Week 3-5-18 Rm2

Week of: Teacher:
Study: Trees Investigation: 4. Who takes care of trees?
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Interest Library: Children
Areas will read books about . Discovery/science: Art: Children will Math: Children will Dramatic Play: Children
trees and animals that Children will use decorate cut outs of use the dice to will use props to act out
live in trees. magnifying glasses to leaves with different practice counting. Abiyoyo.
observe and explore colored paints. 2.1 PK.A.2 Count to AL.3 PK.A Use music,
1.1 PK. A Practice
9.1.V PK.B
appropriate book leaves. tell the number of art, and/or stories to
Combine a variety of
handling skills. 3.1 PK.A.5 Name basic objects. express ideas, thoughts,
materials to create a
parts of living things. work of art. and feelings
Blocks: Children
will build using tree Sensory: Children will Writing: Children will Fine
blocks. use play animals to use name cards and Motor/Manipulatives:
9.1.V PK.E Use explore in the sand table. dry erase markers to Children will use lacing
imagination and 3.2 PK.B.1 practice writing the cards
creativity to express Explore and describe the letters in their name 10.5 PK.A
self through visual motion of toys and 1.1 PK.B Identify Use hands ,fingers, and
objects basic features of print wrists to manipulate
arts.
objects
Large
Group QOTD: Which of QOTD: What kinds of QOTD: What do QOTD: Which QOTD: How tall were
these people takes tools do people use to trees need to be food will help us be you when you were a
care of trees? take care of trees? healthy and strong? healthy and strong? baby?
( Display a photo of a Sing a welcome song and Sing a welcome ( Display separate
forester or arborist talk about who’s here. song and talk about pictures of a healthy Sing a welcome song and
and one of a doctor.) Use Mighty Minutes 42. who’s here food and an talk about who’s here.
Sing a welcome song “Come Play With Me.” Use mighty minutes unhealthy food) Show the children a
and talk about who’s Read the poem to the 18, “ I’m Thinking picture of yourself as a
here. Prepare a chart group. Of”... Sing a welcome baby.
with two columns. One little child climbing Say, “ Listen song and talk about Explain that you used to
Label them “Who in a tree, carefully to the clues who’s here. be a baby, but as you got
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takes care of us?” Playing by herself, but I’m going to give Remind the children older your body changed
and “Who takes care she didn’t want to be. you and try to figure of the story and you became taller.
of trees?” So she called for a out what I’m ‘Growing Trees’ Explain that now that
Ask, “Who takes care friend, over land and thinking.” that we read. Have you’re an adult, you
of us?” Chart the sea: Describe a tree and the children recall stopped growing taller.
children’s responses. “(Insert child’s name), have the children how the girl planted Use a baby doll from the
Ask, “ What tools do come play with me.” guess it. her tree. dramatic play area to
these people use to And along came (child’s Make the t sound, Review the steps to compare your height to
take care of us?” name) to climb in her say, “ it grows in the planting a tree. the height of the baby’s.
Chart the children’s tree. yard, it’s brown and Display different Review and ask the
responses. If the Invite the child who is green, and it stands pictures of parts of a question of the day.
children need help, called to stand by a up and sways in the tree and pass them Ask, “ How tall do you
suggest ideas. pretend tree. wind” around. think you will be when
Say, “I wonder who Invite a child to decide Once the children Talk about the parts you are an adult?”
takes care of trees. I whom to call next. have guessed it, of the tree ( trunk, With the children’s help,
wonder what kinds of Count the children “in review and have the roots, crown) as stack blocks to the height
tools those people the tree” after each verse. children recall what children are passing that children think they
use to take care for Example- “two little they remember around the pictures. will be.
the trees.” Tell the children climbing in a about yesterday‘s Remind children Take pictures of the
children that we will tree” question of the day about the jobs each children next to the
find out the answer After reciting the poem, about the tools different tree part stacked blocks.
when we read A ask the children to recall people use to take performs. Explain, “ When trees are
Grand Old Tree. what they learned from care of trees. Say, for example, “ planted and when they
1.5 PK.A Participate yesterday about tools Ask ,”What do trees The roots go deep grow from seeds, they are
in collaborative people use to take care of need to be healthy into the ground. very small. They grow
discussions with trees. Chart children’s and strong?” They hold the tree taller every year just as we
peers and adults and responses. Record the steady.” do.”
small and larger 1.5 PK.A Participate in children’s responses. Ask the question of Review what trees need to
groups. collaborative discussions Close large group the day and record grow.
with peers and adults in time by asking the children’s
small and larger groups. children to imagine responses. 1.5 PK.A Participate in
seeing something in As you read Our collaborative discussions
a tree. Prompt their Tree Named Steve, with peers and adults and
ideas with the talk about what the small and larger
following refrain: family in the story
(child’s name) what did to care for the
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do you see? I see a tree.
(word child
chooses) in my tree. 1.5 PK.A
During the read Participate in
aloud , be sure to collaborative
point out interesting discussions with
details in the peers and adults in
pictures and larger groups
reinforce the words
forester, nursery
worker, and
arborist.
1.5 PK.A Participate

in collaborative
discussions with
peers and adults and
small and larger
groups
Read- A Grand Old Tree by; A Tree is for…by:Judith Abiyoyo by:Pete Our Tree Named
Aloud Mary Newell DePalma Bauer Stamper Seeger Steve by:Alan Trees, Trees, Trees by:
Zweibel Nancy Noel Williams.
Small Making my Name Patterns Letter T

Group Intentional teaching How Big Around? Play Dough Intentional Teacher will model writing
cord LL29 Intentional teaching card Intentional Teaching Teaching card M14 the letter T. Students will
Ahead of time, write M62 Card M15 construct the letter T using
Ahead of time, get a various materials such as
each child’s name on Ahead of time,
popsicle sticks, wiki stix,
an envelope. Put variety of spherical Ingredients gather pattern and play dough. While doing
foam letters inside objects such as balls, 1 cup water blocks( or any other this, we will go over the T
each envelope. Also oranges, grapefruit, etc. 3 cups flour group of objects sound and words that start
prepare an envelope Explain to the children 1 1/2 teaspoons salt that can be arranged with the letter.
with your name. that you will use yarn to 1/4 cup oil in a pattern).
Show the children the measure the distance food coloring Invite the children AL.1 PK.B
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envelope with your around an object, or it’s to join you in Demonstrate a willingness to
name printed on it. circumference. Directions creating patterns. participate in new and
Read your name Demonstrate by using the Make a recipe chart Show the children a challenging experiences
aloud and say the yarn to measure around on large chart paper. few examples of
name of each letter as your own head. Then In a large bowl, some common
you point to it. Take measure a child’s head combine ingredients, patterns( ex. Stripes
the foam letters out with another piece of and mix with a on shirt,
of the envelope and yarn. Hold the two spoon. Add more checkerboard).
explain that they also lengths of yarn up to flour if mixture is Encourage the
spell your name, just chart paper and mark the too sticky. Put in a children to think
like the printed letters lengths on the paper. large resealable bag about patterns they
on the envelope. Talk about how the and seal. see every day.
Demonstrate how to length of the yarn shows Explain that the
make your name by you which head is bigger Ask the children to children will have
sequencing the letters around. wash their hands. an opportunity to
appropriately. Give each child an object Include the children copy or create their
Demonstrate how to and have him or her wrap in the setup and own patterns.
refer to the name the yarn around it. Cut cleanup process. Provide a group of
written on the the yarn, and mark it on Invite the children to objects for the
envelope. Talk about the chart paper so that make play dough at children to arrange
the features and the objects can be a table. Gather the in a pattern. Allow
names of the letters compared to each other. ingredients and the children to
as you work. Give 2.4 PK.A.1 Describe and measuring tools. explore the objects
the children their compare measurable Talk about which and think of ways
envelopes with the attributes of lengths and tools you will need they can make
letters that spell their weights of everyday to measure each patterns.
names inside. Ask objects. ingredient. Invite the 2.2 PK. MP Use
them to take the children to refer to mathematical
letters out and the recipe each time processes when
arrange them to they complete a representing
match the letters or step. Offer each relationships.
spell their names. child a chance to
Assist as necessary. measure, pour,
scoop, or mix the
1.1 PK.B ingredients. Talk
Identify basic about the measuring
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features of print tools as you use
them. Invite the
children to explore
the finished play
dough. Demonstrate
how to use the
cutters, and talk
about the sizes of
the pieces they cut
out. Allow the
children to create
play dough shapes
with the cutters for
as long as it interests
them.
9.1 V PK.E Use

imagination and
creativity to express
self through visual
arts.
10.5 PK.A Use
hands, wrists, and
fingers to
manipulate objects
Outdoor Experiences: We will take a nature walk and look for squirrels in Ttrees
Family Partnerships: Encourage families to access the following e-books :Growing Trees
Wow ! Experiences: None
Individualizations: FA MC FK AM GW
IA ED DL RM HR
LC YG PL KN SW
MC LI YM KC
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Week of: Teacher:

Study: Trees Investigation: 4. Who takes care of trees?

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1.5 PK.A Participate

Small Making my Name Patterns Letter T

9.1 V PK.E Use

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