So perhaps this is overboard on planning ~ my wife is like that. BUT after you spend a few days with your little one with little to no formal plan in action you quickly learn that your not only in over your head but this is HARD work. Part of you yearns for your 9-5 back again, but the part that wants to make the most of an ugly situation heads the library, organizes his thoughts and gets to work.
Turtle Tuesday
9:00 – 9:30 Circle Time
Wake Up Song:
(start by bending over touching your toes)
I w-a-ke in the morning
I stre-e-e-tch to the light
(slowly stand up and reach tall with your arms extended above you)
I JUMP (jump, keeping your arms up high) to the Sun
I am ready to start my day
(bring your arms down to your sides)
Two Little Turtles – (From Two Little Blackbirds)
Two little turles climbing up the tree.
(Show turtles and slowly wiggle them around like they are swimming)
One named Wille and one named Tee.
(Show one turtle, then the other one)
Crawl away Willie, crawl away Tee.
(Hide one turtle behind your back, then hide the other behind your back.)
Crawl back Willie, crawl back Tee.
(Bring back one turtle and then the other one, so now both are showing)
The Wheels on the Bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
round and round,
round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
all through the town.
Horns…beep beep beep
Wipers…swish swish swish
Money…clink clink clink
Driver…move on back, move on back, move on back
Babies…wah wah wah
Mommy/Daddy…I love you, I love you, I love you
Review today’s points of interest:
Lesson: Fast & S-L-O-W
Primarily for walking around at the pool, in stores, and in the house with objects we shouldn’t run with
“”We walk fast when we’re excited.
We walk slow around pools.
We walk fast when we’re in a hurry.
We walk slow when we’re being careful carrying scissors
We walk fast when we’re RUNNING
We walk slow when we’re carrying our food””
(don’t forget to get up and DO IT with them)
Color: Green
Letter: G
Number: 2
Shape: Square
Animal: Turtle
Day: Tuesday
9:30 – 10:30 OUTSIDE
Play! Play! Play!
On your way be sure to keep today’s points of interest in mind!
- Look for green in buildings, flowers & cars
- Look for two flowers, two leaves, two blades of grass
- Walk sllllllllow like a turtle then run fast fast fast!
10:30 – 11:00 ART Project
- Color / Paint Willie T. Urtle
- Practice coloring slow
- Practice coloring FAST
- Color / Paint Willie T. Urtle’s shell
- Glue shell on top of willie T
- Add eyes
(prep for lunch)
11:00 – 11:30 Cook Lunch
11:30 – 12:00 Eat lunch
12:00 – 12:30 TV time
12:30 – 2:30 NAPTIME
Daddy daycare does:
- Quick clean-up of living room
- Check e-mail
- Search internet for jobs
- Prep snack
If up before 2:30 – pull out toys in bins & free play
2:30 – 3:00 Snack
3:00 – 3:30 Reading Time
The Tortoise and The Hare
There once was a speedy hare who bragged about how fast he could run. Tired of hearing him boast, Slow and Steady, the tortoise, challenged him to a race. All the animals in the forest gathered to watch. Hare ran down the road for a while and then and paused to rest. He looked back at Slow and Steady and cried out, “How do you expect to win this race when you are walking along at your slow, slow pace?” Hare stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep, thinking, “There is plenty of time to relax.”
Slow and Steady walked and walked. He never, ever stopped until he came to the finish line.
The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise, they woke up Hare.
Hare stretched and yawned and began to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise was over the line.
After that, Hare always reminded himself, “Don’t brag about your lightning pace, for Slow and Steady won the race!”
Other Books:
- Look for green
- Things in two’s
- The letter G
3:30 – 4:00 Tactile play
“WET” Turtles live & play in the water
- go to the pool or…
- Bring bowls of water outside – some hot, some cold, some icy
- Paint with water on the side walk, on your body, splash & have fun!
4:00 – 5:00 GET MOMMY & GO for a walk / play outside!!!
"green"
Daycare Daddy 