Dayton's Bluff PreKindergarten
Unit Newsletter - First Six Weeks (September-October)
The First Six Weeks in My New School
Read Alouds
Llama, Llama Misses Mama
Sometimes You Get What You Want
My Friend and I
Class Created Community Book
I Love School!
You Are Friendly
Vocabulary
Week 2: different, feelings, help, friend, on, over, under, same, scissors, problem, solution, quiet, take turns, assertive
Week 3: broken, fix, Band-aid, invite, join, ignore, trade, please, thank you, happy, mad, surprised, take turns, wait, responsible
Week 4: classmates, classroom, community, environment, first, middle, last, loud, share, care, together, school, Dayton's Bluff, empathy
Week 5: baby doll, bus, marker, letters, numbers, paint, pencil, plan, recess, share, slide, swing, trade, self control
Week 6: friendly, problem, solutions, trade, take turns, share, wait, ignore, cooperation, assertive, responsible, respect, empathy, self control
Guiding Questions
Week 2: What do you do at school? What are rules? How are you safe at school? How are you kind at school? How are you responsible at school?
Week 3: What is a friend? How are you friendly towards others? What words can you use to ask someone to play? What are some feelings you know? What makes you feel happy/sad/mad/etc.? How can you show your feelings? What words or pictures can you use to tell your friends or teachers how you are feeling? How can you tell what your friend is feeling? What are some ways you can fix a problem with someone?
Week 4: What is a community? How are you a part of our classroom community? How do you follow the classroom rules? How can we help each other make good choices in our classroom community?
Week 5: What is your favorite part of the school day? A plan is when you think ahead about what you are going to do, what do you plan in your day? What kind of things can we trade? What are some ways we can share? What are some things we need to wait and take turns for?
Week 6: How do you work and play in the classroom? What have you learned about being a part of our classroom community? What are some feelings you might have when at school? What have you learned about fixing problems at school? What are the rules that keep our community happy?