WEEK 3 LESSON PLANS

Wee-Play Games

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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.

EQUIPMENT
1 foam ring per child
1 red dot
1 green dot

TIME

7 min

STORYLINE

Today we are playing Red Light, Green Light. In this game, we are practicing our shapes and colors as we drive on the road.

INSTRUCTIONS

Before the game begins, line up shoulder-to-shoulder on the baseline with your parent.
I will pass out a steering wheel (foam ring) to everyone.
When you get your steering wheel, can you tell your parent:
- What color/shape it is.
- Is it soft or hard/big or small?
Parents, help your child walk forward when I say, “Green light!” (hold up green dot).
Parents, help your child stop when I say, “Red light!” (hold up red dot).
Once everyone is on the end line, we can try running when we see the green light.

TEACHING TIPS

Approach: Remind parents to help their children stop and go.
Approach: If the class is ready, have children try playing a final round where children are independent.

STORYLINE
For today’s Operation Time, we will be playing Treasure Hunt. During this time, we will be practicing our shapes, colors, and textures as we explore the different equipment.

INSTRUCTIONS

Before the game begins, I will pass out a treasure to everyone.
When you get your treasure, 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 treasure up high/low?
- Hold it to the side using one hand? Now, hold it to the other side?
- Can you balance your treasure on your head?
- Can you touch your treasure to your toes/knees/belly/shoulders?
- Raise your treasure in the air if it is soft/hard.
- Can someone tell me what color their treasure is?
- Put your treasure on your head if it is square/round.
Now, let’s all take our treasure to the middle of the circle. I will empty the rest of the treasure bag
- Let’s try to find a piece of treasure that is yellow/red/blue/ round/fuzzy/soft/hard/etc.
Now, this time, I have laid out treasure chests (hula-hoops).
- Let’s organize the treasure by color. Can we put all the red treasure in the red hula-hoop and etc?

TEACHING TIPS

Approach: When passing out the treasure, choose which piece each child will get. Encourage them not to get upset if they wanted a specific color or object.

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Red Light, Green Light. In this game, we are practicing our shapes and colors as we drive on the road.

INSTRUCTIONS

When I say, “GO!” parents, help your children step onto the dots and hula-hoops.
We will all be moving in a clockwise direction.
Encourage your child to tell you what color he/she is stepping on.
Remember, if your child is all finished with the obstacle course, he/she may play with the exploration equipment.

TEACHING TIPS

Approach: Remind parents to encourage all students to participate in the obstacle course.

STORYLINE
For today’s Parachute Time, we will be playing Rainbow. In this game, we will be practicing our colors as we find the different colors on top 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?
- Now, 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.
This time, I will call out 1-2 children to go on top (for about 30-seconds) while the rest of us shake the parachute.
While on top of the parachute, crawl or walk to the different colors I call out.

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.
Approach: Softly shake the parachute for children who are hesitant or overwhelmed by being on top of the parachute.

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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