2016 Lesson Plans!
Week 1:
Day 1- Get
to know you and 5 senses
Details: We’ll start out
the day by decorating name tags and playing a few “get to know you” games.
After we learn everyone’s names, we will learn about the Summer Sprouts rules!
We will then head outside and trace our bodies with chalk. We’ll talk about how
we are all unique and each have different talents, likes, and dislikes. Then
we’ll play some games like fruit basket to continue to get to know each other. Then
we’ll come back inside to eat a snack, learn about our five senses, and read Little
Bunny’s Sleepless Night, which deals with the five senses. Then we’ll
explore our senses with some fun activities: a gooey science experiment, a fun
guess-the-smell/object game, finger painting, etc. We’ll finish the day by
filling out our “what I learned about today” sheets. Day One is going to be fun!
Day 2- Jungle Adventure
Details: The
second day of sprouts will start with making jungle binoculars, then with our
binoculars we will go on an animal hunt- identifying several types of animals
on the way. After, we will learn about animal tracks- how to identify animal
size based on tracks. Then we will do a craft relating to the tracks topic. We
will then move outside and play jungle animal relay games. After the games we
will slow down and read a jungle related book and eat a snack. Then we will
make a paper plate parrot. We will wrap up the day with an exciting jungle obstacle
course and fill out the “What I learned about today” worksheet.
Day 3- The
Body
Details:
Today we will start with exploring some medical equipment. Sprouts will hear
heart beats through a stethoscope, try on leg braces, and use an eye chart.
From there we will introduce the skeletal system. We will put together a
skeleton and talk about the functions of bones. We will then “make our own hand
x-ray” and discuss how x-rays work. We will finish the skeletal system by
playing pin the skull on the skeleton. We will move onto the immune system by
going outside and playing germ tag. To slow things down, we will then read the
book Parts. Then we will move back
inside and draw a germ while eating a snack. We will then move onto our last
topic of the day, organs. We will learn organ locations and functions by
playing “where’s the organ.” The sprouts will finish the day with our “What I
Learned about Today” worksheet. Day three will be great!
Day 4- Music
Day and Graduation
Details: Day
4 will start with an introduction to famous composers. Sprouts will listen to
short clips of each composer’s song. We will then move into instrument
families. We will play “Name that instrument family.” Then we will show several
instruments, sample playing a guitar, violin, and piano. Then we will move
outside and play Instrument rainbow tag. We will move inside and learn about
the treble and bass clefs, attempting to trace both symbols. Then we will
compose our own short songs and the teachers will play them on the piano for
them to hear. We will finish the music aspect with making our instruments and
singing songs with them. Then we will move into our graduation section by
making graduation hats and receiving our Session 1 diplomas!
Week 2:
Day 1- Get
to know you and you are Special/Hobbies
Details: Today
we will focus on how all of our sprouts are different, but all special. We will
start day one off with making names tags. Then we will play the “Name sign
game” and “Purple Stew.” Then we will move onto crafting paper-bag puppets of
ourselves and having a puppet show. Then we will read a book titled You are special and talk about how we
are all unique. Then we will play the game “if you like this do this.” Then we
will explore hobbies. We will shoot baskets, roll cookie dough (and eat
cookies), write a class story, and kick a soccer ball. We will finish the day
with the “Today I learned About” worksheet. Day one will be spectacular!
Day 2- Under
the Sea
Details: We
will start day two with learning a little bit about animals that live in
the ocean. We will then move into making a paper plate jellyfish, observing
waves in a wave bottle, and figuring out which objects sink or float in water
illustrating density. Then we will read The
Rainbow Fish, and talk about being good friends. Then we’ll head outside to
play “Shark Tag” and other ocean-themed games. We will then craft our very own
paper fish bowls. Lastly, we’ll head inside for snack time and everyone will
fill out a “what I learned today” sheet. Day Two is going to be an exciting
day!
Day 3- Rocks
and Fossils
Details: Today
we will start by introducing the three types of rock: Sedimentary, Igneous, and
Metamorphic, through a song and actions. To reinforce this concept we will then
complete a rock cycle coloring page. Then we will practice classifying the
types of rocks. From there we will move into the fossil portion of the day by
having a “dinosaur bone dig” and constructing a dinosaur from the bones. We
will also make a salt dough dinosaur foot fossil. In this process we will
explain how fossils are formed. We will slow things down by reading How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight and
eating a snack. The day will end with our “Today I learned About” worksheet.
Day 3 is going to be super!
Day 4-
Weather and Graduation
Details: We
will begin by introducing common types of clouds such as stratus, cumulus, cirrus, and cumulonimbus through a cloud dance. We will also practice
identifying them by playing “Name that cloud.” We will then head outside and
have cloud races with cotton balls and straws. We will also talk about weather
safety and demonstrate correct practices. We will then create our own weather
scene with cotton balls. To say goodbye to some of our sprouts, we will read The Hello Goodbye Window. Then we will
move on to making our graduation hats and receiving our graduation certificates
for week 2! The Sprouts will also fill out the “Today I learned About”
worksheet. Day 4 will be a blast!
Week 3
Day 1- Get
to know you/Summer Sprouts Olympics/Healthy bodies
Details: Day Two is going to be super fun! To start with, we will play a few get to know
you games and then we’ll talk about keeping our bodies healthy and strong. Then
we’ll each make a “Healthy Checklist” that the children can check off at home
when they eat fruit and veggies, get eight hours of sleep, exercise, etc. We
will then learn the Olympics and its history. Then, we’ll begin our very own
Summer Sprout Olympics! We’ll have our own “Opening Ceremonies” complete with a
paper torch and parade. Each child will make their own medal, which will be
awarded to them at the end of the games. Then our events will begin! We’ll have
an obstacle course, a long jump, a 5-meter dash, and many other fun “events.”
We’ll stretch before and after the events, and once they’re done, we’ll have
snack time, which will be followed by our awards ceremony (every child will
receive the medal they made). Finally, we’ll fill out our “what I learned
today” sheets and close the Summer Sprouts Olympics.
Day 2- Ancient Civilizations
Details: We will briefly cover Mesopotamia and talk about the hanging
gardens of Babylon. The Sprouts will also be able to plant their own bean seed.
We will then move onto Ancient Greece where we will learn a bit about Greek
mythology. Then we will head outside and have a “chariot race.” After the races,
we will make Greek laurel leaf crowns. Now we will move on to Ancient Egypt. We
will learn about the mummification process and the mythology behind it while
wrapping the Sprouts in crepe paper. We will also have “three-legged mummy
races.” We will then head inside and make Egyptian collars or bracelets. We
will finish the day with eating snack and filling out “What I Learned Today”
sheets.
Day 3- Art
Details: We will begin the day by introducing famous painters and
their works: Van Gogh, Da Vinci and others. We will discuss different mediums
of art and try out a few, such as sculpting, mosaic, abstract and watercolor.
Then we will introduce the color wheel and talk about complementary colors.
Then we will head outside and play rainbow tag and twister. Then we will come
inside and read Little Mouse’s Book about
Colors. We will then talk about how rainbows and made and how we are able
to see colors. We will also learn all the colors of the rainbow. Then we will
fill out our “What I Learned Today” worksheet.
Day 4- The magic of science/Graduation
Details: We’ll start
out with music time, and learn a bit about famous scientists—our “magicians”
for the day. We’ll then do some fun science experiments—a diet coke and mentos
geyser, a volcano, gravity-defying water, bending water, capillary paper
towels, and testing the speed of hot and cold molecules. Then we’ll head
outside to play some games, and come back in for snacks. Then we’ll read a
book, make our own graduation caps, and have our graduation ceremony for week 3!
Finally, we’ll fill out our “what I learned today” sheets. This will be a fun
conclusion to a great week!
Week 4
Day 1- Bug
Day and Get to know you
Details: We
will start by playing get to know you games for our new sprouts, then we will
move into learning about the butterfly life cycle. To do this, we will act it
out with crepe paper and other exciting actions. To reinforce the concept we
will then complete a butterfly life cycle coloring page. We will then change it
up and do bug dancing. After dancing, we will slow it down and talk about bugs
around us and what they eat. From there, we will move outside and have bug
races! Then we will read “The very quiet Cricket” and eat a snack. Then we will
use our imaginations and fill out our “if I was a bug I’d be…” worksheet. We
will then talk about how butterflies wings match and do some butterfly wing
puzzles to help them remember. To end the day we will complete the “What I
Learned Today” worksheet.
Day 2- Space
Day
Details: The
Sprouts will begin this day by being introduced to the planets through a silly
song and planet cards. We will teach them about constellations and help them
create their own, legend and all. To change things up, we will head outside and
play planet and comet tag. While outside we will teach the difference between
rotation, revolving, and tilt. We will use these concepts in creating our
solar-system. We will head back inside and have a quick snack. To reinforce the
planets we will then do a planet coloring page. Then we will play planet
rainbow tag and order the planets relay. We will finish the day with “What I Learned
about Today” worksheet. Day Two will be out-of-this-world!
Day 3- Let’s
Pretend!
Details: Today our Sprouts can come to class dressed up in
their favorite princess or prince attire! (No weapons, please! :D) We’ll start
with music time, then introduce the theme and talk a little bit about real
royalty, both past and present. Then we’ll each make a crown, and have a
coronation and a knighting ceremony! Once everyone is an official prince,
princess, or knight, we’ll play some fun fairy-tale games: a Humpty-Dumpty egg
relay, a glass slipper hot n’ cold hunt, follow the dragon, and pin the fire on
the dragon! Then we’ll come inside to eat a snack, read a fairy-tale story, and
write our own short fairy-tale. Then we’ll each make our own magic wand and
plant our own “magic bean” plant. We’ll finish off by “jousting” with spoons
and plastic armor, and finally filling out our “what I learned today” sheets.
Day Three will be a magical day!
Day 4-
Inventor Day and Scientific Method/ Graduation
Details: We
will start day 4 off with talking about famous inventors and their inventions. From
there we will introduce the scientific method through a song and play order the
scientific method relay. After that, the Sprouts will be able to put all these
ideas together in an activity. We will provide many supplies for sprouts to
craft their own “inventions” and allow the Sprouts to apply the scientific
method to their inventions (with help of course). We will then read a science
related book and eat a snack. We will then move on to the last section of the
day, graduation. We will make our graduation caps and have a graduation
ceremony where the Sprouts will receive their week 4 diploma. Then the Sprouts
will fill out their last “What I learned today” worksheet.
