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Learning about a calendar through discussion and observation
Instructions
- Show child a yearly calendar
- Chat and look and say the names of the 12 months. For example, January is our first month and it is often a month with cold weather.
- Chat about the names of the days and how many days in a month. For example, there are seven names of days that are on the calendar - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Look at the last number on each of the months and say either 28, 29, 30 or 31
- Find today’s date on the calendar
- Begin the routine of daily marking off each day on the calendar
- Find the child’s birthday and highlight on the calendar
- Place calendar in a spot for the child to view daily
- Listen to this song to learn about the months
Simplify
Look at this month on the calendar and point to each number and say aloud with your child
Extend
Have a fun "calendar hunt" with a child. Ask them to find and say a day of the week after giving them a date. What day of the week is March 27, November 28, September 10, April 10, May 22, February 22, July 24, June 10, etc?
QUESTIONS FOR CHILD
Can you tell me what month are cold months and what months are hot months?
Would you like to live someplace that is hot all the time or cold all the time and why?
If you were a photographer for a day, what would you take pictures of and why?
Materials
- calendar (can be ready-made, create your own on-line or use other materials) Here is a download to use
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Curriculum Plan Resources
Skills Focus
- Shape - Triangle
- Color - Red, Yellow, Blue
- Number - Four, 4
- Alphabet Letters - D, M
- Senses - Taste
- Character Trait - Love
- Target Words - Day, Later, Night, Now
Monthly Proverb
Arabic-Every day of your life is a page of your history
Did You Know?
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Books to Read
"The Greedy Triangle"
by Marilyn Burns (Activity 2)
"Mouse Paint"
by Ellen Stoll Walsh (Activity 9)
"The Very Busy Spider"
by Eric Carle (Activity 17) (audiobook available)
"The Greedy Triangle" VIDEO
by Marilyn Burns (Activity 2)
"Mouse Paint". VIDEO
by Ellen Still Walsh (Activity 9)
"The Very Busy Spider" VIDEO
by Eric Carle (Activity 17)
Music Playlist
"An Die Schonen, Blauen Donau - Walzer Op. 314 Johann Strauss"
by Berliner Philharmoniker Album 100 Best Karajan 100 Best Classics (Classical) (Activity 20)
"The Alphabet Song"
by Cedarmont Kids Album 100 Singalong Songs for Kids (Children) (Activity 4)
"Love Grows One By One"
by Priscilla Herdman Album Daydreamer (Children) (Activity 13 & 20)
"The Alphabet Song" VIDEO
by Cedarmont Kids (Activity 4)
"Love Grows One by One" VIDEO
by Priscilla Herdman (Activity 13 & 20)
"An Die Schonen, Blauen Donau-Walzer Op.314" VIDEO
by Johann Strauss (Activity 20)
Monthly Materials List
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Fingerplay / Poems / Songs
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
(Activity 21 Month 4)
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again.
Do You Love Me? to “Brother John” tune
(Activity 26 Month 4)
Do you love me? Do you love me?
Yes, I do. Yes, I do.
Give me hugs and kisses. Give me hugs and kisses.
I love you. (two kiss sounds) I love you. (two kiss sounds)