Week of: December 8-12 Teacher: Sara, Karen, Mary, Robin, Gabbie

Study: Holiday Traditions Investigation: Christmas Fun

Ages: 2 ½ - 5

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Interest Areas Art: l paper

Blocks: Dump

truck with presents

Easel: Paint with

Evergreen branches

Discovery: Evergreen

Tree branch Painting

Sand and Water: Rice

Large Group Shared Discussion:

What present would

you like to make or

buy and for who?

Introduce Letter: L

Shared Discussion:

What is your

favorite ornament

on your tree?

Shared Discussion:

What is an evergreen

tree? Introduce Sight Word: red

Shared Discussion:

How did Santa get his

job?

Shared Discussion:

Why do we decorate a

tree and put presents

under it?

Read-Aloud Christmas Mice! I’ll Be home from

Christmas

Up on the Housetop How Santa Got his Job Arthur’s Christmas

Small Group Morning: Present

Drawing

Afternoon: Cooking

Club

Morning: Ornament

Afternoon:

Reindeer practice

Morning: Handprint

snow

Afternoon: Decorate

Paper Xmas Trees

Morning: Cone tree

Afternoon: Intergen

Group

Morning: Candy cane

patterning

Afternoon: Jingle Bell

Parachute

Ohio Early

Learning &

Development

Standards

Shows regard for the

feelings of other living

things.

Demonstrates

locomotor skills

w/control

Demonstrates knowledge

of the characteristics of

living things

Uses language to

express thoughts &

needs

Uses language to

express thoughts &

needs

Gold Objectives,

Dimensions &

Indicators

Demonstrates concern

about the feelings of

others

Demonstrates

traveling skills

Identify physical

characteristics & simple

behaviors of living

things

Produce & expand

complete sentences in

shared language

activities.

Produce & expand

complete sentences in

shared language

activities

Outdoor Experiences:

Family Partnerships: Holiday Performance on Thursday at 6 p.m.

Wow! Experiences: