Theme/Focus:  Using our Imagination “Let’s Pretend”

Healthy Choices, Safe Choices

Parent Activities:  Family tree- Virt Pre K activity to be brought back to school.

Greeting each kiddo and complement two kiddos weekly. Find the Endearing qualities of each child. Group/Stories/Music&Movement Art Experiences OCTOBER  Three claps

GOOD MORNING SONG

Go Away Big Green Monsters

Where the Wild things are,

Listening story and follow.

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Turn around.   This is a story about Sammy. Pumpkins,  orange circles with our names. Black circles with spider webs,

play dough orange and black

Feet prints – Hand prints

Sensory touch and feel Changes to the Environment:
Pumpkins and squashes
Leaves all the colors that they come in.
Change the Books
Food for snack, orange and black.
Pumpkin recipes
Face  and hand paint
Is it scary?

Special Skills: Learning what is real and what is pretend.  Masks / face painting to our hands and faces. Covering our coughs and sneezes GERMS Please move over,    STOP YOUR BODY
Literacy	Math/Science	Outside/Snack Program
Books related to Family Fall and Halloween Books are rotated monthly	Watch the weather, wind, sun, rain, fog   the branches move and wave,     What clothes should we wear?           Covering our sneezes with our arms and washing our hands and noses.                        Counting from one to ten.	Rainy day activities, Hop in and around the circles Music and Rhythm Loft play Seasonal Food choices Pumpkin Patch field trip
Observations/Notes:  Look at Desired Results Measures 1-2-3  Identity of self  * Social * 4-5  Building relationships with adults * Developing friendships * Cooperative play with other children 7.  Conflict negotiation   10.  Taking turns   11.  Shared space 12.  Comprehends meaning   14.  Expresses self through language 20-22-24   Number sense Counting * Shapes * Time *  34.  Gross motor movement    36.  Balance      37.  Personal care   38.  Personal safety 39.  Understanding healthy choices

]]> http://www.millbraenurserycoop.org/2010/10/04/three-year-old-class-curriculum/feed/ 0 http://www.millbraenurserycoop.org/2010/10/04/pre-k-october-curriculum/ http://www.millbraenurserycoop.org/2010/10/04/pre-k-october-curriculum/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:19:56 +0000 MNS http://www.millbraenurserycoop.org/?p=1882 OCT 2010    Teacher Liselle

Theme/Focus: Farm, Pumpkins, & Real vs. Pretend

Parent Activities: Prepare Family Tree and present it in class on your workday. LITERACY ART Scarecrow

Pumpkin Pumpkin

Farm Counting Book

The Perfect Sheep

The Perfect Nest

Ten Little Rabbits

Where The Wild Things Are

Tracing Names

Taking Care of Books

Sounding out a,e,i,o,u

Where the Wild Things Are I can do it (VPK)

Family Tree (VPK)

Cut and paste jack-o-lantern

Treasure box (torn art)

Writing names (upper & lower case letters)

Tracing Calendar

Scarecrow

Cotton ball sheep Changes to the Environment:

Themed books in quiet and reading areas: Where The Wild Things Are, Farmer’s Market, Barnyard Hullabaloo, The Cow Who Clucked, Away Went The Farmer’s Hat, Down on the Farm, When The Leaf Blew In, The Scarebunny, Apples and Pumpkins, Picking Apples and Pumpkins, From Seed to Pumpkin, The Lonely Scarecrow, The Treasure

Introducing the County Office of Education Virtual Pre-k to MNS.  Building a home-school connection

Special Skills:  Recognizing skills and accomplishments at school and at home, building positive relationships with peers and teachers, understanding and applying personal safety rules.
MUSIC & MOVEMENT	MATH & SCIENCE	HEALTH & SAFETY
SONGS: Old MacDonald Had a Farm Days of the Week Months of the Year Come and Join Us Where is (name of kiddo) Where is Thumbkin 5 Little Monkeys Sitting on a Tree	How does a pumpkin feel? (cool, cold, slimy, slippery, gooey, smooth, bumpy, wet, dry, heavy, light, etc.) Carving pumpkin Counting Friends Recognizing Colors/Shapes Recognizing Shapes October calendar Apple Tasting (Red, Yellow, Green) Apple Chart	School Rules: Role Play STRONG WORDS: Please, Thank you, Stop your body, Help me please Hi-5 for good helpers Fieldtrip (Who, What, Where, When) Costume Parade (Road safety) Obstacle Course
Observations/Notes:  Look at Desired Results Measures DRDP 2010 2 Recognition of own skills and accomplishments 4 Impulse Control 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 Building cooperative relationships with peers/adults & developing friendships 17, 18, 19 Interest in literacy, comprehension of text presented by adults, concepts of print 23, 24, 25 Comprehension of English, Self-expression in Engl, Understanding and response to Engl lit activities 27 & 30 Cause and effect, curiosity and initiative 32 & 34 Number sense of quantity & counting and classification 38 & 39 Gross motor movement & balance 40 Fine Motor Skills 41 & 43 Personal care routines & personal safety

]]> http://www.millbraenurserycoop.org/2010/10/04/pre-k-october-curriculum/feed/ 0 http://www.millbraenurserycoop.org/2010/09/13/pre-k-august-september-2010-lesson-plan-teacher-liselle/ http://www.millbraenurserycoop.org/2010/09/13/pre-k-august-september-2010-lesson-plan-teacher-liselle/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:58:20 +0000 MNS http://www.millbraenurserycoop.org/?p=1794 Theme/Focus: Welcome to Millbrae Nursery School

Parent Activities: Introducing myself and my family.  Who am I?  Making Friends LITERACY ART You Look Funny

Clifford the Small Red Pup

Clifford Grows Up

Brown Rabbit’s Shape Book

Brown Bear, Brown Bear

Reading Names

Taking Care of Books

Sounding out a,e,i,o,u Writing names (upper & lower case letters)

Crayons and Stencils

Self-Portrait

Family Portrait

Tracing Calendar

Sharing Family Tree (VPK) Changes to the Environment:

Themed books in quiet and reading areas:

Franklin’s New Friend; a is for apple;

Straight Hair, Curly Hair; Sumi’s First Day of School Ever; The Hello, Goodbye Window; How Do Dinosaurs Go to School

Introducing the County Office of Education Virtual Pre-k to MNS.  Building a home-school connection

Special Skills:  Introducing myself and my family.   Getting to know each other.  Exploring school areas.  Establishing school rules.
MUSIC & MOVEMENT	MATH & SCIENCE	HEALTH & SAFETY
SONGS: Days of the Week Months of the Year Where is (name of kiddo) Dance-Name Freeze Simon Says High-Five Scavenger Hunt/I Spy	Counting Friends Recognizing Colors Recognizing Shapes Playdough w/ Rolling pins School/Friend Puzzles Introducing the calendar	School Rules: Respect & Play Safely Ask for help STRONG WORDS: Please, Thank you, Stop your body, Help me please School Tour
Observations/Notes:  Look at Desired Results Measures DRDP-R 1 Identity of self 3 Expressions of empathy 4, 5, & 6 Building cooperative relationships with peers/adults & developing friendships 8 Awareness in self and others 16 & 17 Curiosity and initiative & Engagement and Persistence 34 Gross motor movement 35 Fine Motor Skills 38 Personal safety

]]> http://www.millbraenurserycoop.org/2010/09/13/pre-k-august-september-2010-lesson-plan-teacher-liselle/feed/ 0 http://www.millbraenurserycoop.org/2010/05/03/pre-k-may-curriculum/ http://www.millbraenurserycoop.org/2010/05/03/pre-k-may-curriculum/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 22:36:37 +0000 MNS Parent http://www.millbraenurserycoop.org/?p=1422 Theme/Focus: Animals that live in the water and rhyming words.

Parent Activities: Provide a sign that says your kiddos’s whole name. Incorporate games to your family time together.

Special Skills: Writing names with upper and lower case letters. Using full sentences in conversation. Participating in activities from the beginning to the end.

Changes to the Environment:

Themed books in quiet and reading areas

Whales Passing, I Wonder Why Fish Don’t Drown, I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean, The Shark Who Was Afraid Of everything, A House For Hermit Crab, Ellen And The Goldfish, Baby Whale’s Journey, Swimmy, The Rainbow Fish, Under the Sea

Observations/Notes: Look at Desired Results Measures

1 & 2 Identity of Self & Recognition of own skills and accomplishments

7 & 8 Conflict Negotiation & Awareness in self and others

16 & 17 Curiosity and initiative & Engagement and Persistence

19 & 20 Cause and Effect & Engages in Problem Solving

22 & 23 Number sense: quantity, counting and math operations

30-33 Letter & word knowledge, concept of print, phonological awareness

35 Fine Motor Skills

Parent Activities: Please help the kiddos practice speaking in full sentences. LITERACY ART

• Librarian Jenny
• Tracing own names and recognizing them
• Color of his own
• The Crocodile and The Dentist
• Silly Sally
• You Look Funny

We also have the Lomita Leadership Group come out and read to us.

• Shamrock with their name.
• Making a clay pot
• Sprouting Seeds in a pot
• Green and Yellow paint
• Rectangles
• Kites

Parent Activities: Please help the kiddos practice speaking in full sentences.

The curriculum for our class is based on the school’s monthly calendar, the interest of the children, and the DRDP-R requirements.  Flexibility is always exercised, based on skill level as well as interest of the kiddos in class.

Themed books in quiet and reading areas

• Rain, I don’t want to go to bed!
• Tiger Can’t sleep
• Dig Dig Digging
• The Three Little Pigs
• The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig
• The Three Billy Goats Gruff
• Bambi
• Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
• Amason Alphabet
• Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
• Puddles
• The Diggers, Blaze A Trail
• Round the Garden, Rocks
• Round the Garden

Observations/Notes:  Look at Desired Results Measures

• 1 & 2 Identity of Self & Recognition of own skills and accomplishments
• 4 & 6 Building cooperative play with others
• 7 & 8 Conflict Negotiation & Awareness in self and others
• 16 & 17 Curiosity and initiative & Engagement and Persistence
• 19 & 20 Cause and Effect & Engages in Problem Solving
• 22 & 23 Number sense: quantity, counting and math operations
• 30-33 Letter & word knowledge, concept of print, phonological awareness
• 34 Gross motor skills
• 35 Fine Motor Skills