Unit of Study: Community Helpers

Bridges: Pumpkins and Leaves

This week at school…

10/7 to 10/11

Upcoming Events:

10/11 – PM HardCORE Crunch Apple Challenge 2:30

10/11 – Family Workshop

10/14 & 10/15 – No School

10/17 – Fire Prevention Presentations from the Fire Department

10/31 – Apple & Pumpkin Celebration/Costume Parade

11/1 – Family Workshop

11/1 – Town Meeting

Signing Time

We learned the signs:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Cookie & Cereal	Banana & Bread	Cheese & Cracker

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Ice Cream & Candy	Silly Pizza Song

Opening Circle

Greeting: Hello/Greeting Songs

Discussion:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Letter of the week E (Magic Fingers) Introduce Community Helpers. Community Helpers are people who live and work in our community. A community is our neighborhood! Who are some people who live and work in your neighborhood? Make a list of people/occupations student give. (identify beginning sounds for each helper mentioned)	Letter of the week E (E Books - beginning sounds) Community helper of the day: Police Officer	Letter of the week F (Magic Fingers) Community helper of the day: Postal Worker/Mail Carrier

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Letter of the week F (F Books - beginning sounds) Community helper of the day: Dentist/Doctor	Community helper of the day: Chef

Number Corner (math)

	Tuesday
Module 2 Session 1: Calendar update - post calendar markers Caroline and children count to 10 then 20	Module 2 Session 2: Calendar update predicting pattern Caroline and children count back and forth to 10 then 20	Module 2 Session 3: Calendar update Count to 10 and start again with Caroline

Module 2 Session 4: Calendar Update/Adding motions to the pattern Number Games: Chirpy's Path to 6

Module 2 Session 5: Calendar Update/using motions to the pattern Number Games: Chirpy's Roll & Count Game

Second Step (Emily & Emilio)

Week 5: Following Directions

Concepts:

·         Listening and following directions help you learn

·         Repeating directions helps you remember them

Snack

Practice serving and pouring, cleaning up after ourselves.

Centers

Science	Blocks	Dramatic Play	Theme Park
Dirty Tooth Count - roll die, put that many items of "food" on tooth, when full-brush clean (tooth shape, pom-poms, number die 1-6, tooth brushes) (Social Studies Assessment)	Build a community (add pictures from buildings around town - Fire Station, Post Office, Price Chopper, Library, Goodwin, etc. (Social Studies Assessment)	Dress-up, Baby dolls, Cooking for the family	Apple Orchard add leaves & rakes for fall scene (Social Studies Assessment)
Writing	Library	Art	Literacy/Math
Students will independently select writing mediums to write, ink stamp, or dough stamp words Words: COMMUNITY, POLICE OFICER, DOCTOR, NURSE, DENTIST, POSTAL WORKER, MAIL CARRIER, CHEF, BAKER, GARBAGE COLLECTOR Writing Prompt - I want to be a ____ when I grow up.	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 Community Maps - black construction paper, paper squares (for buildings), white crayons (for roads) (Social Studies Assessment)	Letter Soup (roll a colored die, add colored fruit or letter to mixing bowl) - colored die, fruit counters, magnetic letters, whisks, mixing bowls, fruit word cards (Social Studies Assessment)
Easel	Sensory Table	Rug/Music & Movement	Table Time
Foam paint brushes	Garbage Sensory Bin - paper pet bedding, tissue squares, tweezers, small trash bins, (Social Studies Assessment)	Rocking Boat	Various Manipulatives/Puzzles

Small Groups/Problems & Investigations

Print Concepts (1:1 Lasky) Teacher's Collage

Print Concepts (1:1 Lasky) Teacher's Collage

Problems & Investigations - Pumpkins in the Patch storyboard with 5 counters (whole group)

Problems & Investigations - Heavier, Lighter or the Same weight as the pumpkin

Work Places: -Cubes & Cars -Boards & Bears -Playdough Numerals -Pattern Block Pictures

Interactive Read Aloud

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Book: Sally Visits the Vet Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts, Phonological Awareness Vocab: Questions: Who was telling the story? How did Sally get hurt? How is the Vet similar and different for us going to the doctors? Activity: /V/ what begins with /V/ like visit and vet?	Book: Keeping you Safe Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts Vocab: community, strangers, patrol car, Questions: What are some jobs of the police officer? Should we be afraid of police officers? Why are police officers important? Activity: Have fun rhyming using rhyming bags.	Book: Mail Carriers Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts Vocab: post office, route Questions: What are some jobs of the mail carrier? Why are mail carriers important? Activity: Have fun rhyming with /mail/.

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Book: Keeping you Healthy Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts Vocab: uniform Questions: What are some jobs of a doctor? Should we be afraid of doctors? Activity: Beginning sound practice using tactile letter-sort	Book: The Cherry Thief Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts, Drawing & Writing Vocab: patisserie Questions: Who was the cherry thief? How was he stealing the cherries? Prediction - What do you think is going to happen to the cherry that got smashed into the ground? Were you correct? Activity: What would you do to catch the Cherry Thief? Model writing and drawing.

Shared Reading

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Day 1: My Letter My letter is red My letter is blue I drop it in the mailbox And mail it to ___ (MOM, DAD, peer names) 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: Reading color words.	Day 2: My Letter 1. Second Read. 2. Reading Focus: Reading words MOM & DAD out of context	Day 3: My Letter 1. Third Read 2. Reading Focus: Words vs Pictures

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Day 4: My Letter 1. Fourth Read: Orchestration 2: Reading Focus: Choral reading - 5/6 students will lead in reading	Day 5: My Letter 1. Fifth Read: Orchestration 2: Reading Focus: Choral reading - 5/6 students will lead in reading