Lesson Plans for My School and Me • Mi escuela y yo

Date Teacher

Literacy Math

English Vocabulary

Literacy (Oral

Language,

Phonics,

Handwriting, Read

Aloud)

• Introduce body part vocabulary

Centers

• ABC-Use magnetic letters to copy

words

• Science-Make and compare

fingerprints

• Creativity Station-Draw self-portrait

•Reading Readiness: Missing letters!

Print the missing letters in the

alaphabet.

Letter

Knowledge

English/Spanish - Letters in

Child’s NamePosition Words

Lesson Plans for My School and Me • Mi escuela y yo - Physical Me (Week 2)Sept. 3-7 Transitonal Kindergarten

responsibility

responsabilidadWonderful Word Technology

Name Game - Letters in first name

Vocabulary, Phonological Awareness

Character

Education

Respect, Responsibility

Respeto, Responsabilidad

Body Talk in Rhyme • El cuerpo habla

en rimas BB

• Introduce rebus story

• Read the rebus story together

“My Aunt Millie” • “Mi tia Totoca”

listening story

• Use imagination to picture story

details

• Recall story events

“The Gingerbread Boy” • “El

munequito de jengibre” story folder

• Describe Gingerbread Boy

• Listen to “The Gingerbread Girl” and

compare stories


en rimas

• Play “Tummy Ticklers” • Barrigas que

suenan”

• Participate in reading story


en rimas BB

• Role-play story

• Recognize letters in story title

Hands and Fingers • Manos y dedos

• Demonstrate positional words in story

• Compare story to classroom dance

Hands and Fingers • Manos y dedos

• Discuss author and illustrator

• Use hand movements to retell story

“I Like School” • “Me gusta la escuela”

story folder

• Pantomime action words

• Extend story by adding activities


en rimas BB

• Introduce vocabulary

• Associate movements with body parts

“The Gingerbread Boy” • “El

munequito de jengibre” story folder

• Participate in telling a story

• Recall story events

• Play Copy Cat

• Listen for rhyming words

Centers

• Gross Motor Area-Play “I Can, Can

You?” • “Yo puedo, ¿y tu?”

• Library and Listening-Listen to story

• Creativity Station-Explore finger

painting

• Introduce concept of compound

words

• Play with compound words

Centers

• Writer's Corner-Make a class book

• Language and Literacy-Manipulate

concrete items to make compound

words

• Creativity Station-Finger paint

• Phonice Readiness: Match letter

pairs pg( 29)

• Sing "Open, Shut Them" (pg 183)

Continue learning about body parts.

• Practice Balloon (pg168)

•Review Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Describe the helpful ways you see

children touching one another.

Commit: Give children a choice today

to commit to using kind words or

helping hands or both.

• Morning Message-We use kind

words. Count the words using your

fingers.

• Sing "This is Tiffany" (pg 187) to

practice learning names. Use physical

attibutes.

• Review STAR and Balloon. Teach

someone at home Balloon.

•Play That was Helpful. Help chidlren

learn the words and actions. (pg175)

• Morning Message-Today is Friday.

Ask children to help you finish the

sentence by ttelling you what day of

the week

• Demo Hokey Pokey (og. 194) Review

body parts and body space.

Simon Says • Simon dice game (196)

Focus on body parts as you play.

“Shake a Hand” handshakes

(pg 185) Following directions.

Handshakes and high fives are ways

of greeting .

“Hands and Fingers” • “Manos y

dedos” participation song (181) Stay in

our own personal space as they move

their hands.

Jumping jacks, toe touches, push-ups,

squats, and arm swings Warm

Up Chant (pg189) Name body parts

and actions.

Day 5LESSON

COMPONENTS

• Introduce concept of rhyming words

• Use rhyming clues to identify body

parts

Centers

• Gross Motor Area-Play rhyming pair

game

• Language and Literacy-Role-play

story with rhyming refrain

• Library and Listening-Listen to story

and identify pairs of rhyming words

•MCP Phonics : Sound of "H" lesson 6

pg(15-16)

Day 4

Greeting Circle

• Recite the "Warm-Up Chant" (pg 189)

• Demo Balloon.(pg168) Breathe in

and out through nose.

• Action Rhyme On Your Face (pg

172) Demo the actions

• How might you use helping hands if a

friend falls down? Keep putting hearts

on Kindness Tree.

• Morning Message-Good Morning!

Say each word as you write and

count out the words.

• Move to "Head, Shoulders, Knees,

and Toes" (pg 181) Children will learn

about parts of the body.

• Implement Baloon.(pg 172)

•Review On Your Face (pg172)

Perform actions with words.

Do you remember what our

commitment is this week?

• Morning Message-Today is

Tuesday. Say each word as you

write.

• Sing "Rise and Shine" (pg 183)

• Practuce Balloon(pg 168). Add wiggly

arm movements.

•Play Get Ready (pg176) Help children

learn the words and actions.

•Ask Children to demo with a partner

how they may use helping hands.

• Morning Message-We use helping

hands. Count the words using your

fingers.

• Introduce facial features

Centers

• Writer's Corner-Copy words with

magnetic letters

• Science-Practice making faces in

mirror

• Creativity Station-Make a play dough

face

Moving and

Learning

brushing, closed, down, face, fingers, hands, head, knees, open, responsibility, shoulder, teeth, toes, up

Spanish Vocabularycepillar, cerrado, abajo, cara, dedos, manos, cabeza, rodillas, abierto, responsabilidad. hombro, dientes, dedos de los pies, arriba

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

Day 5LESSON

COMPONENTSDay 4Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

Closing Circle

• What ways have you used your body

today?

• Check on Commitments: How did

you do today using helping hands?

• Check on Kindness Tree

• Family Connection-What different

ways do I use this leg?

• What was your favorite part of the

day?

• Check on Commitments to use

helping hands. How did you use

helping hnads today?

• Check on Kindness tree

• Family Connection-Look through

family photos to find facial fetures

and expressions that are alike and

different.

Weekly Learning

Centers

• Blue contruction paper experiment

(pg 67)

• Review and discuss playground rules

Respect and Responsibility

"Responsible or not" Dice game

PATHS Animals Create an animal

stick puppet

Review STAR and Balloon

Outdoor Learning• Large muscle games

Hopscotch

• Large muscle games

Keep Away

• Large muscle games

Red Rover

Conscious Discipline

Practice Balloon (pg168)

• How do we use our hands to say

hello?

• Check on Commitments: How did

you do today using helping hands?

• Kindness Tree: Count the hearts on

the tree

• Family Connection-Teach children

the chant Nose, toes, nose, toes.

• Name a letter that is an example of a

closed shape

• Check on Commitments-Ask chidren

to turn to a partner and tell them one

thing they did to help keep the

classroom safe today.

• Kindness Tree- Count the hearts

• Family Connection-Challenge

children to find open and closed

shapes at home.

• Which compond word did we make

with foot and ball?

• Check on Commitments- How did

you do today using kind words and

gentle hands?

• Kindness Tree- Count the hearts

• Family Connection-Use an

unopened food can to play a game

of Roll the Can. Send home Balloon

note.

Character

Education


Read- "How to be friends"

Demo Balloon (pg168)

PATHS Animals

Discuss why turtles use their shell for

protection

Math and Science

• Introduce spatial vocabulary

• Practice using new vocabulary

Centers

• Math-Practice one-to-one counting

with l inks

• Science-Use a mirror to view location

of hand

• Practice using positional vocabulary

to describe location of facial features

Centers

• Math-Make a face with pattern blocks

• Creativity Station-Put a photo face

puzzle together

•Modern Curriculum Press: Identify

number of objects and cirlce matching

number. pgs( 23,24,26,28,34)

• Introduce position words up, down,

left, and right

• Use body to demonstrate vertical and

horizontal

Centers

• Contruction-Build a block structure

and divide it to compare left and right

sides

• Creativity Station-Fold painted

handprints to create vertical and

horizontal reflections

• Introduce open, closed, inside, and

outside

Centers

• ABC-Sort letters by open and closed

shapes

• Science-Sort objects by safe and

unsafe to put in mouth

•Duck Math: Left and Right pg(10)

•MCP: Math write numbers 1-5 pg 36

• Discuss the importance of brushing

teeth

• Learn how to brush teeth

Centers

• Math-Sequence picture cards for

teeth brushing and hand washing

• Science-Make homemade toothpaste

and brush teeth

• Pretend and Learn-Dress-up

• Gross Motor Area-Activites with legs

and feet

• Creativity Station-Children will trace

their bodies and add to picture

throughout the week.


• Gross Motor Area-Walk,hop,crawl

along a straight line





• Gross Motor Area-Walk, hop, crawl

along a zigzag pattern





• Gross Motor Area-Broad-jumping

activity





• Gross Motor Area-Broad-jumping

challenge




Day 5LESSON

COMPONENTSDay 4Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

Learning Goals

• Assumes various roles and

responsibilities as part of a classroom

community

• Uses a wide variety of words to label

and describe people, places, things,

and actions

• Uses category labels to understand

how words and objects relate to each

other

• Shows understanding by responding

appropriately



other

• Demonstrates receptive vocabulary

(three to four thousand words)

• Counts one to ten items, with one

count per item

• Demonstrates use of location words

• Investigates and describes position

and motion of objects

• Practices good habits of personal

safety

• Develops warm relationships with

teachers


appropriately

• Uses books and other written

materials to engage in prereading

behaviors


people, places, things, and actions

• Engages in conversations in

appropriate ways

• Provides appropriate information for

various situations



• Shows control of task that requires

small-muscle strength and control




• Uses art as a form of creative self-

expression and representation

• Separates a normally spoken four-

word sentence into individual words

• Combines words to make a

compound word

• Asks and answers appropriate

questions about the book


appropriately

• Perceives differences between

similar-sounding words

• Produces a word that rhymes with a

given word

• Is aware of where own body is in

space, respects personal boundaries




• Describes, observes, and

investigates properties and

characteristics of common objects

• Demonstrates empathy and caring

for others


appropriately



• Names common shapes


• Shows increasing control of tasks

that require eye-hand coordination

• Practice good habits of personal

safety


appropriately

• Coordinates sequence of movements

to perform tasks

• Retells or reenacts a story after it is

read aloud


compound word

• Names at least 20 upper-

and at least 20 lowercase letters


health and hygiene

• Uses the verbal ordinal terms


compound word

• Coordinates sequence of movements

to perform tasks

Date Teacher

Literacy Math

aromas, ears, eyes, hear, listen, nose, odors, see, sensational, senses, skin, smell, taste, tongue

Spanish Vocabularyaromas, oidos, ojos, escuchar, oir, nariz, olores, ver, sensacion, sentidos, piel, olor, gusto, lengua, tacto

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 5LESSON

COMPONENTS

• Introduce sense of smell

• Experience different scents with

smelly bottles

Centers

• Science-Match aromas in smelly

bottles

• Writer's Corner-Draw with scented

markers

• Creativity Station-Paint with scratch

and sniff paint

•MCP Phonics: Sound of letter M pg(

17-18)

Day 4

Greeting Circle

• Sing "The Bear Went Over the

Mountain" (pg 179) Which body part

did the bear use to know what was on

the other side of mountatin?

•Demo DRAIN

•Intro Row,Row Your Boat (pg173)

Teach words and actions

• Ways to keep our classroom safe

• Morning Message-I see with my

eyes.. Invite children to fill in the

last word

• Sing "Do Your Ears Hang Low?" (pg

180) Today we will learn about ears

and hearing.

• Practice DRAIN- Sing If You're Happy

and You Know It

• Review Row Row Your Boat- Demo

new ways row their boat

• Ask children how they will use their

big voice if someone forgets to use

their words.

• Morning Message-I hear with my

ears. Ask someone to point to the

first word you wrote.

• Sing "Little Skunk's Hole" (184)

Discuss the stinky smell of the skunk.

•Practice DRAIN- Going bug crazy

mad to caterpillar calm.

•Intro Here's the Bunny (pg171)-

Teach the words and actions.

• Morning Message-I smell with my

nose.Invite children to fill in the last

word.

• Identify nonrhyming word in set of

three words

Centers

• Gross Motor Area-Play Freeze

• Science-Recognize loud and

soft sounds

• Creativity Station-Draw to music

Moving and

Learning

• Introduce different tastes

• Describe tastes

Centers

• Math-Categorize tastes

• Writer's Corner-Create a collage of

tasty foods

• Language and Literacy-Retell “I Use

My Senses”

• Categorize things that can be felt as

seen, or not seen

Centers

• Gross Motor Area-Use feet to feel

• Creativity Station-Finger paint with

thick and thin paint

• Fine Motor-Make handprints with

textured play dough

•MCP Phonics : Sound of letter "K" pg

( 19-20)

• Sing "The Raindrop Song" (p.182)-

what does rain taste like?

•Demo DRAIN-it is a way to calm down

when you are upset.

• Review-Here's The Bunny(pg171)

Demo using entire body. Sing and act

out with partners.

•Commit- To use kind words and use

helping hands.

• Morning Message-I taste with my

tongue. Read the first words and

have the children fill in the last word.

• Sing "My 5 Senses" (182)- today we

will focus on the sense of touch. And

review other 4 senses.

• Review three calming strategies

STAR, Balloon, and DRAIN,

•Play That was Helpful and review the

movements

•Commit- Allow children to choose to

commit to kind words,helping hands,

using their big voices or all three.

• Morning Message-I feel with my

hands. Write the first words and

inivite children to help you fill the

last word.

“Stop and Go” • “Sigue y detente”

game (pg 197)-Sit in a circle and pass

bean bag around

Freeze • Las estatuas game (pg 194)

Ask children what role their ears play

in the game.

“One Elephant” • “Un elefante” song

and game (pg 188)-Sing with the

actions.

Tongue exercises, Teach children

"Tooty-Ta" (p.193) What role does the

tongue play in this chant?

Perform the “Listening Story” (pg 190)

This is a story about weather. Ask

children to name the senses in the

story.

“I Use My Senses” • “Yo uso mi

sentidos” story folder

• Recall story details

• Participate in telling story

How Do Animals Use their Mouths? •

¿Como usan la boca los animales?


• Introduce vocabulary Compare ways

animals and humans use their mouths

“I Use My Senses” • “Yo uso mis

sentidos” story folder

• Create a T-chart to compare what is

heard versus what is seen


en rimas

• Identify pattern in story text

• Extend story with new verse

Our Senses • Mis sentidos BB


• Talk about parts of a book

Shubert Is a S.T.A.R. (KTV)

• Talk about feelings

• Introduce Safe Place in classroom

Listening, Phonological Awareness (or Rhyme

Awareness), Vocabulary

Character

Education


Respeto, Responsabilidad

Little Red • Gorrita Roja BB

• Take a picture walk through book

• Introduce vocabulary and make

predictions

Little Red • Gorrita Roja

• Read first part of book

• Make additional predictions

Little Red • Gorrita Rojo BB

• Finish story

• Review story with story props

How to Care for Books • Como

debemos cuidar los libros rebus poster

• Children practice reading books and

sharing information

Lesson Plans for My School and Me • Mi escuela y yo - My Senses (Week 3)Sept. 10-14 Transitional Kindergarten

sensational, sensacionalWonderful Word TechnologyReading Buddy

Letter

Knowledge

English/Spanish - Letters in

Child’s NameAttributes

English Vocabulary

Literacy (Oral

Language,

Phonics,

Handwriting, Read

Aloud)

• Use sense of sight in memory game

• Identify missing object

Centers

• ABC-Play memory game with letters

• Language and Literacy-Play rhythm

instrument guessing game

• Writer's Corner-Focus on

eyes—drawing and writing

• Writing of First/ Last name


COMPONENTSDay 4

• Sensory Table-Bubbles and

temperature

• Gross Motor Area-Use various tactile

items

• Creativity Station-Paint to music

• Sensory Table-Sand exploration


items

• Creativity Station-Use scented paints

• Sensory Table-Sand exploration


items

• Creativity Station-Paint with pudding

• Sensory Table-Excavating in sand


items

• Creativity Station-Use textured or

tactile paints

• Sensory Table-Bubbles and colors


items

• Creativity Station-Finger paint

Math and Science

• Identify attributes of buttons

Centers

• Math-Explore sets of manipulatives

• Science-Explore with a magnifying

glass

• Explore the xylophone

• Predict high and low sounds

Centers

• Math-Use a ten-frame to count

• Science-Feel the vibrations on the

xylophone

• MCP: Mathematics Numbers 6-9

mathcing objects to the correct

numbers pg(39,40)

• Use senses to gather information

Centers

• Math-Sort and categorize foods by

taste

• Science-Use sense of smell

• Describe how objects feel

Centers

• Math-Trace numerals in shaving

cream

• Science-Describe objects in feely

boxes

• Duck Math: Naming Attributes pg 13-

14.

• Use a grid to play the memory game

Centers

• Math-Practice recording data

• Fine Motor-Play Hiding Game • El

juego

del escondite

• Share some of your favorite smelling

and tasting activities from today

• Check on Commitments-Did you

hear other people using their big

voices?

• Kindness Tree- Count the hearts and

record.

• Family Connection-Be smell

detectives at home.

• Share some sensory experiences

you had today

• Check on Commitments- Ask

children how they did with their

commitments today?

• Kindness Tree-Count the hearts and

compare to yesterdays number

• Family Connection-Practice "Tooty

Ta" (pg 193)

• Share experiences the children had

with the sense of touch

• Check on Commitments-share ways

children used their kind words today.

• Kindness Tree-Count the number of

hearts on the tree.

• Family Connection-Practice the

calming strategy DRAIN (pg 118)

Character

Education


Sing: "How nice am I?" (pg 9)

Demo DRAIN

PATHS Kid for today

Discuss responsibility and assign

classroom jobs.

Sing: If You're Happy and You Know It

Outdoor Learning•Have children put on sunglasses on

and describe how the glasses change

the way things look.

• Listening walk • Bubble mixtures

Conscious Discipline

Practice Drain (pg 94)

• Enjoy Snacks outside • Challenge children to discover

indicators that the wind is moving.


Draw a favorite pet and discuss the

responsibilities.

PATHS Kid for today

Create a "Wall of fame"

Review STAR, Balloon and DRAIN

Closing Circle

• What did you learn from reading

"Our Senses"?

• Check on Commitments- How did

you do using your big voice?

• Kindness Tree-Count hearts on tree

and write down the number

• Family Connection-Encourage

children to use what they learned

about crossing the street safely.

• How do we use our ears?

• Check on Commitments-Who used

their big voice today?

• Kindness Tree- Count hears and

record.

• Family Connection-Close your

eyes on the way home and see how

many different sounds you can

identify.

Weekly Learning

Centers


COMPONENTSDay 4


teachers

• Engages in conversations in

appropriate ways



and actions


read aloud

• Uses a large speaking vocabulary,

adding several new words daily

• Uses information learned from books

by describing, relating, categorizing, or

comparing and contrasting

• Collects data and organizes it in a

graphic representation




• Begins to understand difference and

connection between feelings and

behaviors



community


read aloud


appropriately



and actions



other

• Recognizes one-digit numerals 0

through 9

• Sorts objects that are the same and

different into groups and uses

language to describe how the groups

are similar and different




• Uses a variety of art materials and

activities for sensory experience and

exploration



behaviors


teachers



community



other

• Uses information learned from books by

describing, relating, categorizing, or


• Uses some appropriate writing

conventions when writing or giving dictation

• Recognizes and creates patterns

• Describes, observes, and investigates

properties and characteristics of common

objects


different into groups and uses language to

describe how the groups are similar and

different

• Independently writes letters on request

Learning Goals

• Increasingly interacts and

communicates with peers to initiate

pretend- play scenarios that share a

common plan and goal.

• Matches language to social contexts

• Demonstrates understanding of

terms used in the instructional

language of the classroom





and actions




• Verbally identifies, without counting,

the number of objects from one to five

• Names common shapes


safety

• Initiates problem-solving strategies

and seeks adult help when necessary



other




appropriately

• Perceives differences between

similar-sounding words

• Uses words to rote count from 1 to 30

• Demonstrates that the order of the

counting sequence is always the same

regardless of what is counted






Date Teacher

Literacy Math

• Sing "If You're Surprised" (pg 183)-

discuss emotion. Add a verse to the

song.

•Teach Pretzel- Remind children this

helps energize their thinking while it

relieves anxiety.

•Reivew On Your Face (pg172) Recite

words while performing actions with a

partner.

•Commit- Role-play how we can use

our big voice.

• Morning Message-I can feel. SAy

the message pause between each

word Ask children to find the letter

F in the sentence.

Moving and

Learning

“The Old Gray Cat” • El viejo gato gris”

action chant (pg 197)- One child will

be cat and rest will be the mice.

Itsy Bitsy Spider dance (pg 184)

Have children take big spider steps.

Spanish Vocabularylisto, valor, creativo, determinacion, emociones. expresiones, facial, sentimiento, altura, longitud, minuto, persistente, resolver problemas, pensar, peso

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

Literacy (Oral

Language,

Phonics,

Handwriting, Read

Aloud)

• Develop strategies for putting

puzzles together

Centers

• Writer's Corner-Assemble name

puzzles

• Creativity Station-Create puzzles

• Literacy and Language-Put giant

floor puzzles together

•MCP Phonics: Cosonants h, m, k

Pg ( 21,22)

• Develop concepts of persistence and

determination

Centers

• Creativity Station-Draw spiders

• Writer's Corner-Match alphabet letters

• Language and Literacy-Retell story

with story props

Day 5LESSON

COMPONENTS

• Discuss emotions

• Play Happy or Sad • Feliz or triste

Centers

• Language and Literacy-Play Facial

Expression Concentration

• Writer's Corner-Write and draw in

journals

• Creativity Station-Fingerpaint happy

and sad faces

• MCP Phonics: Lesson 10 Beginning

and Ending sounds. Pg ( 23)

Greeting Circle

• Sing "If Your Clever And You Know

It" (pg 184) Say - You all are so clever

•Demo Pretzel (pg169) Teach

movements and sing the song.

•Play- "I wish you well" (pg.174)

Children will learn the words and

movements.

•Commit- Listening to other peoples

big voice to keep us safe.

• Morning Message-I am clever. Say

the message, pausing between each

word. Have children count the

words.

• Sing "If Your Clever And You Know

It" (pg 183)- Discuss ways we show we

are clever.

•Practuce Pretzel- why might you use

pretzel.

•Demo how to use Cranky Cream

•Commit-Listening to other peoples big

voice

• Morning Message-I can think.

Write each word saying the word as

you write it. Have children say the

sentence slowly.

• Sing "Happy Faces" (pg 181)-

Discuss the value of smiling. Smiling

makes you feel better.

•Sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star -Ask

what do the words talented person

mean?

•Commit-Display Shuberts Big Voice

Ask what did big benny do to show he

was listening to Shuberts big voice?

• Morning Message-I am creative.-

Point to letter C in creative . Askl

children to name the letter.

Spider and monster dance- Ask how

spider dancing differs from monster

dancing?

“The Alphabet Song”—forward and

backward (pg 179)- sing it forward and

sing it backwards.

Shubert’s Big Voice ( KTV)

• Introduce new vocabulary

• Reinforce using a big voice

Developmental Storybook “The Three

Billy Goats Gruff” • “Los tres chivos”


• Discuss goats’ feelings

• Discuss fear

• Develop possible solutions to fearful

situations

Centers

• Sensory Table-Create Monster Spray

• Pretend and Learn-Reenact familiar

stories

• Creativity Station-Draw something

frightening

• Read The Do-Nothing Machine • La

maquina de no hacer nada

•Brainstorm different uses for a

clothespin

Centers

• Sensory Table-Sift gravel with a

variety of tools

• Construction-Create a “do-nothing”

machine

• Library and Listening-Listen to a story

• Uppercase and Lowercase C,c

tracing/ writing

• Sing "S-M-I-L-E" (pg 186)-Have

children smile at each other.

•Practice STAR- discuss what you

might use STAR for.

•Intro Absent Child Ritual (p.170)

•Commit- Review four commitiments

and movents learned so far.

• Morning Message-Some things

frighten me.Write each word, saying

the word as you write ite. Have

children repeat the sentence.

Shubert is a S.T.A.R. ( KTV)

• Introduce idea of a Safe Place in the

classroom

• Brainstorm possible locations in your

classroom

“The Cat and the Mice” • “El gato y los

ratones” listening story

• Introduce story vocabulary

• Evaluate cat’s actions

Letter

Knowledge

“Skidamarink” • “¡Es amor!” action

song (pg 187) Invite children to sing

along and teach the hand motions

“The Chihuahua and the Leopard” • “El

perrito chihuahua y el leopardo” story

folder

• Discuss character feelings

Skidamarink • ¡Es amor! BB

• Teach sign language words

• Discuss night sky

• Discover rhyming word pairs

Our Senses • Los sentidos BB

• Develop connection between senses

and brain

• List things children can create

“The Chihuahua and the Leopard” • “El

perrito chihuahua y el leopardo” story

folder

• Introduce the word mischievous

• Perform story actions

Skidamarink • ¡Es amor!

• Introduce idea of nonsense words

• List things children can create

“Reagan’s Journal” • “El diario de

Reagan” (page 160)

• Consider characters’ feelings

• Develop vocabulary

Lesson Plans for My School and Me • Mi escuela y yo - • I Think and Feel (Week 4)Sept. 17-21 Transitional Kindergarten

clever, listoWonderful Word

Problem Solving, Oral Language

Character

Education


Respeto, Responsabilidad Technology

Words Words Words

English - C, c, F, f, T, t

Spanish - O, o, A, a, P, p, F, fMeasuring, Attributes

English Vocabularyclever, courage, creative, determination, emotions, expressions, facial, feeling, height, kindness, length, minute, persistent, problem solving, think, weight

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5LESSON

COMPONENTS

• Gross Motor Area-Crawl through

maze

• Fine Motor-Puzzle fun

• Creativity Station-Create puppets

with different facial expressions

Character

Educaiton


What does Respect mean? How can

we show it ? What would she do? (pg

14)

Math and Science

• Compare Fanny Frog’s height to

familiar objects

Centers

• Math-Compare length of play dough

ropes

• Gross Motor Area-Toss beanbags

Weekly Learning

Centers

• Invite a volunteer to share how she

was persistent today

• Check on Commitments-Reflect on

daily commitments

• Kindness Tree-Have kindness

recorder to make a report.

• Family Connection-Prepare family

posters for children to share.

• Did anyone use the Safe Place to

help get calm today?

• Check on Commitments- Reflect on

commitments of the day.How did you

commit?


record the number.

• Family Connection-Identify

something at home that is full and

something that is empty.


What are some things kids can be

responsible for? Make a list

PATHS Compliments

Practice giving each other a

compliment.

Review Pretzel

• Take a “taller and shorter” walk.

• Compare familiar outdoor objects to

Fanny Frog

Centers

• Math-Explore heavy and light with

balance

• Science-Use a magnifying glass

•MCP Mathamatics: Trace and write

number 6,7 / Number sets Pg ( 46-47)

• Compare volume of similar containers

Centers

• Math-Fill boxes and compare

amounts

• Sensory Table-Pour and fill to find

containers with same capacity

PATHS Compliments

Discuss the meaning of the word

"compliment". How does it feel when

you receive a compliment

Conscious discilpine

Practice Pretzel (pg 130)

• Compare weights of similar objects

• Sort into groups of heavy and light

Centers

• Pretend and Learn-Flatten play

dough with blocks

• Sensory Table-Count frogs

necessary to sink a lid

MCP: Math number sets pg 48-49

• Compare different timers

Centers

• Creativity Station-Compare paint

strokes made with thick and thin

brushes

• Writer's Corner-Time name writing

• Gross Motor Area-Walk through maze




• Gross Motor Area-Hop through maze




• Gross Motor Area-Go through maze

with partner




• Gross Motor Area-Explore maze of

tactile squares




• Explore different ways to transfer

water


water

Closing Circle

• What did you learn about assembling

puzzles?

• Check on Commitments-create a

reflecting on commitments board.

• Kindness Tree- Count hearts and

share examples of the acts of

kindness from the day

• Family Connection-Search at home

for an unusual material that you

could use to stuff a pillow.

Outdoor Learning• Explore different ways to transfer

water


water


water

• What did you learn about fear today?


your commitments for the day. Did you

fullfill them?

• Kindness Tree-Count Hearts and

record

• Family Connection-Practice the

motions to "Skidamarink".

• Ask children to describe the item

they built in the Construction Center


your commitiments of the day


make a report of kind actions.

• Family Connection-Teach

someone the calming stategy

"Pretzel".

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5LESSON

COMPONENTS

Learning Goals

• Is aware of own feelings most of the

time


for others

• Separates a normally spoken four-

word sentence into individual words





• Shows initiative in independent

situations and persists in attempting to

solve problems




• Recognizes and compares heights or

lengths of people or objects





time

• Persists in attempting to solve

problems

• Uses information learned from books

by describing, relating, categorizing, or




• Shows awareness of areas of

competence and describes self

positively in what he is able to do

• Names at least 20 upper- and at

least 20 lowercase letters




different into groups and uses

language to describe how the groups

are similar and different

• Uses simple measuring devices to

learn about objects





for others



behaviors



• Demonstrates interest in and shows

appreciation for the creative work of

others


time

• Demonstrates knowledge of

nonverbal conversational


• Slides, flips, and turns shapes to

demonstrate that the shapes remain

the same



• Recognizes how much can be placed

within an object




time


for others

• Uses a large speaking vocabulary,





read aloud



behaviors

• Recognizes and compares weights of

objects or people


conventions when writing or giving

dictation



• Names at least 20 upper- and at least 20

lowercase letters

• Participates in classroom music activities


connection between feelings and behaviors

• Asks and answers appropriate questions

about the book

• Uses category labels to understand how

words and objects relate to each other

• Produces a word that rhymes with a given

word

• Provides appropriate information for

various situations

• Initiates problem-solving strategies and

seeks adult help when necessary


conventions when writing or giving dictation

• Uses language to describe concepts

associated with the passing of time

• Investigates and describes position and

motion of objects

• Identifies and describes the characteristics

of organisms

Date TeacherTransitional Kindergarten

Literacy Math

Day 5

• Play "Alphabet Song"(pg181)-Invite

children to sing along.

• Have a child lead the calming strategy.

•Give examples of good behavior you

have noticed.

• Morning Message: Each family is

unique. Invite child to circle the letter

and say the name of the letter

“The Numeral Dance” • “El baile de los

numeros” song and dance (Pg. 202)-

Invite children to name the numbers on

their necklace.

• Compare alphabet letters

• Recognize straight and curved lines

Centers:

• Writer's Corner - Trace letters on gel

bags

• Creatvity Station - Paint large letters

• Sensory Table - Write letters in sand

• MCP Phonics: Beginning and ending

letters in words. (pg 34)

A to Z Ps and Qs • Buenos modales de

la A a la Z- BB

• Discuss good manners

• Enjoy an alphabet book

The Numeral Dance • El Baile de los

numeros

• Introduce movement vocabulary

• Move in new ways

• Pretend and Learn - Sort clothes

• Creativity Station - Use play dough to

create alphabet letters

• Writer's Corner - Practice writing

uppercase and lowercase letters (the

alphabet family)

Sounds and Rhymes - Compound Words

Math - Listen and Find It

Letter

Knowledge

English—F, f, M, m, T, t, C, c

Spanish—F, f, M, m, C, c

English VocabularyAmerica, cooperative, crowded, extended family, fabulous, family, family name, fragile, grandfather, grandmother, nuclear family, relatives, slide, soar, spin, twist, unique,

wiggle

Lesson Plans for My Family and Friends • Families (Week 1)Sept 24th-28th

fabulous, fabulosaWonderful Word

Oral Language, Vocabulary, Phonological Awareness

Character

Education

tolerance, tolerancia

helpfulness, amabilidad Technology

“My Aunt Violet” - Story Folder

• Discuss extended family members

• Introduce compound words

Meet My Grandparents • Conocer a

los abuelo s

• Discuss names grandmothers are

called

• Introduce Pledge of Allegience

•Sing "Five Little Ducks"-Discuss the

family members in the song.

•STAR Helper chose a calming

strategies.

•Perform Gerogie Porgie.

•Make a commitment to using kind

words, helping hands,using our big

voices and listening to other peoples

big voice.

• Morning Message: Mothers care

for their families. Write each word

and have children say each word.

Skidamarink - BB

• Introduce animal parent and child

names

• Discuss animal families

Silly Nellie” • Story Folder

• Enjoy a funny story Introduce idea of

“silly sayings”

Duck, Duck, Duckie • Pato, pato, patito

gamechange the game to other

mother animals and their babies.

“The Farmer in the Dell” • “Vicente en

el pajar” musical game (Pg. 201)-Play

the game many times so everyone has

a turn.

Little Red- BB

• Relate story to “wish you well”

gesture

• Expore possible lessons in story

Meet My Grandparents • Conocer a

los abuelos

• Introduce table of contents

• Think about names grandfathers are

called

One-to-One Correspondence, Counting

•Sing " Catalina Magnalina"(pg.182)-

What is Catalina's mothers name?

•Review the four calming strategies.

•Sing Row row row your Boat- Have

children sing song and actions.

• Recite School Family Chant (p170)

• Morning Message: Families are

fabulous. Have children count out

the words in the sentence.

• Sing "She'll Be Coming Round the

Mountain" (pg190)-Ask children who

they think the she in the song is.

•Have a STAR helper pick the calming

strategy to practice.

•Intro Gerogie Porgie (p174)- Teach

words and actions.

•Recite School Family chant- Say We

are a fabulos family!

• Morning Message: Fathers care for

their families. Have children count

the number of words.

Grandmother’s Buttons-Hide the

buttons around the room. Ask

the children to find them.

Cristina and the Frog - BB


• Use picture cues to make predictions

Cristina and the Frog • Cristina y la

rana

• Check predictions

• List character family members

• Create a family word web

• Discuss different families

Centers:

• Writer’s Corner- Copy words with

magnetic letters

• Creative Station - Draw family

portraits

• Language and Literacy - Create stick

puppets

• MCP Phonics: Partner letters

Pg (25-26)

• Listen for a special word in a story

• List things grandmothers enjoy

Centers:

• Writer’s Corner - Copy children’s

names for grandparents

• Library and Listening - Listen to a

story

• Creativity Station - Draw grandparents

•MCP Phonics : Sound of "F" pg 29-30

Moving and

Learning

• Sing "Where is Mother? (pg.191)Tell

children we will be learning about our

families.

•Review Calming strategies.Remind

them these help them calm down.

•Play My School Family (p176) Help

children sing along.

• Intro school family chant (p170)

• Morning Message: I have a

family. Say the words and tap

your knees for each word. Count

words.

Grandpa’s Glasses • Los anteojos del

abuelo game- Discuss glasses who

wears them? Why do they wear them?

Spanish VocabularyAmerica, colaborador, llena, familia extendida, fabulosa, familia, nombre de la familia, fragil. abuelo, abuela, nucleo familiar, parientes, resbaladera, volar, girar,

retorcerse, unico, contonearse

• Pretend and Learn - Role-play

household jobs

• Creativity Station - Paint pictures of

extended family members

• Writer's Corner - Write to a sibling or

friend

• Pretend and Learn - Pack a suitcase


family homes

• Writer's Corner - Write to

grandmother, grandfather, aunt or

uncle

• Pretend and Learn - Role-play house

cleaning

• Creativity Station - Use play dough

for pictures

• Writer's Corner - Write to a pet or a

letter asking for a pet

Day 1

• Compare animal families

• Chart mother and baby animal names

Centers:

• ABC - Illustrate animal family chart

• Creativity Station - Draw an animal

family

• Language and Literacy - Retell a

story with story props

• MCP Phonics : Review letter partners

(pg 45) Optional!

LESSON

COMPONENTS

Weekly Learning

Centers

Literacy (Oral

Language,

Phonics,

Handwriting, Read

Aloud)

Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

• Pretend and Learn - Cook and serve


family members

• Writer's Corner- Write a letter to

mom or dad

Greeting Circle

Day 5Day 1LESSON

COMPONENTSDay 2 Day 3 Day 4

• Recognize patterns in counting

• Compare the way numerals look

Centers:

• Gross Motor Area - Step through a

digit matrix path

• Fine Motor - Match clothespins to

correct numerals

Review STAR and different kinds of

emotions

• Name something you learned about

manners today

• Check on Commitments-How did

children met their commit for the day

• Kindness Tree-count hearts out and

record it

Family Connections-Remind children

to teach their families "Georgie

Porgie"

• Hide magnetic letters on the

playground and invite children to have a

letter hunt

When they are finished, have them

check to see if they have found the

entire letter family (A to Z).

Outdoor Learning

• Encourage children to look for homes

of insects

• Provide magnifying glasses for close-

up looks

• Have a pretend family picnic• Have a pretend family picnic • Play Mother, May I? • ¿Mama,

puedo? (p. 202)

• For diversity, play Father, May I? •

¿Papa, puedo?

• Play Aunt Bessie’s Scarf • El panuelo

de tia Bessie (p.200)

• Recognize how many without

counting

Centers:

• Creativity Station -Create a three

collage

•MCP Math: Identify/ write numbers 8-

9 , Identify the number 0 (pg 52-53)

• Compare chain links to show few

and many; Count chain links

Centers:

• Math - Counting game

• Pretend and Learn - Pretend to have

a picnic

Value & Virtue:Helpfulness &

Tolerance

What ways can you be helpful to

others? Define Tolerance.

Value & Virtue: Helpfulness &

Tolerance

Has anyone ever made fun of you for

being different? How did that make

you feel?

Paths: We all have feelings.

Discuss how everyone has feelings

• Discuss a duck’s webbed feet

• Develop strategy for counting groups

of objects

Centers:

• Sensory Table - Pretend to feed

ducklings

• Science - Match mother and baby

animals

•MCP Math: Write and Identify the

number in each set. (pg 58-59)

Character

Education

Paths: We all have feelings

Circle time with Twiggle to discuss

different types of emotions

Review the four STAR, Balloon, Drain,

and Pretzel.

Math and Science

• Make cube towers to represent

number in a family

Centers:

• Math - Construct cube towers

• Pretend and Learn - Practice setting

a table

• Share family posters

• Check on Commitments-reflect on

commits of day

• Kindness Tree- record number of

hearts on tree

• Family Connection-Send home the

Alphabet Picture Cards for children

to practice naming the letters with

their families

•What is an extended family?

• Check on Commitments-How did

children met their commitments for the

day?

• Kindness Tree-Record number of

hearts on the tree.

• Family Connection- Send home note

and encourage children to report their

family members reactions to the

Fabulous Orange Ball cookies tomorrrow

so that you can record the reactions.

• Name some of the jobs family

members perform in the home.


commitments of the day.

• Kindness Tree-count the hears out

• Family Connection-Please bring in

a picture of your house to share.

•Invite a child or two to share their

Family Posters


daily commitments.

• Kindness Tree- count the hearts on

the tree

• Family Connection- Send home

Theme Letter and PATT Mat.

Closing Circle

Day 5Day 1LESSON

COMPONENTSDay 2 Day 3 Day 4

● Increasingly interacts and


pretend-play scenarios that share a

common plan and goal

● Participates in classroom music

activities

● Recognizes one-digit numerals 0

through 9

● Names at least 20 upper- and at least

20 lowercase letters

● Develops warm relationships with

teachers

● Uses a wide variety of words to label


and actions

● Recognizes one-digit numerals 0

through 9

● Names at least 20 upper- and at least

20 lowercase letters

● Identifies similarities and differences

in characteristics of families

● Uses words to rote count from 1 to 30

.

● Demonstrates that the order of the

counting sequence is always the same

regardless of what is counted

● Recognizes one-digit numerals, 0

thruogh 9

● Produces a word that rhymes with a

given word


activities

● Responds to different musical styles

Learning Goals

● Child is able to increase or decrease

intensity of emotions more

consistently, although adult guidance

is sometimes necessary

● Assumes various roles and


community


activities



and actions

● Asks and answers appropriate




and actions



● Knows that objects or parts of an

object can be counted

● Counts one to ten items, with one

count per item

● Counts up to ten items, and

demonstrates that the last count

indicates how many items were

counted





● Shows competence in initiating

social interactions




common plan and goal.

● Names at least 20 upper- and at



in characteristics of families.

● Provides appropriate information for

various situations

● Uses a large speaking vocabulary,


● Uses some appropriate writing

conventions when writing or giving

dictation

● Knows that objects, or parts of an

object, can be counted

● Verbally identifies, without counting,

the number of objects from one to five

● Identifies and creates common

features in her immediate environment

● Participates in activities to help them

become aware of what it means to be

a consumer

● Practices good habits of personal

safety




common plan and goal



community





and actions

● Recites the Pledge of Allegiance to

the United States flag and the state

flag and observes a moment of silence

● Combines words to make a

compound word.

● Shows understanding by responding

appropriately

● Uses category labels to understand


other

● Uses words to rote count from 1 to

30


count per item

● Counts up to ten items, and

demonstrates that the last count

indicates how many items were

counted

● Recognizes how much can be

placed within an object

● Shows control of tasks that require



community

● Separates a normally spoken four-

word sentence into individual words.

● Identifies and describes the

characteristics of organisms





and actions


count per item

● Demonstrates understanding that

when counting, the items can be

chosen in any order.

● Identifies and describes the

characteristics of organisms

● Produces a word that begins with the

same sound as a given pair of words



● Recognizes at least 20 letter sounds

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Lesson Plans for My School and Me • Mi escuela y yo