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ArtEssential?Vocabulary:?cut, glue, scissorsSentence?Stems:??1. My name is…2. My family members names are... Books: David’s Drawings by Cathryn Falwell, Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come by Nancy Carlson, Clifford’s First School Day by Norman Birdwell, etc.Act 1: variety of materials (construction paper, yarn, crayons, markers, glue, scissors)create a self portraitAct 2: large di-cut letterstudents will choose the first letter in their name provide magazine pictures to cut out glue pictures that tell about them or things that they like6686556096000Act 3: construction paper and crayonsstudents create their house and draw their family inside of the houseWriting Component: (1) My name is… (2) ___ my name is _____ and I like ____. (3) Students will list family members names under pictures of family member.1143006604000 454406077470002514600-129857500ConstructionEssential?Vocabulary:? mother, dad, sister, brotherSentence?Stems:??1. Tell me more about…2. I wonder who …Books: Act 1: create a house for their familyuse building materials to represent themselves and family members by adding labels, photos, drawings, etc. create several homes in the neighborhoodAct 2: use wooden clothespins to create an alphabet “family”students can give the clothespins faces, yarn hair, or clothesWriting Component: Children may draw a picture to represent their creation in order to show their families what they built at school today or keep an ongoing “Block Book” to show the various creations they make at school. Pretend & Learn/Social StudiesEssential?Vocabulary:?Sentence?Stems:??Books: Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats, Families Are Different by Nina Pellegrini, Families by Ann Morris, etc.Set-up Ideas: “Kitchen/Home”Act 1:create a kitchen settingtablecloth and other table accents (fake candlesticks, flowers, placemats) provide supplies so the students can make labels, place cards, costumes, etc. use sentence strips, as hats, to be family membersencourage students to draw and label pictures of their families to display in the “home”Act 2: dramatize ways families cooperate together (such as going on a picnic (refer to Picnic at Apple Park), setting table, preparing meals, caring for babies, reading stories together, etc.) compare family sizes (Social Studies Flip Chart p.1)Writing Component: Children draw a picture to illustrate something that families enjoy doing together. Write or dictate to describe the picture. Write or draw a picture about how you have grown. Refer to Peter’s Chair to show how people grow and change. (Soc. Studies Flip Chart p.3, 5, 6). Library/ListeningEssential?Vocabulary:? responsibility, predict, parentSentence?Stems:??1. This book reminds me of …2. I wonder why …Books: A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams, Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats, Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman, Daddy’s Hug by Karen Katz, What Mommies/Daddies Do Best by Laura Numeroff, Act 1: provide a variety of books about different types of families (fiction and non-fiction)students locate high-frequency words in books (we, I, can) and on the classroom Word WallAct 2: read books from one author (Reading Flip Chart p.5) 281622515494000students make predictions and identify the setting in the books they are readingAct 3: Have students listen to a story about families Writing Component: Copy the title of a favorite book and draw a picture about a family in the story. Add a new page to a book (Reading Flip Chart p. 4). Write question/answer about self, using format from Big Book Whose Baby Am I? ABC & WritingEssential?Vocabulary:?sound , together, beginning Sentence?Stems:??1. I wonder why…2. I want to know…Books: Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guraino and Steven Kellogg, Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdny, Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss.Act 1: magnetic letters, letter cards, or foam letterschildren locate and sort letters introduced during phonemic awareness activities (m,a) match them with real objects or picture cards that begin with M or A introduce letter match and photo sort activities (Phonics Flip Chart p.2,6)Act 2: use High Frequency Word Cards and picture cards to create simple sentencesprovide rhyming cards, posters, puzzles, and/or rhyming books for children to explore. Writing Component: Letter Mapping (Phonics Flip Chart p.5) or draw and label animal families such as panda/cub, etc. MathEssential?Vocabulary:? first, next, lastSentence?Stems:??1. I want to know … 2. If ___ what would happen to ___?Books: One Big Building by Michael Dahl, Counting Crocodiles by Judy Sierra and Will Hillenbrand, Anno’s Counting Book by Mitsumasa Anno, Mouse Shapes by Ellen S. Walsh, etc.Act 1: provide sequencing games, cards, or puzzles to allow students to describe, compare, and order events. Act 2: provide manipulatives that involve sequencing, such as stacking blocks, stringing beads, connecting links, connecting cubes, etc. Writing Component: Children write or draw representations to show first, next, and last in a familiar routine or activity. Show how people grow and change (Science Flip Chart p.6). Create class mural showing pictures of moms, dads, pets, babies, etc. (using magazine pictures or drawings made by children). Children sort and classify the pictures.ScienceEssential?Vocabulary:?question, same, compare, matter, heat, cool Sentence?Stems:??1. I wonder why…2. Let’s find out …Books: My Five Senses by Aliki (in English and Spanish), My FIve Senses Margaret Miller, Mr. Brown Can Moo,Can You? by Dr. Seuss Act 1: Sensory Table Ideas: 5 Sensesbird seed, shovels, hand rakes, fall animals, battery operated tea lights, leaves, sticks, acorns, pumpkins, small pails, cups, pumpkin spiceAct 2: display posters and books about our five sensesvariety of objects to see, hear, touch, smell, and (optional) taste. NOTE: Be aware of classroom food allergies! Act 3:children ask/answer questions as they explore objects together. variety of items for students to explore the properties of matter (water, shaving cream, playdough, etc.) Refer to Fusion Teacher Edition p.85 Inquiry Centerprovide ice for children to observe and record observations. Food coloring may be added to ice for added interest.Writing Component: Draw a picture of foods that your family likes to eat. Draw a picture that reminds you of one of the spices (Science Flip Chart p. 2, 4). Children label their picture or dictate to teacher.Thematic Printables: Apple Rhyming Cards with Pictures, Write the Room "Class Names" Recording Sheet Download free from ................
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