Session Plan 15 Materials Packet Material List Welcome


Reading
Circle Time 1)

Center Time

Name cards with metal binder rings Markers (one per Welcome group) Paper (one piece per Welcome group) The Puddle Pail by Elisa Kleven (one per Corps member) “Old MacDonald”
Song Chart – “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
Flannel board
Flannel board pieces (e.g. chicks, ducks, cows, turkeys) 2) Interesting Sounding Words (and “Looby Loo”)
Song Chart – “Looby Loo”
Clipboard or easel with paper
Marker 3) Alphabet Memory Pocket Chart
Alphabet Memory Pocket Chart
Name sticks and bag/basket
Two sets of lowercase double-sided letter cards 4) “Cloud”
Poetry Poster, “Cloud” Introduction of Center Time Activities
Small group chart for Let’s Find Out About It
Trays or shoe boxes for presenting available Center Time activities
At least one material from each Center Time activity Let’s Find Out About It: Imagining Things in the Clouds
The Puddle Pail (one per team leader)
Cloud pictures (two to three per child) Writing: “The Animal I Like Best”
Crayons, markers and colored pencils
Paper with title, “The Animal I Like Best” and area for name marked “Artist”
Animal name word cards using animals from core storybooks (e.g., frog, snake, chipmunk, rabbit, grasshopper, raccoon, alligator, duck, fawn) Books: Exploring Books Session library: 3-5 of these books or other books that support the unit theme  Friends by Helme Heine  Raccoon Moon by Nancy Carol Willis (2 copies)  Birds, Nests, and Eggs by Mel Boring  Frogs, Toads, and Turtles by Diane L. Burns  Transparent and Opaque by Angela Royston  The Usborne Book of Puppets  At least one of the following two: Wild Colors by Gavreil Jecan (Photographer) OR Beautiful Moments in the Wild: Animals and Their Colors by Stephanie Maze  At least one of the following two: Shadows by April Pulley Sayre OR Guess Whose Shadow? by Stephen R. Swinburne  Clap Your Hands by Lorinda Bryan Cauley Puzzles and Manipulatives: Number and Lowercase “Go Fish”
Pairs of cards for 8 numbers
Pairs of cards for 8 lowercase letters Dramatic Play: Playing with Mirrors
Basic house-play materials including: several mirrors and dress-up clothes. Science: Is This a Good Reflector?
Small flashlights (one per pair of children anticipated at this activity area)
Small empty metal can (e.g. tomato paste)
A variety of other reflective materials (e.g. foil, metal utensils, metal lids from jars, etc.)
A variety of non-reflective materials (e.g. plastic lids, felt swatches, terry cloth, etc.)
Plastic jars (transparent and opaque)
Dark-colored poster board
Tagboard, dark construction paper, or cardboard
Peel and stick mirror sheets/Mylar® film (several pieces for pairs of children to share)
Trays to hold reflective and non-reflective materials being offered
Peel and stick mirror sheets/Mylar® film (several pieces for pairs of children to share)
Glue tubes and tape

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Session Plan 15 Materials Preparation Welcome Preparation
Gather name cards, markers, and paper. Reading Preparation
Prepare core storybook The Puddle Pail according to the appropriate read strategy. Circle Time Preparation
1) “Old MacDonald”: Gather song chart and practice with Corps members. Decide which animals you will be using in each implementation and create corresponding felt board pieces. Verse 1: Old MacDonald had a farm. E - I - E - I - O. And on his farm he had a _______. E - I - E - I - O. Verse 2: With a _______ _______ here And a _______ _______ there, Here a _______ , there a _______ , Everywhere a _______ _______! Verse 3: Old MacDonald had a farm. E - I - E - I - O.
2) Interesting Sounding Words (and “Looby Loo”): Gather Materials.
3) Alphabet Memory Pocket Chart: Gather materials. Place one set of the double-sided letter cards in the pocket chart and keep the corresponding cards from the other set for participating children.
4) “Cloud”: Gather Poetry Poster; Practice poem with Corps members. What’s fluffy, white, and floats up high, / Like a pile of cotton in the sky? And when the wind blows hard and strong, / What very gently soars along? What brings the rain? What brings the snow / That showers down on us below? When you look up in the high blue sky, / What is the thing you see float by? For Introduction Of Center Time Activities
Gather objects to use when introducing available Center Time activities in trays or shoe boxes.
Prepare and practice introducing all activities, and demonstrating 1-2 activities.
Create a chart displaying the names of the designated small groups of children. These small groups will meet together for Let’s Find Out About It. Center Time Preparation Let’s Find Out About It: Imagining Things in the Clouds
Find and print pictures of clouds from the internet (recommended) or photocopy a page or two from It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw.
Gather remaining materials. Writing: “The Animal I Like Best”
Prepare pieces of paper with the following information for children to use: • The Animal I Like Best:___________________ • Artist: ____________________________
Gather animal word cards created for Session Plan 14
Gather remaining materials. Books: Exploring Books
Gather 3-5 session library books. Puzzles and Manipulatives: Number and Lowercase “Go Fish”
Create number cards using the template below.
Gather materials. Dramatic Play: Playing with Mirrors
Gather play materials. Science: Is This a Good Reflector?
Gather materials.
Use instructions below to prepare the activity. Last updated 10.29.10

Session Plan 15 Number Cards and Science Center Preparation Number Cards Materials • Tagboard, card stock or poster board • Printed sets of number cards • Scissors • Glue tubes • Laminating machine or clear adhesive (optional)

Directions 1) If you can, print directly onto tagboard or card stock: o Use templates provided below. o Print 2 sets directly onto card stock. o Cut out all of the numbers. o If possible, laminate or cover with clear adhesive for long term use. 2) If you cannot print templates directly onto card stock: o Use templates provided. o Print 2 sets of numbers onto regular paper. o Cut out all of the numbers. o Glue numbers onto tagboard or poster board and cut out cards. o If possible laminate or cover with clear adhesive for long term use.

Science: Is This a Good Reflector? Materials • Flashlight(s) • Dark-colored poster board • Tape • Glue tubes • Tagboard, poster board, or cardboard • Testing objects (see materials list on page 1 of the materials packet)

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Directions 1) Glue felt, terry cloth, peel and stick mirror sheets/Mylar® film, foil, and construction-paper swatches to small pieces of tagboard, poster board or cardboard. 2) Fold the dark-colored poster board into a tent-like shape to create a screen on which reflective properties can be tested. 3) If necessary, secure the tent to the table with tape to keep it from collapsing. 4) Note: Depending on the number of children anticipated at the Science activity, you may need to set up more than one flashlight and screen. 5) Gather testing items and use Session Plan 15 to implement activity.

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