Lesson Focus: Essential Questions: Date

Lesson Focus:
Dinosaurs
Language
II.B.3 Answers
questions
Vocabulary
II.B.3 Provides information
for various situations
Essential Questions:
Why are dinosaurs extinct?
What did dinosaurs eat?
Writing
IV.C.1 Independently writes
some letters on request
Literacy
III.C.1 Identifies and
names letters
Literacy
III.C.3 Produces letter
sounds
Literacy
III.B.6 Produces rhyming
words
Citizenship
VII.D.2 Recites the
pledges of allegiance
Math
V.D.3 Explores and
discusses the weight of
objects
Math
V.A.9 Identifies
numbers 1-10
Date
Feb. 24-28
Science
VI.B.1 Describes
characteristics of
dinosaurs
Writing
IV.A.1 Uses scribbling or
writing to convey meaning
Six Weeks
Week 1 of 5th six weeks
Teacher
Zellers/Green
Math
V.A.3 Uses one to one
correspondence up to 10
Social Awareness
I.C.7 Begins to have
meaningful friends
Fine Motor
IX.B.2 Use eye hand
coordination
Writing
IV.B.2 Writes own name
Fine Motor
IX.B.1 Use small muscle
strength and control
Vocabulary
Science
VI.B.3 Discusses
relationship of
dinosaurs and the
environment
Dinosaurs, skeleton, bones, paleontologist, 3 horn, t-rex, long neck, extinct, meat eater, plant eater
LESSON COMPONENTS
Monday, Feb. 24th
Tuesday, Feb. 25th
Wednesday, Feb. 26th
Thursday, Feb. 27th
Friday, Feb. 28th
Welcome
Time: 8:00-8:10
put backpacks up, use
bathroom, wash hands,
get breakfast trays
eat breakfast, dump trays,
brush teeth
VI.D.2
Books/Puzzles
III.A.1
put backpacks up, use
bathroom, wash hands,
get breakfast trays
eat breakfast, dump
trays, brush teeth
VI.D.2
Books/Puzzles
III.A.1
put backpacks up, use
bathroom, wash hands,
get breakfast trays
eat breakfast, dump
trays, brush teeth
VI.D.2
Books/Puzzles
III.A.1
put backpacks up, use
bathroom, wash hands,
get breakfast trays
eat breakfast, dump
trays, brush teeth
VI.D.2
Books/Puzzles
III.A.1
put backpacks up, use
bathroom, wash hands,
get breakfast trays
eat breakfast, dump
trays, brush teeth
VI.D.2
Books/Puzzles
III.A.1
Schedule, Calendar,
Weather, Helpers
Book: I’m Big
Schedule, Calendar,
Weather, Helpers
Book: Bones, Bones,
Dinosaur Bones
Schedule, Calendar,
Weather, Helpers
Book: ABC T-Rex
Schedule, Calendar,
Weather, Helpers
Book: Stiff Armor
Schedule, Calendar,
Weather, Helpers
Book: Dinosaur Bones
Breakfast/Brush Teeth
Time: 8:10-8:45
Transition Activity
Time: 8:30-8:45
Morning Circle
Time: 8:45-9:00
Literacy
III.B.4 Claps syllables
Small Groups
Time: 9:00-9:20
(+)Journals
IV.B.2; IV.C.1
(+)Journals
IV.B.2; IV.C.1
(+)Journals
IV.B.2; IV.C.1
(+)Journals
IV.B.2; IV.C.1
(+)Journals
IV.B.2; IV.C.1
CIRCLE GROUP
RECTANGLE GROUP
SQUARE GROUP
TRIANGLE GROUP
CIRCLE GROUP
*Child will write his/her first
and last name.*
*Child will write his/her
first and last name.*
*Child will write his/her
first and last name.*
*Child will write his/her first
and last name.*
*Child will write his/her first
and last name.*
Slap It Counting
V.A.3; V.A.9
Heavy or Light?
V.D.3
Heavy or Light?
V.D.3
Heavy or Light?
V.D.3
TRIANGLE GROUP
SQUARE GROUP
RECTANGLE GROUP
Heavy or Light?
V.D.3
*Child will count objects and
place the correct number in the
blank space.*
*Child will weigh 2 objects
on a balance scale and tell
which object is light and
which one is heavy.*
*Child will weigh 2 objects
on a balance scale and tell
which object is light and
which one is heavy.*
Slap It Rhyming
III.B.6
Slap It Rhyming
III.B.6
CIRCLE GROUP
TRIANGLE GROUP
*Child will place objects
that rhyme in the correct
spaces.*
*Child will place objects
that rhyme in the correct
spaces.*
Letter Puzzles
III.C.1; III.C.3
Letter Puzzles
III.C.1; III.C.3
Rhyme Game
III.B.6
SQUARE GROUP
*Child will place objects that
rhyme on the correct rhyming
card.*
Letter Match
III.C.1; III.C.3
RECTANGLE GROUP
*Child will match the upper
case letter to the lower case
letter. Child will tell teacher the
letter and make the letter
sound.*
Learning Centers
Time: 9:20-10:10
Gross Motor Dev.
Time: 10:10-10:30
Time: 10:30-10:50
Lunch/Nap
Time: 10:50-11:45
Time: 11:45-1:00
Math: counting
Science: gears
Blocks: dinosaurs
Activity Center
Playground
TRIANGLE GROUP
*Child will match the upper
case letter to the lower case
letter. Child will tell teacher
the letter and make the
letter sound.*
CIRCLE GROUP
*Child will match the upper
case letter to the lower case
letter. Child will tell teacher
the letter and make the
letter sound.*
TRIANGLE GROUP
CIRCLE GROUP
*Child will weigh 2 objects on
a balance scale and tell which
object is light and which one
is heavy.*
*Child will weigh 2 objects on
a balance scale and tell which
object is light and which one
is heavy.*
Slap It Rhyming
III.B.6
Slap It Rhyming
III.B.6
SQUARE GROUP
RECTANGLE GROUP
*Child will place objects that
rhyme in the correct spaces.*
*Child will place objects that
rhyme in the correct spaces.*
Letter Puzzles
III.C.1; III.C.3
Letter Puzzles
III.C.1; III.C.3
SQUARE GROUP
RECTANGLE GROUP
*Child will match the upper
case letter to the lower case
letter. Child will tell teacher
the letter and make the
letter sound.*
*Child will match the upper
case letter to the lower case
letter. Child will tell teacher
the letter and make the
letter sound.*
Home: Food Boxes
Water: pour and scoop sand
Technology: zacbrowser.com Reading: choose a book
Art: use stencils
Writing: writing name
Activity Center
Activity Center
Activity Center
Playground
Playground
Playground
SRO Assessments
Activity Center
Playground
IX.A.1 Demonstrates coordination and balance
put cots out, wash hands;
get trays, eat, dump trays,
go potty, nap routine, take
nap, pick cots up
put cots out, wash
hands; get trays, eat,
dump trays, go potty,
nap routine, take nap,
pick cots up
put cots out, wash
hands; get trays, eat,
dump trays, go potty,
nap routine, take nap,
pick cots up
put cots out, wash
hands; get trays, eat,
dump trays, go potty,
nap routine, take nap,
pick cots up
put cots out, wash
hands; get trays, eat,
dump trays, go potty,
nap routine, take nap,
pick cots up
Family Style Snack
Time: 1:00-1:20
Bananas; Wafers
Muffins; Milk
Apples; Cheese
Crackers; Peanut Butter;
Juice
Chex; Juice
Transition Activity
Time: 1:15-1:30
Dry Erase Boards; Dry
Erase Markers
Draw Pictures IX.B.1.C
Dry Erase Boards; Dry
Erase Markers
Draw Pictures IX.B.1.C
Dry Erase Boards; Dry
Erase Markers
Draw Pictures IX.B.1.C
Dry Erase Boards; Dry
Erase Markers
Draw Pictures IX.B.1.C
Literacy Circle (Focus of
the Week Concepts)
Time: 1:30-1:45
Color: Purple
Shape: Triangle
Number: 7
Letter: Yy
Syllable and Rhyme
Song: ABC Disco
Book: How Do Dinosaurs
Say Goodnight?
Dry Erase Boards; Dry
Erase Markers
Draw Pictures
IX.B.1.C
Color: Purple
Shape: Triangle
Number: 7
Letter: Yy
Syllable and Rhyme
Song: Tooty-Ta
Book: Bony Back
Color: Purple
Shape: Triangle
Number: 7
Letter: Yy
Syllable and Rhyme
Song: Tony Chestnut
Book: 10 Terrible
Dinosaurs
Color: Purple
Shape: Triangle
Number: 7
Letter: Yy
Syllable and Rhyme
Song: ABC Song
Book: Swift Thief
Gross Motor Dev
Time: 1:45-2:10
play on playground or
patio, get water, wash
hands
play on playground or
patio, get water, wash
hands
play on playground or
patio, get water, wash
hands
Color: Purple
Shape: Triangle
Number: 7
Letter: Yy
Syllable and Rhyme
Song: Hokey Pokey
Book: How Do
Dinosaurs Know Their
Colors?
play on playground or
patio, get water, wash
hands
Afternoon Circle (GWM)
Time: 2:10-2:30
Heavy and Light Song
(GWM) V.D.3
Heavy or Light?
(GWM) V.D.3
Lighter Objects (GWM)
V.D.3
Heavier Objects (GWM)
V.D.3
Balance Scales (GWM)
V.D.3
Other Learning Goals
Met This Week
(TPKG)
Language and Literacy: II.B.3.C, II.B.6.C, II.E.7.A, III.A.2; II.B.6.B; IV.B.2; III.A.1; IV.B.1; IV.C.1
Health and Safety: H1.4; H2.2
Physical: IX.A.1, IX.A.2
Social Studies: VII.A.1, VII.C.1
Fine Arts: VIII.B.1
Math: V.C.1, V.C.3; V.A.6; V.A.5; V.C.2; V.D.1; V.D.3
Personal and Social: I.B.1.b, I.B.1.c
Science: VI.A.1; VI.B.3
play on playground or
patio, get water, wash
hands
Individualization Codes
Transition Learning
Opportunities
Parent Connection
Codes:
Spell Your Name
Does It Rhyme?
Clap the Syllables
Make the Sounds
Weekly Newsletter
Reading Logs/Daily Behavior Chart
Weekly Homework Assignment
(PM) Progress Monitoring
(DLM): Developmental Learning Materials
(PG) Parent Goal
(SCH): Scholastic
(+) Work Sample Collection
(GWM): Growing With Mathematics
(TM) Thinking Maps