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Ms. Calder
Fall Unit Plan
Tiger Cubs Pre-K






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Table of Contents

Content...............................
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Golds
Standard..............................
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Unit
Description...........................
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Unit
Goals.................................
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Week
Overview..............................
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Content:
The content for this week was developed to teach the tiger cub preschools an
overall basic understanding of the approaching season of fall. The week before I
informally assessed students understanding of the season fall by having a group
discussion of what they knew about the season. Students responses were
limited, which allowed me to created a week unit on the basics of fall.
Throughout this week students will learn about the foods we eat during fall, what
clothes are worn during the season fall, and what changes they will see outside.
Students will learn about fall through a variety of ways such as read alouds, group
discussions, arts and crafts, sensory table activities, music and movement, and
more.










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Gold Standards for week:
7). Demonstrates fine-motor strength and coordination
A. Uses fingers and hands
B. Uses writing and drawing tools

8). Listens to and understands increasingly complex language
A. Comprehends language
B. Follows directions

12). Remembers and connects experiences
A. Recognizes and recalls
B. Makes connections

13). Uses classification skills

16). Demonstrates knowledge of the alphabet
A. Identifies and names letters
B. Uses print Concepts

18). Comprehends and responds to books and other texts
A. Interacts during read alouds


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Unit Description
The purpose of this unit is to teach four year old preschoolers a basic understand
of what changes we see outside, what we wear, and what we eat during the
season of fall.



Unit Goals
Students will successfully use scissors with arts and crafts
Students will sort clothes we wear, food we eat, and outside changes
during the fall season
Students will recall facts about fall from our read alouds
Students will contribute thoughts during group brainstorms





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Monday:
Materials:
Tap the Magic Tree by Chrisite Matheson
Word wall word
Paper and pencil for informal assessment
Golds online assessment
Fall cutouts for sensory table
Bare tree
Rubbing leaves, crayons, and paper

Read aloud: Tap the Magic Tree by Chrisite Matheson

Have discussion/brainstorm on what it means to be patient and relate the word
to the book saying, be patient, dont go and discuss being patient with fall
coming and the seasons changing.

Word Wall Word: petal

Sensory Table: Kidfetti with a sorting tray to sort fall categories of fall clothing,
fall food, and fall leaves.

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Art: make leaf rubbings with crayons and cutting around the leaf to post on a big
bare tree.



During centers I will discuss one-on-one with students about fall and gather an
informal assessment of what they know. Example: green wooden trees are in the
block center. I might ask a student what happens to the trees during fall?











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Tuesday:
Materials:
Book: Footballs and Falling Leaves: a fall counting book by: Rebecca Fjelland
Davis
Golds online assessment
Word wall word
Rubbing leaves, crayons, and paper
Fall cutouts for sensory table
Bare tree


Read Aloud: Footballs and Falling Leaves: a fall counting book by: Rebecca
Fjelland Davis

Word Wall word: Combine

After the read aloud students and I will do a recall of what fall things we saw in
our book. I will have visuals of all the items discussed in the book. When a student
states an item read in the book I will hand them the visual to post on our What I
Know About Fall Chart
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Sensory Table: Kidfetti with a sorting tray to sort fall categories of fall clothing,
fall food, and fall leaves.

Art: make leaf rubbings with crayons and cutting around the leaf to post on a big
bare tree.

Play fall song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOfVX3EP9So



Wednesday: No School
Update Golds assessments, attend meetings, and prepare for Thursday.



Thursday:
Materials:
Book: Fall Leaves Fall! By Zoe Hall
Story Visuals
Word Wall Word
Golds online assessment
Fall cutouts for sensory table sorting
Paint dabbers
Tree cutout

Read Aloud: Fall Leaves Fall! By Zoe Hall
Word Wall Word: Yellow

After reading the book the students and I will have another discussion of what
they saw in the book (all items involving the season fall) when a student
contributes an idea I will have them post the visual on our what we know about
fall chart.

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Sensory Table: Kidfetti with a sorting tray to sort fall categories of fall clothing,
fall food, and fall leaves.

Art: bare small dye cut tree on the art easel with paint dabbers of fall colors for
students to decorate



Friday:
Materials:
Read Aloud: Were going on a leaf hunt by Steve Metzger
Word Wall
Paint dabbers
Tree cut out


Read Aloud: Were going on a leaf hunt by Steve Metzger
Word Wall Word: Mountain

After we read: Were going on a leaf hunt by Steve Metzger the students and I will
go outside to our small playground area and go on our leaf hunt and see what we
can find outside.

Music and Movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1n6rlTPPk

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Sensory Table: Kidfetti with a sorting tray to sort fall categories of fall clothing,
fall food, and fall leaves.

Art: bare small dye cut tree on the art easel with paint dabbers of fall colors for
students to decorate