CHILD STUDY CENTER CURRICULUM PLAN: Infant/Toddler Fall 2013 WEEK: October 7-11, 2013 Infant Activity

Shaker bottles will be filled with different color water and oil mixtures to encourage the exploration of mixing colors.

THEME: Color DISCOVERY TABLE

Mon and Tues: Different colored feathers and pompoms so that the children will be encouraged to sort into color coordinated cups Weds-Fri- Shaving cream will be colored two different colors, and the children will be encouraged to blend the two colors
Indiana Foundations

CLASSROOM: Triangle Science/Math

The dramatic table will be turned into a large color wheel. The children will be able to match different objects from around the classroom to the same colored section on the table.

Indiana Foundations

Indiana Foundations

PC.1.7 Explore the environment (e.g., bang, shake, drop, mouth).

SC.1.48 Explore objects with various properties (e.g., color, sound, texture, shape).

FA.1.83 Sort objects by texture, size, or color. PC.4.15 Identify and solve problems through active explorations. ELA.2.4 Match pictures to actual objects.

VOCABULARY or DEVELOPMENTAL CONCEPTS TO BE EMPHASIZED: MONDAY ART

Planning teacher: Miss Armstrong
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TUESDAY
Orange and Yellow AM: Paint with orange and yellow paint on a canvas PM: Blend orange and yellow play dough
FA.1.81 With various media, use shapes, lines and color.

WEDNESDAY
Yellow and Blue AM: Paint with yellow and blue paint on a canvas PM: Blend yellow and blue play dough
FA.1.50 Delight in touch and feel of materials rather than what is being produced.

THURSDAY
Blue and green AM: Blend blue and green play dough PM: Paint with blue and green paint on a canvas
FA.1.69 Use a variety of materials (e.g., crayons, paint, clay, markers) to create original work.

FRIDAY
Blue and purple AM: Paint with blue and purple paint on a canvas PM: Blend blue and purple play dough
FA.1.62 Enjoy repetition of materials and activities to further explore, manipulate, and exercise the imagination.

Red and pink AM: Paint with red and pink paint on a canvas PM: Blend red and pink play dough
FA.1.54 Paint with fingers, draw with crayons, and mold with dough.

GROSS MOTOR
Planning teacher: Miss Armstrong
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Find objects on the playground that are multiple colors

Nature Walk- Find leaves of different colors

Run, hop, or walk to different colored footprints

Follow an obstacle course with different colored direction arrows

Find different objects on the playground of different colors

SC.1.18 Use words to describe physical attributes of objects (e.g., size, color).

SC.1.44 Gain a natural sense of the forces of nature by experiencing wind blowing, temperature changes, changing seasons of the year, or things falling.

P.3.12 Perform locomotor and non-locomotor skills at a basic level (e.g., marching, walking, running, hopping, kicking, crawling, jumping forward with feet together, sliding, stretching, climbing, and walking in a line one behind the other).

P.3.13 Perform stability skills alone and/or with a partner. (e.g., transferring weight so as to rock, roll, stand on one foot for six seconds and walk up and down steps with alternating feet, tumbling skill of somersaults and log rolls, and walking on a balance beam forward and backward).

SE.4.8 Follow simple directions with prompts.

CIRCLE TIME
Planning teacher: Miss Armstrong
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AM: Red PM: Red Sings from Treetops: A Year In Colors by Joyce Sidman
FA.1.66 Use different colors, shapes, and textures to create form and meaning.

AM: Orange PM: Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh

AM: Green PM: Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
ELA.2.9 Find named pictures or textures in book.

AM: Blue

AM: Purple

PM: The Adventures PM: One by Kathryn of Three Colors by Otoshi Annette Tison and Talus Taylor
ELA.2.28 Name objects from a picture book. FA.1.15 Learn to sing other songs.

ELA.2.7 Actively attend to things that an adult is showing.

Circle time song: To the tune of Dem Bones (the hip bones connected to the thigh bone...) Red and yellow make orange Red and yellow make orange Red and yellow make orange We are mixing colors Yellow and blue make green Yellow and blue make green Yellow and blue make green We are mixing colors Blue and red make purple Blue and red make purple Blue and red make purple We are mixing colors