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We divide
the preschool class into smaller learning groups in the morning. Each
group follows a similar, but slightly different daily lesson plan. The
lesson plans are individually crafted and are based on weekly themes as
outlined in our Multicultural
Curriculum.
Our goal is to provide a stimulating, age-appropriate learning atmosphere
which fosters the overall development of each child.
Sample
Lesson Plan: Friendship
| Monday | |
| Lady Bug Group (tentow brumushi gumi) | Read: "The Giving Tree." Discuss friendship. Make a Valentine’s heart wreath. |
| Butterfly Group (cho cho gumi) | Read: "Friends." Make a Valentine Chain of friends. |
| Beetles Group (kabuto mushi gumi) | Read: "Dinofours, I’m Not Your Friend." Make a Valentine’s Day card for a friend. |
| Firefly Group (hotaru gumi) | Talk about friendship. Read: "The Big Bad Bully Bear." Draw a picture for a friend. |
| Dragonfly Group (tombo gumi) | Talk about what they like to do with their friends. Make a bracelet for a friend. |
| Bumble Bee Group (hachi gumi) | Read: "Dinofours, I’m Not Your Friend." Make a Valentine’s Day card for a friend. |
| Grasshopper Group (batta gumi) | Talk about friends and how we can be good friends to each other. Make a Valentine’s heart and friends collage. |
| Tuesday | |
| All Groups | Japanese Lesson: Tomodachi Ningyo (friendship dolls). |
| Wednesday | |
| All Groups | Field Trip to Layfayette Park. |
| Thursday | |
| Lady Bug Group (tentow brumushi gumi) | Read "Dinofours, I’m Not Your Friend." Discuss how we can be good friends to each other. Draw a picture for a friend. |
| Butterfly Group (cho cho gumi) | Talk about what they like to do with their friends. Make a necklace for a friend. |
| Beetles Group (kabuto mushi gumi) | Draw a self portrait. Discuss friendship and how we can be good friends to each other. Draw a picture for a friend. |
| Firefly Group (hotaru gumi) | Read: "Dinofours, I’m Not Your Friend." Make a Valentine’s Day card for a friend. |
| Dragonfly Group (tombo gumi) | Read: "Friends." Start on making a red heart mobile. |
| Bumble Bee Group (hachi gumi) | Talk about friendship. Read: "Lester Clyde." Do a puzzle with a friend. |
| Grasshopper Group (batta gumi) | Read: "Exactly Like Me." Draw a self portrait of our face. |
| Friday | |
| Lady Bug Group (tentow brumushi gumi) | Talk about what they like to do with their friends. Make a bracelet for a friend. |
| Butterfly Group (cho cho gumi) | Read: "Big Friend, Little Friend." Play Word Bingo and help each other out. |
| Beetles Group (kabuto mushi gumi) | Make a monkey headband and play a game as a group. Learn about cooperative play. |
| Firefly Group (hotaru gumi) | Learn about cooperative play. Make a large group rainbow together. Review colors. |
| Dragonfly Group (tombo gumi) | Finish making the heart mobile. Draw a picture for a friend. |
| Bumble Bee Group (hachi gumi) | Review facial parts in English and in Japanese. Make a friends face. |
| Grasshopper Group (batta gumi) | Read: "Dinofours, I’m Not Your Friend." Make a Valentine’s Day card for a friend. |
Sample
Lesson Plan: Transportation - Air, Water, Land
| Monday | |
| Lady Bug Group (tentow brumushi gumi) | Introduce Hyacinth bulb. Read book and plant bulb. |
| Butterfly Group (cho cho gumi) | Talk about transportation. Make a train. Read "Tootle." |
| Beetles Group (kabuto mushi gumi) | Introduce and talk about transportation. What kind of transportation? Make a traffic light and play with a toy car |
| Firefly Group (hotaru gumi) | Read book on transportation. Classify various forms of transportation. |
| Dragonfly Group (tombo gumi) | Talk about different types of transportation that go on the road, sky or water. Paint. |
| Bumble Bee Group (hachi gumi) | Talk about their weekend. Paint paper using different transportation toys. Discuss where these are found. |
| Grasshopper Group (batta gumi) | Talk about their weekend. Read story "Trucks." Sort various vehicles by color and classify where you can find them. |
| Tuesday | |
| All Groups | Japanese Lesson: Kiku (Chrysanthemums) |
| Wednesday | |
| All Groups | Field Trip to Rossi Park. |
| Thursday | |
| Lady Bug Group (tentow brumushi gumi) | Introduce the train. Make a train using shapes. |
| Butterfly Group (cho cho gumi) | Start to make an airplane using paper mache. |
| Beetles Group (kabuto mushi gumi) | Make an airplane. Talk about airplanes. |
| Firefly Group (hotaru gumi) | Review the letter "A" for airplane. Talk about the airplane. Make an airplane. |
| Dragonfly Group (tombo gumi) | Read story "Sail Away Donald Crews." Make a sailboat. |
| Bumble Bee Group (hachi gumi) | Read "School Bus." Review colors and make a school bus. |
| Grasshopper Group (batta gumi) | Make a "Transportation" head band. Read "Busy Wheels." |
| Friday | |
| Lady Bug Group (tentow brumushi gumi) | Draw a self portrait. Read "Busy Wheels." |
| Butterfly Group (cho cho gumi) | Finish the airplane. Read "Angela's Airplane." |
| Beetles Group (kabuto mushi gumi) | Make a number train. Number recognition. Talk and think about how a train works. |
| Firefly Group (hotaru gumi) | Review the letter "B" for boat. Talk about boats. Make a boat. |
| Dragonfly Group (tombo gumi) | Cooking hot dog hot rods. Cutting vegetables. Review shapes. |
| Bumble Bee Group (hachi gumi) | Cooking. Discuss the vegetables. Make a train with various vegetables. |
| Grasshopper Group (batta gumi) | Painting. Use vehicle wheels to make a "track" collage. |
Sample Lesson Plan: Theme of African American Culture
| Monday | |
| Lady Bug Group (tentow brumushi gumi) | Introduce the African American culture. Read: "Osa’s Pride." Draw picture about the story. |
| Butterfly Group (cho cho gumi) | Read "Aunt Flossie’s Hats" and begin to make our own hats. |
| Beetles Group (kabuto mushi gumi) | Read "SAM." Talk about friendship. Make a friend mural tree. Draw a face and exchange it with a friend. Place it on the tree. |
| Firefly Group (hotaru gumi) | Introduce the African American culture. Make paper beads for a necklace. |
| Dragonfly Group (tombo gumi) | Introduce the African American culture. Make paper beads for a necklace. |
| Bumble Bee Group (hachi gumi) | Talk about various fruits and their origins, colors, etc. Make banana smoothies with yogurt. |
| Grasshopper Group (batta gumi) | Discuss their weekend and the origin of a traffic light. Review the colors: red, yellow and green. Make a traffic signal light. |
| Tuesday | |
| Lady Bug Group (tentow brumushi gumi) | Read: "Peanut butter Jelly Jelly." Discuss the ingredients and make homemade peanut butter. |
| Butterfly Group (cho cho gumi) | Finish decorating and painting our hats from Monday. |
| Beetles Group (kabuto mushi gumi) | Make paper beads to create a necklace. |
| Firefly Group (hotaru gumi) | Read: "The Talking Cloth." Make a paper quilt. |
| Dragonfly Group (tombo gumi) | Read: "The Talking Cloth." Make a paper quilt. |
| Bumble Bee Group (hachi gumi) | Review the colors yellow and green. Discuss the features of corn and make a picture of corn using corn kernels and tissue paper. |
| Grasshopper Group (batta gumi) | Read: "She Comes Bringing That." Review primary and secondary colors and make a multi-colored quilt. |
| Wednesday | |
| All Groups | Field trip to Alta Plaza Park |
| Thursday | |
| Lady Bug Group (tentow brumushi gumi) | Play the game "I Spy." |
| Butterfly Group (cho cho gumi) | Talk about various fruits and their origins, colors, etc. Make banana smoothies. |
| Beetles Group (kabuto mushi gumi) | Draw a self portrait. Discuss the ingredients and make homemade peanut butter. Also discuss the origin of peanuts. |
| Firefly Group (hotaru gumi) | Draw a self portrait. Review numbers in English and Chinese, and introduce counting in Swahili. |
| Dragonfly Group (tombo gumi) | Draw a self portrait. Review numbers in English and Chinese, and introduce counting in Swahili. |
| Bumble Bee Group (hachi gumi) | Read: "The Talking Cloth." Make a paper quilt. |
| Grasshopper Group (batta gumi) | Science: Talk about volcanoes and the ingredients for the project, "Volcano in a bottle." |
| Friday | |
| All Groups | Japanese Lesson: Make Hinamatsuri dolls to celebrate the doll festival. |
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