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Curriculum for 3-5 Year-Olds: Basketball and Storytelling Adventure
 

Overview:
This curriculum is designed to engage 3-5 year-olds in a fun and educational program that combines the excitement of basketball with the creativity of storytelling. Through adaptive reading, story-based games, humor and comedy, and cognitive movement games, children will develop their imagination, linguistic abilities, and make associations between story characters and real-life activities.
 

Weekly Themes: Each week will focus on a different story theme, incorporating various activities that align with the theme.
 

Magical Forest Adventures

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Introduction to the Magical Forest
  • Story Time: Read a story about animals in a magical forest.
  • Basketball Activity: Basic dribbling and passing games, pretending the basketballs are magic stones.
  • Game: “Animal Imitation” - Children mimic the movements of forest animals.
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The Laughing Trees
  • Story Time: Read a humorous story about talking trees.
  • Basketball Activity: Shooting hoops with different funny sounds for each successful shot.
  • Game: “Tree Tag” - Children freeze like trees when tagged and only move when someone makes them laugh.
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The Brave Little Squirrel
  • Story Time: Adaptive reading with interactive elements about a brave squirrel.
  • Basketball Activity: Obstacle course representing the squirrel's journey.
  • Game: “Nut Hunt” - Children search for hidden “nuts” (small balls) around the court.
     

Underwater Explorations
 

Welcome to the Ocean
  • Story Time: Read a story about colorful fish and sea creatures.
  • Basketball Activity: Dribbling through “seaweed” (cones) and passing to different “fish” (teammates).
  • Game: “Fishy, Fishy, Shark” - Similar to “Duck, Duck, Goose” but with an ocean twist.
     
The Funny Octopus
  • Story Time: Humorous story about an octopus who loves to juggle.
  • Basketball Activity: Practice balancing while dribbling, like the octopus juggling.
  • Game: “Octopus Tag” - One child is the octopus and tries to tag others.
     
The Brave Seahorse
  • Story Time: Adaptive reading about a courageous seahorse.
  • Basketball Activity: Relay races where children pretend to be seahorses swimming.
  • Game: “Seahorse Hide and Seek” - Hide small seahorse toys around the gym for children to find.
     

Space Adventures
 

 Blast Off to Space
  • Story Time: Read a story about a rocket ship and astronauts.
  • Basketball Activity: Shooting “stars” (basketballs) into a “black hole” (hoop).
  • Game: “Astronaut Training” - Obstacle course representing space training.
     
The Silly Alien
  • Story Time: Humorous story about a clumsy alien.
  • Basketball Activity: Dribbling with “space helmets” (soft hats) on.
  • Game: “Alien Freeze Tag” - Children freeze like aliens when tagged.
     
The Brave Space Explorer
  • Story Time: Adaptive reading about a brave space explorer.
  • Basketball Activity: Passing the ball around “planets” (cones).
  • Game: “Planet Hunt” - Children search for hidden “planets” (small balls) around the court.
     

Fairy Tale Kingdom
 

Enter the Fairy Tale Kingdom
  • Story Time: Read a story about knights, dragons, and princesses.
  • Basketball Activity: Dribbling through “castles” (cones).
  • Game: “Dragon Tag” - One child is the dragon and tries to tag others.
     
The Jolly Jester
  • Story Time: Humorous story about a jester making everyone laugh.
  • Basketball Activity: Shooting hoops while making funny faces or sounds.
  • Game: “Jester’s Laugh” - Children try to make each other laugh while dribbling.
     
Day 3: The Brave Knight
  • Story Time: Adaptive reading about a courageous knight.
  • Basketball Activity: Obstacle course representing the knight’s quest.
  • Game: “Knight’s Quest” - Children search for hidden “treasures” (small balls) around the gym.
     

Daily Structure:

  1. Welcome and Warm-Up (10 minutes)
    • Fun, easy stretches and movements to get started.
  2. Story Time (15 minutes)
    • Engaging storytelling session with interactive elements.
  3. Basketball Activity (20 minutes)
    • Fun and simple basketball drills themed around the day's story.
  4. Game Time (20 minutes)
    • Interactive games that combine elements of humor, cognitive skills, and physical movement.
  5. Cool Down and Reflection (10 minutes)
    • Gentle stretching followed by a discussion about the day’s activities.

       
This curriculum is designed to be adaptive and flexible, ensuring that each child has a positive and enriching experience while developing their imagination, linguistic skills, and physical abilities through the joy of basketball and storytelling.
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