Unit of Study: Welcome to School

Bridges: Apples

This week at school…

8/29 – 8/30

Upcoming Events:

9/2 No School

Opening Circle

Greeting: Hello/Greeting Songs

Discussion:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Meet & Greet 10:00 & 1:00	Introduce students by their names. Sing "Who Came to School Today" Goodwin Whales RISE Watch whale video (Goodwin whales RISE). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjLnk_sZ4V0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYDLOeHqbJQ Discuss classroom expectations--Listen to the teachers, Be nice to others, and Take care of things in our classroom. Introduce centers by walking around the room and identifying centers by name and showing where nametags go and how many friends are allowed at each center at a time.

Number Corner (math)

Snack

Practice serving and pouring, cleaning up after ourselves.

Centers

Science	Blocks	Dramatic Play	Theme Park
Rotating Friday-Tuesday discovery bottles, shells, mirrors, people color crayons, playdough w/ shape cutters, stacking rainbow Friday students will manage centers independently	Rotating Friday-Tuesday Wooden Blocks, large duplo bricks, cardboard bricks, dollhouse, people, furniture, cars & trucks, community blocks, town buildings Friday students will manage centers independently	Rotating Friday-Tuesday Dress-up, Baby dolls, Cooking for the family Friday students will manage centers independently	Closed
Writing	Library	Art	Literacy/Math
Closed	Closed	Rotating Friday-Tuesday Students will independently select own art mediums for their creations Friday students will manage centers independently	Closed
Easel	Sensory Table	Rug/Music & Movement	Table Time
Closed	Closed	Rotating Wednesday-Thursday School House, Bus, People Feeling Sharks Books Friday students will manage centers independently	Various Manipulatives, Puzzles, Drawing with crayons & markers

Signing Time

We learned the signs:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
	Eat & Milk Eat Milk

Small Groups/Problems & Investigations

•          Measure Shoes with Cubes

Interactive Read Aloud

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Book: Pete the Cat Rockin' in my School Shoes Standard: Literacy/Print Concepts Book: The Night Before Preschool Standard: Literacy/Print Concepts	Book: Pete the Cat Rocking in my School Shoes Standard: Literacy/Print Concepts/Sense of Self Vocab: library, cafeteria Activity: How are our school shoes the same? How are they different? Have fun taking pictures of our school shoes.

Shared Reading

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
	Day 1: Welcome, Welcome Welcome, welcome, school has begun. Time for work. Time for fun. I use my hands for fun and play. School has started just today. 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 print concepts - following text with pointer. What was something fun you did at school today?