WEEK 2 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.

• .INSTRUCTIONS

  • Before the game begins, find a seated spot on the baseline.

  • Parents, if your child is called up, come help hold the other end of the jump rope.

  • When you hear your name:

    • Come up to the rope and take a big step over.

    • Then line up on the end line.

  • When everyone has had a turn, we will practice going underneath the rope.

  TEACHING TIPS

  • Approach: If time is limited, call two children up at a time.

  • Approach: If time permits, have children walk backwards under the rope. Encourage children to look over their shoulder as they do this.

STORYLINE
For today’s Operation Time, we will be playing Hula-Hoopers. During this time, we will be practicing our body awareness and direction as we explore what we can do with the hula-hoops.  

INSTRUCTIONS

• I will pass out a hula-hoop to everyone.

• When you get your hula-hoop, can you tell your parent:

  • What color it is.

  • If it is big or small.

  • What shape it is.

• Now, let’s follow along with me:

  • Can you hold your hula-hoop up high/low?

  • Hold it to the side using one hand? Now, hold it to the other side?

  • Can you balance your hula-hoop on your head?

  • Can you put your hula-hoop under your chin and create a long beard?

• Now, let’s take our hula-hoops and place them on the ground.

  • Can you turn your hula-hoop into a swimming pond and jump in? Try not to splash your parent.

  • Can you swim around in your hula-hoop?

• Now, let’s jump back out of your hula-hoop and shake all the water off.

  • Can you shake the water off hands/arms/feet/legs?

• Now, let’s take our hula-hoops and lay them in a line on the ground.

  • Can everyone follow me as we step into each hula-hoop?

• Now, this time, let’s have parents hold the hula-hoops upright as we climb through the tunnel.

  • Can everyone follow me as we step into each hula-hoop?

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach: Emphasize body parts and direction that are mentioned during the game.

STORYLINE

For today’s Exploration Time, we have set up our Tipi Obstacle Course. In this obstacle course we will be practicing our direction as we go under and through the tipis and hula-hoops.

INSTRUCTIONS

• When I say, “GO!” parents, help your children go through the hula-hoops and under the tipis.

• After 2­–3 minutes, I will add tall green cones as cactus. Try your best to run around the cactus.

• Remember parents, if your child is all finished with the obstacle course they may play with the exploration equipment.

TEACHING TIPS

Approach: Encourage all children to participate in the obstacle course

STORYLINE

For today’s Parachute Time, we will be playing Wheels On the Bus. In this game, we will be practicing our direction as we sing along to the lyrics. Your goal is to shake the parachute and have fun! 

INSTRUCTIONS

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

• Follow along to my motions as we sing the song.

  • The wheels on the bus go round and round,

  • Round and round; Round and round.

  • The wheels on the bus go round and round, all through the town.

    • Shake the parachute in rolling waves.

  • The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish,

  • Swish, swish, swish; Swish, swish, swish.

  • The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish, all through the town.

    • “Swish” the parachute side-to-side.

  • The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep,

  • Beep, beep, beep; Beep, beep, beep.

  • The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep, all through the town.

    • Shake parachute quickly to create short, fast waves

  • The doors on the bus go open and shut,

  • Open and shut; Open and shut.

  • The doors on the bus go open and shut; all through the town.

    • Bring the parachute forward and back.
      

• 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