Welcome to 2020-21 School Year
Theme 7: Nature All Around Us
Week 4: The Seasons (4.19. – 23.2021)
Monday, April 19, 2021
| Subject | Objective | Procedure |
| Fine Arts | Participates in music activities, VIII.B.1 |
Jack Hartmann – Sight words https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIZjrcG9pW0 Jack Hartmann - Count to 100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dkPouLWCyc Jack Hartmann -I can move like anything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No3Wd8_xdV0 |
| Language Arts/ Big Day |
OL:Follows Oral Directions,II.A.2 AK:Identifies Letter Sounds,III.C.2 SH:Observes the Seasons,VI.B.3 SS:People and Their Environment,VII.A.3 |
The Seasons Display Big Wall Chart 7 and point to the girl in each season. Discuss how she dresses, exploring the connection between weather and seasons. Introduce vocabulary: branches; fall; season; spring; summer; twigs; winter. |
| Math |
M:Creates Patterns,V.E.3 M:Recognizes Patterns,V.E.3 |
Create and Recognize ABB, AABB, and ABC Patterns Review creating and recognizing patterns using Math Mat 28, Side A and bear counters. |
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Religion
Pr |
Purpose: -Virtue of the Month Act of Charity |
Students will continue to practice and recite the basic prayers daily; Students will do the activities according to the TM. |
| Language Arts/ Big Day |
C:Asks and Answers Questions,III.D.3 OL:Combines Ideas in Complex Sentences,II.E.4 FA:Creative Expression Through Art,VIII.A.2 ER:Engages in Pre-/Reading Activities,III.A.1 C:Story Sequence,III.D.1 OL:Uses Story Words,II.D.1 |
The Apple Pie Tree Students will use Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down to tell if they like apples. Read The Apple Pie Tree, focusing on the tree's seasonal changes. Introduce vocabulary: bare; blossoms; buds. Students will draw an apple tree in one of the 4 Seasons |
| Subject | Objective | Procedure |
| Fine Arts | Participates in music activities, VIII.B.1 |
Jack Hartmann – Sight words https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIZjrcG9pW0 Jack Hartmann - Count to 100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dkPouLWCyc Jack Hartmann -I can move like anything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No3Wd8_xdV0 |
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Language Arts/ Big Day |
FA:Acts Out Stories,VIII.C.1 SH:Explores Changes,VI.A.1 PA:Segments Compound Words,III.B SE:Shows an Awareness of Feelings,I.B.2.b C:Story Characters,III.D.2 FA:Uses a Variety of Materials,VIII.A.1 OL:Uses Describing Words,II.D.1 OL:Uses Story Words,II.D.1 |
Weather and Feelings Reread The Snowy Day and discuss Peter's feelings. Review vocabulary: heaping; melted. Students will create their own snowy scenes and snowflakes using arts materials. Students will discuss experiences they've had with rain or snow, and describe how ice changes when it is in a warm room; Students will act out Peter's actions during a retelling of the story; Students will identify the two words that make up a compound word. |
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Math
Pr |
M:Creates Patterns,V.E.3 M:Recognizes Patterns,V.E.3 |
Create and Recognize ABB, AABB, and ABC Patterns Review creating and recognizing patterns using Math Mat 28, Side A and bear counters. |
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Religion
Pr |
Purpose: -Virtue of the Month Act of Charity |
Students will continue to practice and recite the basic prayers daily; Students will do the activities according to the TM. |
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Social Studies/ PrBig Day |
M:Counts items,V.A.3 EW:Dictates a Sentence,IV.D.I.b AK:Identifies Letter Sounds,III.C.2 OL:Shares a Personal Experience,II.B.1 OL:Uses Picture Clues to Understand Words,II.D.3 |
A Celebration of Spring Reread The Apple Pie Tree. Students will think about seasonal activities they enjoy. Review vocabulary: countries; traditions. Students will learn how people around the world celebrate seasons. Draw pictures of families enjoying seasonal activities; |
| Subject | Objective | Procedure |
| Fine Arts | Participates in music activities, VIII.B.1 |
Students will do the music activity with Mr. Knoke |
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Language Arts/ Big Day |
FA:Creative Expression Through Art,VIII.A.2 SE:Demonstrates Curiosity,VI.A.1 SH:Observes the Seasons,VI.B.3 PA:Produces Rhyming Words,III.B.6 SH:Safety Habits,VI.D.1 C:Uses Book Information,III.D.2 OL:Uses Describing Words,II.D.1 OL:Uses Naming Words,II.D.1 |
What Makes the Seasons? Read What Makes The Seasons? Introduce vocabulary: autumn; flurries; sprinkling. Make four quadrants on oak tag and label each one with a season. Students will place Seasonal Nature Cutouts in the correct quadrant, and post on a bulletin board. Talk about safety during each season; Students will attach Leaf Cutouts to streamers and pretend to be falling leaves as they dance with the streamers; Invite children to look at the bulletin board and say a word that rhymes with one of the pictures. |
| Math |
M:Creates Patterns,V.E.3 M:Recognizes Patterns,V.E.3 |
Create and Recognize ABB, AABB, and ABC Patterns Review creating and recognizing patterns using Math Mat 28, Side A and bear counters. |
| Religion |
Purpose: -Virtue of the Month Act of Charity |
Students will continue to practice and recite the basic prayers daily; Students will do the activities according to the TM. |
| Science & Health/ Big Day |
SH:Changes in Earth and Sky,VI.C.3 SE:Demonstrates Curiosity,VI.A.1 AK:Identifies Letter Sounds,III.C.2 SH:Observes the Seasons,VI.B.3 SH:Shares Scientific Information,VI FA:Uses a Variety of Materials,VIII.A.1 C:Uses Book Information,III.D.2 OL:Uses Describing Words,II.D.1 |
Curiosity and Spring Rain Reread What Makes the Seasons? Focus on what happens in spring. Students will discuss why it might rain so much in spring. Perform an experiment using cotton balls and water. Explain that clouds, like cotton balls, get heavier with water during spring. Students will create cloud pictures, and depict seasons by adding different elements, then explain their pictures; Children observe what happens when you put a puddle of water on a foam tray. Students will identify the initial sound in /w/ words. |
| Subject | Objective | Procedure |
| Fine Arts | Participates in music activities, VIII.B.1 |
Jack Hartmann – Sight words https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIZjrcG9pW0 Jack Hartmann - Count to 100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dkPouLWCyc Jack Hartmann -I can move like anything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No3Wd8_xdV0 |
| Language Arts/ Big Day |
OL:Combines Ideas in Complex Sentences,II.E.4 AK:Identifies Letter Sounds,III.C.2 AK:Identifies Letters,III.C.1 PA:Matches Initial Sounds,III.B.7 FA:Uses a Variety of Materials,VIII.A.1 OL:Uses Naming Words,II.D.1 |
Watermelon and Ww Words Review vocabulary: watermelon; wave; we; wear; will. Students will identify picture cards that begin with /w/. Perform "Can We Go Out?" Students will listen for words beginning with /w/. Trace a W onto a watermelon cutout and glue seeds to form a Ww. Students will identify which words start with Ww; Students will complete the sentence "After I eat watermelon, I will ___ and ___." |
| Math |
M:Creates Patterns,V.E.3 M:Recognizes Patterns,V.E.3 |
Create and Recognize ABB, AABB, and ABC Patterns with different types of manipulatives. |
| Religion |
Purpose: -participate in Mass |
Students will continue to practice and recite the basic prayers daily; Students will participate in the virtual Mass |
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Science
/Big Day |
OL:Follows Oral Directions,II.A.2 SH:Investigates the environment,VI.B.3 OL:Speaks in Complete Sentences,II.E.1 OL:Takes Turns Speaking,II.B.2 C:Uses Book Information,III.D.2 PH:Uses Gross Motor Skills,IX.A OL:Uses Science Words,II.D.1 M:Uses Time Words,V.D.4 |
Winter Hibernation Reread What Makes the Seasons to learn about animals that hibernate during the winter. Review vocabulary: energy; hibernate. Students will play a bear game, curling up and snoring like bears when you say a sign of winter, and waking up to look for food when you say a sign of spring. Two groups of children, "bears" and "children" take turns asking each other questions; Students will act out turtles before, during, and after hibernation; |
| Technology |
Uses Software,X.A.1 | Students will work on different apps such as Rosetta Stone ,Phonics Island, Starfall ABCs and Starfall learning. |
| Subject | Objective | Procedure |
| Fine Arts | Participates in music activities, VIII.B.1 |
Jack Hartmann – Sight words https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIZjrcG9pW0 Jack Hartmann - Count to 100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dkPouLWCyc Jack Hartmann -I can move like anything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No3Wd8_xdV0 |
| Language Arts/ Big Day |
EW:Forms Letters,IV.C.1 |
Students will be tracing/writing uppercase and lowercase letters. |
| Math |
M:Creates Patterns,V.E.3 M:Recognizes Patterns,V.E.3 OL:Uses Math Words,II.D.1 |
Patterns for All Seasons Use Math Mat 28, side A to review types of patterns. Students will work as a class to make examples of ABB, AABB, and ABC patterns with seasonal objects. Students will independently create a pattern mirroring one of the patterns on the mat. |
| Religion |
Purpose: -Virtue of the Month Act of Charity |
Students will continue to practice and recite the basic prayers daily; Students will do the activities according to the TM. |
| Science & Health/ Big Day |
AK:Identifies Letter Sounds,III.C.2 SH:Investigates Materials,VI.A.1 OL:Makes Relevant Comments,II.B.2 SH:Observes the Seasons,VI.B.3 SH:Organizes Information,VI OL:Responds Appropriately,II.A.1 OL:Understands Meanings of New Words,II.D.3 C:Uses Picture Clues,III.A |
Senses and Seasons Reread Look, Listen, and Learn. Students will identify the seasons in the photographs. Create a chart labeling 4 columns with the seasons and 5 rows with the senses. Using photos from the book, children organize information about the senses and the seasons. Students will explore a seasonal object using their senses. Students will work in pairs with magnifiers to take a closer look at seasonal objects; Identify /w/ words on the chart; Students will respond to questions about the seasons or senses. |
| Social Studies/ Show and Tell |
Shares Appropriate Information,II.B.3 |
Student’s show their items which they brought from home. |
God Bless,
Mrs.Stolp