WEEK 6 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
For today’s Exploration Time, we have set up our Ladders Course. During this course, we will be practicing our running as we explore the ladders.

INSTRUCTIONS

• When I say, “GO!” parents, help your child begin the obstacle course.   
• Help your child step over each rung as he/she walks or runs through the ladders.   
• Remember, if your child is all finished with the course, he/she may play with the exploration equipment.   

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach: Encourage all children to participate in the course.

STORYLINE
For today’s Operation Time, we will be playing Mountains and Canyons. During this time, we will be practicing our running and kicking as we turn the cones from mountains into canyons.

INSTRUCTIONS

• Before the game begins, I will pass out a tall cone to everyone.
• When you get your tall cone, 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 cone up high/low?
  • Can you touch your cone to your toes/knees/belly/shoulders/head?
  • Can you place your cone on the ground and take a big step over? Now, let’s go the other way.  
  • Can you balance and with one foot, kick your cone over?
  • Can you place your cone on the ground and say, “mountain!” Now, kick your cone over and say, “canyon!”
• Now, let’s take our cones to the middle of the circle.
  • When I say, “GO!” children will kick the cones down turning them into canyons while parents will place them back upright and into mountains.
  • Let’s see if children can kick the cones down turning all the cones into canyons the fastest.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach: Lay out extra cones when children bring the cones to the circle.

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Hungry Hippos. In this game, we are practicing our running and kicking as we kick the soccer balls into the hungry hippo’s mouth.

INSTRUCTIONS

• Before the game begins, find a seated spot on the baseline with your parent.
• I will pass out a soccer ball to everyone.
• When you get your soccer ball, can you tell your parent:
  • Which colors you see.
  • If it is soft or hard/big or small.
  • What shape your soccer ball is.
• When I say, “GO!” parents help your children kick their soccer balls into all the hungry hippos’ mouths.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach:  Allow children to pick up the soccer balls. Some children may not be ready to dribble the soccer ball to the hippo’s mouth.
• Approach: Encourage children to kick their soccer ball into each mouth.

STORYLINE
For today’s Parachute Time, we will be playing Race Track. In this game, we will be practicing our running as we run around 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.
• Now, this time, I will call someone’s name to run around the parachute.
  • If your name is called, run as fast as you can around the parachute while everyone else shakes it.
  • When you return to your spot, take a seat.

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: Encourage parents to let their child run independently. Some children may still need help

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