Preschool Unit 1, Day 1: The Color Red!

     Thanks to some research on Nothing But Monkey Business and the fact that I want my first classroom to follow a rainbow decor, I decided that it would be a perfect unit for Trevor and I. After all, he is working on identifying/sorting colors. It became a longer post than I thought it was going to be, so stay tuned and I'll attach links and lesson plans for the rest of the week ASAP! :)

   

Our Schedule Board
This is great for non-verbal students being able to
 follow along throughout the day and make choices!
Special thanks to the wonderful Dollar Tree for the
Schedule and lined cards!

• 9:00-10:00- Free Play Time
• 10:00-10:30- Circle Time
• Go over schedule for the day 
• Weather Bear (I will be posting on the next lesson plan showing how I use the Weather Bear!) Click here to find the free PDF I used from A View from the Pew.
• Day of the Week Song
• Number Practice (1-10)
• Alphabet Song
• 10:30-11:15- Outside Art and Play
• Finger Paint with red.
• Click here for coloring sheets, categorized by whatever colors you want to focus on! (Thanks to Twisty Noodle!)
• Free time outside.
• 11:15-Noon- Changing and Lunch
• Noon-12:45- Art Project
• Trevor will tear red construction paper and place on glue in rainbow outline.
• Click here to find rainbow outline. (Thanks to Projects for Preschoolers for free download!)
• 12:45-1:15- Occupational Therapy Practice
• 1:15-1:45- Sorting Colors



I used a die cut for the apples
and laminated them.
Obviously have many more to
cut out...

• Here, I will give him one of the apple cut outs and lay two baggies filled with apples separated by color on the table. He will be asked to place the apple in his hand in the appropriate stack. 
• Note: I limit his options (only 1-2) in activities like this one because that is how we are working to help him concentrate and increase in accuracy. This activity can easily be advanced for a more developed child, involving more color options and motor skills involved in opening and closing bags.
• 1:55-2:15- Music
• The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That- The Rainbow Song
• Then, I will ask Trevor to select which picture he thinks is the rainbow, based on the video and song we just watched. This is something that he works on in music therapy to encourage comprehension, even though he is primarily nonverbal.
• 2:15-3:00- Reading

• "What Makes A Rainbow?" By Betty Ann Schwartz and illustrated by Dona Turner.
• I like to give Trevor plenty of time at the beginning to look through the pictures and hold the book himself before I read the words and talk through the pages with him. This gives him time to really experience the book.
• 3:00-3:45- Number Practice
• Counting 1-10 using fingers.
• Pointing and counting aloud.
• Writing numbers by outlining with pointer finger.