Ashlee Auchter 2- 3yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Denice Kowalski
Theme: Weather
Summer Week 1: June 2nd, 2014- June 6th, 2014
Education Standards are outlined using the Florida Early Learning and
Developmental Standards (FLDOE 2011) & High Scope COR
Monday: June 2, 2014
Morning Circle: We will be singing our good morning greeting song, adding
the day to our calendar, talk about our daily weather and complete
attendance check-in, then we will roll our social dice to become more
familiar with each other; we will give another person a high five, a hug, a
sticker or tell our friends what makes us happy, sad or mad. Each child will
be given the opportunity to be a helper in the classroom by choosing a peer
to go next for check-in after themselves.
COR: I. Initiative; A: Making Choices and Plans, II. Social Relations; E:
Relating to Adults, III. Creative Representation; K: Pretending, IV. Music and
Movement; L: Moving in Various Ways, N: Feeling and Expressing a Steady
Beat, P: Singing, V. Language and Literacy; Q: Listening to and
Understanding Speech, R: Using Vocabulary, VI. Mathematics and Science;
CC: Identifying Position and Direction
Book: “Our Sun, Our Weather” By: Nancy White
Extension Activity: Re-creating a Thunderstorm
Since we know that thunderstorms can happen pretty often here in Florida,
and sometimes we can feel scared; for our extension activity we are going
to show each other how to be brave during a thunderstorm by re-creating a
thunderstorm using tin foil, drums, the light switch and our imaginations.
We will also discuss thunderstorm safety; getting out of water (if in a pool)
getting indoors quickly, staying away from windows, staying calm.
COR: I. Initiative; A: Making Choices and Plans, B: Solving Problems with
Materials, V. Language and Literacy; Q: Listening to and Understanding
Speech, R: Using Vocabulary, S; Using Complex Patterns of Speech; VI.
Mathematics and Science; AA: Comparing Properties, CC: Identifying
Position and Direction, EE: Identifying Materials and Properties, FF:
Identifying Natural and Living Things.
Ashlee Auchter 2- 3yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Denice Kowalski
Theme: Weather
Summer Week 1: June 2nd, 2014- June 6th, 2014
Monday: June 2, 2014 Continued….
Small Group Circle Time: We will read the story “Our Sun, Our Weather”.
Today’s story is about the different types of weather that occur around the
world. The focus on the story is about predicting the forecast. The story will
also cover the temperatures we can feel with different types of weather.
We will outline the main basic weather patterns; sunny, cloudy, windy,
rainy/thunderstorms, snowy.
COR: I. Initiative; A: Making Choices and Plans, II. Social Relations; E:
Relating to adults. III. Creative Representation; K: Pretending, V. Language
and Literacy; Q: Listening to and Understanding Speech, R: Using
Vocabulary, U: Demonstrating Knowledge About Books, W: Reading, VI.
Mathematics and Science; Z: Identifying Patterns, DD: Identifying Sequence,
Change and Causality, FF: Identifying Natural and Living Things.
Music and Movement: “Rain, Rain, Go Away” Interactive song with
movements to follow
COR: IV. Music and Movement; L: Moving in Various Ways, N: Feeling and
Expressing Steady Beat, O: Moving to music, P: Singing
Recall: This is a large group setting where we will be answering a question
or commenting on something related to the day’s activities. Today’s
question or comment will be “Do you remember what to do if you hear
thunder or see lightning? (Get inside) Should we stand by the windows if
there is a thunderstorm outside? (NO)”
COR: I. Initiative; A: Making Choices and Plans, V. Language and Literacy; Q:
Listening to and Understanding Speech, R: Using Vocabulary, S: Using
Complex Patterns of Speech, VI. Mathematics and Science; BB: Counting,
DD: Identifying Sequence, Change, and Causality
Ashlee Auchter 2- 3yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Denice Kowalski
Theme: Weather
Summer Week 1: June 2nd, 2014- June 6th, 2014
Tuesday: June 3, 2014
Morning Circle: We will be singing our good morning greeting song, adding
the day to our calendar, talk about our daily weather and complete
attendance check-in, then we will roll our social dice to become more
familiar with each other; we will give another person a high five, a hug, a
sticker or tell our friends what makes us happy, sad or mad. Each child will
be given the opportunity to be a helper in the classroom by choosing a peer
to go next for check-in after themselves.
COR: I. Initiative; A: Making Choices and Plans, II. Social Relations; E:
Relating to Adults, III. Creative Representation; K: Pretending, IV. Music and
Movement; L: Moving in Various Ways, N: Feeling and Expressing a Steady
Beat, P: Singing, V. Language and Literacy; Q: Listening to and
Understanding Speech, R: Using Vocabulary, VI. Mathematics and Science;
CC: Identifying Position and Direction
Book: “Little Cloud” By: Eric Carle
Extension Activity: Art: Cloudy Skies
Our extension activity today will be completing an art activity to create a
cloudy sky. The children will choose light blue or gray paper to represent
the sky; next we will glue cotton balls to the top of our paper to create
white fluffy clouds. We can also draw clouds on our construction paper
using white chalk and white crayons. We will have discussion about what it
might mean if we see gray sky and gray clouds, or blue sky and white clouds
or blue sky and gray clouds.
COR: I. Initiative; A: Making Choices and Plans, B: Solving Problems with
Materials, II. Social Relations; E: Relating to Adults, F: Relating to Other
Children, III. Creative Representation; I: Making and Building Models, J:
Painting and Drawing, K: Pretending, V. Language and Literacy; Q: Listening
to and Understanding Speech, R: Using Vocabulary, VI. Mathematics and
Science; AA: Comparing Properties, CC: Identifying Position and Direction
Ashlee Auchter 2- 3yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Denice Kowalski
Theme: Weather
Summer Week 1: June 2nd, 2014- June 6th, 2014
Tuesday: June 3, 2014 Continued….
Small Group Circle Time: Today we are reading “Little Cloud” This story is
about a little cloud that changes its shape to become different things. The
cloud changes into animals and other items. We will have large group
discussion about what color we think clouds can be? (White, gray, black)
Where do we see clouds? (In the sky) What would a cloud feel like? (Soft,
fluffy, nice) Do you think we can reach the clouds when we are outside?
(No, Too High Up)
COR: I. Initiative; A: Making Choices and Plans, II. Social Relations; E:
Relating to adults. III. Creative Representation; K: Pretending, V. Language
and Literacy; Q: Listening to and Understanding Speech, R: Using
Vocabulary, U: Demonstrating Knowledge About Books, W: Reading, VI.
Mathematics and Science; AA: Comparing Properties, FF: Identifying
Natural and Living Things
Music and Movement: “Oh Mr. Sun” Interactive Song with movements
COR: IV. Music and Movement; L: Moving in Various Ways, N: Feeling and
Expressing Steady Beat, O: Moving to music, P: Singing
Recall: This is a large group setting where we will be answering a question
or commenting on something related to the day’s activities. Today’s
question/comment will be “Today we made a cloudy sky. What were the
clouds made of? (Cotton balls) Were the clouds soft or hard when you
touched them? (Soft, fluffy)”
COR: I. Initiative; A: Making Choices and Plans V. Language and Literacy; S:
Using Complex Patterns of Speech, R: Using Vocabulary, Q: Listening to and
Understanding Speech, VI. Mathematics and Science; DD: Identifying
Sequence, Change and Causality, FF: Identifying Natural and Living Things.
Ashlee Auchter 2- 3yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Denice Kowalski
Theme: Weather
Summer Week 1: June 2nd, 2014- June 6th, 2014
Wednesday: June 4, 2014
Morning Circle: We will be singing our good morning greeting song, adding
the day to our calendar, talk about our daily weather and complete
attendance check-in, then we will roll our social dice to become more
familiar with each other; we will give another person a high five, a hug, a
sticker or tell our friends what makes us happy, sad or mad. Each child will
be given the opportunity to be a helper in the classroom by choosing a peer
to go next for check-in after themselves.
COR: I. Initiative; A: Making Choices and Plans, II. Social Relations; E:
Relating to Adults, III. Creative Representation; K: Pretending, IV. Music and
Movement; L: Moving in Various Ways, N: Feeling and Expressing a Steady
Beat, P: Singing, V. Language and Literacy; Q: Listening to and
Understanding Speech, R: Using Vocabulary, VI. Mathematics and Science;
CC: Identifying Position and Direction
Book: “One Windy Wednesday” by: Phyllis Root
Extension Activity: Wind Kites, Paper Planes and Bubbles
Our extension activity will be manipulating different items that need wind
to move. We can create a wind kite by folding a paper plate in half and
gluing streamers inside of the folded plate. Then we can practice blowing
bubbles, flying a wind kite (weather permitting) and flying a paper plane.
We will see which items moves best with the wind.
COR: I. Initiative; A: Making Choices and Plans, B: Solving Problems with
Materials, V. Language and Literacy; Q: Listening to and Understanding
Speech, R: Using Vocabulary, S; Using Complex Patterns of Speech; VI.
Mathematics and Science; AA: Comparing Properties, CC: Identifying
Position and Direction, EE: Identifying Materials and Properties, FF:
Identifying Natural and Living Things.
Ashlee Auchter 2- 3yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Denice Kowalski
Theme: Weather
Summer Week 1: June 2nd, 2014- June 6th, 2014
Wednesday: June 4, 2014 Continued…..
Small Group Circle Time: Today we are reading “One Windy Wednesday”
This is a silly story about a little boy who is outside one windy Wednesday
and the wind is so strong it blows the sounds out of different farm animals!
We will talk about the wind and how wind is just moving air but we need
wind to blow the trees, make the leaves blow and kites fly. We will be
experimenting with different items to see which one moves the best with
the wind. (Bubbles, Wind Kite, Paper Plane)
COR: I. Initiative; A: Making Choices and Plans, II. Social Relations; E:
Relating to adults. III. Creative Representation; K: Pretending, V. Language
and Literacy; Q: Listening to and Understanding Speech, R: Using
Vocabulary, U: Demonstrating Knowledge About Books, W: Reading, VI.
Mathematics and Science; AA: Comparing Properties, FF: Identifying
Natural and Living Things
Music and Movement: “Bear Hunt” Interactive listening song with
movements
COR: IV. Music and Movement; L: Moving in Various Ways, N: Feeling and
Expressing Steady Beat, O: Moving to music, P: Singing
Recall: This is a large group setting where we will be answering a question
or commenting on something related to the day’s activities. Today’s
question or comment will be “Today we tried blowing bubbles and flying
wind kites! Which one flew better in the wind? Could you blow bubbles
inside too?”
COR: I. Initiative; A: Making Choices and Plans, II. Social Relations: E:
Relating to Adults, V. Language and Literacy; R: Using Vocabulary, Q:
Listening to and Understanding Speech, S: Using Complex Patterns of
Speech, VI. Mathematics and Science; AA: Comparing Properties
Ashlee Auchter 2- 3yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Denice Kowalski
Theme: Weather
Summer Week 1: June 2nd, 2014- June 6th, 2014
Thursday: June 5, 2014
Morning Circle: We will be singing our good morning greeting song, adding
the day to our calendar, talk about our daily weather and complete
attendance check-in, then we will roll our social dice to become more
familiar with each other; we will give another person a high five, a hug, a
sticker or tell our friends what makes us happy, sad or mad. Each child will
be given the opportunity to be a helper in the classroom by choosing a peer
to go next for check-in after themselves.
COR: I. Initiative; A: Making Choices and Plans, II. Social Relations; E:
Relating to Adults, III. Creative Representation; K: Pretending, IV. Music and
Movement; L: Moving in Various Ways, N: Feeling and Expressing a Steady
Beat, P: Singing, V. Language and Literacy; Q: Listening to and
Understanding Speech, R: Using Vocabulary, VI. Mathematics and Science;
CC: Identifying Position and Direction
Book: “Our Sun, Our Weather” By: Nancy White
Extension Activity: Classification and Matching
Our extension activity will be looking at the weather forecast from our story
and identifying each forecast for the different days. Then the children will
be asked to match the real picture of the weather with the correct day on
the forecast. (Sunny, Windy, Rainy, Cloudy)
COR: I. Initiative; A: Making Choices and Plans, B: Solving Problems with
Materials, II. Social Relations; E: Relating to Adults, F: Relating to Children,
V. Language and Literacy; Q: Listening to and Understanding Speech, R:
Using Vocabulary, VI. Mathematics and Science; AA: Comparing Properties,
EE: Identifying Materials and Properties.
Ashlee Auchter 2- 3yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Denice Kowalski
Theme: Weather
Summer Week 1: June 2nd, 2014- June 6th, 2014
Thursday: June 5, 2014 Continued….
Small Group Circle Time: Today we will read the story “Our Sun, Our
Weather”. This is a big book story about the different types of weather we
can have. We talked about the four seasons earlier this week so we will be
able to try identifying when it rains, when it is really sunny, and when it is
cold outside. We will also look at a forecast and learn what each weather
picture is called (sunny, rainy, windy, or cloudy). We have different types of
weather and each one is important.
COR: II. Social Relations; E: Relating to adults. III. Creative Representation;
K: Pretending, V. Language and Literacy; Q: Listening to and Understanding
Speech, R: Using Vocabulary, U: Demonstrating Knowledge About Books, V:
Using Letter Names and Sounds, W: Reading, VI. Mathematics and Science;
AA: Comparing Properties, BB: Counting.
Music and Movement: “Tap, Tap” Interactive listening song using rhythm
sticks to keep a beat/tone
COR: IV. Music and Movement; L: Moving in Various Ways, N: Feeling and
Expressing Steady Beat, O: Moving to music, P: Singing
Recall: This is a large group setting where we will be answering a question
or commenting on something related to the day’s activities. Today’s
question / comment will be “Today we read the weather forecast in our
book. Can you tell me what kind of weather we are having today?”
COR: I. Initiative; A: Making Choices and Plans, II. Social Relations; H:
Understanding and Expressing Feelings, IV. Music and Movement; L:
Moving in Various Ways V. Language and Literacy; R: Using Vocabulary, Q:
Listening to and Understanding Speech.
Ashlee Auchter 2- 3yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Denice Kowalski
Theme: Weather
Summer Week 1: June 2nd, 2014- June 6th, 2014
Friday: June 6, 2014
Morning Circle: We will be singing our good morning greeting song, adding
the day to our calendar, talk about our daily weather and complete
attendance check-in, then we will roll our social dice to become more
familiar with each other; we will give another person a high five, a hug, a
sticker or tell our friends what makes us happy, sad or mad. Each child will
be given the opportunity to be a helper in the classroom by choosing a peer
to go next for check-in after themselves.
COR: I. Initiative; A: Making Choices and Plans, II. Social Relations; E:
Relating to Adults, III. Creative Representation; K: Pretending, IV. Music and
Movement; L: Moving in Various Ways, N: Feeling and Expressing a Steady
Beat, P: Singing, V. Language and Literacy; Q: Listening to and
Understanding Speech, R: Using Vocabulary, VI. Mathematics and Science;
CC: Identifying Position and Direction
Cooking: Sunshine Circles
Small Group Circle Time: Today we will make a list of ingredients for our
cooking activity on the white board. We will look at each item, taste it and
guess what we think it is called. We are creating sunny circles using rice
cakes, cream cheese, yellow food dye and thin pretzel sticks. First we will
put some yellow food dye in our cream cheese, mix it and spread it onto
our rice cake. Then we will arrange pretzel sticks around the rice cake to
make sun rays. Then we get to eat it, pretty!
Ashlee Auchter 2- 3yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Denice Kowalski
Theme: Weather
Summer Week 1: June 2nd, 2014- June 6th, 2014
Friday: June 6, 2014 Continued……
COR: I. Initiative; A: Making Choices and plans, D: Taking Care of Personal
Needs, II. Social Relations; E: Relating to Adults, F: Relating to Other
Children, III. Creative Representation; I: Making and Building Models, K.
Pretending, V. Language and Literacy; Q: Listening to and Understanding
Speech, R: Using Vocabulary, S: Using Complex Patterns of Speech, VI.
Mathematics and Science; AA: Comparing Properties, BB: Counting, EE:
Identifying Materials and Properties.
Music and Movement: “Oh Mr. Sun” Interactive Song with Movements
COR: III. Creative Representation; K: Pretending. IV. Music and Movement;
L: Moving in Various Ways, N: Feeling and Expressing Steady Beat, O:
Moving to music, P: Singing
Recall: This is a large group setting where we will be answering a question
or commenting on something related to the day’s activities. Today’s
question will be “Today we created Sunshine Circles. What color did we use
for the sun? (Yellow) Did you like the way your sunshine circle tasted? (Yes
or No)”
COR: I. Initiative; A: Making Choices and Plans V. Language and Literacy; R:
Using Vocabulary, Q: Listening to and Understanding Speech, VI.
Mathematics and Science; AA: Comparing Properties, EE: Identifying
Materials and Properties.
We Hope You Have a Marvelous Weekend!