Lesson Plans for I Build! I Create! • Construction Terms (Week 1
Lesson Plans for I Build! I Create! • Construction Terms (Week 1) Date Teacher 2/9/15-2/13/15 Wonderful Word Literacy geometric, geométrico Character Education Vocabulary and Alliteration English Vocabulary Spanish Vocabulary LESSON COMPONENTS Greeting Circle Moving and Learning Literacy (Oral Language, Phonics, Handwriting, Read Aloud) Weekly Learning Centers Cooperation, Colaboración Technology Intentionality, Intencionalidad Letter English-R, r, T, t, I, i Knowledge Spanish-R, r, T, t, I, i ABC and XYZ; Reading Buddy Math Geometry and Spatial Sense angle, circle, comparison, cooperation, geometric, hexagon, octagon, oval, position, rectangle, rhombus, shapes, slanted, spatial, square, trapezoid, triangle ángulo, círculo, comparación, colaboración, geométrico, hexágono, octágono, óvalo, posición, rectángulo, rombo, figuras, inclinado, espacial, cuadrado, trapecio, triángulo Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 • Building community • Unite: Use Dr. Jean's Transition Tip (Page 14) to greet the children • Sing "If you are clever and you know it" • Explain to the children how they will be learn about terms that describe colors, shapes, sizes, and positions Cooperative Musical Circle • Círculos musicales de colaboración game- Use masking tape to make six circles on the floor. Divide the class into two groups • Building community • Unite: Teach the children to sing "Three Straight Sides" • Tell the children they will be learning about triangles today. Invite the children to look around the classroom for triangle shapes. • This week the children will be learning “Three Straight Sides” • “Tres lados rectos” ball-rolling song- Use masking tape to make large triangles on the floor. Have three children sit on the floor, each taking a position at one of the points of the triangle. Provide a ball and have the children roll it to each other following the lines of the triangle. • Building community • Unite: Sing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" • Change the word "diamond" to "rhombus" and draw the shape in the air as you sing the song. Explain to the children that a rhombus is just another word for diamond “Rainbow Dancers” • “Bailarines de colores” ribbon dance-Encourage children to dance with streamers. Allow children to choose their favorite streamers and listen carefully to the directions provided in the song. • Building community • Building community • Introduce the shapes of the hexagon • Unite: Sing "Open, Shut Them". Point and octagon out the spatial and positional words in • Sing "If You're Clever and You Know the song (open, shut, in, up) It" • Disengage the stress response: Have • Invite the children to find hexagons the children lie on their backs to fly their and octagons throughout the day kites. Have them inhale and exhale as • Disengage the stress response: Invite their kites go up and exhale as they “Little Ants” • “Hormiguitas” action song- “Hands and Fingers” • “Manos y dedos” Place masking tape on the floor to action song-Invite the children to follow create two large hexagons. Divide the the lyrics of "Hands and Fingers" and to class in half while singing "Little Ants". listen to the story. Invite the children to perform the Read "Twinkle, the Little Star" actions of the song as they walk the perimeter of the two hexagons. • Learn a finger play about circles • Introduce idea circle stands for unity • Introduce the prefix tri• Compare and describe attribute buttons • Identify colors in photographs • Create lists of familiar color objects • Form shapes with bodies • Match oral shape name to pattern block • Develop purpose for directional words • Follow directions that require understanding position words Centers • Creativity Station-Make shape patterns with stencils • Language and Literacy-Retell a story with props • Pretend and Learn-Arrange pretend cookies on trays Centers • ABC-Spell names with magnetic letters • Gross Motor Area-Toss beanbags in box • Creativity Station-Draw on folded paper Can You See the Shapes? • ¿Ves las figuras? • Review geometric shapes • Introduce hexagon and rhombus • Photo activity #16 Hands and Fingers • Manos y dedos • Predict story content • Supply position words in context Centers • Writer's Corner-Play tic-tac-toe Centers • Creativity Station-Trace circles • Writer's Corner-Do rubbings of • Library and Listening-Listen to a story shapes • Fine Motor-Form shapes with chenille wires • Play Button Change-O Centers • Writer's Corner-Write color words • Language and Literacy-Make a fruit salad • Creativity Station-Create a tissue paper collage Can You See the Shapes? • ¿Ves las figuras? • Discuss role of author and illustrator • Introduce circle and square • Use the Fanny Frog Puppet “Song of the Kites” (Cultural Rhymes • Rimas culturales flip book) • Introduce rhombus • rombo • Discuss experiences with kites • Invite the children to play "Rainbow Dancers" using streamers “Tillie the Triangle” • “Tita el Triángulo” prop story • Associate shapes with common foods • Recognize letter T • Use masking tape to make large triangles on the floor The Button Story • El cuento del botón • Have the children sit on the floor, each taking a position at one of the • Use large stick on notes and chart points. paper • Provide a ball and have children roll it • Tell the children they will be the to each other following the lines of the authors of this story • Writer's Corner-circle and square or triangle • Writer's Corner-triangle and círculo and cuadrado rectangle or triángulo and • Gross Motor Area-Play a beanbag rectángulo tossing game using a laminated circle • Gross Motor Area-Play a beanbag and a square tossing game using various laminated • Construction Center-Build only with triangles square and circular blocks • Construction Center-Build only with triangular and rectangular blocks Day 4 “Smart Cookie’s Creative Cookies” • The Button Story • El cuento del botón “Las galletas creativas de Galletita Lista” story folder • Continue writing story • Identify problem solving in story • Recall story details • Writer's Corner-Mix red and blue play • Writer's Corner-Trace shape stencils dough • Gross Motor Area-Play a beanbag • Gross Motor Area-Play a beanbag tossing game using all of the shapes tossing game using a laminated • Construction Center-Add large and hexagon and an octagon small boxes for building • Construction Center-Build only with rectangular blocks Day 5 Twinkle, the Little Star • Chispita la estrellita • Note spatial words • Recall story details • Writer's Corner-Have children practice marking an X in, outside on top of, below and beside a circle • Gross Motor Area-Describe the location of their beanbags in relationship to their target (on top of, beside, below, above, near, far) • Construction Center-Build garages LESSON COMPONENTS Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 • Make models of squares and circles • Introduce the terms angle, obtuse, • Find squares and circles in classroom and acute • Make right angles with AngLegs Centers • Science-Experiment with straw rollers Centers • Creativity Station-Print with jar lids • Math-Sort cards by shapes • Gross Motor-Make shadow angles • Introduce term quadrilateral • Construct models of rhombi and trapezoids Patience-Discuss with children that sometimes it is very hard to wait. Have children talk about times that they have had to wait and have had to use their patience. Expose children to the concept of patience, and explore benefits and characteristics associated with people who are patient. Teach children to use patient words. Example: "I will wait five minutes until you are finished playing with that toy." . Show children ways in which they can be patient: Always keep a calm voice, never whine. Find something to keep you occupied while you have to wait for something. Activities- The Farmer in the Dell- Have children play the game and discuss that sometimes it is hard to wait for your turn, but that everyone will get a turn. Closing Circle • Reflecting on the day • Check on Commitments • Kindness Tree • Family Connection • Reflecting on the day • Check on Commitments • Kindness Tree • Family Connection • Reflecting on the day • Check on Commitments • Kindness Tree • Family Connection • Reflecting on the day • Check on Commitments • Kindness Tree • Family Connection • Reflecting on the day • Check on Commitments • Kindness Tree • Family Connection Outdoor Learning • Invite children to play with Frisbees and Hula-hoops. Point out that both items are circular. Have children stand in a square. Ask a volunteer to count the sides and to identify the corners • Have the children stand in a rectangle. Ask volunteers to identify the long sides, short sides, and angles. Count the sides. Have children look for rectangles on the outside of the school building • Is aware of where own body is in • Provide colored sheets of cellophane. • Take a walk around the school, Have children create colored shadows looking on the playground for street signs. Make a list of shapes the children find Math and Science Character Education Learning Goals • Increasingly interacts and communicates with peers to initiate pretend play scenarios that share a common plan and goal • Produces a word that begins with the same sound as a given pair of words • Recognizes at least 20 letter sounds • Uses a wide variety of words to label and describe people, places, things, and actions • Combines ideas for complex sentences • Names common shapes • Demonstrates understanding of terms used in the instructional language of the classroom • Shows competence in initiating social interactions • Names at least 20 upper- and at least 20 lowercase letters • Creates shapes • Demonstrates use of location words • Describes attributes • Uses art as a form of creative selfexpression and representation • Identifies equal and unequal sets space, respects personal boundaries • Increasingly interacts and communicates with peers to initiate pretend-play scenarios that share a common plan and goal • Recognizes at least 20 letter sounds • Shows interest in books • Asks and answers appropriate questions about the book • Recognizes at least 20 letter sounds • Uses category labels to understand how words and objects relate to each other • Provides appropriate information for various situations • Retells or reenacts a story after it is read aloud • Names common shapes • Creates shapes • Describes attributes • Describes, observes, and investigates properties and characteristics of common objects • Counts the sides on shapes • Create models of octagons and hexagons Day 5 Centers Centers • Math-Construct models of angles • Writer's Corner-Trace shape stencils • Construction-Arrange blocks to match • Math-Copy fish with pattern blocks blueprint • Shows competence in initiating social interactions • Demonstrates receptive vocabulary (three to four thousand words) • Produces a word that begins with the same sound as a given pair of words • Provides appropriate information for various situations • Uses a wide variety of words to label and describe people, places, things, and actions • Uses books and other written materials to engage in pre-reading behaviors • Demonstrates understanding of terms used in the instructional language of the classroom • Uses a wide variety of words to label and describe people, places, things, and actions • Names common shapes • Creates shapes • Recognizes and compares heights or lengths of people or objects • Shows understanding by responding appropriately • Initiates problem-solving strategies and seeks adult help when necessary • Demonstrates use of location words • Identify the numeral 0 • Place blocks following spatial directions Centers • Gross Motor Area-Race cardboard rings • Creativity Station-Glue shape cutouts into design • Invite children to play parachute games that focus on spatial and positional vocabulary • Produces a word that begins with the • Is able to increase or decrease same sound as a given pair of words intensity of emotions more consistently, • Is able to increase or decrease although adult guidance is sometimes intensity of emotions more consistently necessary although adult guidance is sometimes • Demonstrates use of location words necessary • Produces a word that begins with the • Shows competence in initiating social same sound as a given pair of words interactions • Uses category labels to understand • Uses a wide variety of words to label how words and objects relate to each and describe people, places, things, other and actions • Asks and answers appropriate • Asks and answers appropriate questions about the book questions about the book • Recognizes at least 20 letter sounds • Shows initiative in independent • Shows understanding by responding situations and persists in attempting to appropriately solve problems • Shows understanding by following two• Demonstrates receptive vocabulary step oral directions, and usually follows (three to four thousand words) three-step directions • Shows understanding by following two- • Names common shapes step oral directions, and usually follows • Creates shapes three-step directions • Coordinates sequence of movements • Creates shapes to perform tasks • Demonstrates understanding that • Participates in classroom music when counting, the items can be activities chosen in any order • Names common shapes • Identifies and creates common features in her immediate environment • Collects data and organizes it in a graphic representation
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