STARS Weekly Plan Date: Focus: Taking caring of others and myself SAMPLE Observations: The children often forget to use their words when they Interests, skills or needs that I have observed or want something or someone gets in their way. We are still that have been shared with me by the family helping children learn about how many children can be in each area of the classroom Goals: Children will understand that we use words to express our What do I want the children to learn? feelings and that pushing and hitting hurts others. Objectives: Take care of friends and toys. Call friends by name. What do I want the children to be able to do? Use words to tell other how they feel and not hands. Planning for Self Care; Routines and Transitions: Introduce picture card rules and schedule Planning for Interactions, Activities and Routines Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Group Time Morning Routine: Dance/Stop, Open, Shut Them (songs, stories, games) Be good to Be good to Be good to Be good to Be good to yourself yourself yourself yourself yourself Guess who? Guess who? Guess who? Guess who? Guess who? Morning Art Shaving String art/ Finger paint Chalk on Butcher paper cream and blue and on table black paper outside on food color yellow paint sidewalk Afternoon Shaving Painting Finger paint Color chalk Free art Art cream glue blue & on paper white paper yellow paint Small Groups: Six children outside playing with parachute (10:00, Cooking: Tue. & Thur.) Blueberry Muffins (Friday) Planning for the Environment Books/Literacy: Writing: Listening: Friends book Paper with friend’s picture on it Friendship tapes

Art/Easel: Science: Sensory: Cut and past Sound and weight blocks White sand and sifters Crayons at easel Blocks: Dramatic Play: People, cars, wooden animals Dolls, diaper bags, diapers, clothes and food.

Manipulative: Outdoors: Tricycles (Tue. & Th.) Puzzles (children, self care), peg Music and bubbles (Mon.) boards and pegs Chalk (Wed.) Sensory Table with water (Fri.) Concepts, Ideas and Vocabulary: Books: Sign language for help, friend, play, hug, think I Like Me you, no, yes and stop. Hush! Hands are Not For Hitting