Small-Group Time Planning Form

Originating
Idea Spring time (warm weather outside)



Materials Water pails, different colored hand held shovels, different types of plants



Curriculum
Content Approaches to Learning (KDI) making and expressing choices, plans, and
decisions




Beginning

Opening Book about plants and spring time along with images of children planting/
Statement props



Middle

What will Earlier Middle Later
children do? Look, walk Ask for help Taking initiative,
around, and play or ask how to do planting and watering
something


Strategies: Strategies: Strategies:
How will you Ask them questions work with the encourage them
scaffold of how they will do the child and show as to think outside the
their activity well as ask them how they box a little of how
learning? Could plant them they can plant and
water them. Ask
about rain and such.



End

Warning and
Transition to
Next part of routine Sing five more minutes song and let them know we are going back
Inside to let the plants grow







Follow-up
Ideas Recall the story about pouring and planting
Ask questions
















Small-Group Time Planning Form
Originating
Idea Disney Mickey Mouse (making of drawings) activity



Materials Printed out drawings of Mickey Mouse and friends, with vocabulary words
From Mickey Mouse, along with tracing pictures, blank drawing paper,
Different colored drawing pencils, crayons, and markers



Curriculum
Content Language, literacy, and communication (KDI) writing in various ways:
Drawing, scribbling, and using letter like forms, invented spelling and
Conventional forms




Beginning

Opening
Statement video or book about the drawings and making of Mickey Mouse and friends,
Along with words of Mickey Mouse and friends.




Middle

What will Earlier Middle Later
children do? scribble or play with try to draw or scribble trace and try to
crayon, pencil, or marker on blank sheets of paper draw Mickey and
friends and pictures

Strategies: Strategies: Strategies:
How will you ask them about what encourage them to talk to them about
scaffold they are going to color or look at drawing and pictures what they are
their draw of characters and words doing and ask
learning? Questions about characters
and information


End

Warning and
Transition to
Next part of routine Announce that in a few minutes they are going to clean up to get
Ready for the next activity and put their work in their lockers







Follow-up
Ideas Recall video or book of Mickey and friends. Ask questions about what they did















Small-Group Time Planning Form
Originating
Idea Group projects and one-on-one work projects



Materials large whiteboards, newspaper, different colored tape, markers, crayons



Curriculum
Content Social and emotional development (KDI) building relationships with children
and adults



Beginning

Opening
Statement Story of children and adults working together to perform tasks or do a project,
Books, pictures



Middle

What will Earlier Middle Later
children do? Play with materials, Ask what to do come up with ideas of
walk around or just sit and how to do it what to make and using material




Strategies: Strategies: Strategies:
How will you ask questions about encourage children to ask about what they
scaffold what they will do work together and show are doing and ask
their them how to do a work how they will make
learning? somthing



End

Warning and
Transition to
Next part of routine Inform friends that they have five more minutes to finish up projects







Follow-up
Ideas Recall story have them show what they did and ask questions as well as allow other
Children to ask them questions















Small-Group Time Planning Form
Originating
Idea Halloween time/ trunk or treating event



Materials Costumes, decorated Halloween bags and buckets



Curriculum
Content Physical development, health, and well-being (KDI) moving with objects




Beginning

Opening
Statement Story of Halloween/ book of pictures of Halloween and trunk or treating



Middle

What will Earlier Middle Later
children do? Walk around, play with ask what to do or what talk about their
bags and buckets we are doing, running around costume and bags


Strategies: Strategies: Strategies:
How will you ask them how they will encourage them talk with them about
scaffold trick or treat to listen and watch friends materials, bags, buckets
their
learning?







End

Warning and
Transition to
Next part of routine Announce to class that they have five more minutes until they go inside
for line time where I would allow one piece of candy per child







Follow-up
Ideas Recall the story and book of Halloween and ask questions

















Small-Group Time Planning Form
Originating
Idea fun with blocks of different colors at circle time



Materials blocks, prisms, shapes of different size and colors



Curriculum
Content seriation (KDI) comparing attributes (longer/shorter, bigger/smaller)




Beginning

Opening
Statement story about different shapes and sizes including Alice in Wonderland, searching
for the different shapes and comparing



Middle

What will Earlier Middle Later
children do? Look at shapes, asking for help, finding the shortest to
play with them or walk around figuring out which is which longest and smallest
to biggest


Strategies: Strategies: Strategies:
How will you ask questions about the encourage them to observe talk with them
scaffold different shapes and sizes different shapes, try to engage about findings and
their ask other questions
learning? About shapes, sizes,
and colors


End

Warning and
Transition to
Next part of routine Announce to friends that We only have a couple more friends to ask
around the circle and then we will clean up







Follow-up
Ideas Recall story of Alice in Wonderland searching for shapes. Ask questions about
their findings















Small-Group Time Planning Form
Originating
Idea Field trip outside for a walk around building and playground



Materials Magnifying glasses, coats, hats



Curriculum
Content Number (KDI) counting objects




Beginning

Opening
Statement story or book about scientists who discovered things by exploring



Middle

What will Earlier Middle Later
children do? Play with magnifying glass, ask what to do, use magnifying glass
play with hat or coat run around or walk to search for objects and
counting as they go along


Strategies: Strategies: Strategies:
How will you ask them what they encourage them to explore, ask questions about
scaffold could do with materials steer them in the right direction their findings and
their ask how many
learning? objects they counted





End

Warning and
Transition to
Next part of
routine sing five more minutes song until they go inside







Follow-up
Ideas Recall story and counting objects with scientists, ask questions about findings
















Small-Group Time Planning Form
Originating
Idea having fun with rocks in the classroom



Materials pitchers, cups, rocks



Curriculum
Content space (KDI) filling and emptying




Beginning

Opening
Statement story or book about rock collecting and adding and taking away from the collection



Middle

What will Earlier Middle Later
children do? Play with rocks ask what to do or pour pitcher of rocks into
and materials being used about the rocks cup and rotate back and
forth while examining rocks


Strategies: Strategies: Strategies:
How will you ask them how they could encourage them to pour talk to them about
scaffold do the work and ask about rocks and examine rocks, what they are doing,
their ask questions and ask more questions
learning? about rocks and materials






End

Warning and
Transition to
Next part of routine Announce that friends are almost finished and we will be cleaning up in
a few minutes







Follow-up
Ideas Recall story,
ask questions about findings















Small-Group Time Planning Form
Originating
Idea fun with different senses



Materials animal tails, different furs, different flavors of water, different types of objects
and shapes, different types of noise objects ( whistle, bird, etc), different candles



Curriculum
Content classification (KDI) recognizing objects by touch, taste, sight, sound, and smell




Beginning

Opening
Statement book about the five senses and how to use them/ props



Middle

What will Earlier Middle Later
children do? Look at materials ask about each material touch, taste, see, listen,
and play with them and what to do with each and smell each object


Strategies: Strategies: Strategies:
How will you ask them how they could encourage them to use talk with them about
scaffold do the activity five senses to do each activity their discoveries,
their and ask questions
learning? about them






End

Warning and
Transition to
Next part of routine announce that we are almost finished with each friend and will be putting
Things away in a few minutes






Follow-up
Ideas Recall book, five senses,
ask questions, share
















Small-Group Time Planning Form
Originating
Idea playing teacher teacher in gym time (similar to Simon says or mother may I )



Materials shoes, voices, beach balls



Curriculum
Content time (KDI) starting and stopping an action on signal




Beginning

Opening
Statement book or story about practicing starting and stopping actions on signal



Middle

What will Earlier Middle Later
children do? Stand or walk around, ask what to do, where listen and do activity
play with ball to go, what to do with ball with ball and think of
other ways

Strategies: Strategies: Strategies:
How will you ask questions about how encourage them to listen talk with them about
scaffold to do activity and do activity activity and other ways
their of doing it
learning?







End

Warning and
Transition to
Next part of routine announce Just a few more minutes to play until we play another
activity in gym







Follow-up
Ideas Recall story or book, ask questions, do more activities similar to this one
















Small-Group Time Planning Form
Originating
Idea Cleaning guinea pig cage in classroom



Materials large cardboard box, newspaper, small shovel



Curriculum
Content social studies (KDI) being sensitive to the feelings, interests, and needs of others




Beginning

Opening
Statement story or book about guinea pigs and cleaning their cage, taking care of them



Middle

What will Earlier Middle Later
children do? Play with materials ask what to do and help with pig, clean
and guinea pig and how to perform task out cage


Strategies: Strategies: Strategies:
How will you ask them what they could encourage them to ask them about what
scaffold do to help with the pig watch other children they are doing and why
their and learn
learning?







End

Warning and
Transition to
Next part of routine sing a song about guinea pigs and almost done cleaning







Follow-up
Ideas Recall story or book, ask how or why questions
















Small-Group Time Planning Form
Originating
Idea fun with art activities



Materials paint brushes, marker stamps, paints, eisles, pencils



Curriculum
Content visual art (KDI) drawing and painting




Beginning

Opening
Statement story or book about doing art activities with paints and stamps/ props



Middle

What will Earlier Middle Later
children do? Play with materials, walk ask how to do a task draw pictures and paint
around and look around or what it is them using all tools given


Strategies: Strategies: Strategies:
How will you ask questions about encourage them to watch ask questions about
scaffold materials and what they do other children do activity what they are doing
their and how they made it
learning?







End

Warning and
Transition to
Next part of routine announce to class in a few minutes they are going to clean up for snack
time







Follow-up
Ideas Recall story or book, ask about art, what they did
















Small-Group Time Planning Form
Originating
Idea creating a play



Materials dress up clothes, dramatic play area and utensils, kitchen, phone, couch, chair, etc



Curriculum
Content dramatic art (KDI) imitating actions and sounds




Beginning

Opening
Statement book about shows and plays that include actors and actresses imitating
someone with actions and sounds



Middle

What will Earlier Middle Later
children do? Play with materials ask questions about what put on dress up clothes
make up their own play to do and how to do so and try to imitate
characters from book


Strategies: Strategies: Strategies:
How will you ask how they could do it encourage them to ask about what they are
scaffold or what things they could add watch others imitate doing and why imitate
their
learning?






End

Warning and
Transition to
Next part of routine sing a show song about coming to an end and finishing







Follow-up
Ideas Recall book, practice imitating actions and sounds in class on regular basis
















Small-Group Time Planning Form
Originating
Idea fun with music in classroom



Materials CD player, CD with lots of childrens songs to dance and sing to, bells to share,
Drums to play



Curriculum
Content music (KDI) moving to music




Beginning

Opening
Statement story or book about music and children dancing or moving to music and using
Musical instruments



Middle

What will Earlier Middle Later
children do? Play with materials, ask how to use materials dance and move to
walk around and why do so music, play instruments, sing



Strategies: Strategies: Strategies:
How will you ask them how they could encourage them to watch talk to them about
scaffold move to music and use materials other children move to what they are doing
their music and play instruments involving
learning? moving and dancing




End

Warning and
Transition to
Next part of
routine move and sing five more minutes song until everyone is finished
Cleaning up






Follow-up
Ideas recall or sing story or book, ask questions