Welcome. Nature and Nurture is a Preschool Age Class offered in collaboration with the Pleasant Valley Recreation and Parks District. On our website, you can find this week's lesson plans, this month's snack menu, upcoming events, our policies, and more. Please have a look around.







Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Useful Songs

These are songs we sing often in the classroom. They may help you at home too.

Come on Over

Come on over and sit right down
come on over and sit right down
come on over and sit right down
it is circle time!
(can substitute other words for circle - dinner, bath, etc)

The Clean Up Song

Clean up, clean up
everybody everywhere
clean up, clean up
everybody do your share!

Heigh-Ho

Heigh-ho heigh-ho
it's clean up time you know
put the toys away
for another day
heigh-ho heigh-ho
heigh-ho heigh-ho

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Lesson Plans 10/8/12 - 10/12/12

Songs: Teddy Bear Teddy Bear
           What Will You Do Now?
Sensory: Inside: Playdough with Rollers
           Outside: Dried Beans

Monday 10/8
Book  Brown Bear Brown Bear
           Polar Bear Polar Bear
           both by Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle
Circle I Spy
           Make a salad for snack time
Art     Tissue Paper and Starch in the style of Eric Carle

Wednesday 10/10
Book The Big Hungry Bear
Circle What's Missing?
Art     Painting with Bear Shaped Cookie Cutters

Friday 10/12
Book Corduroy
Circle Bug Bug Under the Rug
Art     Bear Painting

We will continue introducing ASL signs. This week we will learn the signs for "please" and "thank you."

Teddy Bear Teddy Bear

Teddy bear teddy bear
turn around
teddy bear teddy bear
touch the ground
teddy bear teddy bear
show your shoes
teddy bear teddy bear
that will do.

Teddy bear teddy bear
go upstairs
teddy bear teddy bear
comb your hair
teddy bear teddy bear
turn off the light
teddy bear teddy bear
say good night.

What Will You Do Now?

Hello _________, how are you?
How are you? How are you?
Hello _________, how are you?
What will you do now?

Let child show off a motion or skill.
Repeat with each child's name.