Since we’ve finished our ABCs and are using our calendar to
learn our 123s, I decided our next focus will be on different books we can get
from the library, using ones with a lesson that we can use in our own day to
day activities. For the first unit, I have chosen The Little Red Hen. We are
using Byron Barton’s version. We read his adaptation of Goldilocks and the Three Bears
a few weeks ago, and I like his simple pictures and easy wording. I found a
bunch of activities via Pinterest to pair along with the book, and I looked up
some other titles that also have a ‘helping others’ theme. I wrote up some
lesson plans for the week (that I probably won’t follow in order) to keep
me on track for what projects I want to do, what fine and gross motor tasks I
want to work on, and a general focus skill for the kids to pick up on. I
included my plans and I will update at the end of the week with pictures of our
finished projects, and how things went!
Helping Others
May 18-May 22
Book of the Week: Little Red Hen – Byron Barton
Related Books for the week:
Little Blue Truck, Little Miss Helpful
Monday May 18
Art & Sensory: Making our own Little Red Hens out of shapes
Fine Motor:
Using a glue stick to glue the hen together
Language:
How did the Little Hen feel when her friends wouldn’t help her?
Music & Movement: Hellabaloo Game
Focus Skill: Helping
others
Tuesday May 19
Art & Sensory: Life Cycle of a Chicken (gluing)
Fine Motor: Gluing
parts of the life cycle to another paper
Language:
Talking about the life cycle of a chicken
Music & Movement: Walking on a ‘tightrope’ (carpenter’s tape)
across the floor
Focus Skill:
Helping others
Wednesday May 20
Art & Sensory: Coloring in pictures of events that happened during the book
Fine Motor: Using
glue sticks to glue the events in order
Language: Talking
about the order of the events in the book, using key words like first, second,
last
Music & Movement: Chicken Dance
Focus Skill: Helping
others
Thursday May 21
Art & Sensory: Red Hen Handprint Picture
Fine Motor: Putting
up the pieces of the story on the felt board
Language: Retelling
the Little Red Hen story ourselves with the felt board
Music & Movement: Cosmic Yoga
Focus Skill:
Helping others
Friday May 22
Art & Sensory: Making bread
like the Little Red Hen (salt dough)
Fine Motor: Kneading the
salt dough to the right consistancy
Language: Who will we share our dough with? Who helped
us?
Music & Movement:
Shape and Color Hunt
Focus Skill: Helping others
