demonstrate the movements of the
rhyme.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Give examples
of how we would feel if someone
will not respond to us. Pass around
the safe keeper box and discuss our
safe community.
UNITE: Sing, "Five Little Ducks." Ask
children about their experience with
ducks.
CALM: Pretend to be ducks and eat
from the bottom of the pond.
Practice inhaling and exhaling.
CONNECT: Send well wishes to all
the kids who are absent.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Remind the
children that they are safe after all
the photos sticks are in.
UNITE: Sing, "Little Ducky Duddle."
(Frog Street sing-Along Song)
Continue to greet each student by
name.
CALM: Demonstrate how a duck
ducks its head under the water to
find the food under the pond.
CONNECT: Remind children to use
gentle hands. Provide examples of
how to help a friend.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Discuss the
importance of responding when
someone is talking to you. Ask
various questions to prompt
responses.
- Song: Ducky Hockey Pockey
- Finger Play: Bounce your little foot
- Instrument: Castanets
- Movement Song: Be kind to your
web-footed friends
Miss Andrea's lesson
- Song: A sailor went to see
- Finger Play: Round the lake
- Instrument: Bells
- Movement Song: Downy Duck
Miss Andrea's lesson Miss Andrea's lesson Miss Andrea's lesson
Thursday
UNITE: Discuss ducks and what
colors they are. Give each child a
feather to get a feel of the softness.
Encourage soft touches with the
feather.
CALM: Pretend to be ducks and
inhale then exhale as you lift and
duck your head.
CONNECT: Pair the children and
recite the rhyme "Two Little Ducks"
BUILD COMMUNITY: Tell the
children that it is heartless to ignore
someone who is speaking to you.
Tuesday WednesdayLESSON
COMPONENTS
Starting the Day
10:00-10:15
Monday Friday
Music and
Movement
8:30-9:00
- Song: Five Little Ducks
- Finger Play: Duck Talk
- Instrument: Rhythm Sticks
- Movement Song: Marching to Stars
and Stripes
- Song: Six White Ducks
- Finger Play: 2 Little Ducks
- Instrument: Sand Blocks
- Movement Song: Row, Row, Row
your boat
- Song: Little Ducky Duddle
- Finger Play: Oh, Mister Sun
- Instrument: Drums
- Movement Song: Dance around
with Duck puppets.
- Song: Ducky Hockey Pockey
- Finger Play: Bounce your little foot
- Instrument: Castanets
- Movement Song: Be kind to your
web-footed friends
- Song: A sailor went to see
- Finger Play: Round the lake
- Instrument: Bells
- Movement Song: Downy Duck
ThursdayTuesday WednesdayLESSON
COMPONENTS
Story Folder: I Saw A Ship A-Sailing
There will be several words that you
will need to define for them. Pause
as you come across these words
and tell them the meanings.
Learning
Centers
10:15-10:30
Duck Search
Hide rubber ducks on the
playground and challenge them to
find them.
Sink and Float
Have a collection of items that will
sink or float and have the children
test the items in a tub of water.
Duck Talk
Give each child a feather and recite
the "Put Your Feather" poem. Act
out the actions.
Feather Moving
Challenge the children to move a
feather across the table without
using their hands. Suggest using a
paper plate or a tube to blow the
feather.
Story Time: Five Little Ducks
Read the story and ask students
how they celebrate their birthdays?
Teach the ASL sign for "birthday"
and "party."
Feather Painting
Invite children to paint using a
feather.
Story Folder: "The Runaway Cookie
Parade"
Use story props to retell this story of
the runaway cookie. Challenge the
children to find the cookie shaped
like a duck.
Creativity Station;
Teach the ASL sign for duck, Invite
students to trace and color a duck.
Floaters and Droppers
Have the children drop an
assortment of items into a box on
the ground. Talk about items that
dropped quickly or swiftly.
Creativity Station;
Teach the ASL sign for duck, Invite
the students to trace and color a
duck.
Science:
Invite students to make nests with
shtedded paper and explain that
ducks pluck their feathers from their
chest to add to their nest.
Birthday Preparations
Review the Five Little Ducks book
and talk about how the ducks
prepared for mama's party. Teach
the ASL sign for "birthday" and
"party."
Story Folder: The Runaway Cookie
Parade
Review the ASL sign for "duck" and
find the duck shaped cookie in the
story.
Duck Search
Hide rubber ducks on the
playground and challenge them to
find them.
Continue to practice playing the
game "Duck, Duck, Goose"
Responding
Talk about the importance of
responding when somebody is
speaking to you. Read the poem
"Downy Duck" and point out that the
duck answered when asked a
question.
Story Time: Five Little Ducks
Ask the children what they think the
story is about, as you show them the
cover of the book. Teach ASL signs
for "five" and "duck."
Sensory:
Invite students to play with rubber
ducks in the sensory table.
Duck, Duck, Goose
Have students sit in a circle and pick
a child to be "it" to gently tap on
another child's head and say
"goose."
Duck Feet
Look at Photo Activity Card #61
(duck.) and make comparisons to the
children's feet.
Language
Development
Todd C: 3:00-
3:30
Todd A/B: 4:00-
4:30
Construction:
Construct a small pond with a
circular blue construction paper,use
cotton balls to represent a hill and
invite the kids to reenact the "Five
Little Ducks "
Outdoor Play
10:30-11:00
3:30-4:00
Social
Emotional
Development
Todd C: 4:00-
4:30
Todd A/B: 3:00-
3:30
Tickle Game
Use a soft feather to tickle the
children with as you recite the poem
"Round The Lake."
Duck, Duck, Goose
Have students sit in the circle and
begin to practice playing Duck Duck
Goose.
Cognitive
Development
Todd C: 3:00-
3:30 Todd A/B:
4:00-4:30
Photo Activity Card #61 (duck.)
Stimulate the discussion by asking
questions on the back of the card.
Teach the ASL sign for "duck."
Monday Friday
Music and
Movement
8:30-9:00
- Song: Five Little Ducks
- Finger Play: Duck Talk
- Instrument: Rhythm Sticks
- Movement Song: Marching to Stars
and Stripes
- Song: Six White Ducks
- Finger Play: 2 Little Ducks
- Instrument: Sand Blocks
- Movement Song: Row, Row, Row
your boat
- Song: Little Ducky Duddle
- Finger Play: Oh, Mister Sun
- Instrument: Drums
- Movement Song: Dance around
with Duck puppets.
- Song: Ducky Hockey Pockey
- Finger Play: Bounce your little foot
- Instrument: Castanets
- Movement Song: Be kind to your
web-footed friends
- Song: A sailor went to see
- Finger Play: Round the lake
- Instrument: Bells
- Movement Song: Downy Duck
ThursdayTuesday WednesdayLESSON
COMPONENTS
Feed the Duck
Provide a "feed the duck box" and
tongs with fish shaped crackers.
Invite the children to use their fine
motor skills to feed the fish crackers
to the duck, using tongs.
Ducky Hokey Pokey
Invite the children to dance to the
Ducky Hokey Pokey using duck
body parts.
Physical
Development
4:30-5:00
Duck Tracks
Place "duck prints" in a pathway
around the room or down the hall
and invite children to follow the path
of duck prints.
Duck Action Rhyme
Have children act out the rhyme
"Little Ducklings" by pretending to
be asleep on the floor. Then, the
children will stand as the rhyme
begins.
Flap Your Wings
Give each child 2 paper plates and
invite the children to flap their wings
fast or slow to the beat of the music.
Coordinates eye-hand movements
(A.3.c.)
Uses tools (A.3.d.)
Communicates to describe thoughts
and actions (E.4.a.)
Develops an ability to be creative
and expressive through a variety of
activities, such as pretend play, art,
and music (D.5.b.)
Develops the attitude of an explorer
(D.1.e.)
Develops increasing ability to
identify own emotional responses
and those of others (B.2.g.)
Learning Goals
Develops an ability to be creative
and expressive through a variety of
activities, such as pretend play, art,
and music (D.5.b.)
Develops the attitude of an explorer
(D.1.e.)
Uses objects in new ways or pretend
play (D.4.a.)
Develops control of small muscles
for manipulation and exploration
(A.3.b.)
Develops an increasing ability to
take another's point of view and to
empathize with others (B.4.g.)
Coordinates eye-hand movements
(A.3.c.)
Uses tools (A.3.d.)
Communicates to describe thoughts
and actions (E.4.a.)
Uses imitation in pretend play to
express creativity and imagination
(D.4.b.)
Shows interest in colors, shapes,
patterns, and pictures (D.1.c.)
Makes things happen and watches
for results and repeats actions
(D.1.d.)
Develops emerging skills in caring
and cooperation (B.4.f.)
Develops increasing ability to identify
own emotional responses and those
of others (B.2.g.)
Applies knowledge to new situations
(D.2.c.)
Develops the attitude of an
"explorer"- competent, confident
learner who asks questions and
makes discoveries (D.1.e.)
Develops responsive and reciprocal
communication skills,such as turn-
taking (B.4.e.)
Develops an expectation that words,
books, and pictures can amuse,
delight, comfort, inform, and excite
(C.3.d.)
Parents as Partners: Card #37
Lesson Plan Theme 10: Bugs Week 1: Mosquitoes and Flies
Friday
Music and
Movement
8:30-9:00
- Song: Insect song
- Finger Play: Round and round
- Instrument: Rhythm Sticks
- Movement Song: Shoo fly action
song
- Song: Mosquitoes
- Finger Play: walk, Buzzers
- Instrument: Sand Shakers
- Movement Song: There was and
old lady who swallowed a fly
American Sign Language (ASL): insect, mosquito, fly, bite, thorax, abdomen, antennae, pest
Monday
Toddler Club Program
Date: May 14-18
Objective: For the next few weeks, children will be studying about insects. This week children will learn
about mosquitoes and flies.
Spanish Vocabulary: insecto, mosquito, mosca, picadura, torax, abdomen,
antenas, plagaEnglish Vocabulary: insect, mosquito, fly, bite, thorax, abdomen, antennae, pest
UNITE: Sing the Insect song, Head,
thorax, abdomen In the same tune
as Head, shoulders knees and toes.
CALM: Practice the" Buzzing
breathing"
CONNECT: Greet all the children by
name.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Discuss using
kind words.
Spanish
9:00-9:30
Miss Andrea's lesson Miss Andrea's lesson Miss Andrea's lesson
Learning Centers
10:15-10:30
Miss Andrea's lesson
UNITE:" Baby Bumblebee", sing the
song with actions.
CALM: Review how to take in a
deep breath and release it.
CONNECT: Use Max to welcome the
kids who have been absent.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Teach kind
phrases and give examples like
please and thank you.
UNITE: Invite the kids to repeat the
song "All Around My Yard" as the
same tune as "The Wheels On The
Bus."
CALM: Point out the sound that the
bees make "bzz,bzz,bzz."
CONNECT: Demonstrate the "Round
and Round"rhyme and select
partners
BUILD COMMUNITY: Talk about the
hurtful words and how they hurt our
friends.
Creativity Station
Color wax paper with black crayons
and cut out wings and tell the kids
that flies are the only insects that
have one pair of wings.
Pretend and Learn
Invite the kids to dress up and
pretend like bugs.
Follow the Crumbs
Make a "crumb" path using small
balls of yellow paper and invite the
children to pretend to be flies.
Miss Andrea's lesson
Mosquito, Mosquito, Fly
Play the game as you would Duck,
Duck, Goose.
Follow the Crumbs
Make a "crumb" path using small
balls of yellow paper and invite the
children to pretend to be flies.
Fine Motor
Make pretend flies with black tissue
paper and pretend to sweep them.
Cooking
Pretend to prepare food for the flies
in our kitchen.
UNITE: Review the new Vocabulary
words thorax,abdomen and sting
CALM: Review the ASL signs for
ant, bug and bee.
CONNECT:Name the children who
have been absent and send them
good wishes.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Pass out the
Safe Keeper box and as you put the
photos back tell the kids that they
are safe.
Thursday
UNITE: Sing the Insect song, Head,
thorax, abdomen, abdomen
CALM: Invite the kids to follow the
breathing pattern.
CONNECT: Repeat the same "Round
and Round" throughout the day.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Discuss how
kind words make our friends feel
that we care.
Have children choose and pretend to
be flies or mosqutioes and act out
the insects they choose.
Tuesday WednesdayLESSON
COMPONENTS
Science
Invite the kids to look at the insect
pictures using a magnifying glass.
Starting the Day
10:00-10:15
Outdoor Play
10:30-11:00
3:30-4:00
Mosquito, Mosquito, Fly
Play the game as you would Duck,
Duck, Goose.
- Song: My pet Mosquito
- Finger Play: Flea Fly
- Instrument: Bells
- Movement Song: Dragonfly ribbon
dance
- Song: Little Peter Rabbit
- Finger Play: Flea, Fly Flow
- Instrument: Castanets
- Movement Song: Something in my
boot.
- Song: Shoo fly
- Finger Play: Insect song
- Instrument: Multicultural
Instruments
- Movement Song: Mosquito March
Friday
Music and
Movement
8:30-9:00
- Song: Insect song
- Finger Play: Round and round
- Instrument: Rhythm Sticks
- Movement Song: Shoo fly action
song
- Song: Mosquitoes
- Finger Play: walk, Buzzers
- Instrument: Sand Shakers
- Movement Song: There was and
old lady who swallowed a fly
Monday ThursdayTuesday WednesdayLESSON
COMPONENTS
- Song: My pet Mosquito
- Finger Play: Flea Fly
- Instrument: Bells
- Movement Song: Dragonfly ribbon
dance
- Song: Little Peter Rabbit
- Finger Play: Flea, Fly Flow
- Instrument: Castanets
- Movement Song: Something in my
boot.
- Song: Shoo fly
- Finger Play: Insect song
- Instrument: Multicultural
Instruments
- Movement Song: Mosquito March
Story Time: Backyard Bugs
Ask children about their experiences
with mosquitoes and flies. Teach the
ASL sign for "mosquito" and "fly"
Bug Puzzles
Invite the children to work on the
"Bug Puzzles: Mosquito
and Fly."
Bug Puzzles
Invite the children to work on the
"Bug Puzzles: Mosquito
and Fly."
Bug Buzzers
Invite the children to listen for
buzzing sounds while reciting
"Buzzers" pg 7
Listening Story: "Guy the Fly Likes
Pie"
Read the story and let the children
know that every time you say
"cherry pie" the children will rub
their tummies.
Fly Paper
Explain that sometimes people trap
flies using fly paper. Have the
children feel the sticky side of a self
adhesive paper.
Pick a Pet
Show children photo activity cards
#12, #13, #51, #52, and #54 and
discuss which animals make good
pets and which do not.
Read: There Was An Old Lady Who
Swallowed A Fly
Talk about the sequence of the
animals that they lady swallowed.
Play Dough
Show the children how to roll a ball
of play dough into balls and make
the 3 body parts of an insect. Use a
pipe cleaner for the antennae and
teach the ASL sign for "antennae."
Flea Fly
Read the poem "Flea Fly" and talk
with children about insect bites and
how to take care of them. Remind
children about bug safety.
Read: There Was An Old Lady Who
Swallowed A Fly
Read the story with props
Story Time: Backyard Bugs
Talk about habits of each insect in
the story. Ask a volunteer to show
you the fly's eyes.
Sing "My Pet Mosquito" to the tune
of "How Much is That Doggy In the
Window"
Shoo Fly
Ask children to act out the actions to
the song "Shoo Fly."
Play Dough
Show the children how to roll a ball
of play dough into balls and make the
3 body parts of an insect.
Back Scratch
Read the poem "Flea, Fly, Flow" and
brainstorm ways to scratch an itch.
Bugs Flying
Give each child 2 paper plates and
flap their arms like insects.
Shoo Fly
Ask children to act out the actions to
the song "Shoo Fly." Ask the childen
what makes the fly come around?
Language
Development
Todd C: 3:00-3:30
Todd A/B: 4:00-
4:30
Social Emotional
Development
Todd C: 4:00-4:30
Todd A/B: 3:00-
3:30
Flea Fly
Read the poem "Flea Fly" and teach
the ASL sign for "insect" and "bite"
Cognitive
Development
Todd C: 3:00-3:30
Todd A/B: 4:00-
4:30
Photo Activity Card #51 mosquito
and #52 fly
Teach the ASL sign for "mosquito"
and "fly."
Develops language skills in
structured language contexts, such
as through books, fingerplays,
singing, storytelling, reenacting
(C.2.d.)
Develops increasing awareness of
what can harm them (A.1.g.)
Develops increasing ability to
change positions and move body
from place to place (A.2.b.)
Demonstrates receptive language
and expressive language skills
(C.1.d.)
Learning Goals
Begins to learn and internalize rules,
routines, and directions (B.3.e.)
Develops language skills in
structured language contexts, such
as through books, fingerplays,
singing, storytelling, reenacting
(C.2.d.)
Develops increasing awareness of
what can harm them (A.1.g.)
Coordinates eye and hand
movements (A.3.c.)
Develops a feeling of being valued
as an important individual who
belongs in a group setting (B.2.h.)
Show interest in colors, shapes,
patterns, and pictures (D.1.c.)
Responds to and interacts with
others (B.4.b.)
Uses tools and different actions on
objects (A.3.d.)
Develops emerging skills in caring
and cooperation (B.4.f.)
Develops an understanding that
symbols/pictures can be "read" by
others (C.3.g.)
Develops increasing ability to change
positions and move body from place
to place (A.2.b.)
Demonstrates receptive language
and expressive language skills
(C.1.d.)
Imitates sounds, gestures, signs, or
words (C.2.b.)
Develops responsive
communication skills (B.4.e.)
Uses senses to explore people,
objects, and the environment (D.1.b.)
Develops increasing ability to
change positions and move body
from place to place (A.2.b.)
Physical
Development
4:30-5:00
Toddler Club Program
Date: May 21-25
Objective: This week the children will learn about ants and bees. The will learn how to identify these
insects and how to stay safely away from their bites and stings.
Spanish Vocabulary: hormiga, hormiguero, abeja, picadura, torax,
abdomen, antenas, bichoEnglish Vocabulary: ant, anthill, bee, sting, thorax, abdomen, antennae, bug
Parents as Partners: Card #38
Lesson Plan Theme 10: Bugs Week 2: Ants and Bees
Spanish
9:00-9:30
Miss Andrea's lesson Miss Andrea's lesson Miss Andrea's lesson
Learning
Centers
10:15-10:30
American Sign Language (ASL): ant, anthill, bee, sting, thorax, abdomen, antennae, bug
Monday Friday
UNITE: Review all that we learned
about ants and bees.
CALM: Talk about breathing
exercises and how they relax you.
CONNECT: Partner children and
have them try this game, and then
switch roles.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Discuss how
using the kind words make people
know that you care.
UNITE: Sing "The Insect Song"
head, thorax and abdomen song in
the tune of head, shoulders, knees
and toes.
CALM: Learn to take deep breath
and release it.
CONNECT: Use Max to welcome
back the kids who have been
absent.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Place all the
photos in the box, place the lid and
say "We are all safe here."
UNITE: Discuss the places where we
can find bugs and mosquitos.
CALM: Point out the bzz,bzz bzz
sound that the bees make is called
the buzzing sound.
CONNECT: Demonstrate the
anticipation game called Buzzing
Bees.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Discuss the
importance of using kind words like
please and thank you.
Miss Andrea's lesson
Creativity Station
Invite the children to paint pictures
of bumblebees.
Gross Motor
Make a masking tape trail on the
carpet and put some scented cotton
balls on the trail and encourage the
kids to pretend to be ants and use
their nose to crawl and follow the
trail.
Miss Andrea's lesson
Fine Motor
Use the laminated ant puzzle pieces
to create ants .
Teach the ASL sign for ants and talk
about their color and what they eat.
Thursday
UNITE: Act out the song "Baby
Bumblebee."
CALM: Invite the children to copy
this breathing pattern.
CONNECT: Play a game with your
Index finger by making circles in the
air with a buzzing sound and
landing the pretend bee on each
other's tummy.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Explain the
children that the hurtful words hurt.
Tuesday WednesdayLESSON
COMPONENTS
Science
Invite the children to look at the
insects through a magnifying glass.
Starting the Day
10:00-10:15
UNITE:" Shoo Fly." Ask children if
they have been bothered by a fly
CALM: Learn and practice the
"buzzing breathing."
CONNECT: Send well wishes to all
the kids that are absent.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Pass around
the Safe Keeper Box and tell the kids
that they are safe.
Music and
Movement
8:30-9:00
- Good Morning
- Song: Baby Bumblebee
- Finger Play: Here is the bee hive
- Instrument: Bells
- Movement Song: Ribbon Dance
- Good Morning
- Song: All around my yard
- Finger Play: Little Ant
- Instrument: Castanets
- Movement Song: Insect Song
- Song: Head, Shoulders, Knees and
toes
- Finger Play: Buzzy, Buzzy,
bumblebee
- Instrument: Rhythm Sticks
- Movement Song: Can you move
like me?
- Good Morning
- Song: Wiggle, Giggle, Shake
- Finger Play: Once I saw a ant hill
- Instrument: Maracas
- Movement Song: The ants go
marching
- Good Morning
- Song: Little ants
- Finger Play: Bee waggle
- Instrument: Shakers
- Movement Song: Bean bag dance
Monday FridayThursdayTuesday WednesdayLESSON
COMPONENTS
Music and
Movement
8:30-9:00
- Good Morning
- Song: Baby Bumblebee
- Finger Play: Here is the bee hive
- Instrument: Bells
- Movement Song: Ribbon Dance
- Good Morning
- Song: All around my yard
- Finger Play: Little Ant
- Instrument: Castanets
- Movement Song: Insect Song
- Song: Head, Shoulders, Knees and
toes
- Finger Play: Buzzy, Buzzy,
bumblebee
- Instrument: Rhythm Sticks
- Movement Song: Can you move
like me?
- Good Morning
- Song: Wiggle, Giggle, Shake
- Finger Play: Once I saw a ant hill
- Instrument: Maracas
- Movement Song: The ants go
marching
- Good Morning
- Song: Little ants
- Finger Play: Bee waggle
- Instrument: Shakers
- Movement Song: Bean bag dance
Bug Memory Game
Give the children fly, mosquito, bee
and ant cards and have them play
the memory game. Review each
insect in isolation.
Crawling Ants
Discuss places that ants find food.
Set beanbags to represent food and
have the children crawl to the "food."
Ms. Bumblebee Gathers Nectar
Use the puppets to reenact the
listening story with props.
Encourage students to find various
body parts of the bee.
Cognitive
Development
Todd C: 3:00-
3:30 Todd A/B:
4:00-4:30
Photo Activity Cards #53 (ant) and
#54 (bee).
Teach the children ASL signs for
"ant" and "bee." Review the signs
for "mosquito" and "fly." Use the
back of the card for discussion
ideas.
Little Ant
Teach the children the fingerplay
and invite the children to name the
body part as the ant walks on. Teach
the ASL sign for "anthill."
Teach the fingerplay "Anthill" and
the ASL sign for "anthill."
Invite the children to act out patterns
such as: waggle, waggle, crawl or
fly, fly, waggle.
Ms. Bumblebee Gathers Nectar
Tell the listening story, then
encourage the children to point out
the bumblebee's antennae and legs.
Count the body parts.
Fly Like a Bee
Flap your paper plate wings to the
song "Mouret-Rondeau."
Invite the children to act out patterns
such as: waggle, waggle, crawl or
fly, fly, waggle.
Preventing Stings
Teach the ASL sign for "sting" and
remind children to be still when a
bee comes around, so that it will not
chase them. Talk about treating a
bee sting.
Sing: The Ants Go Marching
Sing the song while the children
follow the actions to the words.
Story Time: Little Ants
Read the story and have the children
demonstrate how the ants move.
Encourage participation.
Buzzy, Buzzy Bumblebee
Say the rhyme and invite the
children to respond. Have the
children clap along as they wait for
their turn.
Here is the Beehive
Teach the children the fingerplay
and discuss that a beehive is a
home for a bee.
Teach the fingerplay "Anthill" and the
ASL sign for "anthill."
Invite the children to act out patterns
such as: waggle, waggle, crawl or fly,
fly, waggle.
Preventing Stings
Teach the ASL sign for "sting" and
remind children to be still when a bee
comes around, so that it will not
chase them.
Bee Waggle
Place a plastic flower on the floor
and show to children how to
"waggle" like a bee .
Buzzy, Buzzy Bumblebee
Say the rhyme and invite the
children to respond. Have the
children clap along as they wait for
their turn.
Invite the children to march around
the playground in a straight line like
ants.
Language
Development
Todd C: 3:00-
3:30
Todd A/B: 4:00-
4:30
Outdoor Play
10:30-11:00
3:30-4:00
Social
Emotional
Development
Todd C: 4:00-
4:30
Fingerprint Bugs
Dip the child's finger in fingerpaint
and make 3 prints in a row to look
like body parts of an insect. Use
markers to turn them into ants or
bees.
Invite the children to march around
the playground in a straight line like
ants.
Story Time: Backyard Bugs
Display the book and read, pausing
to discuss bees and ants. Teach the
ASL for bee and ant.
Physical
Development
4:30-5:00
Can You Move with Me?
Play "Can You Move with Me?" and
follow the directions in the lyrics.
Develops a feeling of being valued
as an important individual who
belongs within the group setting
(B.2.h.)
Learns and begins to use math
concepts during daily experiences
(D.2.g.)
Deveops increasing awareness of
what can harm them (A.1.g.)
Understands pictures can represent
real things in the environment
(C.3.e.)
Begins to develop personal
relationships with peers (B.4.d.)
Learning Goals
Develops a feeling of being valued
as an important individual who
belongs within the group setting
(B.2.h.)
Learns and begins to use math
concepts during daily experiences
(D.2.g.)
Develops increasing awareness of
what can harm them (A.1.g.)
Uses senses to explore people,
objects, and the environment (D.1.b.)
Develops emerging skills in caring
and cooperation (B.4.f.)
Develops control of small muscles
for manipulation and exploration
(A.3.b.)
Moves body to achieve a goal
(A.2.c.)
Develops a knowledge of the natural
environment in the outdoor area of
the program (D.1.g.)
Develops capacity to predict routines
and regular events that make up the
day (B.3.b.)
Understands pictures can represent
real things in the environment (C.3.e.)
Begins to develop personal
relationships with peers (B.4.d.)
Uses senses to investigate their
environment (D.1.b.)
Engages with stories and books
(C.3.c.)
Matches items that go together
(D.1.h.)
Moves body to achieve a goal
(A.2.c.)
Establishes secure relationships
with primary caregivers (B.1.a.)
Begins to develop interests and
skills related to numbers and
counting (D.2.f.)
LESSON
COMPONENTS
Starting the Day
10:00-10:30
Thursday
UNITE: Roly Poly Caterpillar Sing in
the tune of "Itsy, bitsy, Spider."
CALM: Demonstrate taking in a
deep breath while lifting your arms
and exhaling while lowering your
arms.
CONNECT: Make the children take
turns to be the caterpillar and the
wall.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Tell the
children that kind words let others
know that that we care.
Tuesday Wednesday
Miss Andrea's lesson
- Good Morning
- Song: Did you ever see?
- Finger Play: Won’t you come out?
- Instrument: Bells
- Movement Song: Metamorphosis
Miss Andrea's lesson Miss Andrea's lesson
- Good Morning
- Song: Butterfly Kisses
- Finger Play: Butterfly
- Instrument: Maracas
- Movement Song: Fuzzy Caterpillar
UNITE: Discuss the sounds that all
the insects make and repeat them
throughout the day.
CALM: Remind the children that
inhaling and exhaling deeply helps
them relax and feel less. stressed
CONNECT: Review the ASL signs
butterfly, bug, and insect.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Explain the
kids that the hurtful words hurt and
do not let people know that we care.
UNITE: Sing "The Insect Song" in
the same tune as 'Head, Shoulders,
knees and toes." Encourage
participation.
CALM: Demonstrate taking in a
deep breath while lifting your arms
and exhaling while lowering your
arms.
CONNECT: Use Max to welcome
back all the children who have been
absent. Select a partner to
demonstrate the rhyme ."Caterpillar
Crawl."
BUILD COMMUNITY: Keep all the
photos back in the box and say: "We
are all safe here."
UNITE: Greet each student by name
and sing, "All Around My Yard" to
the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus."
CALM: Practice inhaling and exhaling
several times. Explain that deep
breathing prepares our minds and
bodies for the day.
CONNECT: Repeat the rhyme and
invite the children to be the
caterpillar.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Discuss the
importance of using kind words like
thank you and please.
UNITE: Welcome each student back
by name. "Roly Poly Caterpillar"
sing in the tune of "Itsy, bitsy,
Spider."
CALM: Invite the children to
gracefully lift and lower their arms
as if they are flying like butterflies.
CONNECT: Send well wishes to all
the children who are absent.
BUILD COMMUNITY: Pass around
the Safe Keeper Box and remind the
children that they are safe.
Music and
Movement
8:30-9:00
- Good Morning
- Song: Roly-Poly Caterpillar
- Finger Play: Insect song
- Instrument: Rhythm Sticks
- Movement Song: All around my
yard
- Good Morning
- Song: Little Caterpillar
- Finger Play: 5 Little Caterpillars
- Instrument: Drums
- Movement Song: Caterpillar Crawl
- Good Morning
- Song: My busy garden
- Finger Play: Fuzzy Caterpillar
- Instrument: Shakers
- Movement Song: Can you move
like me?
Spanish
9:00-9:30
Miss Andrea's lesson Miss Andrea's lesson
American Sign Language (ASL): caterpillar, butterfly, metamorphosis, thorax, abdomen, insect, bug, antennae
Monday
Toddler Club Program
Date: May 28-June 1
Objective: This week children will learn about caterpillars and how caterpillars become butterflies.
Spanish Vocabulary: oruga, mariposa, meamorfosis, torax, abdomen,
insecto, bicho, antenasEnglish Vocabulary: caterpillar, butterfly, metamorphosis, thorax, abdomen, insect, bug, antennae
Parents as Partners: Card #39
Lesson Plan Theme 10: Bugs Weel 3: Caterpillars and Butterflies
Friday
LESSON
COMPONENTSThursdayTuesday Wednesday
- Good Morning
- Song: Did you ever see?
- Finger Play: Won’t you come out?
- Instrument: Bells
- Movement Song: Metamorphosis
- Good Morning
- Song: Butterfly Kisses
- Finger Play: Butterfly
- Instrument: Maracas
- Movement Song: Fuzzy Caterpillar
Music and
Movement
8:30-9:00
- Good Morning
- Song: Roly-Poly Caterpillar
- Finger Play: Insect song
- Instrument: Rhythm Sticks
- Movement Song: All around my
yard
- Good Morning
- Song: Little Caterpillar
- Finger Play: 5 Little Caterpillars
- Instrument: Drums
- Movement Song: Caterpillar Crawl
- Good Morning
- Song: My busy garden
- Finger Play: Fuzzy Caterpillar
- Instrument: Shakers
- Movement Song: Can you move
like me?
Monday Friday
Language
Development
Todd C: 3:00-3:30
Todd A/B: 4:00-
4:30
Creativity Station
Invite the children to use
eyedroppers to drop water (with
food color) on the coffee filters to
make " butterfly wings" and discuss
that this process is called
absorption.
Outdoor Play
10:30-11:00
3:30-4:00
Social Emotional
Development
Todd C: 4:00-4:30
Todd A/B: 3:00-
3:30
Caterpillar Crawl
Review the rhyme introduced in the
"Starting the Day." Practice the
rhyme with each child individually.
Butterfly Watch
Encourage children to be on the
lookout for butterflies. Teach the
ASL sign for "butterfly."
Cognitive
Development
Todd C: 3:00-3:30
Todd A/B: 4:00-
4:30
Photo Activity Card #55 (caterpillar
to butterfly).
Teach the children ASL sign for
"caterpillar" and "butterfly." Review
other insect signs the children have
learned.
Physical
Development
4:30-5:00
Play Dough Caterpillars
Show children how to roll green or
brown balls and line the balls up to
make caterpillars. Review the ASL
sign for "caterpillar."
Metamorphosis
Invite children to perform the 4 steps
of the metamorphosis process.
Discuss vocabulary that may be new:
cocoon, silky, grand, glorious.
Caterpillar, Caterpillar, Butterfly
Play this game as you would Duck,
Duck, Goose.
Butterfly Kisses
Demonstrate how to give butterfly
kisses on the back of their hands.
Use the rhyme "butterfly kisses" as a
springboard.
Invite the children to act out like
butterflies to the poem "Butterfly."
(pg 29)
Play Dough Caterpillars
Show children how to roll green or
brown balls and line the balls up to
make caterpillars. Review the ASL
sign for "caterpillar."
Invite the children to hold paper
plates like wings and act like
butterflies, flying on the playground.
Dancing Butterflies
Invite children to dance with colorful
streamers like butterflies to "Mouret-
Rondeau."
Invite the children to hold paper
plates like wings and act like
butterflies, flying on the playground.
Caterpillar, Caterpillar, Butterfly
Play this game as you would Duck,
Duck, Goose.
Cocoon
Invite the children to wrap up the
teacher's arm in toilet paper, like a
cocoon.
Fuzzy Caterpillar
Act out the rhyme with the children.
Encourage participation.
Fine Motor
Encourage the children to work the
Caterpillar and Butterfly puzzles.
Science
Metamorphosis Sequence Cards:
Invite children to place the cards in
the correct sequence (egg,
caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly)
Discuss the different stages with
them (eat, spin, sleep, fly away as a
butterfly).
Gross Motor
Invite the children to assemble the 4-
piece puzzles on top of the picture
board.
Cocoon
Invite the children to wrap up the
teacher's arm in toilet paper, like a
cocoon.
Story Time: Backyard Bugs
Read the story and pause to discuss
insects of interest to the children.
Teach the ASL sign for "insect."
Little Caterpillar
Invite children to act out the rhyme.
Explain that a caterpillar's change is
called metamorphosis. Teach the
ASL sign for "metamorphosis."
Pretend and Learn
Pretend to be caterpillars emerging
from a cocoon and flapping their
new butterfly wings.
Discuss how metamorphosis works
with "Won't You Come Out?" poem
(pg. 28)
Find the Caterpillars
Place 2-inch pieces of yarn in a
sensory table of green paper "grass"
and invite the children to find the
yarn (caterpillars).
Butterfly Match
Encourage children to match the
butterfly halves of the "butterfly
match cards." Have the children
point out the wings, antennae, and
body.
Bug Memory Game
Play the memory game with fly,
mosquito, ant, and caterpillar cards.
Review each in isolation.
Little Caterpillar
Invite children to act out the rhyme.
Teach the ASL sign for caterpillar
and metamorphosis. Model and
assist in the rhyme.
Teach the children the song "Did
You Ever See a Caterpillar?" and
discuss where caterpillars hide.
Teach the ASL sign for "caterpillar."
Story Time: Backyard Bugs
Read the story and pause to discuss
insects of interest to the children.
Teach the ASL sign for "insect."
Learning Centers
10:15-10:30
LESSON
COMPONENTSThursdayTuesday Wednesday
- Good Morning
- Song: Did you ever see?
- Finger Play: Won’t you come out?
- Instrument: Bells
- Movement Song: Metamorphosis
- Good Morning
- Song: Butterfly Kisses
- Finger Play: Butterfly
- Instrument: Maracas
- Movement Song: Fuzzy Caterpillar
Music and
Movement
8:30-9:00
- Good Morning
- Song: Roly-Poly Caterpillar
- Finger Play: Insect song
- Instrument: Rhythm Sticks
- Movement Song: All around my
yard
- Good Morning
- Song: Little Caterpillar
- Finger Play: 5 Little Caterpillars
- Instrument: Drums
- Movement Song: Caterpillar Crawl
- Good Morning
- Song: My busy garden
- Finger Play: Fuzzy Caterpillar
- Instrument: Shakers
- Movement Song: Can you move
like me?
Monday Friday
Connects new and known
experiences (D.3.d.)
Develops communication skills
(C.2.e.)
Responds to and interacts with
others (B.4.b.)
Matches items that go together
(D.1.h.)
Moves body to achieve a goal
(C.2.d.)
Learning Goals
Develops an increasing awareness
of the impact and consequences of
their actions (B.3.c.)
Demonstrates receptive language
skills (C.1.d.)
Searches for missing or hidden
objects (D.3.b.)
Shows ability to acquire and
process new information (D.3.c.)
Shows ability to cope with stress
(B.3.a.)
Shows ability to acquire and
process new information (D.3.c.)
Matches items that go together
(D.1.h.)
Moves body to achieve a goal
(C.2.d.)
Responds to and interacts with
others (B.4.b.)
Understands that pictures can
represent real things in the
environment (C.3.e.)
Develops a knowledge of the natural
environment in the outdoor area of
the program (D.1.g.)
Uses objects in a new ways or in
pretend play (D.4.a.)
Develops playful interest in
repetitive sounds and words
(rhythm, rhyme, alliteration) (C.3.b.)
Develops skill and confidence with
processes of art, such as collage
and painting (D.5.a.)
Develops an increasing ability to
keep a steady beat through chants
and movement to rhythmic patterns
(A.2.f.)