Practice Preschool - Playful Perspectives Week 3

Week 3

Day 1

• Sunbeam Lesson 12 "I am Thankful for Animals" (5 min)

Sing a song about animals (Farm song, Old MacDonald Had a Farm, Mary Had a Little Lamb, etc.). Talk about Noah's Ark and why we need animals. 

• Others' Point of View (5 min)

Read "The Grouchy Ladybug" by Eric Carle. After reading, talk about emotions and how to practice seeing from another's perspective.   

• Make a Paper Flower Garden (5-10 min)

*Materials:
-Green Crepe Paper, scissors, colored paper, tape

*Instructions
Measure each child, or member of the family, using the green crepe paper. Attach to the wall as the "stem". Have that child make a flower for the top. You'll end up with a few different flowers at different heights representing each child. 

• Snack (5 min)

Today's tip: Dried fruit -- banana chips, craisins, coconut, papaya, mango, etc. 

• Free Play (15-20 min)

Setup dramatic play as a school, or any other profession, and have the children take on those roles. Assorted toys for free choice, books with varying perspectives/ethnicities/cultures, puzzles, etc. 

Day 2

• STEAM Lesson (Engineering) "Bridges" (5 min)

Using plastic cups and fat craft sticks, have children build bridges from one obstacle to another. Talk about elements of a sturdy bridge and sing all verses of "London Bridges".

•  Space Perspective! (5 min)

Sing, "Zoom, Zoom" and talk about how different life would be in space.
(Place palms together and move them up and down to make a swishing sound)

Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going really soon
If you want to take a trip,
Climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going really soon
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, BLAST OFF!

• Senses (5 min)

Read, "Seven Blind Mice" and talk about how life would be without one of your five senses. 

• Snack (5 min)

Today's Tip: Make homemade lemonade or another fun beverage! Remind children to be hydrated. Serve with crackers, or have a little "tea" party!

• Free Play (20 min)

Setup a paper rocket in dramatic play, or leave the school/other profession from earlier in the week. Role play, read, set out blocks, encourage imaginative play.