Month 9 Activities (vol.1)
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- Activity Title
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Topic or Theme
Identifying letters in a child's name and listen to ABC (The Alphabet Song)
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First Name
Brief description of activity or summary of tasks and/or materials used.
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- Name Activity
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First Name
Child portrait and practice writing their name
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First Name
Child portrait and practice writing their name
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- Shapes
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Review
Coloring within the lines while learning shapes
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Review
Coloring within the lines while learning shapes
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- Shapes
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Review
Shape activity with sandwiches
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Review
Shape activity with sandwiches
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- Letters
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Letters J and I
Practicing identification of the letters J and I; meeting unusual J and I animals in videos
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Letters J and I
Practicing identification of the letters J and I; meeting unusual J and I animals in videos
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- Letters
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Letters J and I
Using bodies to make letters
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Letters J and I
Using bodies to make letters
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- Numbers
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Introducing #7
Recognizing numbers 1-7
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Introducing #7
Recognizing numbers 1-7
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- Numbers
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Reinforcing #7
A counting and memory activity
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Reinforcing #7
A counting and memory activity
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- Colors
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Black
Read the book "The Color Monster, A Story About Emotions" and do a counting activity in the car
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Black
Read the book "The Color Monster, A Story About Emotions" and do a counting activity in the car
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- Colors
- 9
Black
Listen to the song "Miss Mary Mack" and using dominos for building
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Black
Listen to the song "Miss Mary Mack" and using dominos for building
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- Senses
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SMELL
Creating paint colors that smell good
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SMELL
Creating paint colors that smell good
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- Senses
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SMELL
Mix a child-friendly perfume
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SMELL
Mix a child-friendly perfume
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- Character Traits
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Courage
Read "The Little Engine that Could" while teaching the meaning of courage or Click here to Read/Listen
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Courage
Read "The Little Engine that Could" while teaching the meaning of courage or Click here to Read/Listen
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- Character Traits
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Courage
Listen to the song "America (My Country Tis of Thee)" and use the courage to try something new. Click here to Watch/Listen
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Courage
Listen to the song "America (My Country Tis of Thee)" and use the courage to try something new. Click here to Watch/Listen
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- Target Words
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Long, Little, Short, Small
Creating long and short cereal trains
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Long, Little, Short, Small
Creating long and short cereal trains
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- Target Words
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Long, Little, Short, Small
Learning synonyms
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Long, Little, Short, Small
Learning synonyms
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- Cooking
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Crock Pot Oatmeal
Cooking Creamy Oatmeal
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Crock Pot Oatmeal
Cooking Creamy Oatmeal
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- Cooking
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Southwestern Rub
Making BBQ Rub
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Southwestern Rub
Making BBQ Rub
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- Art
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Making Footprints
Tracing and making footprints
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Making Footprints
Tracing and making footprints
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- Art
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Drawing and learning rhyme "Jack and Jill"
Nursery rhyme drawing
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Drawing and learning rhyme "Jack and Jill"
Nursery rhyme drawing
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- Physical Activity
- 20
Bean Bag Throwing (Gross Motor)
Bean bag target toss
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Bean Bag Throwing (Gross Motor)
Bean bag target toss
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- Physical Activity
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Team Bean Bag Catch (Fine Motor)
Bean bag toss with partner
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Team Bean Bag Catch (Fine Motor)
Bean bag toss with partner
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- Nature/Science
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Garlic Cloves
Experimenting with garlic
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Garlic Cloves
Experimenting with garlic
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- Nature/Science
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Tree Adoption
Exploring how the environment changes
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Tree Adoption
Exploring how the environment changes
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- Lifeskills
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Brushing Teeth
Brushing your teeth is fun
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Brushing Teeth
Brushing your teeth is fun
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- Lifeskills
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Brushing Teeth
Listen to song "Teeth" and creating a mouth collage
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Brushing Teeth
Listen to song "Teeth" and creating a mouth collage
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- Surprise
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Reading and Thinking
Read selections from book "My Very First Mother Goose" or Read/Listen here
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Reading and Thinking
Read selections from book "My Very First Mother Goose" or Read/Listen here
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Curriculum Plan Resources
Skills Focus
- Shape - Review
- Color - Black
- Number - Seven, 7
- Alphabet Letters - J, I
- Sense - Smell
- Character Trait - Courage
- Target Words - Long, Little, Short, Small
Monthly Proverb
Chinese - If you get up one more time than you fall, you will make it through
Did You Know?
"Before children enter elementary school, they must develop many linguistic and cognitive skills that will make later academic learning possible. By the age of five, however, children differ markedly in their success in reaching these developmental goals." Entwisle & Alexander, 1993
Books to Read
"The Little Engine That Could"
by Watty Piper, Illustrator Loren Long (Activity 12) (audiobook available)
"My Very First Mother Goose"
with Ioa Opie Editor and Rosemary Wells Illustrator (Activity 26)
"The Color Monster, A Story About Emotions "
by Anna Lienas (Activity 8)
"The Color Monster, A Story About Emotions" VIDEO
by Anna Lienas (Activity 8)
"The Little Engine that Could" VIDEO
by Watty Piper (Activity 12)
"My Very First Mother Goose" VIDEO
with Ioa Opie Editor and Rosemary Wells Illustrator (Activity 26)
Music Playlist
"America (My Country Tis of Thee)" VIDEO
by the Hit Crew, Album: Drew’s Famous Music for Summer Games and Activities (Activity 13)
"Teeth" VIDEO
by Willa Brigham, Album: Healthy Happy Habits (Activity 25)
"Miss Mary Mack"
by Ella Jenkins, Album: You’ll Sing a Song and I’ll Sing a Song (Activity 9)
"My Country 'Tis of Thee" VIDEO
by Aretha Franklin (Activity 13)
"Miss Mary Mack" VIDEO
by Patty Shula (Activity 9)
"Teeth"
by Willa Brigham, Album: Healthy, Happy, Habits (Activity 25)
Monthly Materials List
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Fingerplay / Poems / Songs
Jack and Jill
(Activity 19 Month 9)
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.