Young Scholars: Infant Room Lesson Plan

Date: 10/14/2013-10/18/2013 Theme: Friends and Pets

Teacher: Georgina A. Bruce Objective(s): The children will learn about their

friends, pets and their daily routines through play.

Focus Letter: Child’s Name Vocabulary/Word Wall: Multi-Cultural Activity

Child’s First Name

Monday-

Columbus Day

Social and

Emotional

Development - Who is here

Picture Sticker-

as a greeting

activity let

child find own

photo in dramatic

play’s

refrigerator door

and “sign in” by

touching photo on

dramatic play’s

refrigerator door

Children will

learn each other

names and that

they are valued

members of the

group.

Following

Directions- “If

You Happy and You

Know It”

Social Rituals

“Children

practice waving

bye-bye and using

social greetings”

Outside

Experiences:

Senses therapy

Weather

permitting: take

children out for

a ride in the

baby

buggy.(Blowing

bubbles and or

Slide in

teacher’s lap on

jungle

gym)Playground

Safety Multi-

Cultural Activity

Early

Literacy

Foundations: Emerging

Technology

Concepts:

(“Musical

nursery rhyme

book”)

Reference Songs

for Names,

Days of the

Week, Weather

Safety,

Routing the

letters in the

alphabet,

Routing 1-10,

Pledge of

Alliance to

the U.S.A.

flag and Story

time “Animals

by Brainy Baby

Purposes for

Reading –

Children will

show interest

in the book as

it is being

shared (gaze

at, point at,

pat, turn

pages, etc.).

Vocabulary

Development

and Listening

Skills Finger

play -“This

Little Piggy

went to

Market”

Observe which

children are

able to look at

adult when an

adult speaks,

respond to

adult

verbalizations

and imitate

Cognitive

Thinking: “Peek-a-

boo Place” Nooks and Crannies-

The children will

gain experience with

the concept of space

and size by going

through the soft toy

jungle gym.

Treasure Hunt

Provide children

with a tub filled

with various sized,

color, shaped balls

etc. Let them

explore and

discover.

Small Group: Teacher’s Table-

Senses therapy

Building Trust and

Sense of Self

“Bumble Bee is On My

(Body Part) Nose”

Nursery Rhyme

Emerging Math

Concepts:

Finger play and

song- “Friends, friends 123”

Concepts of

Numbers and

Relationships by

introducing blocks

– stack and

unstack. Use

descriptive and

comparison words

when using blocks

– colors, size,

and shape. Use

prepositional

words – on, right

side, front of,

back of, left side

and off. Multi-

Health, Wellness and

Physical Development – Hand

washing after diaper

changing, before and after

eating. Senses therapy

with baby food during

mealtime.

Emerging Science

Concepts and Self Help

Skill

Matching Sounds-The

children will respond to

recordings of their

parent’s voice and or

picture.

Talk about warm and cold

when you wash the child’s

hands or when they have

contact with water.

Health Safety

Ball pass- “Children will

increase gross and fine

motor skills by passing toy

Ball to the teacher.

Creative Thinking and

Expression: Sing the song:” “Friends, friends

123”

Emerging Technology

Concepts: (“Musical

nursery rhyme book”) and

Pat-a-cake Nursery Rhyme

following through with

movement. Help children who

are not ready to make the

movements on their own.

Children will learn the to

sign “First Letter in their

name”

Scribble of the day by

let the children

scribble on butcher

paper using different

material each day. Fine

motor development and

children get sense of

the passage of time

(yesterday, today and

tomorrow). Tear up black

paper onto pieces for

collage. Create a

sounds.

Multi-Cultural

Activity

Cultural Activity

Columbus Day art

project.

Multi-Cultural

Activity

Tuesday-

Social and

Emotional

Development - Who is here

Picture Sticker-

as a greeting

activity let

child find own

photo in dramatic

play’s

refrigerator door

and “sign in” by

touching photo on

dramatic play’s

refrigerator door

Children will

learn each other

names and that

they are valued

members of the

group.

Following

Directions- “If

You Happy and You

Know It”

Social Rituals

“Children

practice waving

bye-bye and using

social greetings”

Outside

Experiences:

Senses therapy

Weather

permitting: take

children out for

a ride in the

baby

buggy.(Blowing

bubbles and or

Slide in

teacher’s lap on

jungle

gym)Playground

Safety Multi-

Cultural Activity

Early

Literacy

Foundations: Emerging

Technology

Concepts:

(“Musical

nursery rhyme

book”)

Reference Songs

for Names,

Days of the

Week, Weather

Safety,,

Routing the

letters in the

alphabet,

Routing 1-10,

Pledge of

Alliance to

the U.S.A.

flag and Story

time “Animals

by Brainy Baby

Purposes for

Reading -

Children will

show interest

in the book as

it is being

shared (gaze

at, point at,

pat, turn

pages, etc.).

Vocabulary

Development

and Listening

Skills Finger

play -“Teddy

Bear, Teddy

Bear”

Observe which

children are

able to look at

adult when an

adult speaks,

respond to

adult

verbalizations

and imitate

sounds...

Multi-Cultural

Activity

Cognitive

Thinking: “Peek-a-

boo Place” Nooks and Crannies-

The children will

gain experience with

the concept of space

and size by going

through the soft toy

jungle gym.

Treasure Hunt

Provide children

with a tub filled

with various sized,

color, shaped balls

etc. Let them

explore and

discover.

Small Group: Teacher’s Table-

Senses therapy

Building Trust and

Sense of Self

“Bumble Bee is On My

(Body Part) Nose”

Nursery Rhyme

Emerging Math

Concepts:

Finger play and

song- “Friends, friends 123”

Concepts of

Numbers and

Relationships by

introducing blocks

– stack and

unstack. Use

descriptive and

comparison words

when using blocks

– colors, size,

and shape. Use

prepositional

words – on, right

side, front of,

back of, left side

and off. Multi-

Cultural Activity

Health, Wellness and

Physical Development – Hand

washing after diaper

changing, before and after

eating. Senses therapy

with baby food during

mealtime.

Emerging Science

Concepts and Self Help

Skill

Matching Sounds-The

children will respond to

recordings of their

parent’s voice and or

picture.

Talk about warm and cold

when you wash the child’s

hands or when they have

contact with water.

Health Safety

Ball pass- “Children will

increase gross and fine

motor skills by passing toy

Ball to the teacher.

Creative Thinking and

Expression: Sing the song: Friends, friends 123”

Emerging Technology

Concepts: (“Musical

nursery rhyme book”) and

Pat-a-cake Nursery Rhyme

following through with

movement. Help children who

are not ready to make the

movements on their own.

Children will learn the to

sign “First Letter in their

name”

Scribble of the day by

let the children

scribble on butcher

paper using different

material each day. Fine

motor development and

children get sense of

the passage of time

(yesterday, today and

tomorrow). Glue torn

pieces of black paper

onto a clear sheet of

contact paper.

Multi-Cultural

Activity

Wednesday-

Development

Social and

Emotional - Who is here

Picture Sticker-

Early

Literacy

Foundations:

Song (“Pat-a-

cake”)

Reference Songs

Cognitive

Thinking: “Peek-a-

boo Place” Nooks and Crannies-

The children will

gain experience with

Health, Wellness and

Physical Development –

Matching Sounds-The

children will respond to

recordings of their

parent’s voice and or

picture.

as a greeting

activity let

child find own

photo in dramatic

play’s

refrigerator door

and “sign in” by

touching photo on

dramatic play’s

refrigerator door

Children will

learn each other

names and that

they are valued

members of the

group.

Following

Directions- “If

You Happy and You

Know It”

Social Rituals

“Children

practice waving

bye-bye and using

social greetings”

Outside

Experiences:

Senses therapy

Weather

permitting: take

children out for

a ride in the

baby

buggy.(Blowing

bubbles and or

Slide in

teacher’s lap on

jungle

gym)Playground

Safety Multi-

Cultural Activity

for Names,

Days of the

Week, Weather

Safety,,

Routing the

letters in the

alphabet,

Routing 1-10,

Pledge of

Alliance to

the U.S.A.

flag and Story

time “Animals

by Brainy Baby

Purposes for

Reading -

Children will

show interest

in the book as

it is being

shared (gaze

at, point at,

pat, turn

pages, etc.).

Vocabulary

Development

and Listening

Skills Finger

play -“ Teddy

Bear, Teddy

Bear”

Observe which

children are

able to look at

adult when an

adult speaks,

respond to

adult

verbalizations

and imitate

sounds.

Multi-Cultural

Activity

the concept of space

and size by going

through the soft toy

jungle gym.

Treasure Hunt

Provide children

with a tub filled

with various sized,

color, shaped balls

etc. Let them

explore and

discover.

Small Group:

Teacher’s Table-

Senses therapy

Building Trust and

Sense of Self

“Bumble Bee is On My

(Body Part) Nose”

Nursery Rhyme

Emerging Math

Concepts:

Finger play and

song- “Friends, friends 123”

Concepts of

Numbers and

Relationships by

introducing blocks

– stack and

unstack. Use

descriptive and

comparison words

when using blocks

– colors, size,

and shape. Use

prepositional

words – on, right

side, front of,

back of, left side

and off. Multi-

Cultural Activity

Hand washing after diaper

changing, before and after

eating. Senses therapy

with baby food during

mealtime.

Talk about warm and cold

when you wash the child’s

hands or when they have

contact with water. Health

Safety

Ball pass- “Children will

increase gross and fine

motor skills by passing toy

Ball to the teacher.

Creative Thinking and

Expression: Sing the

song (“Musical nursery

rhyme book”), Friends,

friends 123” and Pat-a-

cake Nursery Rhyme

following through with

movement. Help children who

are not ready to make the

movements on their own

Children will learn the to

sign “First Letter in their

name”

Scribble of the day by

let the children

scribble on butcher

paper using different

material each day. Fine

motor development and

children get sense of

the passage of time

(yesterday, today and

tomorrow). Finger paint

mixing paint to create

group art.

Multi-Cultural

Activity

Thursday

Development

Social and

Emotional - Who is here

Picture Sticker-

as a greeting

activity let

child find own

photo in dramatic

play’s

refrigerator door

and “sign in” by

touching photo on

dramatic play’s

refrigerator door

Children will

learn each other

Early

Literacy

Foundations:

Song (“Pat A

Cake”)

Reference Songs

for Names-

“This Little

Piggy went to

Market”

Days of the

Week, Weather

Safety,,

Routing the

letters in the

alphabet,

Routing 1-10,

Cognitive

Thinking: “Peek-a-

boo Place” Nooks and Crannies-

The children will

gain experience with

the concept of space

and size by going

through the soft toy

jungle gym.

Provide children

with a tub filled

with various sized,

color, shaped balls

etc. Let them

explore and

Health, Wellness and

Physical Development –

Matching Sounds-The

children will respond to

recordings of their

parent’s voice and or

picture.

Hand washing after diaper

changing, before and after

eating. Senses therapy

with baby food during

mealtime.

Emerging Science

Concepts and Self Help

Skill Talk about warm and

cold when you wash the

child’s hands or when they

have contact with water.

names and that

they are valued

members of the

group.

Following

Directions- “If

You Happy and You

Know It”

Social Rituals

“Children

practice waving

bye-bye, sign

thank you, and

using social

greetings”

Outside

Experiences:

Senses therapy

Weather

permitting: take

children out for

a ride in the

baby

buggy.(Blowing

bubbles and or

Slide in

teacher’s lap on

jungle

gym)Playground

Safety Multi-

Cultural Activity

Pledge of

Alliance to

the U.S.A.

flag and Story

time “Animals

by Brainy Baby

Purposes for

Reading -

Children will

show interest

in the book as

it is being

shared (gaze

at, point at,

pat, turn

pages, etc.).

Vocabulary

Development

and Listening

Skills Finger

play -“This

Little Piggy

went to

Market”

Observe which

children are

able to look at

adult when an

adult speaks,

respond to

adult

verbalizations

and imitate

sounds. Multi-

Cultural

Activity

discover.

Small Group: Teacher’s Table-

Senses therapy

Building Trust and

Sense of Self

“Bumble Bee is On My

(Body Part) Nose”

Nursery Rhyme

Emerging Math

Concepts:

Finger play and

song- “Friends, friends 123”

Concepts of

Numbers and

Relationships by

introducing blocks

– stack and

unstack. Use

descriptive and

comparison words

when using blocks

– colors, size,

and shape. Use

prepositional

words – on, right

side, front of,

back of, left side

and off. Multi-

Cultural Activity

Health Safety

Ball pass- “Children will

increase gross and fine

motor skills by passing toy

Ball to the teacher.

Creative Thinking and

Expression: Sing the

song (“Musical nursery

rhyme book”)and Friends,

friends 123”

and (“Pat A Cake”)

Nursery Rhyme following

through with movement. Help

children who are not ready

to make the movements on

their own. Children will

learn the to sign “First

Letter in their name”

Scribble of the day by

let the children

scribble on butcher

paper using different

material each day. Fine

motor development and

children get sense of

the passage of time

(yesterday, today and

tomorrow). Paste paper

torn up onto the child’s

name. Multi-Cultural

Activity

Friday

Development

Social and

Emotional -

Who is here

Picture Sticker-

as a greeting

activity let

child find own

photo in dramatic

play’s

refrigerator door

and “sign in” by

touching photo on

dramatic play’s

refrigerator door

Children will

learn each other

names and that

they are valued

members of the

group.

Following

Directions- “If

You Happy and You

Know It”

Social Rituals

“Children

Early

Literacy

Foundations

Early

Literacy

Foundations:

Song Emerging

Technology

Concepts:

(“Musical

nursery rhyme

book”)

Reference Songs

for Names,

Days of the

Week, Weather

Safety,

Routing the

letters in the

alphabet,

Routing 1-10,

Pledge of

Alliance to

the U.S.A.

flag and Story

time “Animals

by Brainy Baby

Cognitive

Thinking: “Peek-a-

boo Place” Nooks and Crannies-

The children will

gain experience with

the concept of space

and size by going

through the soft toy

jungle gym.

Treasure Hunt

Provide children

with a tub filled

with various sized,

color, shaped balls

etc. Let them

explore and

discover.

Small Group: Teacher’s Table-

Senses therapy

Building Trust and

Sense of Self

“Bumble Bee is On My

(Body Part) Nose”

Nursery Rhyme

Emerging Math

Health, Wellness and

Physical Development – Hand

washing after diaper

changing, before and after

eating. Senses therapy

with baby food during

mealtime.

Emerging Science

Concepts and Self Help

Skill

Matching Sounds-The

children will respond to

recordings of their

parent’s voice and or

picture.

Talk about warm and cold

when you wash the child’s

hands or when they have

contact with water. Health

Safety

Ball pass- “Children will

increase gross and fine

motor skills by passing toy

Ball to the teacher.

Creative Thinking and

Expression: Sing the Emerging Technology

Concepts:

practice waving

bye-bye and using

social greetings”

Outside

Experiences:

Senses therapy

Weather

permitting: take

children out for

a ride in the

baby

buggy.(Blowing

bubbles and or

Slide in

teacher’s lap on

jungle gym) Playground Safety

Multi-Cultural

Activity

Purposes for

Reading -

Children will

show interest

in the book as

it is being

shared (gaze

at, point at,

pat, turn

pages, etc.).

Vocabulary

Development

and Listening

Skills Finger

play -“This

Little Piggy

went to

Market”

Observe which

children are

able to look at

adult when an

adult speaks,

respond to

adult

verbalizations

and imitate

sounds. Multi-

Cultural

Activity

Concepts:

Finger play and

song- “Friends, friends 123”

Concepts of

Numbers and

Relationships by

introducing blocks

– stack and

unstack. Use

descriptive and

comparison words

when using blocks

– colors, size,

and shape. Use

prepositional

words – on, right

side, front of,

back of, left side

and off. Multi-

Cultural Activity

(“Musical nursery rhyme

book”), Friends, friends

123” and “Pat-a-cake

Nursery Rhyme” following

through with movement. Help

children who are not ready

to make the movements on

their own. Children will

learn to sign “First Letter

in their name” Scribble of

the day by let the

children scribble on

butcher paper using

different material

mediums each day. Fine

motor development and

children get sense of

the passage of time

(yesterday, today and

tomorrow). Emerging

Science Concepts and

Self Help Skill learning

to put socks and or

shoes on feet after

feeling the texture of

the paint during group

and create an animal

footprint art Multi-

Cultural Activity

Changes to the Environment MCA

Picture Cards of Focus Letters, Theme Picture Cards and Vocabulary Picture Cards

Letter Blocks and blocks with press button Pac Man Head

Soft Plastic Toy Jungle Gym Tunnels

Toy Balls

Dolls and Lilly the Frog (Spanish speaking Doll)

See through blocks (inside Infant Discovery Drawer)

Toy Cell Phone

Toy Computer keyboard

United States of America Flag

Place floor mirrors in play area

Bubbles for Bye-Bye Buggy

Weather Window

Music (Social, Gross motor, Language) MCA

Theme Music- “Children of the World by Various Artists”

Social Ritual Game- Bye-Bye and “Bye-bye Book” for transition going Home.

Outside Time- “The Wheels on the Bus” and child’s drink prepared by parent

Following Directions Game- “If You Happy” for transition

“Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear” Nursery Rhyme for listening and Language skills

“Bumble Bee, Bumble Bee” Nursery Rhyme for learning body parts and senses therapy

Language skills, Emerging Science Skills and Cognitive Skills Activities - (Senses

therapy) dramatizes the senses example (“The water feels cold on my hands.”)

Large group – “123 ABC Kid Songs” Disc #1 and #2 for Daily Routines.

Tummy Time – “Friends by Dr. Jean” for Physical Development

Library (New Book List) and Technology MCA

“Nursery Rhymes Musical Book”

“My First One Hundred Words Picture Book by Brainy Baby”

“Colors ABC Numbers by Bright Baby”

“Bye-bye Book by Lakeshore”

Teacher Reflection MCA

Children LOVED the “Nursery Rhymes Musical Book” during diaper changing time and

blocks with press button Pac Man Head. I will keep the book next week. How can we

extend and use the “Nursery Rhymes Musical Book” and blocks with press button Pac Man

Head in other ways?

Family and Community Partnerships MCA

Music Library: loan copies of the CDs we are listening to in class to families. Ask

parents to send bottled water if infant’s diet allows water, child’s Sippy cup, and

spoon and if their child could wear focus color of the month on Wednesday for show and

tell color of the month. Also ask parents volunteers for foot prints of the family and

pets in their home on Monday, plastic grocery bags donations, help with cutting out

the cut outs for next week and reading during story time.