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LESSON PLANS In the Small Small Pond

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In the Small Small Pond

MATERIALS LIST

Pond animal toys Oil pastels

Play dough Small rubber ducks

Spray bottle(s)

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ACTIVITIES CHECKLIST

Math Science

Duckling dice game Observation

Gross motor patterns Pond facts

Pond number mats Pond habitat

Duck pond math Winter on the pond

Hopping color math Pond sorting

Literacy Read Alouds

Action words In the Small Small Pond

Initial sound quack Turtle Splash

Word hop Jump, Frog, Jump

Frog rhyming Life in the Pond

Emergent reader One Duck Stuck

Arts and Crafts Fine Motor/Sensory

Pond animal process art Pond sensory small world

Pond painting Pond play dough

Duck race sensory

Other Other

Trip to a pond

“5 Little Ducks” song

“5 Green and Speckled Frogs”


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SKILLS CHECKLIST

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ice game

M2

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L4: Fro

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L5: Em

ergent read

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Print conveys meaning X X

Rhyming X

Letter knowledge X

Left-to-right progression X

Concept of a word X

Colors X

Sorting by attribute X

Patterns X

Numeral knowledge X X X

Counting X X

One-to-one correspondence X

Scientific observation and investigation X

Observe and describe living processes X X X

Describe physical properties of objects X X

Explore and observe the natural world X X X X

Weather, four seasons, & daily routines X

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SKILLS TAUGHT - NOTES




BOOK LIST

In the Small Small Pond by Denise Fleming

Turtle Splash! Countdown at the Pond by Cathryn Falwell

Jump, Frog, Jump by Robert Kalan

Life in the Pond by Craig Hammersmith

Pond Circle by Betsy Franco

One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root

From Tadpole to Frog by Wendy Pfeffer

Life in a Pond by Carol K. Lindeen

Pond Walk by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace

Near One Cattail by Anthony D. Fredericks

Have You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri

What Do You Find in a Pond? by Megan Kopp

Five Green and Speckled Frogs by Priscilla Burris

At the Pond by David M Schwartz




FULL DAY LESSON PLAN

TIME MON TUE WED THU FRI

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Duckling dice

game

Gross motor pat-

terns

Pond number

mats

Duck pond math Hopping color

math

Snack Snack Snack Snack Snack

Free Play Free Play Free Play Free Play Free Play

Observation Pond facts Pond habitat Winter on the

pond

Pond sorting

In the Small

Small Pond

Turtle Splash Jump, Frog, Jump Life in the Pond One Duck

Stuck

Action words Initial sound

quack

Word hop Frog rhyming Emergent reader


Lunch/Outdoor

Play

Lunch/Outdoor

Play

Lunch/Outdoor

Play

Lunch/Outdoor

Play

Lunch/Outdoor

Play

Read Aloud/Nap

Time

Read Aloud/Nap

Time

Read Aloud/Nap

Time

Read Aloud/Nap

Time

Read Aloud/Nap

Time

Pond sensory

small world

Pond animal

process art

Trip to the pond Pond painting Duck race senso-

ry

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TIME MON TUE WED THU FRI

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Duckling dice

game

Gross motor pat-

terns

Pond number

mats

Duck pond math Hopping color

math

Snack Snack Snack Snack Snack


Observation Pond facts Pond habitat Winter on the

pond

Pond sorting

In the Small

Small Pond

Turtle Splash Jump, Frog, Jump Life in the Pond One Duck

Stuck

Action words Initial sound

quack

Word hop Frog rhyming Emergent reader



HALF DAY LESSON PLAN 15

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Math Duckling dice game -

Play a number game

individually or with

friends.

Gross motor patterns -

Make patterns while

pretending to be pond

animals. Hop like a frog,

waddle like a duck, and

repeat. Explore different

types of patterns with

different animal move-

ments. (TF)

Pond number mats -

Add the right amount of

pond animals to the

number mats.

Duck pond math - Ex-

plore addition with

ducks. Modify depend-

ing the needs of each

child, giving as much

assistance as needed.

Hopping color math -

Roll the color die. Com-

plete the graph using

crayons, markers, or

frogs.


LESSON ACTIVITIES - EXPLANATION

Science Observation - Set up a

real-life pond observa-

tion. Use fish, frogs, tad-

poles, insects, or pond

water. Keep a science

journal of what is ob-

served through the

week. (TF)

Pond facts - Read a

nonfiction book about

ponds. Record facts

you learn in a science

journal.

Pond habitat - Create

your own pond habitat.

This could be a real

habitat, a diorama, or

another creative display

that you work on to-

gether. Try to discuss

facts you've learned

about ponds and how

they are represented in

the creation.

Winter on the pond -

Research how different

pond animals get ready

for the winter.

Pond sorting - Sort print-

able cards based on

pond life or not pond

life.

Literacy Action words - There are

a lot of verbs (action

words) used in this story.

Read the story together

and make a list of the

action words you hear.

Then try to act out some

of them.

Initial sound quack - Say

a word. Kids will quack

like a duck for each

word that starts with /d/.

(TF)

Word hop - Say a simple

sentence. Hop like a

frog for each word in a

sentence. Can also ex-

plore blending like this

activity.

Frog rhyming - Create a

list of words that rhyme

with frog. Use magnetic

letters (or printable frog

letters) to explore how

changing the beginning

of the word creates a

new rhyming word.

Emergent reader -

Choose a version of the

printable reader to ex-

plore animals that live in

or around the pond.

Other Pond sensory small

world - Create a simple

small world sensory play

with water, pond ani-

mals, and other items

on-hand. (TF)

Pond animal process art

- Use pond animal toys,

dip them in paint, and

have them move all

over paper to create

art. Use this activity as

inspiration. (TF)

Trip to the Pond - Take a

trip to a local pond.

Write out a scavenger

hunt checklist before-

hand. (TF)

Pond painting - Look at

pictures of real pond

environments. Use oil

pastels to draw your

own. Paint over the pas-

tels with watercolors for

a mixed-media effect.

Duck race sensory -

Have a fine motor sen-

sory race with ducks on

the pond. (TF)

(TF) - Toddler-friendly ideas that would work when home with children of different ages.



http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/frog-hop-blending-words.html

http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/frog-hop-blending-words.html



http://fun-a-day.com/fun-art-for-kids-based-on-quick-as-a-cricket/




INDEPENDENT ACTIVITIES

These activities would work well as centers or work boxes during free play time. They’re

meant to allow children the chance to play, explore, and practice preschool skills on

their own. Children may still need some assistance at times, of course. They’re broken

down by subject area for reference. (TF) =Toddler-Friendly

Math

Pond number cards - Use the

number cards for exploring

numerical order and one-to-

one correspondence.

Pond patterns - Create and/or

complete patterns using the

printable.

Literacy

Story box - Put together a sim-

ple story box or basket for the

book. Use blue felt for the wa-

ter and brown/green felt for

the land. Add some pond ani-

mals and blue glass gems. Use

them to retell the book. (TF)

Letter cards - Explore alpha-

betical order, match upper-

case and lowercase letters, or

make words with the letter

cards.

Science

Pond animals - Draw pictures

of pond animals. Use real pic-

tures of animals as reference.

Compare waters - Put pond

water in a jar. Put plain tap

water in a jar. Compare the

waters and make observa-

tions. (TF)

Sensory

Pond play dough - Create a

pond environment with play

dough, toys, and loose parts.

(TF)

Small world pond - Create a

simple sensory small world to

play with outside or inside. (TF)

Block Play

Pond animals - Use Lego or

pattern blocks to create pond

animals.

Giant pond - Use blocks and a

blue tarp or tablecloth to cre-

ate a large pond. Add pond

animal toys. (TF)

Arts and Crafts

Pond mosaics - Use different

shades of blue paper cut into

squares (or ripped into pieces)

to create a pond. Draw ani-

mals or add stickers.



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tadpole duck

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Pond Sorting Cards

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lion jellyfish zebra whale

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The Duckling Dice Game BLACK AND WHITE VERSION – The dice game is meant for 2 players. Each player chooses a different color crayon, and the players share one paper. Player 1 rolls the die, then colors in the appropriate number. Player 2 then takes her turn. They go back and forth until all numbers have been colored in. The player with the most numbers colored is the winner of the game (and can take the paper home).

COLOR VERSION – This math game can be played individually or in a group. Children begin with a laminated duckling play mat, colorful unifix cubes (or some other counters), and 1 or 2 dice. Children roll the dice and add the appropriate number of unifix cubes. This game is discussed in the following post -- http://fun-a-day.com/make-way-for-ducklings-preschool-number-game/.

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