Unit of Study: All About Me!

Bridges: Apples

This week at school…

9/9 to 9/13

Upcoming Events:

9/16 – PTO Meeting

9/19 – Open House (sign up for fall conferences)

9/24 – Bus evacuation drill

9/27 – Egg Drop (PM, but morning friends are welcome if parents bring them)

9/30 – Picture Day

Signing Time

We learned the signs:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Airplane & Want	Shoes & Flower	Mom & Dad

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Baby & Sleep	Friend & Play

Opening Circle

Greeting: Hello/Greeting Songs

Discussion:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Introduce All About Me. What do we look like? Have fun looking at ourselves in mirrors. How are we the same? How are we different? Make a hair color graph.	Review our hair color graph. We are all different and that is what makes us special. Make an eye color graph.	Talk about our names. Have each child practice introducing themselves: Hello, my name is _____. Sing: Do you know this friend of mine. Do you know this friend of mine, this friend of mine, this friend of mine? Do you know this friend of mine, her name it rhymes with Bara? (Tara!)

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Talk about our bodies. Have students identify body parts-arm, waist, knee, and foot. Sing: “Body Parts BINGO” Sung to: "B-I-N-G-O" My body has parts that bend and move and this is how I use them, I can bend my knees, I can bend my knees, I can bend my knees and this is how I use them. elbow, wrist, shoulders, neck, and back.	We have been discussing a lot about ourselves this week and we are all a part of something special - our families! What is a family? Who is in your family?

Number Corner (math)

Module 2 Session 1: What is a calendar? Today is... Put apples on calendar in AB pattern from 1 - today.

Module 2 Session 2: Calendar. What comes next? Introduce counting Mascot (Caroline the Counting Cow). Counting to 4.

Module 2 Session 3: Calendar update. What comes next? Mascot counting to 5 then to 10.

Module 2 Session 4: Calendar update. Introduce Chirpy and Number Path.

Module 2 Session 5: Calendar update. Fingers we can count on. Take apples out of bin 1 at a time counting on fingers as we go.

Snack

Practice serving and pouring, cleaning up after ourselves.

Centers

Science	Blocks	Dramatic Play	Theme Park
discovery bottles, shells, mirrors, people color crayons, playdough w/ shape cutters, stacking rainbow Friday students will manage centers independently	Wooden Blocks, large duplo bricks, cardboard bricks, dollhouse, people, furniture, cars & trucks, community blocks, town buildings Friday students will manage centers independently	Dress-up, Baby dolls, Cooking for the family Friday students will manage centers independently	Closed
Writing	Library	Art	Literacy/Math
Students will independently select writing mediums to write - Magnadoodles, Dry-Erase boards, Letter-Tracers, Words: SCHOOL, HOME, MOM, DAD, MRS. LASKY, MRS. GUYETTE, MRS. ANITA, BUS, CAR Friday students will manage centers independently	Students will independently select literacy strategies that support their learning during independent reading times- arrival, centers & independent reading/conferring time	Students will independently select own art mediums for their creations Friday students will manage centers independently Fine Motor - Cutting Busses	Apple Counting Box Friday students will manage centers independently
Easel	Sensory Table	Rug/Music & Movement	Table Time
Introduce: Dot Markers	Introduce: Beans with scoops	School House, Bus, People Feeling Sharks Books	Various Manipulatives, Puzzles, Drawing with crayons & markers

Small Groups/Problems & Investigations

·         Sense of Self - Self Portraits

·         Investigation: Introducing unifix cubes/making trains (whole group intro-small group exploration)

·         Investigation: Comparing apples by size (whole group)

·         Investigation: Introducing cubes and cars (whole group intro-small group exploration)

·         Investigation: Comparing apples by weight (whole group)

Interactive Read Aloud

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Book: Pete the Cat and the New Guy Standard: Literacy/Print Concepts, Emotional Expression Vocab: shy Questions: Was Pete being a good friend? What was Pete doing that made him a good friend? Activity: Discuss what it means to be a good friend.	Book: I Am (Not) Scared Standard: Literacy/Print Concepts, Emotional Expression Vocab: Questions: What were some of the things that made the characters scared? Why do you think they wanted to ride the roller coaster again? What is something you might be scared of? Activity: Pick a feeling using feeling ball. Students will ID, Act out, or Match feeling under their hand.	Book: Pug Meets Pig Standard: Literacy/Print Concepts, Emotional Expression Vocab: trots, Questions: Stop at page 9-10: look at Pig, look at Pug, how are they feeling? Can you make a Pig face, can you make a Pug face? Why is Pug feeling mad? What is Pig doing to all his things? What made Pig sad? How did Pug help Pig? Activity: Sing: If You're Happy and You Know It

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Book: Grumpy Pants Standard: Literacy/Print Concepts, Emotional Expression Vocab: Grumpy Questions: How did Penguin calm himself down? What are ways we can calm ourselves down if we are feeling grumpy? Activity: Play: I have, who has using feeling cards. Students will identify feelings on the cards they are holding.	Book: F Is for Feelings Standard: Literacy/Print Concepts, Emotional Expression Vocab: various feeling words like determined, frustrated, jealous... Questions: Activity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po5lHYJJQfw

Shared Reading

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Day 1: I am special I am special, I am special, If you look, you will see, Someone very special, someone very special, Yes, that's ME! Yes, that's ME! 1. Literature Introduction. What do you think it is going to be about? Why do you think I chose this text? 2: First Read. 3: Reading Focus: Modeling reading	Day 2: I am special 1. Second Read. 2. Reading Focus: Picture/Word Match	Day 3: I am special 1. Third Read 2. Reading Focus: Tracking text with pointer

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Day 4: I am special 1. Fourth Read: Orchestration 2: Reading Focus: Choral reading - 4/5 students will lead in reading	Day 5: I am special 1. Fifth Read: Orchestration 2: Reading Focus: Choral reading - 4/5 students will lead in reading