Preschool Outline

I. Opening, 10-15 minutes
Welcome Song (Tune of Happy Birthday and Clap as you sing)
Good morning to you,
Good morning to you,
It's so good to see you,
Here at school today!

The Pledge

Weather Song
What's the weather? What's the weather?
The weather today?
Is it windy? Is it cloudy?
Is there sun or rain? Is there sun or rain?
Talk about the weather have them look outside a window, etc. Ask them what the wather is and how do they know.

Calendar Time
Days of the Week (Sung to the tune of Adam's family theme song)
Days of the week (clap, clap)
Days of the week (clap, clap)
There's Sunday and there's Monday
There's Tuesday and there's Wednesday
There's Thursday and there's Friday
and then comes Saturday
Days of the week (clap, clap)
Days of the week (clap, clap)
*Find the days of the week on the calendar. Talk about the month and date. Have the children count up to the date number. Have the children find it on the calendar. Have them say the date and repeat.

Shape and Color of the day/week
Ask the children what shape it is. Talk about the shape and find it in the room. (Other ideas: go through the house and find the shape, bring a box of things and have them find the shape etc.)
Ask the children what color it is. Have the children look for it in the room.

II. Alphabet/Letters, 10-15 minutes
Alphabet Song
Alphabet sound song
Letter of the day/week
Introduce the letter--it's sound and what words start with the letter. Letter song. Shape, how to write the letter. Have the children think of words that start with that letter. Practice writing the letter.
(Have fun with this section! Think of new games/ways to identify the letter....be creative!)
Also, as best as you can, if you're aware of the other letters that previous teachers have introduced, try to review/incoporate those letters and then COMBINE them to create small words to practice reading...for example, if a, o, m, b, d have been taught, you could create/teach mom, mob, dad, mad, bad, etc.

III. Theme, 15-20 minutes
Introduce theme. Read books related to theme. Lesson on theme. Include movement songs related to theme when possible.
(This section is SO open to creativity. Do science projects, games, songs etc....)

IV. Music and movement time, 15 minutes
Can be dancing around to children's music, nursery rhymes, action songs, musical chairs, etc.
Playing outside, game of tag, duck, duck goose, ring around the rosies, etc.

V. Snack, 10 minutes 
Can be related to theme, letterm or color, but doesn't have to be. Good time to use snacks for counting and grouping skills.

VI. Arts and Crafts, 15-20 minutes
Related to theme and letter. Can include writing the letter as well at this time.

VII. Character Trait/Scripture Story, 10 minutes
Our feelings and moral behavior. Character trait song. Talk about what that feeling is and the proper way to express yourself and how to use your words. Scripture lesson on character trait or related moral.

VIII. Math and Numbers, 5-10 minutes
Introduce numbers. Do counting, writing numbers, addition, subtraction, grouping, categorizing etc. Can also occasionally be the theme for the lessons.

IX. Review, 20 minutes
Date and Weather. Say the date and count to that number.
Color and shape for the day.
Letter of the day, it's sound; review words that start with that letter
words of the day
Theme
character trait/scripture story

Good bye song (To the tune of Mary had a little lamb)
All day long we worked and played,
worked and played,
worked and played,
All day long we worked and played
Now our day is done.
Wave goodbye to all your friends,
All your friends, all your friends,
Wave goodbye to all your friends,
Until we meet again!