Today, we will take the yoga mats onto the playground and do a yoga / Martial arts class

Learn plank, Up-dog and Down Dog postures.

Karate techniques to include: Front kick, punch, and upper blocks.

Jog around the playground

Stretch, cleanup and back inside for singalong.

Students love to sing songs for their class mates.

The little learners have been working on the letter P. I gave them pieces of a pirate art project to color, cut out, and assemble in a step-by-step method. I modeled each step and showed them a finished version of what the artwork would look like. I also modeled how to use scissors safely. Fine motor skills, following directions, step-by-step sequential production, and safety in the art room are all important skills for these little artists to practice and master.

Warmup with jumping jacks and stretch. Practice punches

10 jacks and punches on a focus pad.

Run to the crocodile.

Situps and fall prevention.

Fine motor skill practice and lg raises

Front kick practice and then on the focus pads.

Run to the crocodile again

Back to class and sing along

We have been talking about the fall season, the fall harvest, and what farmers grow such as corn. I reinforced the letter “C” for crow by showing the students my fall harvest fake stuffed crow named Carly. I gave them a corn handout to color and trace the letter “C.” Then, we built another scarecrow using a step-by-step process and counted the steps. Each little artist glued his/her scarecrow on a piece of paper. Then the little artists drew crops on the farm that the scarecrow is protecting like pumpkins, corn, and wheat. To help them, I gave them a scarecrow coloring sheet that had a scarecrow protecting the farmer’s crops.

Begin with stretches and Jumping Jacks

Practice basic punches and follow with the obstacle course: Dodge the cones, jump over the bag, and through the hoops.

Squats, Frog Jumps, and Baby Push-ups

Front kicks and roundhouse kicks practice

Run the obstacle course and include the truck tires.

Breakfalls, situps, and upper blocks. " I am strong."

"Discipline" stance and back to class for music sing-along.

Today the little artists built a scarecrow! We followed a step-by-step procedure. I gave the little artists each a scarecrow’s overalls with straw hands and feet. First, they colored the scarecrow’s overalls and then added fabric patches. Next, they glued the overalls to the head arms and torso and added googly eyes, a nose, and a mouth. Lastly, they glued on the hat with straw and hair.

Today the little artists built a scarecrow! We followed a step-by-step procedure. I gave the little artists each a scarecrow’s overalls with straw hands and feet. First, they colored the scarecrow’s overalls and then added fabric patches. Next, they glued the overalls to the head, arms, and torso of our scarecrow and added googly eyes, a nose, and a mouth. Lastly, they glued on the hat with straw and hair. They were focused and excited about the project!

Jumping jacks are broken down into their elements in order to help improve hand and eye coordination and timing. Practice Punches done basic

Punches, focusing on a target X-ray paper.
A sprint to the alligator on the playground and back.
Sit down and stretch to help with fine motor skills.
Sit-ups ups backward breakfall, to help with fall prevention. Run to the picnic table and back. Front kick practice and balance drills.

Sing-along with individual students' performances. 

Warm up and stretch with basic kicks

Jog around the playground

Practice basic punches using X-ray paper targets,

Run to the crocodile and back

Sit-ups and fall prevention rolls AND BREAKFALLS.

Play in the car using our imagination.

Line up and go back to class


Sing-along is " Wheels on the Bus"

I gave the preschool artists three different types of pumpkins on paper and one wooden pumpkin ornament to paint. They each got red and yellow paint in a cup and mixed up their own orange. This was good color theory review.