Unit Objective: Familiarize children with different animals that live on farms and in forests. Help the children learn to sort the animals based on characteristics and knowledge. Have the children learn animal sounds and songs. Allow the children the opportunity to spend time with a horse. Learn about care and caution around animals.
Prepare children for General Conference at the beginning of October by helping them understand who the prophet is, why we have one, and what we can learn from Conference. Help them to prepared to participate in Conference with their own families.
Prepare children for General Conference at the beginning of October by helping them understand who the prophet is, why we have one, and what we can learn from Conference. Help them to prepared to participate in Conference with their own families.
Day 1
9:30-9:40-Arrival/organized activities
9:40-9:50-Opening circle time. Songs/pledge/find name/weather board
9:50-10:10- Introduce the idea that General Conference is in two weeks. Teach the song "Old McDonald with lots of pictures." Then play "Animal Sounds" game. Blindfold one child and have the other children form a circle. One child makes the sound of an animal while the blindfolded child tries to find that child. Maybe a book about the prophet is there such a thing?
10:10-10:30- Art Activity Clothespin animals (clothespin are the legs for cute little barnyard animals paint one side of the clothespins). General Conference watches?
10:30-10:40-Snack
10:40-11:10-Playtime
11:10-11:15-Clean up
11:15-11:30- Yardstick crawl (picture the limbo but they crawl pretending to be animals instead of the forbidden backbends (see 1965 edition of "For the Strength of Youth") once the kids are done we moms can have a turn!)
Day 2
9:30-9:40-Arrival/organized activities
9:40-9:50-Opening circle time. Songs/pledge/find name/weather board
9:50-10:00- General Conference Activity-Possible Apostle Match Game
10:00-10:10- Farm animals versus forest animals (have pictures of farm animals and forest animals have the children sort them based on where they live)
10:10-10:30- Art Activity-Clothespin animals part two (paint the rest and assemble), Farm animal matching worksheet
10:30-10:40-Snack
10:40-11:10-Playtime
11:10-11:15-Clean up
11:15-11:30- Repeat a favorite former activity
Day 3
9:30-9:40-Arrival/organized activities
9:40-9:50-Opening circle time. Songs/pledge/find name/weather board
9:50-10:00- Conference Activity (Possibly the nursery lesson on the Prophet, or stories from the friend about the Prophet)
10:00-10:10- Stories about animals.
10:10-10:30- Art Activity Farm pictures (have children color and cut out the different parts of a farm and assemble how they wish on another piece of paper)
10:30-10:40-Snack
10:40-11:10-Playtime
11:10-11:15-Clean up
11:15-11:30- Sing Old McDonald and other animal songs.
Day 4
Field trip-Amber's Barn (this might have to be arranged for another day depending on weather)
*I am still trying to think of meaningful ways to teach the importance of General Conference to three year olds as well as activities that will prepare them for Conference. I love the General Conference watches that have a picture of President Monson and then says "It is time for Conference" (Caleb loves making those). Making "Bingo" cards is another idea. I am not sure if there are Children's books about conference. I know there is a story about the podium, we could share that with the children and show pictures. I am open to ideas as always!
*Depending on how things are going we might start Zoophonics this unit.
*I am still trying to think of meaningful ways to teach the importance of General Conference to three year olds as well as activities that will prepare them for Conference. I love the General Conference watches that have a picture of President Monson and then says "It is time for Conference" (Caleb loves making those). Making "Bingo" cards is another idea. I am not sure if there are Children's books about conference. I know there is a story about the podium, we could share that with the children and show pictures. I am open to ideas as always!
*Depending on how things are going we might start Zoophonics this unit.
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