Unit of Study: Apples

Bridges: Apples

This week at school…

9/16 to 9/20

Upcoming Events:

9/16 – PTO Meeting

9/18 – Mrs. Lasky will be out during the Morning Session

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
Train & Doll	Bike & Bear	Magic Words

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Book/Read & Socks	Yes/No

Opening Circle

Greeting: Hello/Greeting Songs

Discussion:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Introduce Apples. List as many characteristics about apples as you can. Sort various types of apples by color & size	Talk about the different parts of the apple: skin, flesh, stem, core, seeds. AB Pattern various types of apples by color & size	Review parts of the apple. Which apple do you like? Students will have the opportunity to taste a red and green apple and will graph which apple they liked the best. As a class we will interpret the graph.

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Discuss the apple growth cycle: seed, sapling, grown up tree, tree with apples.	Discuss what the apple tree looks like through the seasons. Show apple tree in winter with no leaves or apples. Next, show apple tree in spring with pink/white blossoms. Then, show summer apple tree with leaves. Last, show fall tree with apples!

Number Corner (math)

Module 3 Session 1: Calendar update. Clap for red/tap for green. How many are left using finger pattern.

Module 3 Session 2: Calendar update. "Five Little Apples"

Module 3 (Red/Green apple per child) Session 3: Calendar update. Sorting/Patterning red/green apples

Module 3 Session 4: Calendar update. Graphing our Apples

Module 3 Session 5: Calendar update. Our Apple Picture Graph

Second Step (Emily & Emilio)

Week 1: Welcoming (I forgot to post this last week)

Concepts:

·         There are many ways to welcome someone new to class.

·         Welcoming someone is a way to show you care.

·         Welcoming helps other children feel they belong to the class.

Week 2: Listening

Concepts:

·         Following Listening Rules helps everyone learn.

Snack

Practice serving and pouring, cleaning up after ourselves.

Centers

Science	Blocks	Dramatic Play	Theme Park
apple exploration, magnify glasses, goggles, scales, drawing/writing observations, discovery bottles, rocks	wooden blocks, large plastic blocks, cardboard bricks	Dress-up, Baby dolls, Cooking for the family	Introduce Apple Orchard
Writing	Library	Art	Literacy/Math
Students will independently select writing mediums to write, ink stamp, or dough stamp words Words: APPLE, SEEDS, STEM, SKIN, FLESH, CORE	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 apple stamping/rolling	Where is the apple? (Monday-Wednesday) Can you build an apple tree? (Thursday-Friday)
Easel	Sensory Table	Rug/Music & Movement	Table Time
Bottle cap painting w/ red, green, yellow paint	Magnetic apples in rice (pipe cleaners in the shape of apples)	"10 Apples on Top" - How many apples (bean bags) can you balance while climbing stairs?	Various Manipulatives & Puzzles

Small Groups/Problems & Investigations

Emotional Expression: Feeling ID

Counting/Cardinality: Counting mini apples

Problems & Investigations: Paper apple pattern strip

Problems & Investigations: 5 Little Apples (Whole Group)

Problems & Investigations: Introducing Pattern Blocks & Bears

Interactive Read Aloud

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Book: Apples, Apples Everywhere! by: Robin Koontz Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts Vocab: orchard, sag, ripe, harvest, autumn, bruised, tart Questions: What happens in an apple orchard? What are some things that can be done using apples? Tell me a time when you went to an apple orchard? What do you like about apples? Activity: Song: “2 Little Apples Looking At Me” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en_Un1ETo5o	Book: Welcome Fall Apples by: Marilyn Easton Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts Vocab: orchards, skin, stem, flesh, core, sapling Questions: Can you tell me the parts of the apple? What would you choose to eat that is made from apples? How does the apple look before we cut it open? How does it look after we cut it open?	Book: Apple Farmer Annie Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts & Logic/Reasoning Vocab: market, customers Questions: What is Farmer Annie's job? Who are the customers? What does Farmer Annie do with her apples? Have you been to a farmer's market? Activity: Have fun acting out selling and buying apples from the farm stand.

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Book: Apple Trouble Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts Vocab: Questions: How did Hedgehog feel about the things being on her back? How could you tell she did not like it? Activity: Have fun acting this story out using story pieces.	Book: An Apple a Day (Big Book) Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts Vocab: ripe Activity: This is a non-fiction book. We will take the time to understand the concepts. Activity: Concepts of Print - front of the book, back of the book, print directionality.

Shared Reading

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Day 1: Apples I see a red apple. I see a yellow apple. I see a green apple. I see a yummy apple pie! 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: Print directionality	Day 2: Apples 1. Second Read. 2. Reading Focus: reading color words	Day 3: Apples 1. Third Read 2. Reading Focus: Picture/Word Match

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