TEACHING GUIDE – WEEK THREE
THEME: Farms & Gardens
MONDAY
- Introduce weekly theme & post picture - Farming
- Field Trip – Pumpkin Patch
- Episode: None
- Read a few books from selection.
- Music - “Old McDonald Had a Farm”, “B-I-N-G-O”, “The Farmer in the Dell”
- Art – Color
- Review the calendar and Learning Board.
- Short review of color - green, shape - square, letter - C, number - 3.
- Activity – Field Trip
TUESDAY
- Review weekly theme & post picture - Gardens
- Read a few books from selection
- Episode: Sid the Science Kid – The Dirt on Dirt
- Review the calendar and Learning Board.
- Art – Letter C – make with corn or pasta
- Activities - Plant flowers together.
- Short review of color - green, shape - square, letter - C, number - 3
- Review memory verse on the refrigerator.
WEDNESDAY
- Review weekly theme - Farming
- Episode - None
- Read & review body books with Dad while waiting on dinner.
- Music - “Old McDonald Had a Farm”, “B-I-N-G-O”, “The Farmer in the Dell”
- Short review of color - green, shape - square, letter - C, number - 3
- Art - Free color/paint day.
THURSDAY
- Review weekly theme and aspect of the day - Farming
- Episode – Sesame Street – Episode 4229
- Read books
- Activity – Peanuts to Peanut Butter
- Music - “Old McDonald Had a Farm”, “B-I-N-G-O”, “The Farmer in the Dell”
- Art - Write/post #3 on Learning Board. Draw 3 squares on piece of paper. Short review of color - green, shape - square, letter - C, number - 3
- Review memory verse on the refrigerator.
FRIDAY
- Review the calendar and Learning Board.
- Episode – None.
- Read doctor related books.
- Activity - Put Indian corn, ornamental gourds and mini pumpkins in a tub along with magnifying lenses. Children looked at the objects with the lenses and felt the different textures. One of the gourds dried out and the children could hear the seeds when it was shaken. This can be extended to include any fruits or vegetables which can later be part of a tasting party.
- Music - “Old McDonald Had a Farm”, “B-I-N-G-O”, “The Farmer in the Dell”
- Short review of color - green, shape - square, letter - C, number - 3
- Review Bible story with Dad.
- Review memory verse on the refrigerator.
BOOKS
- The Hat – Jan Brett – finger play with puppets
- From Peanuts to Peanut Butter
- The Tiny Seed – Eric Carle
- the Big Red Barn – Margaret Wise Brown
- Barnyard Dance
- Click Clack Moo
- Barn – Debby Atwell
- chicks and salsa
- Farm Animals: Sheep
- Busy Tractors, Busy Days
- All Around the Farm
- Old MacDonald Drives a Tractor
- Farm Animals: Horses
- Farm Animals: Pigs
- The Tiny Seed
- Who’s Hiding on the Farm?
Resources: http://prekinders.com/farm-theme/
http://www.dltk-teach.com/books/farm/index.htm
http://www.kidzone.ws/thematic/farm/index.htm