Color Fun #1

 We've had lots of fun so far with colors this week! The Ducks painted rocks with water & chalk! They mixed colors with shaving cream! They also really loved rainbow blocks & colored lenses! 

Pea Gravel=Hours of Play!

 

Pea Gravel + Buckets + Shovels + A Little Supervision= A wonderful 20-25 minute fine motor activity. These girls played in our gravel pit often this past week! 

Duck Pond Lesson Plan-Colors 9/28/20-10/2/20

 

Duck Pond  Lesson Plan Colors

Week: 9/28/20-10/02/20—Colors

Group Activities	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Story Time Goal: For students to communicate through language	1st Book Of  Colors	Blue Hat Green Hat	White Rabbit’s Color Book	Noah & The Rainbow	Red Apple Green Pear
Group Activity Goal: For students to develop their literacy, numeracy and social skills through daily activities	Song: Ba-Ba Black Sheep	Song: Little Boy  Blue	Song: Red Is  Rojo	Mister Golden Sun	Colors In The Classroom Hunt
Sensory Time Goal: For students to develop fine motor skills	Color &  Shape Felt	Foam Color Blocks	Mega Blocks	Pop Ducks	Color Pegs
Art Time Goal: For students to develop hand eye coordination	Sidewalk  Chalk	Rainbow Shaving  Cream	Mixed Color Finger Paint	Cloud &  Rainbow	Playdough Fun
Gross Motor Time Goal: For Students to develop their muscles through movement	Playground/ Indoor  Recess	Playground/ Indoor Recess	Playground/ Indoor Recess	Playground/ Indoor Recess	Playground/ Indoor  Recess

Look Familiar?

I bet our Duck Pond Classroom often looks like your living room, playroom,  entire house, etc! 😂
 

Welcome!

We would like to "Welcome" Elle & Reese to the Duck Pond Classroom!

Duck Pond Lesson Plan-All About Me 9/21/20-9/25/20

Duck Pond  Lesson Plan All About Me

Week: 9/21/20-9/25/20—All About Me!

Group Activities	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Story Time Goal: For students to communicate through language	Baby Einstein Mirror Me!	Little You/Who Are You?	Eyes, Nose, Fingers, Toes	The Foot Book	Hand, Hand, Fingers,  Thumb
Group Activity Goal: For students to develop their literacy, numeracy and social skills through daily activities	Good Morning Song/ The More We Get  Together	Big &  Little	Song: Head, Shoulders,  Knees, &  Toes	Song: If You’re  Happy & You Know It!	Song: Where Is Thumbkin?
Sensory Time Goal: For students to develop fine motor skills	Mirror Mirror Mirror	Balls & Bottles	Musical Instrument Fun!	Everybody’s Shoes!	Bubble  Time!
Art Time Goal: For students to develop hand eye coordination	Body Shadow  Coloring	Dot Initials	Funny Faces	Foot Trace &  Color	Thumb Print Bugs!
Gross Motor Time Goal: For Students to develop their muscles through movement	Playground/ Indoor Recess	Playground/ Indoor Recess	Playground/ Indoor Recess	Playground/ Indoor Recess	Playground/ Indoor Recess

Take It Outdoors!

 Nice day? Take your lessons/activities outside! Children aquire and maintain knowledge faster if the activity is fun! Everything is better is the activity is outside! This student was playing with her magnetic letters on an easel.  Then, she realized the letters would attach to the nearby metal railing. Wow! New activity!

Types of Play Development

Many parents comment on how their child plays with others. Most in the Ducks age group start in Parallel Play but as they grow & mature, move onto Associate Play about the time they're promoted to their next class. Remember, a child has their own play development rate. 
 

Sand/Salt Sugar Trays

Salt/Sand/Sugar trays are great fine motor activities for toddlers & preschoolers.  Just a few household items are all that is needed. The kids can use their fingers, sticks, straws, whatever to practice writing letters/numbers or drawing shapes. For the littlest ones, mound up some wet sand and let them add sticks/straws.  

Fine Motor Activity With Recyclables!

A few sticks + a few old spring landscaping containers = a wonderful 20 minute fine motor activity. Plus the usual silliness that comes with playing with containers!
 

Play-Splash-Learn!

A child can learn so much from a simple puddle! Click on the link below to find out all about it!

https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/blog/the-spectacular-science-behind-puddle-stomping

Duck Pond Lesson Plan-ABC's: 9/14/20-9/18/20

 

Duck Pond  Lesson Plan ABC”s

Week: 9/14/20-9/18/ 2020—ABC’s

Group Activities	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Story Time Goal: For students to communicate through language	Playskool Beginning Letters	Dr. Seuss ABC/ The Alphabet Book	Chicka Chicka ABC’s	Sparkly ABC’s	Bobby Bear’s ABCs/ Playskool
Group Activity Goal: For students to develop their literacy, numeracy and social skills through daily activities	Big Sandcut ABC’s	ABC Song	Song: “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom”	ABC Song/Grace	“C” Is For Cookie
Sensory Time Goal: For students to develop fine motor skills	Big ABC’s	Magnet Letters	Letter Hunt	Dough Dough Dough	ABC Felts
Art Time Goal: For students to develop hand eye coordination	ABC Stamping	Finger Paint ABC’s	ABC  Flour/Salt/ Sugar Pan Trace	ABC Dough	Sidewalk Chalk Fun
Gross Motor Time Goal: For Students to develop their muscles through movement	Playground/ Indoor Recess	Playground/ Indoor Recess	Playground/ Indoor Recess	Playground/ Indoor Recess	Playground/ Indoor  Recess