BYU-Idaho Preschool Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan # 25
Lab 2
Transportation
Date: Monday, July 2, 2018
Supervisor: Madi Thomas
Lead Teacher: Alisha Nielsen Lesson 5

Ideas to be Emphasized and Overall Developmental Focus:

1. There are many parts of a school bus like the lights, stop sign, wheels, seats, mirrors.
2. There are different forms of transportation other than school buses and those are cars,
trucks, trains, and plains.
3. We will focus on taking turns during out activities and while we are on the bus.

OPENING CIRCLE 8:20 – 8:35 a.m.

Activity Name Description Materials
Book: I will read the book when the children first start to Who Took the Cookies from
Who Took the come into the room. We will guess who took the the Cookie Jar? by Bonnie
Cookies from the cookies from the cookie jar. Lass )B L0)
Cookie Jar?
Movement Activity: We will sing “We Are The Dinosaurs along with Kindle/Speaker (office)
We Are The the music and do the motions that match the
Dinosaurs song.

Phonemic I will sing the song “There’s A Shark In the Sea” 1 Octopus
Awareness: There’s and the children will pick out the sea creature 1 Dolphin
A Shark In the Sea that matches the sound that I give them. 1 Fish
“There’s a shark in the sea, in the sea 1 Whale
There’s a shark in the sea, in the sea (All in RR2 Sensory 123)
Chomping on things that start with (say letter
sound). I will have the sea creatures out in a row
for the children to pick from.
Music Activity or We will sing the “Five Little Speckled Frogs” using -5 Finger puppets (WR)
Song or Fingerplay: the finger puppets.
5 Little Speckled
Frongs
Story (non-book): I will tell the story of the 5 little fish. Words at -5 fish felt story (IWP)
Five Fish Felt story bottom.

GATHERING TIME 8:35 – 8:50 a.m.

Activity Name Description Materials

1. There are many Play the song “The Wheels on the Bus”. We will -Kindle (O)
parts of a school do the motions and sing the song. We will then -Speaker (O)
bus like the lights, talk about any parts of the bus that the children -Pictures of the different parts
stop sign, wheels, can think of like lights, stop sign, things like that of the bus (IWP)

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seats, mirrors. that are specific to the school bus. We will talk
about how we need them and the purpose they
have like lights signal the bus is stopping to pick
up children and the stop sign is there to tell the
other cars to stop so all the children are safe that
are getting on the bus.
2. There are We are going to read the book Engine, Engine -Engine, Engine Number Nine
different forms of Number Nine By Stephanie Calmenson and talk By Stephanie Calmenson (B
transportation other about all the different kinds of transportation C1)
than school buses there are that can take us places like school
and those are cars, buses do. “Boys and girls, what kinds of
trucks, trains, and transportation can you think of that might take
planes. us somewhere?” “Cars, trucks, trains” “What
about planes? Do they take us places?” “Yes”

Transition to Self- Lets pretend we are buses and go to an activity.

Selected

SELF-SELECTED ACTIVITIES 8:50 – 10:05 a.m.

Books:
Big Wheels by Anne Rockwell (R12)
I Am Not Going to School Today! by Robie H Harris (H5)
My School/ Mi Escuela by Ginger Foglesong Guy (G20)
Busy Wheels by Peter Lippman (P L9)
The Wheels on the Bus Go Round & Round by Annie Kubler (P K9)
Fire Engines by Anne Rockwell (P R15)
This Train by Paul Collicutt (P C10)

Activity Name Description/Activity Objective Materials, Special Set-up

Creative Art: Activity Description: There will be paper, tissue -White Paper (Classroom)
Art Piece paper, pipe cleaners, markets, and glue sticks -Tissue paper (RR1 Cabinet
(6) out for the children to see what they can create 24)
with these materials. -Pipe cleaner (RR1 art 13)
-Markets (Classroom)
-Glue sticks(Classroom)
Language/Literacy Activity Description: In this activity, there will be
Activity: cookie sheets with a thin layer of sand in them
Letter Trace that the children can write their names. There will
(3) also be the foam letter blocks and the name -Cookie Sheet 3 (Kitchen)
cards for the children to mimic. -Letter Blocks (RR2 Blocks 179)
-Name Cards (Closet)
S likes to read and will be able to work with her
letters in a different form by drawing them in the
sand and working on writing her name.
Manipulatives: Activity Description: In this activity, there will be -Plastic Pipes (RR1
Marble drop plastic pipes and bend and extend tubes to be manipulative 49)
(5) incorporated together and see how they can be -Bend and extend tubes (RR1
manipulated. There will also be marbles so the Manipulative 49)

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 children can drop them down the tubes for -Marbles 5(RR1 Art supply 9)
cause and effect.

Math: Activity Description: Math will be incorporated in

the sensory bin by having the numbers and
being able to use the numbers to count the
shapes and buses.
Science: Activity Description: Play dough and plastic bugs -Play dough (Closet)
Bug Fossils will be out for the children to make fossils by -Plastic bugs (RR2 Blocks 172)
(5) putting the bugs in the play dough.

*Sensory Table: Activity Description: In this activity, there will be -Laminated Numbers
Going to School the laminated numbers and letters in the sensory (Closest)
(5) bin with sand and colorful shapes for the children -Laminated letters (Closet)
to find. There will also be buses in the sensory bin -Sand (RR2 Sensory 139)
to work with and explore. -Colorful Tangrams (RR2 Math
147)
O has an interest in counting and shapes. She will -Buses (RR2 Blocks 186)
be able to work with these two things in the -Sensory tools (RR2 Sensory
sensory bin and also see her letters with them. 120)
This will give her the opportunity to tell between
letter and number and start to recognize the
difference.

Blocks: Activity Description: In this activity, there will be -Dinosaurs (RR2 Blocks 167)
Dino Land dinosaurs and trains for the children to play with -Trains (RR2 Blocks 171)
(5) and explore together. They will be able to build
homes for the dinosaurs and also trains to get to
them. They can use their imagination and create
what they want.

L loves trains and dinosaurs and will be drawn to

the activity. There will also be numbers there that
the teachers can use to influence him to count
how many and work on his numbers.

*Dramatic Play: Activity Description: In this activity, there will be a -Bus fold out (RR2 Top of DP
School bus fold out bus and also dress up clothes and books Cabinet)
(5) for the children to pretend that they are going to -Dress up clothes (RR2 DP)
school riding the school bus and being in class -Books
with their friends. Wheels by Venice Shone
(S17)
M enjoys playing dress up and being creative in Five Trucks by Brian Floca (P
dramatic play. We can help her learn sounds of F2)
letters by reading the books that are in this area The Wheels on the Bus by Dick
and showing her the letters and making the Witt (P W10)
sounds. -Paper (Classroom)
-Pencils (Classroom)
E is very talented and can use his imagination.
He will be able to work on his alphabet by
exploring the language materials that are at

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 dramatic play.

K likes playing dress up. He would be able to use

his creative expression to pretend he was riding a
school bus and going to school. He could be
reading the books that are provided to work on
his need of reading.
Alternatives:
Creative Art: Description: In this activity, the children will be -Black Construction paper
Chalk and Paper able to experience how chalk looks on black (WR)
paper. They will see the colors in a different way. -Chalk Small (RR1 8)
2nd: Marble Works Description: The children will be able to work with -Marble Works (RR1 38)
the different pieces to create a fun sculpture for
the marbles to go down.

ROTATING SNACK 9:00 – 9:45 a.m.

3 Graham Crackers, ½ frozen Go-gurt, Water

OUTDOOR PLAY 9:10 – 10:00 a.m. Location: South Playground

Gross Motor: Activity Description: For this activity, the large -Tumble mats (GG)
Tumble Mats outdoor mats will be laid out on the playground -Tumble shapes (GG)
(4) for the children to play on. There will be both flat
and raised mats. The tumble shape mats will be
laid out as well so the children can go over the
shapes and experience the different contour of
their bodies.
2nd: Activity Description: Paper and crayons will be set -White paper (classroom)
Leaf Rubbing out along with leaves and other grassy materials -Crayons (RR1 C23)
(4) for the children to make leaf rubbings. -Leaves (Outside)
3rd: Activity Description: In this activity, the children -Plastic Cars (RR2 Blocks 176)
Car Races will be able to send the plastic cars down the rain -Rain Gutters (RR1 Top Shelf)
(5) gutters and see how fast they can go while trying
to predict what they think the cars will do. *Set up going off the look out
point of the fort and drop
into the grass by the trees.

CLEAN UP 10:05 – 10:15 a.m.

After a 5-minute warning, I will play “The Cleanup Song” on the Kindle for the children to cleanup with.
Transition to Small Simon Says. Dismiss each group as we go through -Kindle
Focus Groups simon says. “Simon says put your hands on your -Speaker
head.” Say

SMALL FOCUS GROUP 10:15 – 10:30 a.m.

Blue: Miss Lauren Red: Mrs. Amanda Yellow: Miss Shaelie Green: Miss Julee
E K B S
H Z O E
L A C M

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Your Activity Description & Objective Materials

Description: In this activity, we will split our 4 groups -Paint 4 Colors (RR1
into two and have one group (10 Children) inside C1)
and creating art with the paint and plastic cars to -Paint trays (RR1 C19)
draw the different types of tracks and explore the -Trays 4 (RR1)
different tire widths and other patters. The second -Plastic Cars (RR2
activity (10 Children) will be outside exploring and Blocks 176)
learning safety of being around a school bus. We will -Paper (RR1 C3)
switch after 7 minutes. -Butcher paper (RR1)

B likes to play with motor vehicles toys and this

activity will allow him to have the opportunity to work
on others emotions by working on sharing and how
that helps other feel happy when we can all share
toys.

CLOSING CIRCLE 10:30 – 10:40 a.m.

Transition to Closing I will play “Freeze Dance”. -Kindle (O)
Circle -Speaker (O)

Activity Name Description Materials

Theme Overview: I will read the book as a review about what we have Wheels on the Bus
Review learned today. We will go through the parts of the bus (2) by Maryann
together and do the movements to the song. Kovalski (B K8)
Music Activity or Song We will do the motions to the 5 finger song. Words at
or Fingerplay: bottom.
5 Fingers
Age Appropriate We will play Bug in the Rug and have the children -Blanket (RR2 BJ)
Game: stand up and take turns being the bug in the rug. The
Bug in the Rug children will guess which child is behind the blanket.
Book: The Little Engine We will read together and guess what the little engine The Little Engine That
That Could could do. Could by Watty
Piper (B P7)
Story (non-book): I will tell the story of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie felt -Felt story (WR)
In You Give a Mouse a story.
Cookie

WORDS TO SONGS & FINGERPLAYS:

Five Fingers:
I’ve got five fingers in my pocket,
Five fingers hidden away,
Five fingers in my pocket,
Look, Aw one went away!

I’ve got four fingers in my pocket,

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Four fingers hidden away,
Four fingers in my pocket,
Look, Aw one went away!

Repeat for three, two, and one..

I’ve got no finger in my pocket,

No fingers hidden away,
No fingers in my pocket,
Look! Five fingers back to stay. Hurray!

Five Speckled Frogs

Five Little Speckled Frogs (Hold five fingers (frogs) on top of your
other arm (log)
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum!
One jumped into the pool (jump a finger off the log into the pool)
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are Four green speckled frogs (Hold up four fingers)

Four Little Speckled Frogs

Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum!
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are Three green speckled frogs

Continue same 3 and 2

One little speckled frog

Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum!
It jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there is no more speckled frogs

Fish Felt Story

Five little fish, swimming in the sea.

Teasing Mr. Shark, you can’t catch me, you can’t catch me.
Along came Mr. shark, quiet as can be… and SNAP!
He got away! Now there’s only four little fish swimming in the sea…
(Repeat until not more fish)
Where did the fish go? Oh! They were playing a game. They were hiding!

RESOURCES:
Lesson plans Madi had in binder. Pinterest