Under the Sea THEMATIC UNIT 1

Veronica Herrero-
Teacher: S&S Week: 30 Theme: Under the Sea
Velarde

Focus Skills

Book & Print Reading Phonological Awareness Language & Communication

III.A.3., III.C.1. III.D.1., III.D.3., III.D.4., III.E.1. III.B.7. II.B.3., II.C.1., II.D.1., II.E.3., V.A.3.
• Listen to and comprehend text. • Identify and produce words with the same • Answer questions through conversation.
• Retell sentences using environmental initial sound. • Use sentences with multiple phrases.
print. • Use new words in context.

Alphabetic Knowledge Writing Mathematics

III.C.1., III.C.2., III.C.3. IV.A.1., IV.B.1., IV.C.2., IV.C.3., IV.C.4. II.A.2., V.A.1., V.A.2., V.C.1., V.C.2., V.C.4.
• Name, recognize, and produce sounds for • Engage in and contribute information to • Rote count 1-30 and count objects 1-10
letters. shared writing experiences. with one-to-one correspondence.
• Describe and create circles, triangles,
squares, and rectangles.

Science Social & Emotional Development Social Studies

VI.C.4. I.A.2., I.B.1.a., I.B.1.c., I.B.2.b., I.B.2.c., II.A.1., N/A

• Identify sources of water and ways to II.B.4., II.D.4., IX.A.1., IX.A.2.
conserve water. • Regulate behavior according to the rules
of a game.
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Lesson Plan

Learning Blocks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

• “Pick A Greeting” • “Pick A Greeting” • “Pick A Greeting” • “Pick A Greeting” • “Pick A Greeting”
with Ms. Velarde at with Ms. Velarde at with Ms. Velarde at with Ms. Velarde at with Ms. Velarde at
the door. the door. the door. the door. the door.
• Put away belongings. • Put away belongings. • Put away belongings. • Put away belongings. • Put away belongings.
• How I Feel Right Now • How I Feel Right Now • How I Feel Right Now • How I Feel Right Now • How I Feel Right Now
Morning Arrival • Check helper chart. • Check helper chart. • Check helper chart. • Check helper chart. • Check helper chart.
Routine • Answer Question of • Answer Question of • Answer Question of • Answer Question of • Answer Question of
(10 min) the Day: the Day: the Day: the Day: the Day:
Have you ever seen Have you ever made Do you like to swim What snack do you Why do we see
or been to the a sandcastle? in the ocean? like to eat at the lifeguards at the
ocean? • Work on ocean- • Work on ocean- beach? beach?
• Work on ocean- themed puzzles. themed puzzles. • Work on ocean- • Work on ocean-
themed puzzles. themed puzzles. themed puzzles.

Transition/
Good Morning Welcome Song
Movement

• Open Them, Shut • Open Them, Shut • Open Them, Shut • Open Them, Shut • Open Them, Shut
Them Them Them Them Them
• Calendar • Calendar • Calendar • Calendar • Calendar
• Weather Song • Weather Song • Weather Song • Weather Song • Weather Song
• Morning Message • Morning Message • Morning Message • Morning Message • Morning Message
Circle Time
• Think aloud and • Think aloud and • Think aloud and • Think aloud and • Think aloud and
(10 min)
model writing: model writing: model writing: model writing: model writing:
Writing & Reading “We are going to Allow students to Allow students to Allow students to Allow students to
take a trip under contribute contribute contribute contribute
the sea this week. experiences they experiences they experiences they experiences they
It will be so much have had with the have had with the have had with the have had with the
fun! We will see ocean/beach. ocean/beach. ocean/beach. ocean/beach.
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what our friends Model writing them Model writing them Model writing them Model writing them
like to do at the on the anchor chart. on the anchor chart. on the anchor chart. on the anchor chart.
beach.” EX: Amelia likes to EX: James likes to EX: Molly likes to EX: Patrick likes to
play in the sand. collect shells. swim in the water. look for hermit crabs.

Transition/
The Waves in the Sea Song
Movement
• Write your name. • Write your name. • Write your name. • Write your name. • Write your name.
• Draw a picture and • Draw a picture and • Draw a picture and • Draw a picture and • Draw a picture and
write about a time write about an write about what write about your write about
Journals
you saw the ocean. If animal that lives in you would do if you favorite thing to do something that you
(5-10 min) you have never seen the ocean. lived in the ocean. at the beach. can find in the
the ocean, what do ocean.
you think it is like?

Transition/
Down in the Deep Blue Sea Song
Movement
• Letter Introduction • Beginning Sounds: • Letter Introduction • Slippery Snakes and • Alliteration
Routine: Vv Same or Different? Routine: Gg Wild Wolves Sentences
• Fishing for Names Words: fish, fin, • Find the Letter in a Adaptation: The Example Sentences:
ocean, beach, sand, Word nouns students think • The fun fish
sea, crab, swim, Adaptation: Write of must be flipped on Friday.
penguin, play the words on an sea/beach related! • Terrific turtles
Circle Time anchor chart instead [Example: slippery tried to take my
Alphabet Knowledge of giving each seaweed/fun taco.
& Phonological student a word. Use fish/sneaky • Silly seaweed
Awareness sea/beach-related sand/wild stuck to my sandy
words. Have students waves/dirty surfboard.
come up to underline dolphin/kind • The dolphins
certain letters/give captain/big beach] danced at dawn.
their sounds. • The wild waves
washed me with
water.
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Transition/
Wiggle like an octopus, jump like a seahorse, and stretch like a starfish.
Movement

Small Groups • Tier 1-Alphabet: • Tier 1-Alphabet: • Tier 1-Alphabet: • Tier 1-Alphabet: • Tier 1-Alphabet:
Words We Know Words We Know Words We Know Words We Know Words We Know
(50-60 min center
Alphabet Book Alphabet Book Alphabet Book Alphabet Book Alphabet Book
block, 8-10 min per
Today’s focus: Vv • Tier 2-Alphabet: Find Today’s focus: Gg • Tier 2-PA: Say a • Tier 2-Alphabet: Find
group) Use ocean-related the Letter Use ocean-related Word that Sounds the Letter
environmental print Use ocean-themed environmental print Like the Others Use ocean-themed
Focus Skills: if possible. words and hold up if possible. • Step It Up-PA: words and hold up
Letter Identification • Tier 2-PA: Digging for picture cards. • Tier 2-PA: Digging for Beginning Sound picture cards.
Sound-Symbol Sounds • Tier 2-PA: Say a Sounds Switch-A-Roo • Tier 2-PA: Digging for
Correspondence • Step It Up-PA: Word that Sounds • Tier 2-PA: Give Me a Sounds
Beginning Sounds Tongue Twisters Like the Others Rhyme
Rhyme Review Practice

Outside Time Play “Fishy Fishy Cross My Ocean”

Book: Commotion in Book: Commotion in Book: A Swim Through Book: Way Down Deep Book: Over in the
the Ocean by Giles the Ocean by Giles the Sea by Kristin Joy in the Deep Blue Sea by Ocean: In the Coral
Andreae Andreae Pratt Jan Peck Reef by Marianne
• Read Aloud • Listen for words • Identify the • Identify the Berkes and Jeanette
Vocabulary with the same alliteration in the alliteration in the Canyon
Circle Time Routine sounds and book. book. • Teach actions for
Vocabulary: record on anchor • Add book to • Encourage choral each of the action
(10-20 min)
commotion, chart. (EX: curious Library Center. reading of the words.
Interactive Read scamper, bulbous, commotion) repeated phrase • Have students
Aloud massive, bellow • Turn and Talk: “Way down deep hold up fingers
• Name the animals Describe one of in the deep blue for each number
from the story. the sea creatures sea”. in the book.
you learned • Add book to • Add book to
about in this Library Center. Library Center.
story.
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• Add book to
Library Center.

Transition/
Five Little Seashells Fingerplay
Movement
• Read Aloud: Under • Shape Freeze • Read Aloud: • Name That Shape: • Fishing for Numbers
the Sea 1, 2, 3 by Music: “Under the Counting Sea Life Sea Creature Edition Cut out paper fish
Tracey E. Dils Sea” with the Little Prepare cards with and write a number
• Add book to Seahorse by Sheri sea creatures made (1-30) on them.
Library Center. Fink and Derek of different shapes Attach paper clip.
• Count Around the Taylor Kent (for example, a fish Place them face
Circle • Add book to made from a circle down in the center of
Use an ocean- Library Center. and triangle). The the circle. When it is
Circle Time
themed bouncy ball • Count Around the students must a student’s turn, he
(10-20 min)
or inflatable beach Circle describe the shapes will “fish” for one of
Math ball to pass around Use an ocean- they see and “air the numbers using a
the circle. A student themed bouncy ball draw” them. fishing rod. Say what
will say the next or inflatable beach the number is and do
number when ball to pass around that many jumps as
handed the ball. the circle. A student the other students
will say the next clap and count.
number when
handed the ball.

Transition/
I’m a Little Fish Song
Movement
• Read Aloud: Follow • Water Source • Read Aloud: Why • Save the Water! • Water, Water
the Water from Brainstorm (record Should I Save Water? Everywhere
Circle Time Brook to Ocean by ideas on anchor by Jen Green
(10-20 min) Arthur Dorros chart) • Introduce vocabulary
Science • Introduce vocabulary • Flip through Follow and use in
and use in the Water from discussion: conserve
discussion: water Brook to Ocean by
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source, brook, Arthur Dorros to jog • Add book to Library

stream, river, delta memory. Center.
• Add book to
Library Center.

Transition/
Animals in the Ocean Song
Movement
• Tier 1: Ocean • Tier 1: Ocean • Tier 1: Cupcake Liner • Tier 1: Under the Sea • Tier 1: Under the Sea
Process Art Process Art Fish (Creativity Paper Plate Craft Paper Plate Craft
Small Groups (Creativity Center) (Creativity Center) Center) (Creativity Center) (Creativity Center)
(45-55 min center • Tier 2: Arranging • Tier 2: Show Me the • Tier 2: Arranging • Tier 2: Shape • Step It Up: Shape
block, 8-10 min per Bear Counters Shape! Bear Counters Similarities Spin
group) Use ocean-themed • Pretend and Learn: Use ocean-themed • Pretend and Learn: • Classroom Library:
counters. Continue supporting counters. Support role-playing Read to children in
Focus Skills: • Pretend and Learn: role-play and • Classroom Library: the job of snack that center.
Counting Support role-playing thematic language. Read to children in shop
2D Shapes the job of the that center. owner/customers.
lifeguard and
thematic language.
Move like an ocean animal across the “ocean floor” while performing basic locomotor skills (run, walk, hop, skip, jump, gallop, leap,
Outside Time
slide).
Student of the Week Chickie-Chickie Roo- Fish, Fish, Shark Chickie-Chickie Roo- Fish, Fish, Shark
Circle Time
Roo (An ocean adaptation Roo (An ocean adaptation
(10-20 min)
Change actions to of Duck, Duck, Goose!) Change actions to of Duck, Duck, Goose!)
Social/Emotional mimic ocean creatures! mimic ocean creatures!

Transition/
Swim like a fish (put your hands together to form a fish), chomp like a shark (open and close your arms), and waddle like a penguin.
Movement
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• Book: The Rainbow • Book: Mister • Book: A House for • Book: Clumsy Crab • Read If I Lived Under
Fish by Marcus Seahorse by Eric Hermit Crab by Eric by Ruth Galloway the Sea by Ms.
Circle Time Pfister Carle Carle • Be a Storyteller to Velarde’s Pre-K Class
• Be a Storyteller to • Be a Storyteller to • Be a Storyteller to review setting, (our class book from
(10-20 min)
review setting, review setting, review setting, characters, and this week)
Interactive Read characters, and characters, and characters, and events. • Add to Library
Aloud events. events. events. • Add to Library Center.
• Add to Library • Add to Library • Add to Library Center.
Center. Center. Center.

Transition/
All the Fish Goodbye Song
Movement
• Interactive Daily • Interactive Daily • Interactive Daily • Interactive Daily • Interactive Daily
News News News News News
• Partner Talk • Partner Talk • Partner Talk • Partner Talk • Partner Talk
about the day (2- about the day (2- about the day (2- about the day (2- about the day (2-
4 students share, 4 students share, 4 students share, 4 students share, 4 students share,
depending on depending on depending on depending on depending on
class size). class size). class size). class size). class size).
• Identify words • Identify words • Identify words • Identify words • Identify words
Circle Time
with the same with the same with the same with the same with the same
Closing Reflections beginning sounds beginning sounds beginning sounds beginning sounds beginning sounds
using Wiki Stix. using Wiki Stix. using Wiki Stix. using Wiki Stix. using Wiki Stix.
• Clean up, pack up, • Clean up, pack up, • Clean up, pack up, • Clean up, pack up, • Clean up, pack up,
and get ready for and get ready for and get ready for and get ready for and get ready for
dismissal. dismissal. dismissal. dismissal. dismissal.
• “Pick A Greeting” • “Pick A Greeting” • “Pick A Greeting” • “Pick A Greeting” • “Pick A Greeting”
with Ms. Velarde at with Ms. Velarde at with Ms. Velarde at with Ms. Velarde at with Ms. Velarde at
the door. the door. the door. the door. the door.
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• Commotion in the • Commotion in the • A Swim Through the • Way Down Deep in • Over in the Ocean: In
Ocean by Giles Ocean by Giles Sea by Kristin Joy the Deep Blue Sea by the Coral Reef by
Andreae Andreae Pratt Jan Peck Marianne Berkes
and Jeanette Canyon
• Under the Sea 1, 2, 3 • Follow the Water • Counting Sea Life • Clumsy Crab by Ruth
by Tracey E. Dils from Brook to Ocean with the Little Galloway • If I Lived Under the
by Arthur Dorros Seahorse by Sheri Sea by Ms. Velarde’s
• Follow the Water Fink and Derek Pre-K Class
Book List by Day
from Brook to Ocean • Mister Seahorse by Taylor Kent
by Arthur Dorros Eric Carle
• Why Should I Save
• The Rainbow Fish by Water? by Jen Green
Marcus Pfister
• A House for Hermit
Crab by Eric Carle
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Centers Planning

Monday/Wednesday/Friday Materials to Add in Advance: sea creature reading

Buried Letters buddies, ocean-themed reading pointers, beach towels,
Materials: plastic letters, pan, sand, beach chairs, umbrellas, variety of ocean books
tablecloth to keep the space clean
Monday
Tuesday/Thursday • The Rainbow Fish
Alliteration Sort • Under the Sea 1, 2, 3
Materials: picture cards Tuesday
• Commotion in the Ocean
• Mister Seahorse
• Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean
Classroom Library/
ABC Wednesday
Listening • A Swim Through the Sea
• A House for Hermit Crab
• Counting Sea Life with the Little Seahorse
• Why Should I Save Water?
Thursday
• Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea
• Clumsy Crab
Friday
• Over in the Ocean: In the Coral Reef
• Listen to sing-along audio.
• If I Lived Under the Sea (Class Book)

All Week Materials to Add in Advance: cardstock, tempera paint

Building Sandcastles (shades of blue + white), paint brushes, tissue paper
Materials: kinetic sand, sandcastle toys, squares (shades of blue)
shells, big tub, shovels, buckets
Construction Creativity
Monday
• Begin Ocean Process Art (paint and place tissue
paper squares, then let dry)
Tuesday
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• Finish Ocean Process Art (add sand, glue, and sea

star cutouts)
Wednesday
• Cupcake Liner Fish
• Materials: blue construction paper,
colorful/patterned cupcake liners, googly eyes,
sequins, glue, scissors, paintbrushes, washable
markers
Thursday
• Begin Under the Sea Paper Plate Craft (paint the
plate, add glitter, and let dry)
• Materials: paper plates, blue paint, glitter,
paintbrushes
Friday
• Finish Under the Sea Paper Plate Craft
(glue fish and seaweed)
• Materials: goldfish, tacky glue, paintbrushes,
strips of green felt
Monday/Wednesday/Friday Setting: Ocean/Beach (Inspiration Here)
Jellyfish Tentacles Counting Activity *Different activities can be added each day or they can
Materials: jellyfish number cards (1-30), all be introduced on Monday.
Wiki Stix
Monday
Goldfish Counting Activity • Sunscreen Sun Safety
Materials: fish bowl number cards (1-30), • Materials: empty bottle with sunscreen label
Pretend & Learn
Math goldfish crackers • Lifeguard Stand
(Dramatic Play) • Materials: plastic red chair with cardboard
Tuesday/Thursday tube taped to it, Velcro flags (safe to swim,
Ocean Play-Doh Shape Mats dangerous to swim, animals in water), whistle.
Materials: shape mats, Play-Doh *Add on Tuesday
• Swimming and Surfing in the Ocean
• Materials: blue butcher paper, inner tubes,
rafts, life jackets, surfboards

Monday/Tuesday
• Water Source Picture Sort
• Materials: picture cards with water
sources (ocean, lake, stream, rain, etc.)
and non-water sources (tree, cake,
lamp, computer, etc.)
Wednesday/Thursday
• Water Conservation Hunt
• Materials: picture cards showing ways
Science to conserve water (turning off water
when brushing teeth, short baths, etc.)
and ways we waste water (leaky pipes,
full bathtub, leaving sink on, etc.)
Friday
• Ocean Sensory Bin
• Materials: orbeez water beads, sand,
water, shells, sea creature figurines,
glitter, shovel, tweezers, ocean plants,
glass pebbles
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*Add on Wednesday
• Fishing in the Ocean
• Materials: paper fish of different sizes and
colors, paper clips, wooden rods, string,
magnets, buckets
*Add on Thursday
• Surf and Snack Shop
• Materials: grocery store stand, signs, menus,
rental agreements, empty popsicle boxes, cups,
empty water bottles, etc.
Materials to Add in Advance: under the sea pencils,
ocean creature mini erasers, ocean creature stamps,
inkpad, stickers, construction paper, ocean-themed
border paper, ocean waves bulletin board border,
washable markers, ocean creature vocabulary cards with
pictures, ocean scene photo cards, ocean books
Prompts:
• If I Lived Under the Sea
Make into class book at the end of the week!
Writer’s Corner • A Day at the Beach
• My Favorite Ocean Creatures