Author: ITConsult

Yellow Puppy Lesson Plans

Family participation: Please bring in 4 to 6 family pictures for our family wall; If you would like to share any small pumpkins or gourds with us, we would appreciate it!

MONTH: October
THEME: Fall

OBJECTIVES/GOALS:
To learn names while being exposed to name to face recognition
Use our five senses to explore the environment around us
To use our motor skills to complete many different activities
Sign Language of the month:
Eat
Help
Milk

COGNITVE/PROBLEM SOLVING
Dramatic Play: Dolls, Phones, Kitchen, Dress Up
Science: Weather Concepts, Nature exploration, taking care of our fish
PA Standard
15.1.1

ACTIVITIES:
Musical Instruments, Dancing, Listening to a variety of Music, Coloring with Crayons, and Finger painting are activities we do weekly in our room.
Handprint Leaves
Footprint Pumpkins
Leaf Collage
Painting a Fall Tree
Making applesauce
Fall Sensory Bottles
Fall Leaves Busy Box

LANGUAGE/COMMUNICATION
looking at books, singing songs, talking
Pa Standard
1.1.1, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.2.1, 1.1.2, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.7.1, 9.1a.1, 9.4.1

SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL:
Saying goodbye and hello
Using gentle touches
Parallel Play
PA Standard
16.1, 16.2, 16.3

FINE MOTOR:
manipulating crayons, scarves, duplos
musical Instruments
PA Standard
10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 9.1a.2, 9.1c.2, 9.4.1
GROSS MOTOR:
crawling, walking, riding trikes, dancing
PA Standard
10.4.1, 10.4.2, 15.1.2, 9.1a.2, 9.4.1

GATHERING TIME:
BOOKS: Welcome Fall, Where is Baby’s Pumpkin? Pumpkin Faces, Autumn, We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt, Let it Fall
SONGS:
“Clean Up”, “”Leaves are Falling”, “Grey Squirrel”, “”Way Up High in an Apple Tree”, “5 Little Pumpkins”, “Have You Ever Seen a Pumpkin”
PA Standard
1.1.1, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.2.1, 1.1.2, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.7.1, 9.1a.1, 9.4.1

SELF HELP SKILLS:
Practicing self-feeding, clean up, and handwashing
Using spoons and forks at mealtimes
Putting our toys away
PA Standard
15.1.3, 15.2.1, 15.2.2, 15.2.3