Foreword: Joy Anderson

Ask any preschool teacher what the best thing is about her job, and shell tell you:
Seeing childrens eyes light up when they fnally grasp a concept! And with that
in mind, we began our journey to create a curriculum that encourages childrens success
in a learning environment. And we succeeded! To date, our curriculum has been used
and reviewed by thousands of mothers, child care providers, and preschool teachers
across the world who love our fun, activity-based approach to teaching. After using our
curriculum, educators have reported the following positive changes in their students:
Increased participation and interest in the activities
Increased letter, sound, number, shape and color retention
Decreased signs of aggression or hyper-activity
In addition, educators told us they loved having all the lesson plans, supply lists,
and printables right there at their fngertips so they didnt have to spend hours upon
hours scouring the internet for ideas! Our curriculum saved them loads of preparation
time and helped them get back to what they really enjoyed doing: TEACHING!
The most important concept you can gain from reading this foreword is that our
curriculum is only as good as you allow it to be. If you let this manual sit on your desk
tomorrow and never open it again, youll have no way of knowing how it could improve
your teaching or enhance your students learning.
But, if you commit yourself to using our curriculum for your program, youll no
doubt fnd the same success that the other thousands of educators have found above. So
whether youre a brand new teacher and need to follow the lesson plans word for word,
or whether youre going to use our curriculum as a guide and add your own thoughts,
tips and adaptations to the lesson plans, we welcome you to the Preschool Fundamentals
family and know that youll enjoy our curriculum as much as weve enjoyed creating it!
All the best,
Joy Anderson
Joy Anderson
Owner, Preschool Fundamentals

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2009-2010 Preschool Fundamentals - All rights reserved. Visit us at www.preschoolfundamentals.com
So what exactly is FUNDAMENTALS Preschool Curriculum?
FUNDAMENTALS Preschool Curriculum is a developmentally appropriate, activity-
based curriculum for children ages 3-5 that focuses on the FUNDAMENTAL skills children
not only need to learn but are also excited to learn!
Our curriculum features 3 core components:
Our curriculum is comprised of 36 themes, organized into 26 A-Z themes and 10
holiday themes. Each theme has 3 days of lesson plans, perfect for a 2- or 3-day/week
preschool program (For instance, you can use the lesson plans for Day 1 and 2 for your
T_TH class, and you can use Days 1-3 for your M_W_F class.)
Inside each theme, youll fnd the following materials:
Activity Outline
Enrichment Ideas
Days 1-3 Lesson Plans
A-Z Letter Pals
A-Z Letter Cards
Each themes activities that require printables
And now, lets go through each of the materials to learn more about them and how they
will enrich your program.
INTRODUCTION
LIFE
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PRE-K
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LIFE SCIENCE SKILLS: Each weekly life science theme,
such as Vehicles, Astronomy, Baking, or Ocean, offers
fun activities to expand childrens knowledge of the
world so they can feel confdent with their place in it.
LIFE SKILLS: Each day the children engage in a lesson
with puppets or games, helping them practice vital life
skills like Hygiene, Health, Sharing, Time and Safety.
PRE-K SKILLS: Each activity aims to teach children the
critical Pre-K skills needed to succeed in school later
on, such as learning to write, understanding simple
math, and also knowing their letters, sounds, numbers,
shapes and colors among other things.
INTRODUCTION
ACTIVITY OUTLINE
parents can continue the discussion at home. You will also fnd a Did You Know section
that lists a few fun facts, as well as a feld trip idea. The exploration video can be used
if your students have a computer with Internet access in the classroom.
Lastly, youll fnd various fne motor and gross motor activities that correspond
with the theme. These are perfect for enriching your center time activities! You can also
use the space to write down your own activities as you come across them as well.
DAYS 1-3 LESSON PLANS
Our lesson plans are structured to accommodate a 2-3 hr. daily preschool class.
However, they can easily be adapted to ft child care settings with the activities spread
throughout the day. Feel free to adapt the curriculum to meet your programs needs.
Also, use the NOTES/SUPPLIES area to write down the supplies you need and any notes
about things that went well or should be improved on for the next class. Youll fnd that
the lesson plans follow a familiar format each day to help the children learn structure and
consistency in a classroom setting, as well as learn FUNDAMENTAL skills, as seen here:
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Circle Time
School Time
Discovery Time
Activity Time
Music Time
Arts & Crafts
Snack Time
Reading Time
Play Time
Show & Tell
Writing A
Centers
Moon Rock Toss
Orbiting Round
Moon Mobile
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Moon Changes
Centers
Weekend Review
Andrew Alligator
Centers
Astronomy Books
Star Light/Bright
Magic Star Skies
N/A
Stars! Stars!
Centers
Compliments
A Box Sounds
Centers
AstronomyVideo
8 Planets
Spray Bottle
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No Place Like
Centers
Field Trip on Tuesday to the planetarium. Cost: $3/child. Parents free.
Call the day before we come.
Fun Center Idea: Let the kids make Ants on a Log (Celery with peanut
butter or cheese whiz, and raisins on top.) Take pictures!
The frst page of each weekly theme
is the Activity Outline. We have illustrated
how you can use the outline for your weekly
planning with the graphic on the right. After
reading through the lesson plans, write in
what activities youll be doing each day for
easy reference while teaching. The NOTES
section offers space to write down feld trip
plans or other fun activities for the weeks
lesson.
ENRICHMENT IDEAS
The next pages are the Weekly En-
richment Ideas sheets. On these, youll fnd
multiple snack ideas as well as a Talk Time
section that gives you discussion questions
to help expand your students learning about
the theme. You may even want to include
the questions on the weekly newsletter so
CIRCLE TIME: Helps children respect others, take turns, listen and tell stories.
Pledge of Allegiance and weather chart help children learn repetition and prediction.
SCHOOL TIME: Helps children write letters, learn letter sounds, recognize the
letters on signs, and understand that letters are used to communicate.
DISCOVERY TIME: Helps children sort manipulatives, count groupings, feel
through sensory activities, and develop fne motor skills.
ACTIVITY TIME: Helps children learn movement, rhythm, instruments, beats,
and fnger plays. Arts & Crafts help children cut, glue, write their name, learn shapes
and colors, follow directions, work with art materials, and clean up.
SNACK TIME: Helps children learn how to use good manners, talk nicely to
friends, help the teacher, and clean up.
READING TIME: Helps children read to each other, develop a love for favorite
books, take care of books, and spend time independently. Life Skills help children learn
how to eat healthy, safely cross the street, share toys, not talk to strangers, and more.
PLAY TIME: Helps children share toys, respect other peoples property, treat
others kindly, exercise, pretend, obey rules, and develop gross motor skills.
A-Z LETTER PALS & LETTER CARDS
Youll also fnd 26 alphabet letter pals with the corresponding letter card that will
help your students learn each letter, its sound, and the proper way to write it with silly
songs, letter chants, and fun animal characters!
RECOMMENDED OUTLINE
On the next pages, youll fnd a Recommended Outline where weve assembled
all the 36 themes into 9 convenient units for you to use over a 9 month period. While
youre certainly free to teach the curriculum in alphabetical order, we prefer to teach
it out of order so students gain individual letter recognition, not just letter recognition
within the alphabet sequence. Weve also included a blank outline if youd like to adjust
the sequence of the themes to work better with your program.
* The (R) inside the letter column stands for Review during holiday themes.
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
These songs are used often in our curriculum, but the tune is
diffcult to explain. To hear the tunes for these songs, go to:
http://www.preschoolfundamentals.com/videos
DAYS OF THE WEEK SONG
Sunday,
Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday,
Thursday,
Friday,
Saturday,
Then we start again.
(Repeat the days of the week, then fnish the song by saying:)
Now our song is done.
MONTHS OF THE YEAR SONG
January, February, March and April,
May, June, July and August,
September, October, November, December,
These are the months of the year.
WELCOME TO PRESCHOOL SONG
Here we are at preschool,
At preschool,
At preschool.
Here we are at preschool,
To learn and have FUN!
Theres (Childs name) and (Childs name)
(Repeat above line until you say every childs name in the circle, then:)
And even, Miss (Your name)!
C Caterpillars Let's Learn Names Caleb Cat
L Luau Let's Obey Rules Larry Lion
N Nursery Rhymes Let's Share Noah Newt
( R ) Columbus Day Let's Raise Hands
P Pets Let's Know Our Names Peggy Pig
T Trees Let's Write our Name Thomas Tiger
A Astronomy Let's Get Dressed Andrew Alligator
( R ) Halloween Let's Name Body Parts
B Baking Let's Brush Teeth Becky Bird
H Homes Let's Wash Hands Hailey Horse
M Me! Let's Take Baths Michael Monkey
( R ) Thanksgiving Let's Cover Mouths
R Rainbows Let's Go To Bed Riley Rabbit
D Dragons Let's Talk Nice Daniel Dog
I If You Give A. Books Let's Know Our Family Izzy Impala
( R ) Christmas Let's Clean Up
F Flags Let's Learn Our Birthday Fanny Frog
V Vehicles Let's Learn Times of the Day Vincent Vulture
W Wind Let's Learn Days of the Week Walter Wolf
( R ) Martin Luther King Jr. Day Let's Learn Months of the Year
S Sharing Let's Eat Healthy Sally Snake
Z Zoo Let's Stretch Zoe Zebra
E Earth Let's Exercise Evan Elephant
( R ) Valentine's Day Let's Be Happy
G Gooey-Goo Let's Measure Food Garrett Gorilla
J Jets Let's Count Money Joseph Jaguar
X X-rays Let's Measure Items Xavier Fox
( R ) St. Patrick's Day Let's Tell Time
Q Queens & Kings Let's Wear Helmets Quintyn Quail
O Ocean Let's Wear Seatbelts Oscar Otter
Y Yo-yos Let's Look Both Ways Yoko Yak
( R ) Easter Let's Learn Address/Phone #
K Kangaroos Let's Call 911 Katie Koala
U Umbrellas Let's Not Talk To Strangers Uni Unicorn
( R ) Cinco de Mayo Let's Not Play With Guns
( R ) Parent Appreciation Let's Get Out of Fire
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PLANNING CALENDAR
To help you plan your next year of curriculum themes, weve included this convenient
planning calendar for you to use. If you follow a School District schedule, be sure to
cross out all the days you should be out of school and plan your curriculum accordingly.

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October November December
August September
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Building Children's Skills: The FUN Way!
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SNACKS TALK TIME
FIELD TRIP
DID YOU KNOW
VIDEO CLIP
FINE MOTOR SKILL ACTIVITIES
GROSS MOTOR SKILL ACTIVITIES
Visit a planetarium and gaze at the stars and constellations.
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Apples
Ants on a log (celery with
peanut butter or cheese
whiz, and raisons on top)
Applesauce
Astronaut pudding (pudding
in a Ziploc bag with a corner
cut off so you can eat when
there is no gravity)
Apricots
How do astronauts get to the
moon?
How is the moon different
from the earth?
When you wish upon a star,
what do you wish?
How is the moon different
from the earth?
Do aliens fy in space
shuttles or space ships?
If you put Saturn in water, it would foat.
Every year the moon moves a little further away from the earth.
Once sunlight has left the sun, it takes about 8 minutes for the energy in
the sunlight we see to reach earth.
Click on the Astronomy link at: http://www.preschoolfundamentals.com/videos
SNACKS TALK TIME
FIELD TRIP
DID YOU KNOW
VIDEO CLIP
Provide various toy space shuttles for children to compare sizes and colors.
Put various glow-in-the-dark stars, planets, comets, etc. in a box for
children to sort.
Spray paint a shoe box and its lid black. Cut a small hole (about the size
of a dime) in the lid. Set it by the glow-in-the-dark shapes and have the
children put a few shapes in at a time, cover with the lid, and see the
shapes glow.
Put Karo syrup, glitter, blue water, and star confetti in a baby food or small
jar. Glue lid on. Let the children shake and observe the night sky.
Put out a Lite Bright for the children to make their own constellations.
Make a few telescopes for the children by covering the end of a paper
towel roll with black paper, putting a rubber band around it, and then
poking some holes with a needle in the shape of a constellation.
Play Astronaut, Astronaut, Alien instead of Duck, Duck, Goose.
Create an astronaut dress up area. Include helmets made out of milk jugs
or 5-gallon ice cream buckets and foil, moon boots made out of sponges
and rubber bands to strap on feet, and air packs made out of backpacks
and 2-liter bottles stuck together with straps attached.
Make a space shuttle for dramatic play with refrigerator boxes spray
painted white on the outside or draped with white sheets. Cut stars out of
the top for light. Put an old keyboard inside for the controls.
Teach the children how to play with frisbies as fying saucers.
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Welcome: Welcome all the children into a circle.
Sharing: Let the children discuss their Sharing items.
Pledge of Allegiance: Recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Calendar & Weather: Discuss the weather and the
calendar. Practice the Days of the Week and Months of
the Year songs and clap when you get to the current day
or month.
SCHOOL TIME
Letter of the Week: Using the Letter Card, discuss the
letter Aa with the children, including: What does it remind
you of? (A mountain with snow on top/an arrow, etc.)
Then say the letter chant as you write the uppercase
letter on the board in this manner:

Start at the top, top, top,
Slant down to the left,
Slant down to the right,
Go straight across to connect
In the middle,
And then stop, stop stop!
Let them each come up and write the letter on the board.
Offer guidance if needed, and remember to give lots of
praise!
DISCOVERY TIME
Fine Motor Skills: Use some of our suggested center
ideas listed on the Weekly Enrichment Ideas sheet, or
make up some of your own. Use this time to observe,
interact, help and guide the children as they discover
more about the theme. Be sure to rotate children
through different centers if they want to.
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ACTIVITY TIME
Exploration: Have a Moon Rock Toss. Explain to the
children that because the moon doesnt have much
gravity, rocks are not heavy on the moon like they are
on earth. Give each child two moon rocks and divide
them up into two teams. Put one team on one side of
the room behind a strip of masking tape. Put the other
team on the other side of the room behind another strip
of masking tape. Tell the children that if they cross the
line, their connection to the spaceship will be lost and
they will foat out into space. Count down from 10 to 1.
At blastoff, have the children throw the moon rocks at
each other. If any rocks land within reach tell them that
they can pick them up and throw them again.
Prepwork - Crumple up sheets of white paper to make
two moon rocks per child. On the foor, tape two strips
of masking tape, about 8 feet apart.
Rhythms and Movement: Explain to the children what
orbiting means. Sing Well Be Orbiting Round The Moon
to the tune of If Youre Happy and You Know It. In each
verse, sing the frst line to the children while showing
them the actions to that verse. Have the children echo,
while copying your actions, and then sing the last three
lines together.
Well be orbiting round the moon, yes we will,
Well be orbiting round the moon, yes we will,
Well be orbiting round the moon,
Well be orbiting round the moon,
Well be orbiting round the moon, yes we will.
(Make your left hand a moon by closing your
left hand into a fst, and use your pointer
fnger on your right hand as a spaceship to
orbit around the moon.)
Well be landing on the moon, yes we will,
Well be landing on the moon, yes we will,
Well be landing on the moon,
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Well be landing on the moon,
Well be landing on the moon, yes we will.
(Land pointer fnger on fst)
Well be walking on the moon, yes we will,
Well be walking on the moon, yes we will,
Well be walking on the moon,
Well be walking on the moon,
Well be walking on the moon, yes we will.
(Walk fngers of right hand on fst)
Well be blasting off again, yes we will,
Well be blasting off again, yes we will,
Well be blasting off again,
Well be blasting off again,
Well be blasting off again, yes we will.
(Blast pointer fnger off of fst)
Well be landing back on Earth, yes we will,
Well be landing back on Earth, yes we will,
Well be landing back on Earth,
Well be landing back on Earth,
Well be landing back on Earth, yes we will.
(Land pointer fnger on top of your head for
Earth)

Arts & Crafts: Make a Phases of the Moon Mobile. Begin
by asking the children if theyve ever noticed that the
moon looks different at various times of the month. To
the extent you prefer, explain why the moon appears to
shine, and why it waxes and wanes. Give each child a
Phases of the Moon printable and a sponge. Show them
how to dip their sponge in paint, dab the excess off, and
lightly sponge their moons. Let them decorate all four
of their moons. After the paint dries, beginning with the
moon they began with, have them cut their moons out.
Let them punch a hole at the top of each moon. Help
them string a piece of yarn through the hole, and tie. Tie
the other end of the string to a popsicle stick, ordering
the moons from crescent to half to gibbous to full.
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Print Print one Phases of the Moon printable for each
child.
Prepwork Cut kitchen sponges in half so you have a
small sponge for each child. Make a mobile for each child
by cutting yarn into 1-2 foot lengths, four per child. Use
some yarn to lash two popsicle sticks together so they
form a cross. Tie a piece of yarn (12-18) onto each end
of the popsicle sticks.
Gather - Paper plates, sponges, yarn, popsicle sticks,
light blue paint, scissors, hole punch
SNACK TIME
Remind everyone to use good manners. Let the children
relax and unwind from their activities as they talk to each
other.
READING TIME
Quiet Reading: Encourage children to read to each
other and quietly praise those who are reading nicely.
Story Time: Tell the children youre going to read them
a story about why the moon seems to grow and shrink.
Encourage them to read the story along with you if they
would like. Then read the book: The Moon Seems to
Change by Franklyn M. Branley. Be sure to ask thought-
provoking questions about the story as you go along to
stimulate the childrens minds.
Life Skills: Tell the children they are going to learn why
its important to get dressed. Then hold a puppet show
based loosely on the following story:

Tommy gets dinosaur pajamas for Christmas. He
loves them and says that he is never going to take
them off. He likes to pretend he is a dinosaur and
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is very strong. Tommy wears his new pajamas
for three whole days and three whole nights.
One morning, Tommys mom asks him to take
his dinosaur pajamas off and put some clothes
on because they are going to go to the library.
Tommy is very sad and mad that his mom wants
him to take his favorite pajamas off. He did notice
that they were getting stinky and dirty but he still
wants to wear them. Tommys mom says he has
to take them off right now. Even though he doesnt
want to, he takes his pajamas off, takes a bath,
and tries to put on some clean clothes afterward.
He keeps trying to stick his head through the arm
holes and his arms keep going where his head is
supposed to. Tommy has forgotten how to get
dressed because he hasnt done it for so long!
He has to ask his mom for help. When he fnally
gets his clean clothes on he notices how nice they
smell. At the end of the day, Tommy notices his
mom has washed and folded his pajamas. He put
them on and decides that it is a good idea to let
them have a rest each day.
Get creative with it and be sure to make the kids laugh!
End the puppet show by asking the children what they
learned.
PLAY TIME
Gross Motor Skills: Use some of our suggested play
time activities listed on the Weekly Enrichment Ideas
sheet, or make up some of your own. Use this time
to expand the childrens learning about the theme. Be
available for assistance and guidance.
Farewell: Remember to give each child a sticker on
their chart. Dont forget to give lots of hugs as you say
goodbye, and tell them you cant wait to see them next
time!
Sharing: Let the children talk about their weekend.
calendar. Practice the Days of the Week and Months of the
Year songs and clap when you get to the day/month.
SCHOOL TIME
Letter of the Week: Introduce Andrew the Alligator by
saying, I have a friend who has come a long, long way
to say hello to us today! Would you like to meet him?
Then give prompts for the children to guess what animal
it is, such as: He starts with the letter A. He is a slimy
creature. He rhymes with tater. Once theyve guessed
it, show them the picture of Andrew the Alligator and ask
them to sing his song along with you:
Andrew the Alligator,
Andrew the Alligator,
Forgot to brush his teeth,
So the Dentist said See Ya Later!
DISCOVERY TIME
more about the theme.
ACTIVITY TIME
Exploration: Bring out a collection of books on the
theme and share them with the class.
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I Want to Be an Astronaut by Byron Barton
Roaring Rockets by Tony Mitton
Stars! Stars! Stars! by Bob Barner
Space Boy by Leo Landry
Curious George and the Rocket by H.A. Rey
Green Wilma, Frog in Space by Tedd Arnold
Big Silver Space Shuttle by Ken Wilson-Max
Rhythms and Movement: Talk about why stars look
so shiny. Sing the song Star Light, Star Bright while
passing around the shiny star. Then, when youre
fnished, give each of them a chance to hold the shiny
star and say what they would wish for.
Star light, star bright
First star I see tonight
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Get the wish I wish tonight.
Prepwork - Cut a star out of cardstock and tinfoil. Glue
the tinfoil onto the cardstock, then decorate with glitter.
Arts & Crafts: Make Magic Star Skies. Show the children
how to draw a simple star. Give them white crayons and
have them draw some stars on white paper. If this is
too challenging, have them make small solid circles with
white crayons, and draw a few stars for them. Let the
children paint over the white paper with black tempera
paint wash and watch the stars magically appear in the
night sky.
Prepwork - Mix black tempera paint with water to make a
wash (about 3 tempera paint to 1 water).
Gather - white crayons, white paper, paintbrushes
SNACK TIME
unwind from their activities as they talk to each other.
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a story about a child looking at stars through a telescope.
Encourage them to read the story along with you if they
would like. Then read the book: Stars! Stars! Stars! by
Bob Barner. Be sure to ask thought-provoking questions
as you go along to stimulate the childrens minds.
Life Skills: Tell the children that they are going to have
a Getting Dressed Relay. Divide the students into two
groups. Have them form two lines. When you say go,
have the frst two children run and put an oversized
dress-up outft on top of their clothes while singing. Then
they must take the clothes off, and run and touch the
next childs hand. Repeat until everyone has had a turn.
Getting dressed is fun to do
Fun to do
Fun to do
Getting dressed is fun to do
So early in the morning
Gather - Two dress-up outfts with the same number of
pieces per outft (i.e. 2 hats, 2 pants, 2 shirts, etc.)
PLAY TIME
time!
Sharing: Let the children give each other compliments.
calendar. Practice the Days of the Week and Months of the
Year songs and clap when you get to the day/month.
SCHOOL TIME
Letter of the Week: Tell the children its time for the Box
of Sounds! Let each child have a turn pulling something
out of the box as the class chants its sound and name!
Remember that the letter A says /a/ as in apple or ape.
Items to put in the Box of Sounds: apple, alligator,
astronaut, ant, anteater
DISCOVERY TIME
more about the theme.
ACTIVITY TIME
Exploration: Gather the children together to play the
video from the Weekly Enrichment Ideas sheet. Tell
them they are going to watch a video about American
astronauts and spaceships.
Rhythms and Movement: Sing There Are Eight
Planets to the tune of Mary Had A Little Lamb. Use
your fngers to hold up the numbers which correlate with
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each verse. While singing, walk around in a circle around
a ball (preferably yellow) that represents the sun.
There are eight planets
Eight planets, eight planets
That orbit the sun
First comes Mercury
Mercury, Mercury
First comes Mercury
That orbits the sun
Repeat for each of the following:
Second comes Venus
Third comes Earth
Fourth comes Mars
Fifth comes Jupiter
Sixth comes Saturn
Seventh comes Uranus
Eighth comes Neptune
Pluto now is a dwarf planet,
Dwarf planet, dwarf planet,
Pluto now is a dwarf planet
That orbits the sun
Eight planets, eight planets
That orbit the sun
Gather - Large yellow ball

Arts & Crafts: Make Spray Bottle Solar Systems. Let
the children spray black construction paper with the
paint/water mixture in the spray bottle. Let them paint
watercolor circles to make planets and the sun. Have
them glue their planets and sun onto the black paper.
Prepwork - Dilute white paint with water and put it in
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a few small spray bottles. Cut or punch out 10 various
sized circles per child for the planets and sun.
Gather - Black construction paper, white paint, spray
bottles, colored circles, watercolors and brushes, glue
SNACK TIME
READING TIME
a story about the Cat in the Hat. Encourage them to read
the story along with you if they would like. Then read the
book: Theres No Place Like Space by Tish Rabe. Be sure
to ask thought-provoking questions about the story as
you go along to stimulate the childrens minds.
Life Skills: Let the children perform a skit about why its
important to know how to get dressed. Give prompts if
needed, but otherwise, sit back and enjoy the show!
PLAY TIME
sheet, or make up some of your own. Use this time to
expand the childrens learning about the theme.
Farewell: Give each child a sticker on their chart. Dont
forget to give lots of hugs as you say goodbye, and tell
them you cant wait to see them next time!
Phases of the Moon
Directions: Color the different moon phases
and cut out each moon. Then, punch a hole
through each moon and string them onto the
mobile.
I f I l i v ed o n a di f f er ent pl anet , I wo ul d c al l i t : ____________.
Storytelling
Directions: Read the sentence below to the child and
have them think of their answer. Let them draw out
their story, and afterwards help them write in their
answer. They can finish by coloring the theme's picture.
Name:
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St ar t at t he t o p, t o p, t o p,
Sl ant do wn t o t he l ef t ,
Sl ant do wn t o t he r i ght ,
Go s t r ai ght ac r o s s t o c o nnec t
I n t he mi ddl e,
And t hen s t o p, s t o p, s t o p!
Andr ew t he al l i gat o r
Andr ew t he Al l i gat o r ,
Fo r go t t o br us h hi s t eet h,
So t he Dent i s t s ai d " See Ya Lat er ! "
Writing Letter A
Directions: First, trace the letter with
your finger to learn how to write it.
Next, trace the uppercase & lowercase
letters. Last, trace the word.
Name:
A a
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AL L I GAT O R
Writing Letter A
Next, color the uppercase & lowercase
letters. Last, draw an animal in the box.
Name:
I s ee an al l i gat o r.
Andr ew t he al l i gat o r
Fo r go t t o br us h hi s t eet h,
So t he Dent i s t s ai d " See Ya Lat er ! "
Name:
Building Children's Skills: The FUN Way!
Pr eschool Cur r i cul um
baking
Thi s page l ef t i nt ent i onal l y bl ank f or doubl e- si ded pr i nt i ng conveni ence.
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ACTIVITY OUTLINE
SNACKS TALK TIME
FIELD TRIP
DID YOU KNOW
VIDEO CLIP
Bananas
Blueberries
Bears (Teddy Grahams,
Gummy Bears)
Bob the Builder Snacks
Butter on Bread
Brownies
Biscuits
Where does four come
from?
What is your favorite kind of
bread?
If you were going to make a
pie, what would you put in
it?
How many kinds of sugars
can you name?
Should we eat raw eggs?
The Egyptians baked the frst known cakes, which were honey cakes with
fruit and nuts.
Eclairs got their name from the French word for lightning, because their
long, thin shape is supposed to resemble lightning.
Tour a bakery or your local supermarket.
Click on the Baking link at: http://www.preschoolfundamentals.com/videos
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FIELD TRIP
DID YOU KNOW
VIDEO CLIP
Line a muffn/cupcake pan with liners and write numbers 1-10 on the
bottom of the liners. Let the children count the right number of beans into
each tin.
Put measuring cups and spoons in a container full of wheat so the children
can see how many tablespoons are in 1 cup, how many 1/3 cups are in a
cup, etc.
Glue a picture of a pizza or pie onto cardboard and cut it into slices so the
children can count the slices, take it apart, and put it back together again.
Create a dramatic play bakery area with muffn, cake, and bread pans, pie
plates, cookie sheets, bowls, measuring cups, rolling pins, aprons, etc.
Make chef hats with strips of poster board and tissue paper.
Make a large batch of play dough and divide it into four parts. Leave one
part white, mix cocoa powder into one part, mix ginger and cinnamon into
one part, and vanilla into one part. Then watch the childrens senses come
alive as they play with all the scented dough!
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Sharing: Let the children discuss their Sharing items.
or month.
SCHOOL TIME
Letter of the Week: Using the Letter Card, discuss the
letter Bb with the children, including: What does it remind
you of? (A number three with a line on one side, etc.)
Then say the letter chant as you write the uppercase
letter on the board in this manner:

Start at the top, top, top,
Go straight down,
Start at the top,
Loop to the right to connect
In the middle--then do it again,
And then stop, stop, stop!
Let them each come up and write the letter on the board.
Offer guidance if needed, and remember to give lots of
praise!
DISCOVERY TIME
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ACTIVITY TIME
Exploration: Play Hot Potato. Gather the children in a
circle and show them a potato. Tell them that when a
potato comes out of the oven, it is usually hot. So youre
going to be passing around the potato, and when it gets
to you, you have to pass it on quick before it pretends to
burns you. Play some music and pass the potato around,
making sure that when the music stops the person
holding the potato doesnt pass it, but instead tells the
class something that their mom bakes in the oven.
Gather - potato, music
Rhythms and Movement: Sing This Is The Way We
Make The Bread to the tune of So Early In The Morning.
In front of the children, lay out the items you gathered.
Sing one verse, and then stop and see if the children can
identify which prop the verse talks about. After you have
gone through all the verses and props, sing the song
straight through with the children.
This is the way we make the bread
Make the bread, make the bread
This is the way we make the bread
So we can make bread for you
This is the way the bread dough rises
Bread dough rises, bread dough rises
This is the way the bread dough rises
This is the way we mix the bread
Mix the bread, mix the bread
This is the way we mix the bread
This is the way we knead the dough
Knead the dough, knead the dough
This is the way we knead the dough
This is the way we shape the dough
Shape the dough, shape the dough
This is the way we shape the dough
This is the way we bake the dough
Bake the dough, bake the dough
This is the way we bake the dough
This is the way we eat the bread
Eat the bread, eat the bread
This is the way we eat the bread
Dont worry! Theres some left for you.
Prepwork - Put a tablespoon of yeast in a bowl. Just
before you sing this song, mix a few cups of very warm
water (110 degrees when you begin the song would be
preferable, so get it hotter than that to begin with as it
will cool some before you use it) with 1/3 cup of sugar.
Gather - bread recipe, bowl and mixing spoon (in addition
to the bowl for the yeast), cutting board, bread pan, oven
mitts, plate
Arts & Crafts: Make Sponge Painted Aprons. Give each
child an apron, and let them dip sponges into paint to
sponge onto their apron.
Prepwork - Purchase a solid colored apron for each child.
Cut kitchen sponges into shapes. Put different colors of
paint (acrylic craft paint works well) on paper plates with
a sponge in each one.
Gather - aprons, sponges, scissors, paint, paper plates
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a story about a chicken who has to make bread all by
herself because no one will help her. Encourage them to
read the story along with you if they would like. Then
read the book: The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone. Be
sure to ask thought-provoking questions about the story
as you go along to stimulate the childrens minds.
Life Skills: Tell the children they are going to learn why
its important to brush our teeth. Then hold a puppet
show based loosely on the following story:
Hayley does not like to brush her teeth. Before
bed, Hayleys mom says I hope you brushed you
teeth good so they dont all fall out! As she falls
asleep, Hayley dreams that all of her teeth are so
dirty that they start falling out; she cant even
chew anything so she can only eat soup for the
rest of her life. When Hayley wakes up she runs
to the mirror and looks at her teeth. None of them
fell out, but she now brushes her teeth.
Get creative with it and be sure to make the kids laugh!
End by asking the children what they learned.
PLAY TIME
sheet, or make up some of your own. Use this time to
expand the childrens learning about the theme.
Farewell: Give each child a sticker on their chart. Dont
forget to give lots of hugs as you say goodbye, and tell
them you cant wait to see them next time!
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Sharing: Let the children talk about their weekend.
or month.
SCHOOL TIME
Letter of the Week: Introduce Becky the Bird by
saying, I have a friend who has come a long, long way to
say hello to us today! Would you like to meet her? Then
give prompts for the children to guess what animal it is,
such as: She starts with the letter B. She has feathers
and lives in a nest. She rhymes with word. She says
tweet, tweet. Once theyve guessed it, show them the
picture of Becky the Bird and ask them to sing her song
along with you:
Becky the bird, bird, bird,
Lived in a house, house, house.
She thought she heard, heard, heard,
A little mouse, mouse, mouse!
DISCOVERY TIME
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Exploration: Bring out a collection of books on the
theme and share them with the class. If you dont have
enough, you can have the children pair up with a partner
to explore the books. Be sure to extend their learning by
offering prompts or answering questions they have.
Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban
Bread Is For Eating by David Gershator
The Tortilla Factory by Gary Paulsen
The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone
The Gingerbread Man by Catherine Mccafferty
Birthday Cake for Little Bear by Mx Velthuiis
Veggies on Our Pizza by Chantelle B. Goodman
Pizza Kittens by Charlotte Voake
Rhythms and Movement: Learn Crunchy Munchy
Honey Cakes by The Wiggles. Play the song and listen
to it together. Divide the children into two groups. Have
everyone sing the chorus together, and then on the verses
have one group say What do you do? and Whats
next? and the other group answer, demonstrating with
imaginary baking tools as they go.
(CHORUS)
Crunchy munchy, honey cakes,
Theyre great to eat and theyre fun to make.
In your hand or on a plate,
Crunchy munchy honey cakes.
What do you do?
Apron on and wash your hands,
Get a bowl and baking pan.
Whats next?
Rolling pin and mixing spoon,
Well be mixing very soon.
(CHORUS)
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What do you do?
Take the four and honey too,
Put them together and make a goo.
Whats next?
Add some milk and muesli fakes,
Now were almost ready to bake.
(CHORUS)
What do you do?
Roll some balls on a baking tray,
Then in the oven right away.
Whats next?
Stand back and watch them bake,
Now lets eat those yummy cakes.
(CHORUS)
Arts & Crafts: Make Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes.
Have all the children put on their new aprons and wash
their hands. Let the children see how you measure each
ingredient according to the recipe, and then let them take
turns pouring muesli fakes, sugar, coconut and four into
a bowl. Let children take turns stirring while you heat the
butter, honey, and milk. Pour it over the dry ingredients
and mix. Show the children how to roll the dough into
balls about the size of walnuts and place on a greased
baking tray. Let them fnish rolling all the dough into
balls. Bake for 15-20 minutes. When you put them in
and take them out of the oven emphasize that this part of
the job is only for adults to do. Cool and enjoy.
Print Print enough Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes
printables on cardstock for each child to have one copy
to take home.
Gather Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes recipe, mixing
bowl, large spoon, pan or microwaveable bowl
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other.
READING TIME
a story about a little pig who bakes a cake for his friend
Little Bear. Encourage them to read the story along with
you if they would like. Then read the book: Birthday
Cake for Little Bear by Max Velthuiis. Be sure to ask
thought-provoking questions about the story as you go
along to stimulate the childrens minds.
Life Skills: Give each child a tea stained boiled egg and
a toothbrush. Show them how to brush the egg. The
brown stains will disappear as the children brush. As
they are brushing play Brush Your Teeth by Raff and let
the children sing along to the chorus.
Prepwork - Download Brush Your Teeth by Raff. The
same day of the activity, boil eggs in water with a tea
bag. The tea will stain the eggs brown. Cool the eggs.

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DAY 2 Lesson Plan
Sharing: Let the children give each other compliments.
or month.
SCHOOL TIME
Letter of the Week: Tell the children its time for the Box
of Sounds! Let each child have a turn pulling something
out of the box as the class chants its sound and name!
Items to put in the Box of Sounds: ball, baby, bakery,
banjo, baseball, basket, barn, beans, bee, bear, bike,
bone
DISCOVERY TIME
ACTIVITY TIME
Exploration: Gather the children together to play the
video from the Weekly Enrichment Ideas sheet. Tell
them they are going to watch some children baking a
cake together.
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Rhythms and Movement: Sing Pizza Song to the
tune of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. Show the children
pictures of various pizza toppings. Sing the song once,
and the let one of the children say what they like to put
on their pizza. Sing the song again, and let another child
list their favorite topping. Repeat until all the children
have had a turn to say their favorite pizza topping.
Pizza, pizza, its a treat
Pizza, pizza is fun to eat!
Ooey-gooey cheese so yummy
Crunchy crust goes in my tummy
Pizza, pizza its a treat
Pizza, pizza is fun to eat!
Print Print one Pizza Song printable on cardstock and
cut out the pieces.
Gather real food to show children examples of various
pizza toppings.

Arts & Crafts: Make Paper Plate Pizzas. Give each child
a printable and let them color, cut out, and glue toppings
onto their pizza. Once completed, have the child cut out
their whole pizza (or if theyre older, they can cut out the
individual slices) and glue them onto their paper plate
pizza.
Print Print one Paper Pizza printable for each child.
Prepwork Make a paper plate pizza for each child by
using a marker and ruler to draw 3 intersecting lines on
each plate to divide them into 6 pieces, just like a pizza
would have 6 slices.
Gather - paper plates, glue, scissors, markers, ruler
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other.
READING TIME
a story about four children who want vegetables on their
pizza so they can grow up big and strong. Encourage
them to read the story along with you if they would like.
Then read the book: Veggies on Our Pizza by Chantelle
Goodman. Be sure to ask thought-provoking questions
about the story as you go along to stimulate the childrens
minds.
Life Skills: Let the children perform a skit about why its
important to brush their teeth. Give prompts if needed,
but otherwise, sit back and enjoy the show!
PLAY TIME
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Pizza Song
Directions: Print one copy on cardstock paper and cut out the images.
Paper Plate Pizza
Directions: Print one copy for each child. Let the children color their pizza and toppings, then let
them cut out the pizza (or the individual slices if the children are older) and glue their pizza onto a
paper plate. When they are finished, they can cut out and glue their toppings onto their pizza.
Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes
3 cups muesli flakes
cup sugar
1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup coconut
1 cup butter
2 tsp honey
3 T milk
Combine muesli flakes, sugar, coconut and sifted flour in a bowl and
mix well. Heat butter, honey, and milk. Pour over dry ingredients and
mix well. Roll into balls the size of walnuts and place on a greased
baking tray. Bake in a preheated oven at 325 degrees for 15-20
minutes or until golden brown.
Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes
3 cups muesli flakes
cup sugar
1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup coconut
1 cup butter
2 tsp honey
3 T milk
Combine muesli flakes, sugar, coconut and sifted flour in a bowl and
mix well. Heat butter, honey, and milk. Pour over dry ingredients and
mix well. Roll into balls the size of walnuts and place on a greased
baking tray. Bake in a preheated oven at 325 degrees for 15-20
minutes or until golden brown.
From The Wiggles!
From The Wiggles!
My f av o r i t e f o o d i s : ____________________________________.
Storytelling
Directions: Read the sentence below to the child and
have them think of their answer. Let them draw out
their story, and afterwards help them write in their
answer. They can finish by coloring the theme's picture.
Name:
Bak i ng
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St ar t at t he t o p, t o p, t o p,
Go s t r ai ght do wn,
St ar t at t he t o p,
Lo o p t o t he r i ght t o c o nnec t
I n t he mi ddl e, t hen do i t agai n,
And t hen s t o p, s t o p, s t o p!
Bec k y t he bi r d
Bec k y t he bi r d, bi r d, bi r d,
Li v ed i n a ho us e, ho us e, ho us e.
She t ho ught s he hear d, hear d, hear d,
A l i t t l e mo us e, mo us e, mo us e!
Writing Letter B
Next, trace the uppercase & lowercase
letters. Last, trace the word.
Name:
B b
B B B
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B I R D
Writing Letter B
Next, color the uppercase & lowercase
letters. Last, draw an animal in the box.
Name:
I s ee a bi r d.
Bec k y t he bi r d
Bec k y t he bi r d, bi r d, bi r d,
Li v ed i n a ho us e, ho us e, ho us e.
She t ho ught s he hear d, hear d, hear d,
A l i t t l e mo us e, mo us e, mo us e!
Name:

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