Theme 2 Wk 2 My Family and Friends
Week of Oct. 12
8:15-8:30 Morning Greeting Circle
Morning Message
Tuesday:My family lives in our home.
Wednesday:Relatives Visit our Home
Thursday: Animals have homes, too.
Friday:My Family Enjoys________.
Moving and Learning
8:30-9:30 Small Group and Centers
Small Group:
Monday - Name Writing
Tuesday: Pattern Block cards
Wednesday: Letter Matching Uppercase and Lowercase
Thursday- Counting Groups using ten frames
Friday:Alliteration sorts with Letters of the week
9:15-9:30 Restroom Breaks
9:30-10:00 Outdoor Learning
Counting Groups and Number Writing
Wednesday and Thursday:
Memory Games
Friday-Play Doh
10:00-10:30 P.E.
10:30-11:00-Reading and Literacy Circle
Monday
Homes for Everyone
Vocabulary words:
residence
temporary
neighborhood
Questions to ask:
What did you learn about homes from this book?
What are some of the different homes you read about?
Tuesday
Read the Book Shubert's Helpful Day
- Talk about what an author does(writes the words), what the illustrator does(draw the pictures), point to the title(name of the book).
- Where do you start reading? ( top to bottom, left to right)
Predict what you think the story will be about.
Questions to ask:
Why was Lucinda angry?
How did Miss Bookbinder know Lucinda was angry?
How did the class help fix Lucinda's picture?
Wednesday
Listen to the story folder My Aunt Violet
- Talk about what an author does(writes the words), what the illustrator does(draw the pictures)
- Where do you start reading? ( top to bottom, left to right)
Discuss words used to describe relatives: Aunt, Uncle, Grandma, Grandpa....
Predict what you think the story will be about.
Vocabulary To Review:
- Extended family
- relatives
Thursday
Animal Habitats and Homes
Listen to the story folder Animal Habitats and Homes
- Talk about what an author does(writes the words), what the illustrator does(draw the pictures)
- Where do you start reading? ( top to bottom, left to right)
- Ask children about where animals and insects live. Where do bees live? Where do birds live? Where do bears live?
- Habitat is the place in which animals or human beings are most likely to be found. A habitat can be general, such as in the ocean or on land
- Discuss why the animals need different habitats.
Vocabulary To Review:
- habitat
Friday - A to Z Ps and Qs
(Ps and Qs are the magic words actions of good manners).
Vocabulary words:
mom
grandpa
brother
manners
polite
alphabet family
Questions to ask:
Why do we need to cover our mouth when we cough?
Why should you listen to the teacher or a grown up?
What does quietly wait your turn mean? Is it hard to quietly wait your turn? Why?
Literacy
Monday
Letters of the Week:
H,N, O
Letters to continue practicing that we have already learned>
C, F, T, M
Today Practice writing the letter N and finding items that start with the letter N.
Return to the Homes for Everyone book :
Talk about 2 homes and compare how they are alike and different.
Talk about your home and what type of home you live in.
Tuesday:
Photo Cards 12,18,19
Discuss siblings and what you like to do with them. Make a chart about sibling
Wednesday:
Talk about going on vacation.
1: Pick a place where you would want to go.
2: Make a list of all the items you would need for that trip.
3: Talk about how you would get there?
4: Talk about a luggage tag and why it's important if you are traveling to have one on your suitcase.
10:50-11:00 Wash Hands for Lunch
11:00-11:30 Lunch
11:30-11:45 Brush Teeth and Restroom
11:45-12:00 Story Time
Tuesday:Chicka Chicka 123
Wednesday: Ten Magic Butterflies
Thursday: Shubert Big Voice
Friday: Color Monster
1:00-1:15 Snack and Restroom
1:15-1:45 Math, Science, Social Studies
5
Daily Practice:
- write the number
- make a group of 5
- count the group
Cut out 5 objects and glue them in your journal. Write the number 5 on the page with your objects. Take a picture of your journal page to submit in see saw.
Shape of the week:
triangle
- draw a triangle
- find triangles around you.
Look at page 6 in Homes for everyone. Discuss the shapes that you see on the house.
Example: The door is a rectangle.
Tuesday:Go on a Shape Hunt
Wednesday:Practice drawing Triangles and Writing the numbers 1-5 in Math Journals
Thursday:
- Ask child to find a window in the room
- Ask what shape is the window
- Ask child how many objects will it take to build the window(4)
- Ask child to display shape by using crayons, pencils, markers, popsicle sticks, etc.
- Ask how many side do a square and rectangle have(4)
Science
Gather different items to build with. Discuss building a house. Which items were easier to build with? What made the best house?
Examples: legos, sticks, rocks, toothpicks, straws, popsicle sticks, blocks
Tuesday:
Shape hunt
Thursday:
Activity cards 101,102,103,104
Animals and homes match game