Welcome to 2020-21 School Year
Theme 2: My Family
Week 3: Family Fun (10.26 – 30.2020)
Monday, October 26, 2020
| Subject | Objective | Procedure |
| Fine Arts | Participates in music activities, VIII.B.1 |
Students will do the movements to Jack Hartman morning songs. |
| Social Studies/ Big Day Pre K-3 & 4 |
SS:Characteristics of Families,VII.A.2 M:Counts to 5,V.A.2 PA:Segments Compound Words,III.B SS:Understands Family Roles,VII.A.2 C:Uses Picture Clues,III.A OL:Uses School Words,II.D.1 |
Busy, Busy, Families Students will learn about different kinds of family activities and develop Social Studies skills using the theme words. Look at the pictures in the book Bear's Busy Family and review Big Wall Chart 2. Guide children to talk about families and relatives in these images. Introduce Theme Words: celebrate; holiday; relatives. Students will do the activity on the “Family Fun” worksheet. |
| Math/Big Day Pre K-3 & 4 |
M:Compares Quantities,V.A M:Counts items,V.A.3 M:Recognizes Numerals,V.A.9 OL:Uses Math Words,II.D.1 |
Five Family Members Display Math Mat 7 and invite children to count the bears in each frame. Introduce Math Words: fewer; more. Students will learn how to count objects using the downloadable Family Member Cutouts and a five-frame. Students will draw families, count family members, and write numerals; |
| Religion- Pre K-3 & 4 |
Purpose: -to help the children appreciate all the caregivers who help take care of them. |
God’s Gift of People Students will continue to practice and recite the basic prayers daily; Students will do the activities according to the TM. |
| Language Arts / Big Day Pre K 3 & 4 |
AK:Identifies Letter Sounds,III.C.2 AK:Identifies Letters,III.C.1 OL:Responds Appropriately,II.A.1 OL:Uses Common English Nouns and Phrases,II.D.6 OL:Uses Story Words,II.D.1 |
Celebrations Read the lap book Celebrate. As you read the book, track the print and invite children to join in reading the recurring text pattern. Introduce Story Word: celebrations. Students will learn about family celebrations. Students will decorate a celebration hat cutout and name their families celebration. |
| Subject | Objective | Procedure |
| Language Arts / Big Day Pre K 3 & 4 |
CP:Parts of a Book,III.A.1 C:Uses Book Information,III.D.2 M:Uses Position Words,V.C.3 OL:Uses School Words,II.D.1 OL:Uses Story Words,II.D.1 EW:Uses Writing Conventions,IV.D.I EW:Writes Symbols or Letters,IV.B.1 |
What Mommies Do Best/What Daddies Do Best Students will learn about family activities in a read aloud of What Mommies Do Best/What Daddies Do Best and then help write sentences about family activities. Ask students to predict what pictures they may see in the book. Introduce Story Words: delicious; tuck. Using pictures from the story, review position words (in, above, under); Students will color one delicious food they enjoy with their families. |
| Math/Big Day Pre K-3 & 4 |
M:Counts items,V.A.3 M:Recognizes Numerals,V.A.9 |
Counts Objects and Recognizes Numerals to 5 or higher Students will practice the skill using different maipulatives . |
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Religion
Pre K-3 |
Purpose: -to help the children be aware that God’s love comes to us through many people who love and care for us. |
Students will continue to practice and recite the basic prayers daily; Students will do the activities according to the TM. |
| Science & Health Pre K-3 & 4 |
SH:Explores Changes,VI.A.1 OL:Follows Oral Directions,II.A.2 OL:Increases English Listening Vocabulary,II.D.6 SH:Makes Scientific Predictions,VI SH:Shares Scientific Information,VI OL:Uses Science Words,II.D.1 |
Cooking With Water Talk about each picture in Science Poster 4 and introduce Science Words: gas; liquid; solid. Pass around examples of matter in different states (ice cube, cup of water, and children breathing on their hand). Students will measure water and observe ice melting at the water table Students will identify characteristics of solid, liquid, and gas by doing the activity on the “Stages of matter worksheet” . . |
| Subject | Objective | Procedure | |||
| Fine Arts |
Participates in Music Activities,VIII.B.1 |
Students will do music related activities with Mr. Knoke. | |||
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Language Arts / Big Day
Pre K 3 & 4 |
OL:Responds Appropriately,II.A.1 PA:Segments Compound Words,III.B OL:Shares a Personal Experience,II.B.1 SE:Shows Empathy and Kindness,I.C.6 FA:Sings New and Familiar Songs,VIII.B.1 OL:Speaks in Complete Sentences,II.E.1 FA:Uses a Variety of Materials,VIII.A.1 |
Kindness Awards Students will learn about doing kind things and using kind words as they reread Celebrations and then create a Kindness Award to present to a family member. In the book, identify the "kind" words that are used, such as thanks, nice, and love. Encourage children to talk about things we can do to be kind. Students will share art supplies and practice speaking with correct subject-verb agreement; Students will create a new song about kindness; |
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| Math/Big Day Pre K-3 & 4 |
M:Compares Quantities,V.A M:Concept of Counting,V.A M:Counts items,V.A.3 M:Recognizes Numerals,V.A.9 |
Shopping Trip Students will match numerals to items on the shopping lists they created earlier, and then "shop" for foods to count and compare. Introduce Math Words: greater; less. |
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| Religion- Pre K-3 & 4 |
Purpose: -to help the children express their delight in their families, friends, and others who love and care for them. |
Students will continue to practice and recite the basic prayers daily; Students will do the activities according to the TM. |
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| Language Arts / Big Day Pre K 3 & 4 |
M:Concept of Counting,V.A M:Counts Objects,V.A.5 AK:Identifies Letter Sounds,III.C.2 CP:Parts of a Book,III.A.1 OL:Shows Understanding of Spoken English,II.A.3 FA:Uses a Variety of Materials,VIII.A.1 OL:Uses Story Words,II.D.1 |
Feast for 10 Children engage in a read aloud of Feast for 10 and share information about feasts, such as Thanksgiving. Introduce Story Words: greens; plump; ripe. Students will practice counting as they create a shopping list using fruit and vegetable stamps. Children add to a story using the story starter "We're going to the market. We going to buy ___ and ___"; |
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| Subject | Objective | Procedure |
| Fine Arts | Participates in Music Activities,VIII.B.1 |
Students will do the movements to Jack Hartman morning songs. |
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Language Arts / Big Day
Pre K 3 & 4 |
SS:Characteristics of People,VII.A.1 EW:Contributes Ideas for Writing,IV.D.I.b OL:Demonstrates Attentive Listening,II.A.1 SE:Shows Empathy and Kindness,I.C.6 OL:Shows Understanding of Spoken English,II.A.3 FA:Sings New and Familiar Songs,VIII.B.1 OL:Uses Social Studies Words,II.D.1 |
Family Jobs Reread What Mommies Do Best/What Daddies Do Best. Introduce Social Studies Words: play; work. After exploring the jobs family members do together, children compare and contrast different jobs they do at school and home. Create a new song about jobs in the classroom. MLB: Children act out kind things they do at home to help family members; Play a "Job Game" where you call out a direction and children act it out with gestures; TRANS: Review classroom jobs and move to the next activity. |
| Math/Big Day Pre K-3 & 4 |
M:Counts items,V.A.3 |
Reinforce counting and numerals to five using Number Cards 1-5 and buttons. Provide additional opportunities for practice |
| Language Arts / Big Day Pre K 3 & 4 |
EW:Completes a Sentence,IV.D.I.b OL:Speaks Politely,II.B.1 OL:Uses Theme Words,II.D.1 EW:Uses Writing Conventions,IV.D.I EW:Writes Name,IV.A.1 |
Thank-You Cards Students will recall some of the activities that families do together. Introduce Theme Words: thankful; together. Students will fill in the sentence "I am thankful ___." Students will then draw and write to create thank-you cards for benefactors of St. Mary’s catholic school. |
| Religion- Pre K-3 & 4 |
Pre-K students will participate in the virtual Mass. |
| Subject | Objective | Procedure |
| Fine Arts | Participates in Music Activities,VIII.B.1 |
Students will do the movements to Jack Hartman morning songs. |
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Language Arts/Big Day Pre K 3 & 4
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OL:Demonstrates Attentive Listening,II.A.1 AK:Identifies Letter Sounds,III.C.2 AK:Identifies Letters,III.C.1 AK:Produces correct letter sounds,III.C.3 OL:Responds Appropriately,II.A.1 PA:Segments Compound Words,III.B C:Story Sequence,III.D.1 |
An Amazing Day Students will revisit the theme focus and the letter Ee in an elephant egg hunt. Reread My Day from A to Z. Students will recall what they liked about the book and discuss the clock on each page. Explain why a clock is important. Ask children to look for the letter Ee in the story. Students will act out what the elephant did first, after school, and last; Segment compound words using story words; Sing the Alphabet Song. |
| Listening and Writing Centers |
Writes Symbols or Letters,IV.B.1 |
Practice tracing and writing their name |
| Math/Big Day Pre K-3 & 4 |
M:Concept of Counting,V.A M:Counts items,V.A.3 M:Recognizes Numerals,V.A.9 |
Five Bear Picnic Students will count objects to five or higher as they serve five teddy bears a picnic lunch. Display Math Mat 7 and review how to count bears in the 5-frame. Children distribute items that bears would use in a picnic and count each set as a group after the items were distributed. Children draw 5 copies of items and attempt to write the matching numeral |
| Religion Pre K-3 & 4 |
Purpose: continue -to recognize that many people care for us and bring us God’s love. |
Students will continue to practice and recite the basic prayers daily; Students will do the activities according to the TM. |
| 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