Friendliness
Read book " Old Henry" and make a "Friendship Branch"
Instructions
- Gather a small branch of a tree to put into a vase to keep for the month. This will be a “Friendship Branch.”
- Chat about the child’s friends and why they are friends
- Ask child to cut open a brown paper bag and give him a round stencil (lid, pan, etc.) about 4 inches wide
- Ask child to trace around the circle nine times on the paper bag (save for Activity 13 in Month 11)
- While working continue to chat about ways to be a friend - helpful, happy, shares, etc.
- Read the story “Old Henry” by Joan Blos
Simplify
Instead of drawing around nine circles, make only five cirles when tracing around a cup/pan
Materials
- "Old Henry" by Joan Blos
- small branch from a tree
- vase for branch
- scissors
- brown bag
- round stencil (lid, pan, etc.)
- pencil
Activity Resources
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Curriculum Plan Resources
Skills Focus
- Shape - Oval
- Color - Brown
- Number - Nine, 9
- Alphabet Letters - Q, T, L
- Senses - Sight
- Character Trait - Friendliness
- Target Words - Fast, Front, Sort, Same
Monthly Proverb
Spanish - Tell me who you’re with and I’ll tell you who you are
Did You Know?
"The brain develops rapidly during the first five years and quality preschool programs can have a profound impact during this time.” CA First 5
Books to Read
"Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On"
by Lois Ehlert (Activity 7)
"Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?"
by Bill Martin (Activity 8) (audio book available) (NOTE: Please look for the 25th anniversary edition where the text is back to the original wording)
"Old Henry"
by Joan Blos (Activity 12)
Music Playlist
"The Alphabet Song"
Album: Big Don’s Big Beat (Activity 5)
"Por Una Cabeza by Carlos Gardel"
Album: The Very Best (Activity 20)
"The Turtle Song"
by Suzi Shelton Album Simply Suzi (Activity 11)
Monthly Materials List
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Fingerplay / Poems / Songs
There Was A Little Turtle
(Activity 11 Month 11)
There was a little turtle who lived in a box.
He swam in the water, he climbed on the rocks.
He snapped at a mosquito, he snapped at a flea, he snapped at a minnow and he snapped at me.
He caught that mosquito, he caught that flea, he caught that minnow, but he didn’t catch me.
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
(Activity 19 Month 11)
Now I lay me down to sleep.
I’ll count these hands instead of sheep.
Help me to remember these friends I made.
And all the wonderful times we played.