WEEK 4 LESSON PLANS

Wee-Play Games

STORYLINE
Today we are going to start class by taking a few trips. We'll take a car, a plane and a train! 

OPENING RUNS

• Today we're going to take some trips. Grab your steering wheels, we're going to go for our first drive!

• Have kids pretend to drive their "cars" to one end of the field and park their cars at their dots.

  • Drive to the park and ask kids, "what do you see at the park? do you like to use the slide? the swings?"

  • Drive to the zoo and ask kids, "what animals do you see at the zoo? what animal has a long trunk?"

  • Drive to Disneyland or the grocery store or movies and ask kids, "what do you see at these places"

• Then say, "now we're going to be airplanes!" Collect all of the steering wheels.

  • Fly to Hawaii and ask kids, "what animals live in the ocean?"

    • Have kids do the hula dance with you for extra fun

• Then say, "now we're going to be a train!" Put your arm up and say, "Chooo, choo, we're going to take the train to San Francisco.

  • Train to SF and ask kids, "what's the big bridge called in San Francisco?"

    • Show kids how to make a bridge with their hands and say, "the Golden Gate bridge is red! What color is the bridge?"

• Add any variations needed to make it more fun or take different trips.

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Colors. In this game, we are practicing our colors as Coach tries to guess which color beanbag we are holding behind our back.

INSTRUCTIONS

• Before the game begins, line up shoulder-to-shoulder on the baseline with your parent.

• I will walk down the line and as I cover my eyes, reach into the beanbag bag and choose a beanbag.

• Hold your beanbag behind your backso that I do not see which color you have.

• I will begin by guessing colors.

• If I guess your color beanbag correctly, run as fast as you can to the end line.

• Once everyone is on the end line, I will collect the beanbags for you to choose a new color.

• Now, this time, when I call your color:

  • Run as fast as you can to the end line

  • I will try my best to tag you.

• Now this time, listen carefully:

  • If i say, “RAINBOW!” everyone still on the line must run together to the other side.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach: Remind parents to help their children remember their color when to run.

• Approach: Encourage children not to get upset about which color they choose out of the beanbag.

• Approach: If playing with tagging, do not actually tag children but let them run past you

STORYLINE
For today’s Operation Time, we will be playing Ball Bonanza. During this time, we will be practicing our shapes, colors, and textures as we explore the different types of balls  

INSTRUCTIONS

• Before the game begins, I will pass out a ball to everyone.

• When you get your ball, can you tell your parent:

  • What color it is.

  • If it is big or small.

  • If it is smooth, rough, etc.

• Now, let’s follow along with me:

  • Can you hold your ball up high/low?

  • Can you hold your ball to the side? Now, hold it to the other side?

  • Can you place your ball on your head?

  • Can you touch your ball to your toes/knees/belly/shoulders?

  • Can you squeeze your ball under one arm/the other arm?

  • Can you toe-tap the top of your ball with one foot? Now let’s try the other foot.

• Now, let’s take our balls to the middle of the circle:

  • I will add extra balls to the circle.

  • When I say, “GO!” I will call out different colors and textures of the different balls for you to find. (I.e., Can you find a ball that is small/fuzzy/has the color red?)

  • Parents, help your child find a new ball to match each description.

  • When you find a ball that matches my description, hold it up for us to see.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach: When passing out the balls, choose which ball each child will get. Encourage them not to get upset if they want a specific color or ball.

EQUIPMENT
6 short jump ropes
3 balance beams
Exploration equipment

TIME
~7 min

STORYLINE
For today’s Exploration Time, we have set up our Wiggly Worm Course. During this course, we will be practicing our shapes with the wiggly worms (short jump ropes).

INSTRUCTIONS

• When I say, “GO!” parents, help your child balance along the balance beams.

• When you get to a wiggly worm, parents, help your child create different shapes.

• Once you are finished creating a few shapes, balance along the beam to another wiggly worm.

• Let’s see if we can create a shape with every wiggly worm.

• Remember, if your child is all finished creating shapes, he/she may play with the exploration equipment.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach: Remind parents to encourage their children to keep the jump ropes on the group.

• Approach: Encourage children to share and create shapes together.

STORYLINE
For today’s Parachute Time, we will be playing Roller Ball. In this game, we will be practicing our colors as we try to roll the ball the different colors of the parachute.

INSTRUCTIONS

• Before the game begins, find a seated spot around the parachute.

• Let’s listen very carefully to the directions that I give:

  • Can we shake all the wrinkles out of the parachute?

  • Let’s shake, shake, shake and freeze (repeat 3-5xs).

  • Can we shake the parachute side-to-side?

  • Let’s shake the parachute down low/up high.

• Now, this time, I will place a playground ball on top of the parachute.

  • Can anyone tell me what color the ball is?

  • Is the ball big or small?

  • I will call out different colors for us to work together and roll the ball to.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach: Encourage parents to help their children remain seated while playing with the parachute. This will help prevent children from going underneath or on top of the parachute.

STORYLINE
Today we are ending our class with a  parachute game. We are going to try to make a big cave with our parachute. 

CLEAN UP

• Have kids clean up the equipment using color (i.e. Pick up a piece of equipment that is red, blue, green etc.)

CLOSING PARACHUTE

• Make big waves with the parachute like the ocean!

• Make small waves like the lake!

• Now we're going to make a cave. Tell parents that on the count of 3, we're going to lift the parachute to the sky and walk 3 steps forward, placing the parachute under our bottoms to make a cave.

  • If the cave is not high enough, make the cave again.

• Once under the parachute, choose a few songs to sing based on how much time you have left:

• Options for songs:

  • Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes

  • The Wheels on the Bus

  • Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

  • Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

  • Baby Beluga In the Deep Blue Sea

  • The Ants Go Marching Two by Two