Week of: October 10th

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With this being the second full week of October

many children have been mentioning various
monsters associated with Halloween. Therefore,
this week has been all about monsters and
reinforcing their nonexistence.

1. Monster Bingo! This small group session began

with a reading of Theres Something in My Attic by
Mercer Mayer. Next, the children engaged in a
bingo game where various clues were given to try
to determine which monster on the bingo sheet
they had to cover up. Each monster card had
three clues about the monster leading the children
to engage in the process of elimination. After each
monster card had been read the children took
turns making up their own clues for monsters on
the bingo sheet.

2. Monster Hunt: This group session began with a

reading of Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed
Emberley. Afterward, the children were given a
sheet of paper with the alphabet on it and sent
out to engage in a letter hunt. The children had a
blast finding all the letters that had been hidden
around the Niles hallways. As soon as a letter was
found the children were to cross off the matching
letter on their sheet. A discussion about the letter
sound and words that could possibly start with
that letter followed.

3. Spooky orange day pumpkin pie: In honor of

Orange day this small group began with a reading
of Miss Fionas Stupendous Pumpkin Pie by Mark
Moulton. Following the pumpkin pie theme, the
children made their own mini versions. In order to
do this the children were challenged to follow a
picture recipe of mini pumpkin pie that asked
them to measure, scoop, smash, mix and finally
decorate.

Approaches to Learning: engagement

Social & Emotion: sense of competence, building
relationships,
Language: comprehension, speaking, vocabulary,
book knowledge, alphabetic knowledge
Math: Numbers and Counting
Science: Observing and classifying, Drawing
conclusions,

Approaches to Learning: engagement

Social & Emotional: Sense of competence, building
relationships
Physical: Fine motor
Language: comprehension, speaking, vocabulary,
book knowledge, Alphabetic knowledge,
Phonological awareness
Social Studies: Geography

Approaches to Learning: engagement

Social & Emotional: sense of competence, building
relationships,
Physical: Fine motor
Language: comprehension, speaking, vocabulary,
book knowledge
Math: Number words and symbols, counting,
measurement
Creative: Art
Science:

Week of: October 10th

4. Book corner activates: This group session began
with a reading of Monster Mama by Liz Rosenberg.
Next, the children were asked the question of the
week, Do you think monsters are spooky? The
majority of the children bravely replied NO! lastly,
the children were given play dough and asked to
design their own monster. They then described,
drew and measured their monster with buttons
and pom poms.

5. Monster painting! This group session began with a

reading o Inside a House That Is haunted by Tedd
Arnold. Afterward, the children were given the
following materials; paper, paint, googly eyes,
glitter and sequence. First,

Greeting Time

Approaches to Learning: engagement

Social & Emotional: sense of competence, building
relationships,
Physical:
Language: comprehension, speaking, vocabulary,
book knowledge
Math:
Creative:
Science:
Social Studies:

Book Title- Author

The Bones of Fred Mcfee By
The Great Monster Hunt By
Big Scary Monster By
Big Pumpkin By Erica Silverman

Discussion Topics:
Changes in: Listening Center, Felt Board, Easel, Touch
Table, Writing Center, Job Chart, Discovery Center, Art
Corner
Weather: discussion about going outside or to the gym
Whos absent? Visitors? A Change in Routine?
Approaches to Learning: Reflection
Social & Emotional Development: Community, Building
Relationships
Language, Literacy & Communication: Comprehension,
Speaking, Vocabulary, Phonological Awareness, concepts about
print, Book Knowledge, Dual Language Acquisition
Mathematics: Number words & symbols, counting
Social Studies: Diversity, community Roles, Decision Making
Literature, Math

Green swamp with eye balls, witch fingers and skeleton

hands

Small motor, Large Motor

Felt Board
Sensory Table

Approaches to Learning: engagement

Social & Emotional: sense of competence, building
relationships,
Physical: Fine Motor
Language: comprehension, speaking, vocabulary,
book knowledge, writing
Math: measurement, counting, number words and
symbols
Creative: Art

Week of: October 10th

Outdoor/Gym/La
rge Motor/ large
group

Outdoor: Hoola hoops, Dinosaurs, Scooters, super heroes

and firefighters
Large group:

Large motor, Pretend play, Literature

Easel

Dot art

Art, Small Motor, Large Motor

Listening Center
Discovery
Center

Froggys Halloween by Jonathan London

1. Magnet letters and numbers on a magnet sheet.
2. Pipe cleaners and a draining bowl

Literature
Math, literature
Fine motor, Math, Creative

Planning
Activity

The children were to make witches brew by rolling

the dice and putting the dice amount of either eye
balls, witch fingers, skeleton arms or spiders into a
pot. Then they were to stir the pot while planning.

Recall Activity

The children made binoculars out of their hands

and looked at the area they played in while
discussing what they did.

Approaches to Learning: initiative, planning,

Social & Emotional: building relationships, sense of
confidence,
Physical Development: fine motor
Language, literacy and communications: comprehension,
speaking, vocabulary,
Math: Counting, number words and symbols
Creative arts: Pretend play
Social Studies: Diversity, Decision making, geography, history
Approaches to Learning: Reflection,
Social & Emotional: Building Relationships,
Physical Development: Fine motor
Language, Literacy & Communications: comprehension,
speaking, vocabulary
Social Studies: Diversity, geography, history,