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ROOM #24 WEEKLY PLANNING FORM WEEK OF: 4/27-5/1 TEACHER’S NAME: Jenn Wong

Weekly Focus Question: What kinds of insects do we find in a garden and why is a garden important to them?

Focus Question Vocabulary: greenhouse, entomologist, ladybug, caterpillar, butterfly, bees, earthworm, garden, insect, nectar, honey

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

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

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

| | | | |handwriting, Library) | |

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|ACTIVITIES | | | | | |

| |Monday | | |MATH- The number of the week is 7.|-Dramatic Play: |

| |Date: 4/27 |-What are plants? (living things that make their|-Invite child to make their own |Have your child count out 7 food |Invite child to pretend to be an |

| | |own food) |caterpillar that is found in a |items during meal time, making |insect in a garden. What do these |

| | | |garden. Materials include paper, |sure to touch each piece of food |insects do? How do they move? |

| | |-What is one way plants are important to insects|scissors and pencil.[pic] |as they say the number (food item | |

| | |that we learned about? (it gives insects their | |examples include pieces of cereal,|-Art: Invite child to draw an |

| | |home and shelter) | |cut grapes, cut apples, etc.) |insect of their choosing using 2 |

| | | | | |different colors on paper. What |

| | |-What is one insect that lives in a garden? | |LITERACY- Review letter F. |colors did you use? How does the |

| | |(Caterpillar) | |Have your child say the sound that|butterfly move? |

| | | | |‘F’ makes. Invite child to find | |

| | |-How can we describe caterpillars? (fuzzy, | |household objects that start with |-Blocks: Invite child to create a |

| | |crawl, worm-like) Why is a garden important to | |‘F’. |caterpillar by using small |

| | |them? (they eat plants so they can become | | |household objects. Household |

| | |butterflies) | |HANDWRITING- Invite child to |materials include empty paper |

| | | | |practice writing their name in |towel rolls, boxes, etc. |

| | |-“Insects and Garden Song for Kids” | |mediums such as shaving cream, | |

| | |Click the link below: | |whipped cream, sand, sugar, etc. | |

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| | | | |LIBRARY/ MEDIA- READ A BOOK FOR 20| |

| | | | |MINUTES A DAY- VISIT A RECOMMENDED| |

| | | | |INTERACTIVE WEBSITE | |

| |Tuesday | | |MATH- Directional/Positional |-Writing: Invite your child to |

| |Date: 4/28 |-What are plants? (living things that make their|-Invite child to look at various |concepts—find 7 objects around the|practice writing “butterfly” in |

| | |own food) |butterflies on the internet (with |house. Use directional words to |the air. |

| | | |assistance). Think about the |explain where the objects are. Ex:| |

| | |-What is one insect we can find in the garden? |characteristics of a butterfly |The ball is next to the paper; the|-Music/ Movement: Invite your |

| | |(caterpillar) |(wings, antennae, head, legs, |paper is between the ball and |child to go outside. Put on music |

| | | |etc.). Invite child to listen to |banana. |and have child move like a |

| | |-When a caterpillar eats enough plants and |this song and move like a | |particular insect using different |

| | |grows, it becomes another type of insect—what is|butterfly while thinking about all|LITERACY-“My Ff Book”- review with|body parts. |

| | |this insect called? (butterfly) |the parts of a butterfly. |child and color—page 39 by | |

| | | |Click song link below |clicking link below: |-Art: Use household recycled |

| | |-Why are gardens important to butterflies? (they|-“Flitter-Flutter Butterflies” | to create the wings of a|

| | |land on flowers; they eat a variety of plants to|Click the link below: |om/2020/03/literacy.pdf |butterfly for child to “fly” |

| | |live). | |around the house with. Household |

| | | |B49em1vPU |HANDWRITING- Have your child pick |materials include boxes/cardboard,|

| | | | |out their favorite book to read. |string, etc. |

| | | | |During reading time, stop and have| |

| | | | |them write three simple words from| |

| | | | |the story (ex: the, it, am, etc). | |

| | | | | | |

| | | | |LIBRARY/ MEDIA- READ A BOOK FOR 20| |

| | | | |MINUTES A DAY- VISIT A RECOMMENDED| |

| | | | |INTERACTIVE WEBSITE | |

| |Wednesday |-What are plants? (living things that make their| |MATH- Continue discussing the |-Dramatic Play: Invite child to |

| |Date: 4/29 |own food) |-Have child think about the colors|number of the week--7. During |create a greenhouse using various |

| | | |of a ladybug (red, black). Invite |laundry time, have your child fold|household materials. What is a |

| | |-What are two insects we can find in the garden?|child to put a post-it on |7 shirts. |greenhouse? What can you find in a|

| | |(caterpillar, butterfly) |household objects that are red and| |greenhouse? What types of insects |

| | | |objects that are black. When |LITERACY- Have child write letter|live there? |

| | |-What is another type of insect we may find in a|finished, invite child to draw a |F on post-its. Invite child to | |

| | |garden? (ladybug) |ladybug and use the colors red and|sound out letter “F” and match to |-Science: Invite child to go |

| | |-Describe a ladybug (red and black; antennae; |black to color it in. |letter N on tree. |outside and look at various |

| | |wings) | |Page 40 by clicking link below: |insects. Observe insects. How do |

| | |-Why are ladybugs important to a garden? | | move? What colors are the |

| | |(ladybugs protect the plants from being eaten by| |om/2020/03/literacy.pdf |insects? What body parts do these |

| | |other insects) | | |insects have? |

| | |-“Hey, Ladybug” | |HANDWRITING- Page 31 by clicking | |

| | |Click the link below: | |link below: |Art: Invite child to look through |

| | | | |, books, or newspaper. |

| | | | |om/2020/03/handwriting.pdf |Have child pick one insect that |

| | | | | |they see and draw the chosen |

| | | | |LIBRARY/ MEDIA- READ A BOOK FOR 20|insect using paper, |

| | | | |MINUTES A DAY- VISIT A RECOMMENDED|pencil/crayons. |

| | | | |INTERACTIVE WEBSITE | |

| |Thursday |-What are plants? (living things that make their|Invite child to make their own |MATH- Comparing sizes—invite child|-Dramatic Play: Invite your child |

| |Date: 4/30 |own food) |bumble bee that is found in a |to go outside and look at |to pretend they are bees in a |

| | | |garden. Materials include empty |different plants, focusing on |garden collecting the nectar from |

| | |-What are three insects we can find in the |paper roll, paper and crayons. |size. Which plant is bigger? |plants to make honey. |

| | |garden? (caterpillar, butterfly, ladybug) | |Smaller? Medium size? | |

| | | |[pic] | |-Art: Using paper and |

| | |--What is another type of insect we may find in | | |pencil/crayons, invite your child |

| | |a garden? (bumble bee) | |LITERACY- Sound out all objects |to draw a picture of a bumble bee |

| | |-Describe a bumble bee (yellow and black; flies;| |that start with “F”. As you say |on a flower. |

| | |“bzz”; stinger) | |each “F” object, color it in using| |

| | |-Why are bees important? (bees take nectar from | |crayons. |-Writing: Invite your child to go |

| | |flowers, bring back nectar to beehives and make | |See Page 6 by clicking the link |outside and observe various |

| | |honey) | |below: |insects in the backyard. Invite |

| | |-“Bug’n Roll” | | child to write the word |

| | |Click the link below: | |om/2020/03/uppercase-letters-with-|“insect” in the soil. |

| | | | |pictures.pdf | |

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| | | | |HANDWRITING- Page 4 by clicking | |

| | | | |the link below: | |

| | | | | |

| | | | |om/2020/04/handwriting-beginners-i| |

| | | | |i-1.pdf | |

| | | | | | |

| | | | |LIBRARY/ MEDIA- READ A BOOK FOR 20| |

| | | | |MINUTES A DAY- VISIT A RECOMMENDED| |

| | | | |INTERACTIVE WEBSITE | |

| |Friday |-What are plants? (living things that make their| |MATH- Have your child go |-Dramatic Play: Invite your child |

| |Date: 5/1 |own food) |-Have child think about all the |outside—have them point out 7 |to pretend they are an |

| | | |different insects discussed that |insects that they see. |entomologist. What is an |

| | |-What are some insects we can find in the |may be found in a garden. Using | |entomologist? What do they do? Why|

| | |garden? (caterpillar, butterfly, ladybug, bees) |pencil, crayons and paper, invite |LITERACY- Have child find letter |are they important? |

| | | |child to draw one of their |‘F’ in various magazines or | |

| | |-What is another insect we might find in a |favorite insects, while describing|newspapers—have them use scissors |-Science: Invite your child to go |

| | |garden? (earthworm) |this particular insect. They can |to cut out these letters to make a|outside and collect some soil. |

| | | |then write the appropriate insect |letter ‘F’ collage and glue on |What do you see in the soil? What |

| | |-Where would we find an earthworm? (in the soil;|name under their picture. |paper. |types of insects might be in or |

| | |near the roots of the plant) Why are they | | |around the soil? |

| | |important to a garden? (they increase amount of | |HANDWRITING- Page 7 by clicking | |

| | |air and water that get into soil by making holes| |link below: |-Art: Invite child to create their|

| | |in the soil) | | earthworm using paper, |

| | | | |om/2020/04/handwriting-beginners-i|pencil/crayons. |

| | |-“The Earthworm—songs for kids, Children’s | |i-1.pdf | |

| | |Music” | | | |

| | |Click the link below: | |LIBRARY/ MEDIA- READ A BOOK FOR 20| |

| | | | |MINUTES A DAY- VISIT A RECOMMENDED| |

| | | | |INTERACTIVE WEBSITE | |

Social/ Emotional- Week to Review

Week 3 Page 57 by clicking the link below:



Common Core State Standards:

Domain 1: Approaches to Learning( PK.AL.4.b: Exhibits curiosity, interest, and willingness to learn new things and have new experiences; expresses an interest in learning about and discussing a growing range of ideas.

Domain 2: Physical Development and Health( PK.PDH.5.a: Demonstrates eye-hand coordination and fine motor skills; demonstrates ability to use fine motor skills (e.g., engages in finger plays, uses materials such as pencils, paint brushes, eating utensils and blunt scissors effectively)

Domain 3: Social and Emotional Learning( PK.SEL.1.b: Regulates responses to needs, feelings and events; appropriately names types of emotions (e.g., happy, excited, sad) and associates them with different words and behaviors.

Domain 4a: Communication, Language and Literacy( PK.AC.4.d: Demonstrates a growing receptive vocabulary; expresses understanding of words used in read-alouds, in conversations and in descriptions of everyday items in the world.

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