Letter N

Opening Activity: 

Puzzles and Mr. Potato Heads.  But I hid all the noses and waited to see if the kids figured it out.  They then had to use clues to find the noses (they were hiding by a letter “N”)  READ The Nose Book 

Circle Time:

Welcome Song (Here We Are Together), Calendar, Weather

Today’s letter is N, it makes the “na” sound

N is for …. N is for Nose, “Let's find some other N's on these books to see what else the letter N is for”.  We then looked at a bunch of books and put on pink highlighting tape or transparent contact paper on the Ns.  This is a great time to talk about words that start with the letter N or if the N is inside of the word. 

Lesson:

N handwriting page at table  

  

N is for Nuts…READ The Very Busy Squirrel.   Then send the kids on a number/nut scavenger hunt-to find the pictures of nuts around the house.  I hid 18 nuts and had each kid find three.  They then returned and my squirrel puppet (my husbands brown sock) ate the nuts in numeric order.  The kids had fun putting the numbers in order so the silly squirrel could eat them.  They wanted to play this again and again.  I had them take turns hiding and finding.

Snack:

SNACK TIME--nuts, oranges, crackers and string cheese…make the cheese three pieces and then form into N's before eating.  While they are eating start making the nests and have the kids shape the nests so they can set.  Talk about nests.

Quiet time…look at books.

Free Play:

N is for Numbers…read Chicka Chicka 123 

Stations:  Nut counting in muffin tins & Number toss game--NINE nuts.  I set up enough of these so each kid could work independently and then they would switch.

N is for NEST and NATURE...

READ  The Best Nest 

Finish nests at the table by counting (nine) and then adding the eggs.  Most of the kids chose to eat some of the eggs.  I had them put at least 3 in the nests to take home.

Wrap up, coats on

Closing Circle Time:

Stories on the stairs:  Naughty Monkeys, Night books, Fancy Nancy

EXTRA IDEAS (if needed)

Make necklaces with fruit loops.
N opposites:  Night and Day, Noisy and Quiet, Near and Far

Letter W

Circle Time:

·          Welcome song, calendar, days of the week song, show & tell, introduce letter of the day and its sound.

Lesson:

·          Songs—The Wheels on the Bus, and Walking, Walking

·          Writing on White Boards then wiping them clean, practiced writing zigzags and the letter W

·          Talked about the Windy Weather outside—creative movement/dance had the kids move like the wind

·          Role play game Waiter, Waiter—kids and I took turns acting out ordering water and watermelon from a waiter/waitress at a restaurant

·          Read the book Whistle for Willie

·          Water play, washing windows and wiping them clean

Snack:

·          Watermelon, string cheese, & pretzel sticks, the kids tried to arrange them like “Ws” before eating them

Free Play:

·          Kids played with toys, but previous activities were still available like the “Waiter Waiter” dress-up/role-play game, washing the windows, and “W” memory.

Closing Circle Time:

·          Review the letter of the day, its sound, and “W” words, and the fun activities

·          The three little pigs and the big bad wolf finger puppet story

Read Where the Wild Things Are     

Mommy & Me Preschool Outline

Opening Activity: 

·         Something to pull the kids into the theme of the day, help them quickly focus and get into the learning mode and while you wait for everyone to arrive (art projects, building things, puzzles, etc.)

Circle Time:  (sitting on carpet squares)

·         Sing Welcome Song (Here We Are Together)

·         Calendar: what day is it, date, month (Days of Week Song)

·         Weather

·         Introduction to the theme of the day which includes letter, number, concepts, shapes, etc.

Lesson:

·        Integrate the concepts of the lesson however you like in a variety of 10-15 minute activities

o       Read books

o       Do math activities or science experiments

o       Talk about professions or ways the theme is applied in daily life

o       Do art projects or small motor activity

o       Large motor activity related to lesson

o       Role play

Snack:      

·         Have fun eating food!

Free Play:

·         Free choice play 

Closing Circle Time:

·         Bring closure to the theme and activities of the day, show and tell projects, review concepts, sing songs

·         Read a story or stories emphasizing one or all of the things you talked about

·         Tie up loose ends

*These are just suggestions.  Use them to fit the needs of your lessons.