tuesday



Spider Dance – Pretend to be a silly spider crawling on the floor. Play some upbeat music and have the children crawl around like little spiders. When the music stops, encourage the children to roll over on their backs and wiggle their legs in the air! (idea from Itty Bitty Bookworm, Bailey Year 1) [|Little Ghost] || Spider Hunt [|Halloween Stations] [|5 Little Pumpkins Rolled Out of Sight] [|Ghostbusters] ||  || - Mitten Match-ups (fine motor) - Mitten Search || dance to weather music (Hear the Wind Blow, Mr Wind is a Mischief, Pitter Patter, dainty little Snowflakes, Mr Sunshine, Clap Clap Clap) ||  ||
 * ||  || weekly theme || MOVEMENT LESSONS || SPORTS || GAMES || ACTIVITIES || YOUR IDEAS ||
 * oct13 || 1 || spiders, Halloween || [|Ghostbusters (scarf throwing and catching)] ||  || [|Spiders and Flies]
 * oct20 || 2 || weather ||  ||   || - Sailing a boat in the Wind (cardboard box, fan for wind effect, stuffed animals)
 * oct27 || 3 || autumn || [|Follow the Leader] or [|Copy Cat]

- Pumpkin Roll (log roll on tumbling mat with pumpkin in hands) - Blow the leaves (with empty squeeze bottles) ||  || [|Follow the Leader] or [|Copy Cat]

- "Apple" Picking (paper tree taped to wall, with paper apples) || free-movement exercise to the “//Leaf Dance//” poem: “Leaves are floating softly down, They make a carpet on the ground. Then 'Swish!', the wind comes sweeping by And sends them dancing to the sky.” ||  || -[|feelings board] ||  ||   || If you're happy and you know it... ||  ||
 * nov3 || 4 || feelings || -make a ring toss- Tape different faces (happy, sad, animals, silly, etc) When the child rings a face they act out the face
 * nov10 || 5 || gratitude, manners ||  ||   ||   || [|Let's Give Thanks] ||   ||
 * nov17 || 6 || gratitude, manners, Thanksgiving ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * nov24 || 7 || self concept ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * dec1 || 8 || 5 senses- hearing ||  ||   ||   || dance to Christmas music while ringing bells ||   ||
 * dec8 || 9 || 5 senses- smell AND taste ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * dec15 || 10 || 5 senses- sight || [|rhythmic ribbons] in red, green, and yellow ||  ||   || walk around the neighborhood observing the sights of christmas (clipboard w/checklist- christmas lights, christmas trees, wreaths, etc) ||   ||
 * dec22 || 11 || 5 senses- touch ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * dec29 || 12 || 5 senses ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||