Objective: To learn about the shape circle
Message: Circles are round.
Book(s):
- If You Were a Circle by Molly Blaisdell
- Circles by Anita Loughrey
- Circle by Sophie Schrey
- Searching for Circles by Jo Cleland
- Circles by Marybeth Lorbiecki
- Circle from Play Bac Publishing
- Circles Around Town by Nathan Olson
- Circles by Dana Meachen Rau
Music: “Pumpkins Big and Round”
(Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
We are pumpkins big and round
Big and round
Big and round
We are pumpkins big and round
Growing on the ground
Fine Motor Skills:
- LLCS pages 34-35
- CCBS pages 48-53
Gross Motor Skills: Sing “Ring Around the Rosie” while moving in a circle. Use a variety of movements such as walking, running, skipping, jumping, and dancing.
Craft/Activity: Paper Plate Pumpkin Puzzles (EFF 124-125)
Materials
- White paper plate
- Orange and black paint
- Empty container
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
Directions
- Pour some orange paint into the empty container.
- Paint the white paper plate with the orange paint.
- After the orange paint dries, paint a Jack o’ lantern face on the plate. Use circles for the eyes and nose.
- After the paint dries, cut the paper plate pumpkin into puzzle pieces using the scissors. Make at least one circle piece as well as some abstract shapes.
Color Review: BPW pages 22-23 (red and orange)
References
Big Preschool Workbook (P). 2014. School Zone Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0887431456
Comprehensive Curriculum of Basic Skills (Grade P). 2011. American Education Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60996-328-6
Let’s Learn Colors & Shapes (2+). 2011. Spectrum Early Years. ISBN 978-1-60996-201-2
Everything for Fall: A Complete Activity Book for Teachers of Young Children. 1997. Gryphon House, Inc. ISBN 0-87659-185-3
Schiller, Pam and Pat Phipps. The Complete Daily Curriculum for Early Childhood (Revised). 2011. Gryphon House. Inc. ISBN 978-0-87659-358-5
Image Credits
Paper Plate Pumpkin Puzzle © 2014 Heather Johnson
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