Transition Song: Wake Up - Daily Routines
Materials: Laminated Letter P, Exercise Music
Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: counting 1-10, up/down, arms, legs, head, hands, shoulders, knees, feet, stomach, back/front, hard/easy, push up, sit up, muscles.
Pre-Literacy: Draw the letter P like a dinosaur ('stomping' with your feet) and painting (swish finger 'brushes')
Last week Miss Carrie talked about doing yoga. This week she talked about the exercises she does at the gym: planks, push ups, sit ups, squats, crunches, biking, walking, and rowing. We decided to come up with our own exercises. This time we had to make a plan on how many of each exercise we would do or how long to hold the pose. Everyone had a chance to think up (or make up!) an exercise. The whole class decided how many. Then everyone counted out loud while we exercised. We did planks, crunches, toe taps, arm circles, push ups (one child chose 10 push ups!), lunges, and squats. When we finished each exercise we checked to make sure we followed the plan. We decided if the exercise movement was hard or easy. Check out the pictures for our Large Group and a few other moments during classes and Outside Time.
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| Shape hunting, listening to Small Group directions, exploring Snack while we talked about more and less, and tried on new Community Helper costumes. |
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| We saw a large aerator tractor during Outside Time. We twisted, planked, and balanced during Large Group. Those side planks were hard! |
