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ROOM # 34 WEEKLY PLANNING FORM WEEK OF: 4/20/20-4/24/20

TEACHER’S NAME: Iman Boucetta

| |Day of the Week |DAILY FOCUS |Follow up Activity ON DAILY FOCUS |Skill Building Activity |Play focus |

| | |(Focuses on the unit’s student | |(Small group centers: |[Planting seeds for play |

| | |outcomes- lesson) | |Math, Literacy, cutting/ |activities (aka learning centers)]|

| | | | |handwriting, Library) | |

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|ACTIVITIES | | | | | |

| |Monday |Why are plants important to us? |-Read Aloud: “Froggy Builds a |MATH- |-Science Video: How Do Ants Find |

| |Date: |-food (fruits/veggies, wheat, |Treehouse” by Jonathan London |-Interactive Game: Measuring |Food? |

| |4/21/20 |honey) | and Animals |

| | |-shelter, furniture |evojbm2Es | |

| | |-food and shelter for animals |-Encourage further discussion |ement-games-for-kindergarteners | |

| | |-paper, paper products |about the story by asking | |-Bee Hive Fingerplay: |

| | |-clothing |questions such as: |LITERACY- |Here is the bee hive |

| | | |--what plants did you see in the |-Read Aloud: “Who’s in the |(Cup hands together) |

| | | |book? |Forest?” by Phillis Gershator |Where are the bees? |

| | |-Read Aloud: “The Busy Tree” by |--what tools and materials did |(Peek into hive) |

| | |Jennifer Word |they use to build their treehouse?|ofHk07Gwc |Hidden away where nobody sees. |

| | | children to create their |-Encourage children to make a list|(Hide hive behind back) |

| | |3jZHfjDuA |own treehouse using blocks, |using words or pictures of some of|Watch and you’ll see them come out|

| | | |playdough, legos, or other |the animals they read about in the|of the hive. |

| | | |materials around the house. |story. Ask them where these |(Bring hive back out front) |

| | | |Children could also draw a picture|animals live, what they eat, and |1…2…3…4…5…BUZZ! |

| | | |of the treehouse they want to |how plants help them. |(Open fingers one by one. Fingers |

| | | |build. | |become the buzzing bees) |

| | | | |HANDWRITING- | |

| | | |-Video: Plants Around Us: Uses and|-Invite children to practice |-During mealtimes throughout the |

| | | |Types |writing the following letters: I, |day, encourage children to |

| | | |, D. Next, invite children to |determine if any of the foods they|

| | | |eHj7wzyg8 |come up with a list of words |are eating come from plants |

| | | | |beginning with each letter by |(fruits, vegetables, bread, |

| | | | |either writing or drawing the |yogurt, etc.). |

| | | | |words. Practice letter-sounds with|-Invite children to go outside to |

| | | | |your child as they read. |collect sticks and other materials|

| | | | | |to create their own bird’s nest. |

| | | | |LIBRARY/ MEDIA- -Read Aloud: |Encourage children to discuss |

| | | | |“Everything You Need For a |other animals that make plants and|

| | | | |Treehouse” by Carter Higgens |trees their homes. |

| | | | | blocks, playdough, legos, |

| | | | |d1CjTHi6s |or other toys, invite children to |

| | | | | |build some of the items in their |

| | | | | |house that are made of wood such |

| | | | | |as tables, beds, fences, chairs, |

| | | | | |etc. |

| |Tuesday |Why are plants important to us? |-Read Aloud: “The Lorax” by Dr. |MATH |-Video: Why Do We Need Trees? |

| |Date: |-oxygen |Seuss |-Interactive Game: Composing |

| |4/22/20 |-clean air/environment | |KMN8532co |

| | |-medicine |WesdMfyd4 | |

| | | | |ames-for-kindergarteners |-Read Aloud: “Ten Apples Up on |

| | | |-Video: Types of Plants and Where |-Move around and place various two|Top!” by Dr. Seuss |

| | |-Read Aloud: “Pete the Cat and the|They Grow |dimensional shapes to create more |

| | |Cool Caterpillar” by James Dean | shapes. |-5s02AsUU |

| | | | |-Invite children to count the |

| | |M0f6-vOrA | |LITERACY- |apples on each page as they read |

| | | |-Encourage a discussion about the |-Read Aloud: “We Love Trees” by |through the story. |

| | | |story by asking children to |Rossiti Aishah Rashidi | |

| | | |explain | children to sit outside|

| | | |--what happened to the Truffula |ZUKKGEeNw |in their yard or sit near an open |

| | | |trees? | |window. Practice deep breathing |

| | | |--why were the Truffula trees |HANDWRITING- |and encourage children to feel the|

| | | |being cut down? |-After watching the video, What is|oxygen flowing in and out of their|

| | | |--what were they using the |the Environment and How Do We Keep|bodies. |

| | | |Truffula trees for? |It Clean, invite children to | |

| | | |--why is it important to plant |practice writing the vocabulary |-Apple Tree-Kid’s Yoga, Music & |

| | | |trees? |words they learned from the video |Movement Activity |

| | | |-Invite children to create their |such as environment, plants, |

| | | |own Truffula trees using cotton |trees, flowers, grass, |OKQimko4M |

| | | |balls and straws: |butterflies, etc. | |

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| | | |euss-craft-diy-truffula-trees/ |LIBRARY/ MEDIA- READ A BOOK FOR 20| |

| | | | |MINUTES A DAY | |

| | | | |-Video: What is the Environment | |

| | | | |and How Do We Keep It Clean? | |

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| |Wednesday |Earth Day |-Read Aloud: “Earth Day Every Day”|MATH- |-Go on a nature walk throughout |

| |Date: |-how do plants help our |by Lisa Bullard and Xiao Xin |-Practicing directional/positional|the neighborhood. Using protective|

| |4/23/30 |environment? |: |gear, encourage children to pick |

| | |-why is it important to keep our |dhsn-BFDI | litter they see along their |

| | |world clean? | |b4-CCif7U |route and dispose of it properly. |

| | |-what is earth day? |-Video: Earth Day for Kids |-Give children 5 objects and ask |Throughout the walk, discuss the |

| | | | to put them in the following |importance of not littering and |

| | | |3zgcL0Tv8 |places: |keeping our environment clean. |

| | |-Read Aloud: “I Can Save the | |--on top of the table | |

| | |Earth” by Alison Inches and |-Encourage children to think of |--under the table |-Song: We Got the Whole World in |

| | |Viviana Garofoli |ways they can help keep the |--next to the table |Our Hands |

| | | clean. Ask them to |--in front of the table |

| | |kwhe6LOBo |write these ideas down and share |--behind the table |QUOIyE7q0 |

| | | |them with family members to | | |

| | | |encourage them to help keep our |LITERACY- |-Video: Save Water to Save the |

| | | |environment clean and healthy. |-Read Aloud: “Fancy Nancy Every |Earth |

| | | |-Newspaper Painting: Ball up |Day Is Earth Day” by Jane O’Connor|

| | | |recycled newspaper and either | |

| | | |paint it with blue, white, and |x8O7MkoPQ | |

| | | |green paint to represent the | |-Invite children to create fruit |

| | | |earth. Children could also create |HANDWRITING- |prints using paints, apples, |

| | | |the earth using a paper plate and |-Invite children to practice |pears, etc.). |

| | | |blue, green, and white markers or |reading and writing Earth Day |

| | | |crayons. Ask them to identify what|vocabulary words: |uit-Print-Crafts-Kids-23932412 |

| | | |each color represents. | |

| | | | |76669258603893/ |-Game: Litter Critters-Learn to |

| | | | | |Sort and Recycle |

| | | | |LIBRARY/ MEDIA- |

| | | | |-Video: If You’re a Kid-Earth Day |ing_game |

| | | | |Remix | |

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| |Thursday | |-Read Aloud: “It’s Earth Day” by |MATH- |-Science Video: How to Care for |

| |Date: |Earth Day |Mercer Meyer |-Interactive Game: Positional |the Environment |

| |4/24/20 |-why do we celebrate earth day? | |

| | |-how can we help keep our world |qM-U5dCsQ | |

| | |clean? | |ames-for-kindergarteners | |

| | |-recycling: how we recycle and how| |-Describe the relative position of|-Song: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and|

| | |it helps our earth |-Video: Recycling for Kids |objects using terms like above, |Toes for Trees! |

| | | |, beside, in front of and |

| | | |Q7y_qQYUA |behind. |qy967xs1c |

| | |-Read Aloud: “Earth Day, | | | |

| | |Birthday?” by Maureen Wright | |LITERACY- |-Explain to children the job of a |

| | |: Recycling Waste-Sort trash |-Read Aloud: “Peppa Pig: Recycling|botanist (scientist who studies |

| | |k6nHRwM9s |to recycle |is Fun” |plants). Invite children to |

| | | | they are a botanist and |

| | |-Read Aloud: “The Earth Book” by |ecycling-waste.html |KMptxWlWU |ask them to look throughout their |

| | |Todd Parr | |-Practice writing REDUCE, REUSE, |house or yard for plants. Have |

| | | |RECYCLE. |children observe these plants, |

| | |Ec5nHqO2c | | |discuss the similarities and |

| | | | |HANDWRITING- |differences between them, and care|

| | | | |-Invite children to practice their|for these plants by watering them |

| | | | |handwriting skills by writing |and giving them sunlight. |

| | | | |recycling vocabulary words: |-Song: How To Recycle |

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| | | | |LIBRARY/ MEDIA- |-Interactive Game: Recycle Roundup|

| | | | |-Read Aloud: “Tap the Magic Tree” |

| | | | |by Christie Matheson |m/games/action-and-adventure/recyc|

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| |Friday |Plants are important for many |-Read Aloud: “The Berenstain Bears|MATH- |-Invite children to go on a nature|

| |Date: |reasons. |Go Green” by Jan and Mike |-Dinosaur Train Measurement |walk to search for bugs. Ask |

| |4/25/20 |-what are some other ways we use |Berenstain |Activity: Help the dinosaurs build|children to draw observational |

| | |plants to keep us healthy? | measure bridges. |pictures of the bugs they find. |

| | |-how do plants help the earth? |zWxY1udUM | |

| | |-what do plants do for us? | |games/bridgebuilder.html |-Do the Bear Walk Gross Motor |

| | |-review of the week’s topics |-Encourage discussion about the | |Activity |

| | | |story by asking questions such as:|LITERACY- |

| | |-Read Aloud: “The Apple Pie Tree” |--what did the Berenstain bears do|-Read Aloud: “The Giving Tree” by |3AO6lJ4BQ |

| | |by Zoe Hall |to go green? |Shel Silverstein | |

| | | are some ways you can go | Street: I Love Trash |

| | |s7T3okYls |green? |QZfeHq9wo |

| | | |--how does going green help the | |ekxVILnhw |

| | | |environment? |HANDWRITING- | |

| | | | |-Invite children to practice |-Earth Day Sensory Play |

| | | |-Using the following list of ways |writing plant vocabulary words: |

| | | |to ‘go green’ as reference, invite|-seed, seedling, sprout, bud, |ay-sensory-activity/ |

| | | |children to choose one of those |blossom, flower, stem, leaf, | |

| | | |ways and create a poster using |roots, weeds, water, plant, soil, | |

| | | |drawings and/or words to promote |sunlight. | |

| | | |going green. | | |

| | | | MEDIA- -Read Aloud: “Bug | |

| | | |et/media/media_files/a667c81f-b33a|Hunt” by Tom Story | |

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| | | |8fe-4fe0-82f4-f2df53f3d7c5.pdf |L7On2gBkw | |

Common Core Standards:

PK.AL.3. Approaches tasks and problems with creativity, imagination and/or willingness to try new experiences.

PK.PDH.8. Demonstrates awareness and understanding of healthy habits.

PK.SEL.7. Adapts to change.

PK.AC.2. Demonstrates they are building background knowledge.

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