Transition Lesson Plan - April Showers Bring May Flowers - Week of 4/27-5/1

Aug 22, 2026

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Weekly transition lesson plan themed around April showers and May flowers, guiding preschool routines from Monday through Friday. Each day includes circle time read-alouds or video stories, small-group art, science, cooking, and math activities, and afternoon options such as yoga, sock puppets, sensory walks, and quantifying number sets. Includes parent notes supporting health, safety, nutrition, resilience, and collaboration with teachers, plus a Zoom storytime session.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLifestyle

FormatPDF

Pages2

Reading Time3 min

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Theme and Teachers

Circle Time

Small Group Activities

Afternoon Activities

Conscious Discipline and Parent Notes

Theme: April Showers Bring May Flowers Teachers: Ms. Haley & Ms. Katelyn & Ms. Veronica Transition Class Week of: 4/27-5/1 | | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Circle Time | Shubert’s Helpful Day read by Ms. Katelyn | “Llama Llama Mad at Mama”
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[https://www.pinteres](https://www.pinteres) | How many drops does it take to fill the dot? Draw circles of varying size on a piece of wax paper. Then, mix blue food coloring into water. Ask your child how many drops they think it will take to fill the dot, or circle. After they guess, have them use a pipette to squeeze one drop of water into the circles ata time. Then, see if their guess is correct as they count how many drops it takes. | Easy Peasy Sock Puppets
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p=3804610 | | Afternoon Activity | Draw 10 rain cloudson a piece of construction paper and put a number 1-10 inside of each. Help your child dip their finger in paint and place the number | Snacktime Math: Using round crackers and cheese cut into circles as big as the cracker as well as small triangles, create a sun or moon or | Zoom Storytime with Ms. Veronica at 1:00 P. M.
Meeting ID: 5504581149 Password:
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(see below) | | | of corresponding fingerprints (making rain drops) under each raincloud. | other fun shapes and then enjoy!
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r | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Conscious Discipline
-Shubert’s Helpful Day read by Ms. Katelyn
-Sending wish well thoughts to the doctors and nurses helping the people
feel better at the hospital. | | Story time & Youtube Stories
-Zoom Storytime with Ms. Veronica
-Llama Llama Mad at Mama
-Worm Weather | | Outdoor Activity
-Sensory Walk
-Quantifying Activity: Draw numbers 1-10 with chalk on sidewalk. Send your child to find the correspondin amount of items per number. (5 pinecones, 3 rocks, 2 twigs, 7 leaves, etc. ) | | | Sensory
Sensory Bags for Inside or Outside Rainbow Soap Foam Sensory Play | | Health/Safety/Nutrition Work with your child to pick fruits and veggies out, and make a tasty and refreshing smoothie to enjoy on a warm day | | Parent Notes
“Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. Sustainability isabout survival. The goal of resilience is to thrive.” -Jamais Cascio | |

FAQs

What is the theme and date range for this transition lesson plan?

The theme is “April Showers Bring May Flowers,” and the transition class runs the week of 4/27–5/1.

What types of activities are included each day?

Days include circle time (read-alouds and videos), small-group art/science/cooking/math, and an afternoon activity such as yoga, sensory walks, or quantifying number games.

How does the plan incorporate health, safety, and nutrition?

It includes health/safety/nutrition work where children pick fruits and vegetables and make a smoothie, alongside parent notes encouraging resilience and wellbeing.

Aug 22, 2026

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