Five Senses Through Camping, 0 and 1

Tuesday, September 6


9:30 Gathering – pattern blocks

9:40 Welcome Time

-song – Beaver song

-Who is here today -

-calendar

-Read Aloud – From Head to Toe, by Eric Carle

9:50 Literacy Activity – Go For the Gold (SEEL activity)

10:05 Math –

Transition:

Let kids take turns writing zeros.

Grab one or none. Put out little treats like goldfish crackers or cheerios. Tell the kids we are going to play a listening game. When I say, “Grab one!” They can eat one, but if I say, “Grab zero!” they don’t grab any. Playfully “catch” kids who eat one when the number is zero.


10:20 Break/Snack – play outside, no snack since we are eating already

10:40 Science/Social Studies –

Sense of Taste (in tent)

Transition – Tommy Thumb song

read Your Five Senses by Melvin and Gilda Berger

Have camping food in 4 categories, sweet (marshmallow), salty (chip), bitter (unsweetened chocolate), sour (lemon) (As a reward for tasting sour and bitter give them the sweet-added version)

Let kids vote whether each food is “Good” or “Gross,” Have signs to categorize foods, let kids vote and make a graph.

11:05 Choosing Time

1. art – animal stamps (camping background), letter stamps also out

2. name tracing with paint/soap mixture (also letter G, numbers 0, 1)

3. dramatic play – tent; add camp chairs and fake fire; kids earn their food to cook over fire by writing on field journal

4. only 3 choices on Tuesday (make sure kids are doing names)

Thursday, September 8

9:30 Gathering – pattern blocks

9:40 Welcome Time

-song – Beaver Song

-Who is here today -

-calendar

-Read Aloud – Tanka Tanka Skunk by Steve Webb

9:50 Literacy Activity – Gary the Greedy Gorilla (SEEL activity)

10:05 Math –

Transition:

Practice writing 1’s.

Racing bears 0/1 version. Put kids in partnerships, each with a gameboard. Board has two tracks with 10 squares each. Each kid puts a bear at the beginning of their track. To play, roll cube with 1 and 0 on all of the faces, move forward that many spaces.


10:20 Break/Snack – play outside, no snack since we are eating

10:40 Science/Social Studies –

Sense of Smell

Transition: Tommy Thumb song

Read Five Senses by Laura Winningham

Put blindfolds on kids and see if they can guess which food they are smelling.

11:05 Choosing Time

1. tent dramatic play

2. writing practice in paint

3. stamp art

4. math game – Racing Bears 0/1 version

11:25 Clean up, Gather to sing and read until picked up