August

THEME: LITERACY COLOR: BLACK SHAPE:
SQUARE

OBJECTIVES:
1. To explore a variety of story telling methods.
2. To discover the fun of books.
3. To listen and play out stories, rhymes, poems.
4. To allow children to make their own stories.

Blocks:
Provide props related to weekly planned stories; i.e., story: "the
grasshopper and the ant" build
an ant mound, grass field, tunnels, farm; build a "house for ant,
grasshopper.

Art:
Prepare books with children's art and stories.
Paint a story.
Prepare sticker stories.
Provide traceable story characters.
Draw picture of favorite story character.
Prepare a counting book.
Provide easel paper on shape of a book; favorite pet, etc.
Prepare stationary (with stencils or stamps)/
Draw a story.

Science:
Have children "read" counting book to one another.
Prepare favorite food of story character.
Build a vegetable man.
Observe different texture paper with magnifying glass.
Provide tape and glue to repair pages.
Make paper/ ink.
Make paste.
Provide writing instruments: twigs, charcoal, feathers.

Literacy:
Read music.
Sign language.
Have children illustrate and dictate ideas about "Why I'd like to be a
____________".
Introduce Braille.
Provide various story characters or set ups for flannel board
Use symbols stories
Have children fill in open sentences in story, i.e., "along came a
giant and chased one froggie away"

Hand held paper plate puppets to tell story
Felt square puppets
Roll-a-story cube/ story bag
Story tree
Solution story
Children's story/message on stationary

Dramatic:
Write out stories and act them out.
Set a book store/ library.
Provide felt board apron and felt characters.
Set out story characters' props.
Set up a story book environment.

Music:
"My hands"
"My book"
"Take a look" (at my book)
Recite nursery rhymes
Dance to music
Move like story characters

Playground:
Continue Summer Fun outdoor activities from previous month.
Add: story book characters and games.
Extend dramatic play to outside; have a party for a story book
character.

Rainy day activities: Same as July

Holidays: None -- Celebrate "My favorite story week"