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Session Plan 18
Materials Packet
Material List
Welcome
Name cards with metal binder rings
Pencils or markers (one per child)
Paper or 3x5 cards (one per child)
Reading
The Ugly Vegetables by Grace Lin (one per Corps member)
Circle Time
Center Time
1) “Looby Loo”
Song Chart – “Looby Loo”
2) Guess What Word I’m Saying (And The Ugly Vegetables)
The Ugly Vegetables (one per team leader)
3) Lowercase Letter/Uppercase Letter Chant
Uppercase and lowercase letter cards
4) “Windshield Wiper”
Poetry Poster, “Windshield Wiper”
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: What do Plants Need to Grow? o The Ugly Vegetables (one per team leader) o Play and Learn: Growing Things (if possible) or pictures of beach plants, grass, and cacti o Information book (if possible) or photos to show the roots of plants o Sand in clear containers (several) o Topsoil or potting soil in clear containers (several) o Labels for sand and topsoil containers.
Writing: Writing Vegetable Names o Pictures of vegetables that are culturally relevant to children (e.g., printed pictures from the internet, food packaging) o Vegetable word cards o Paper and/or blank books o Markers, crayons, or colored pencils o The Ugly Vegetables (one copy)
Books: Shadow Puppet Theater and Stick Puppets o Approximately 48-inch dowel rod with thick diameter o White sheet or white butcher paper o Flashlight (preferably lantern-style) o 2 adult chairs of the same height with straight backs o Masking tape or safety pins o Kitten and puppy stick puppets
Session Library: 3-5 of these books or other books that support the unit theme o Friends by Helme Heine o Raccoon Moon by Nancy Carol Willis o Birds, Nests, and Eggs by Mel Boring o Frogs, Toads, and Turtles by Diane L. Burns
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Materials Packet
Material List
Welcome
Name cards with metal binder rings
Pencils or markers (one per child)
Paper or 3x5 cards (one per child)
Reading
The Ugly Vegetables by Grace Lin (one per Corps member)
Circle Time
Center Time
1) “Looby Loo”
Song Chart – “Looby Loo”
2) Guess What Word I’m Saying (And The Ugly Vegetables)
The Ugly Vegetables (one per team leader)
3) Lowercase Letter/Uppercase Letter Chant
Uppercase and lowercase letter cards
4) “Windshield Wiper”
Poetry Poster, “Windshield Wiper”
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: What do Plants Need to Grow? o The Ugly Vegetables (one per team leader) o Play and Learn: Growing Things (if possible) or pictures of beach plants, grass, and cacti o Information book (if possible) or photos to show the roots of plants o Sand in clear containers (several) o Topsoil or potting soil in clear containers (several) o Labels for sand and topsoil containers.
Writing: Writing Vegetable Names o Pictures of vegetables that are culturally relevant to children (e.g., printed pictures from the internet, food packaging) o Vegetable word cards o Paper and/or blank books o Markers, crayons, or colored pencils o The Ugly Vegetables (one copy)
Books: Shadow Puppet Theater and Stick Puppets o Approximately 48-inch dowel rod with thick diameter o White sheet or white butcher paper o Flashlight (preferably lantern-style) o 2 adult chairs of the same height with straight backs o Masking tape or safety pins o Kitten and puppy stick puppets
Session Library: 3-5 of these books or other books that support the unit theme o Friends by Helme Heine o Raccoon Moon by Nancy Carol Willis o Birds, Nests, and Eggs by Mel Boring o Frogs, Toads, and Turtles by Diane L. Burns
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