I have included a lot of the pictures you will need in the printable version of the lesson plan to make life easier for you! Make sure you click on the printable version to get all the content you will need!
Here is the printable version: Letter T and Number 20 Lesson Plans
Links found in the lesson plans:
"Teddy Bear Picnic" YouTube Video
Letter T Worksheets
Number 20 Worksheets
Georg Phillipp Telemann YouTube Video
Remember that the "Facts about..." pages and other extras are not included in the blog text, but they are included in the printable version. Some of the ideas in these plans came from Brightly Beaming Resources. Each daily session of "School Time," as my son calls it will last about half an hour. Adjust the lessons for your child's age and level of education. Enjoy!
Age 3: Letter and
Number of the Week
Week 20: Lesson Plans
for the Letter T and the Number 20
Preparation:
·
Print out large letter and number sheets
(included) and post them somewhere the child can see them all week.
·
Create theme word flash cards with the theme
word on one side and a picture depicting the word on the other.
·
Print out the poem of the week (included).
·
Create a flashcard with the name of the composer
(or musical term) of the week on it.
·
Print out animal/plant word sheet (included), “facts
about” page (included), coloring page, and image of the animal/plant of the
week.
·
Print out social studies fact sheet (included)
and an image of the subject of the week.
·
Collect supplies for art project.
·
Optional: Plan a day for an outing in keeping
with the theme (ideas included) and buy ingredients for snacks, baking, or
cooking in keeping with the theme (ideas included).
Opening (Do this first every day.):
·
Introduce/Review the letter T: Show the child
the poster of the letter and make the sound you are teaching (choose one sound
to teach at a time).
o
-/t/ as in tiger
o
Teach the child the sign (ASL) for the letter T.
·
Introduce/Review the theme words for the week:
o
train, toy, telephone, tiger, truck, tree,
Optional: truth (fact or reality), Optional: trabajar (Spanish word meaning “to
work”)
o
Show the child the word while you say it.
Explain that the word starts with the letter T and help your child spell the
words if they are able. If not, just read the word, show them the picture on
the back and move on.
·
Read the letter T poem allowed, following along
with your finger on the paper/poster: “Tweedledum and Tweedledee”
·
Sing the letter T song with child: “Teddy Bear
Picnic”
·
Introduce/Review the number 20: Show the child
the poster of the letter and say “twenty.”
o
Count to 20.
o
Give the child twenty objects. Help them count
the objects.
o
Optional: Teach the child how to say 20 in
Spanish: veinte
Monday (Language Arts Emphasis):
·
Give the child a tracing or coloring page for
the letter T. You can find books of these at the dollar store or Target. There
are also many resources online. If you don’t have a tracing/coloring page for
them. Just draw the letter T (upper and lower case) and help them trace it or
draw it on their own.
o
Here is a link to several: https://www.google.com/search?q=letter+t+worksheets&espv=2&biw=950&bih=934&site=webhp&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiC8-71sMHKAhWinYMKHYPGDfAQ_AUIBigB
·
Read the child a book that has a lot of the
letter T in it. I always just go to my local library’s website and search for
children’s books that have titles starting with the letter T. Or I search for
books about the theme words. Any T book will do.
o
Examples of books to use:
§
Little
Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
§
The Legend
of the Teddy Bear by Frank Murphy
o
Ask the child to find the letter T in the title
and say the word with them, emphasizing the sound the letter makes in the word.
Tuesday (Math and Music Emphasis):
·
Give the child a tracing or coloring page for
the number 20. Again, you can find books like this at the dollar store or
Target (still for a dollar) or Google them and you can find some free
resources.
o
Here is a link to several: https://www.google.com/search?q=letter+t+worksheets&espv=2&biw=950&bih=934&site=webhp&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiC8-71sMHKAhWinYMKHYPGDfAQ_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=number+20+worksheets
·
Triangle:
o
Show child a picture of a triangle. Count the
sides and teach them that all triangles have three sides.
o
Point out triangles throughout the week.
·
Show the child your composer flashcard that says
“Georg Phillipp Telemann” and explain that a man whose last name starts with “T”
wrote this song, called “Trumpet Concerto in D Major.” Play the song for the
child.
Wednesday (Science Emphasis):
·
Show child the “T is for Toucan” page and the
image you printed out of a toucan.
·
Discuss the “Facts about Toucans” page.
·
Have your child color the toucan coloring page.
o
Put the finished coloring page in the book and
flip through the pages.
Thursday (Social Studies and Art Emphasis):
·
Show child images of telephones.
·
Discuss the “Facts about Telephones” page
(included).
·
Art Project: Egg Carton Tulips
o
Supplies: an empty egg carton, scissors,
paint/markers, green pipe cleaners, glue
o
Cut egg carton into tulip shapes and paint or
color them. Bend one end of each pipe cleaner into a spiral and glue it to the
bottom of the tulip once dry. Allow glue to dry. Place in a pot or vase for
display.
Friday (Physical Activity Emphasis):
·
Play tennis or table tennis.
·
Practice taking turns while playing with
different toys or going down a slide, etc.
Outing Ideas:
·
Train museum or station.
·
Telephone museum.
·
Go outside and play tag or tug-o-war.
Snack/Cooking/Baking Ideas:
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tomatoes, tuna, toast, tangerines, tacos, tarts
·
Bake tarts together.
·
Make tacos together for dinner one night.
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