Kindergarten Lesson Plan
Date: Jan. 5, 2014
Day of
the
Week
.
Monday
Calendar/
Opening
Exercises
Language Arts, Reading,
& Writing
(Open Court)
Handwriting
Everyday Math,
Modern Curriculum Math,
&Scott Foresman Math
Science/
Social Studies/
Character Education
Opening: Calendar/ Weather/ Pledge of Allegiance/
Dictionary Diving/Place Value/ Estimation: Mean, Median, Mode
Morning Message: Define
the words “ancient” and
“civilization”. Review the
terms :evolve, adapt, and
community. Discuss how
people over the years have
changed. Remind children
that a community is a group
of people who live in close
proximity of each other and
maintain certain roles that
benefit each other and help
the community thrive.
Unit 2 Shadows: Lesson 7 “Bear’s
Shadow”.
Drawing Conclusions: Explain to students that when an author writes,
they tell us many things, the setting
and descriptions and names of characters for instance. However, the
writer does not tell us everything.
Part of being an efficient reader is
using context clues in order to draw
conclusions.
Bullying Hurts:
Students will
learn practical
nonviolent ways
to deal with bullying and why people choose to
bully and what
they can do about
it. Anyone can
be a bully, boy,
girl, young, old.
Redefine the term
“bully”. Explain
that it is never
alright to bully
others to get what
one wants.
Read “The Ugly
Duckling” . Discuss: Why did the
other ducklings
push him away?
What effect did
their treatment
have on him?
Eating to Zero: Children will practice subtraction using small edible
items (popcorn) as counters.
Scott Foresman Math: Revisit the
language of addition and subtraction. Complete pages 69-71
Review: Types of landforms,
types of bodies of water and
their characteristics, tools of
measurement for weather.
Introduce: The Water Cycle
Vocabulary: water vapor and
cloud.
Quick Lab: Put water in a
sealed bag . Observe the
water cycle
Daily Observation: Create a
Cloud chart. Observe, draw,
and categorize clouds everyday. Predict the the appearance of clouds for the
next day.
Sentences: define “sentence” : a
group of words that expresses a
complete thought. A sentence
names someone or something and
tells what that person or thing does.
Introduce concept of “subject and
predicate.”
Guided Practice: Identify whether
each group of words is a sentence or
Not.
Date:
Kindergarten Lesson Plan
Jan. 6, 2015
Class: A and B Week: ________
Day of
the
Week
Calendar/
Opening
Exercises
Language Arts, Reading,
& Writing
(Open Court)
Handwriting
Tuesday
Opening: Calendar/ Weather/ Pledge of Allegiance/
Dictionary Diving/Place Value/ Estimation: Mean, Median, Mode
Review: Beginning blends, digraphs,
vowel sounds, sight words, parts of
speech, word and sentence structure,
types of sentences and their functions.
Morning Message: Review
the concept of Ancient Civilizations. Read “How People
Lived : Cave Dwellers, Life
At a Pinnacle Point”.
Four Types of Sentences Independent Practice: SWBAT write whether
each sentence is declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory.
If the group of words does not make
up a sentence, write “ not a sentence”.
Bossy Friends:
Students will
learn how to use
their kind words
and actions to
deal with bossy
friends and difficult situations.
Discussion: Define the word
“bossy”. Have
you ever had a
friend who was
bossy? Have you
ever been bossy
to your friends?
How do you feel
inside when
someone is being
bossy towards
you?
Read: “Bossy
KiKi” discuss
strategies her
friends use d
when she bossed
them around.
Sight Words Module: Introduce the
new sight word poem “Keep Yours
Ears Open”.
Sight Words: talk, look, head, hear.
Everyday Math,
Modern Curriculum Math,
&Scott Foresman Math
Review : Vocabulary of addition
and subtraction.
Visual Thinking Copycat activity:
Students will partner up with a
friend and copy the dot-to-dot pattern drawn on a hundred dot grid.
Scott Foresman Math: “Choose an
Operation” SWBAT utilize vocabulary of addition and subtraction to
formulate and solve addition and
subtraction sentences from word
problems. Pages 72-73
Science/
Social Studies/
Character Education
Review: The Water cycle
and how pollution affects the
water and all living things on
earth.
Introduce Storms: Thunderstorms, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Blizzards.
Think, Talk Write: 1.Classify:
Name some different things
that fall from clouds.
2. How do clouds form?
Kindergarten Lesson Plan
Date: Jan. 7, 2015
Class: A and B Week: ________
Day of
the
Week
Wednes
day
Calendar/
Opening
Exercises
Language Arts, Reading,
& Writing
(Open Court)
Opening: Calendar/ Weather/ Pledge of Allegiance/
Dictionary Diving/Place Value/ Estimation: Mean, Median, Mode
Review: Beginning blends, digraphs, vowel sounds, sight words,
parts of speech, word and sentence
structure, types of sentences and
their functions.
Morning Message : Review
the concept of Ancient Civilizatins. Review the habits
and adaptations of the Cave
Dwellers.
Introduce: Early Farmers
and the First Towns. Discuss how human beings
evolved and improved their
tools by means of invention
and necessity demanded by
their location. Explain how
the observations of their
environment lead to new
ideas of how to utilize the
land.
Open Court: Review the Big Book
“Shadows”. Browse through the story “Bear’s Shadow”. Students will
identify elements of the story that are
based in reality and fantasy.
Complete “Fantasy and Reality” diagnostic assessment activity.
Handwriting
Everyday Math,
Modern Curriculum Math,
&Scott Foresman Math
Just Kidding!:
Students will
learn to identify
teasing versus
kidding and how
it effects our
friends and ourselves.
Define the words:
“tease and kid”.
Discuss the difference between
kidding and teasing. Read
“Dumbo”. Review
how Dumbo was
teased by others.
How do you think
Dumbo this made
him feel? Can
you think of a
time when you
were teased?
How did it make
you feel?
Review: Vocabulary of addition
and subtraction, and the term pattern.
Review: Different types of
weather and their causes.
Review term “precipitation”.
What’s Missing?: Complete the
patterns, draw what comes next.
Introduce Lesson 4: Fall and
Winter
Essential Question: What
happens in Fall and Winter?
Pages 249-253
Scott Foresman Math: Cumulative
Review and Test Prep Pages 7475
Science/
Social Studies/
Character Education
Inquiry Activity: How Do
Sweaters Keep Us Warm?”
Kindergarten Lesson Plan
Date: Jan. 8, 2015
Class: A and B Week: ________
Day of
the
Week
Thursday
Calendar/
Opening
Exercises
Language Arts, Reading,
& Writing
(Open Court)
Opening: Calendar/ Weather/ Pledge of Allegiance/
Dictionary Diving/Place Value/ Estimation: Mean, Median, Mode
Review: Beginning blends, digraphs, vowel sounds, sight words,
parts of speech, word and sentence
structure, types of sentences and
their functions.
Morning Message : Review
the adaptations made by
early human beings over
the years leading up to the
first farmers.
Introduce: Ancient Egypt,
the land, way of life, environment, temples, and life
by the Nile.
Punctuating Sentences: Students
will be able to determine what punctuation marks the end of each sentence.
Guided Practice: Tell what punctuation mark should end each sentence. Then identify whether the
sentence is declarative, interrogative , imperative, or exclamatory.
“Keep Your Ears Open”: Discussion
Starters
Handwriting
I’m Telling!: Students will learn
the difference
between tattling
and asking for
help.
Discuss: Use
puppets to role
play situations
when they are
tattling and asking for help. Complete the “Asking
for Help “ activity.
Everyday Math,
Modern Curriculum Math,
&Scott Foresman Math
Science/
Social Studies/
Character Education
Review: Vocabulary of addition
and subtraction, and the term pattern.
Review: The characteristics
of Fall and Winter Seasons.
How do animals behave in
the fall and winter seasons ?
Scott Foresman Math: Writing
Subtraction Sentences Pages 7880
Think, Talk, Write: How do
plants change in fall and winter?
What are Fall and Winter
Like? Describe different
things people do in each
season where you live.
Kindergarten Lesson Plan
Date: January 9, 2015
Class: A and B
Day of
the
Week
Friday
Calendar/
Opening
Exercises
Language Arts, Reading,
& Writing
(Open Court)
Opening: Calendar/ Weather/ Pledge of Allegiance/
Dictionary Diving/Place Value/ Estimation: Mean, Median, Mode
Review: Beginning blends, digraphs,
vowel sounds, sight words, parts of
speech, word and sentence structure,
types of sentences and their functions.
Handwriting
The Brave Thing
to Do: Students
will learn that it
takes courage to
stand up for what
is right. Use role
Morning Message: Review Open Court Reading: Unit 2 Lesson 8 play r puppets to
the adaptations made by
“Shadows” Drawing Conclusions. Re- illustrate how to
early human beings over
read “Bear’ Shadow”. Explain what it use words to
the years leading up to the means to draw a conclusion. Revisit
stand up for ourAncient Egyptians, the land, the concept of context clues.
selves.
way of life, environment,
Complete Unit 2 Assessment Draw- Discuss: How
temples, and life by the Nile. ing Conclusions.
does it feel when
bullies keep tryIntroduce : Roman Town
ing to hurt you?
and the way of life, architecWhat are some
ture, leisure, entertainment,
things you can do
fashion and philosophy.
to stop the bully
Compare the concerns of
and stay safe?
early human beings to that
of the Romans.
Week: ________
Everyday Math,
Modern Curriculum Math,
&Scott Foresman Math
Science/
Social Studies/
Character Education
Review: Vocabulary of addition
and subtraction, and the term pattern.
Review: Fall and Winter Seasons
Scott Foresman Math: Diagnostic
Checkpoint Page 81 Cumulative
Review and Test Prep Page 82
Introduce: Spring and Summer
Vocabulary: season, spring,
summer
Read Together and Learn:
Pages 242-244
Inquiry Activity: Do seeds
grow faster when it is warm
or cold?