Unit of Study: Colors & Shapes

Bridges: Shapes

This week at school…

11/11 to 11/15

Upcoming Events:

11/11 Veteran’s Day Presentations

11/14 & 11/15 Mrs. Judy from Mansfield Library

11/18 PTO Meeting

11/22 Thanksgiving Feast in classroom during snack

11/25 – 11/29 No School for PK (Conferences)

Signing Time

We learned the signs:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Snow & Coat	Boots & Gloves	Hat & Vocab Review Song

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Feelings, Grumpy & Surprised	Silly & Scared

Opening Circle

Greeting: Hello/Greeting Songs

Discussion:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Veteran's Day What is Veteran's Day? Share each branch of the military and what they signify. Assembly 9:30 Guest Speaker 1:00	Letter of the week N (Magic Fingers) Play, "Do you know what shape this is?" using 3D shapes Sung to: "The Muffin Man" Do you know what shape this is, What shape this is, what shape this is? Do you know what shape this is I'm holding in my hand?	Letter of the week N (N Books) Introduce Colors. Identify 11 colors. Show colors, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, black, white, grey. What do you see that matches these colors? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH2C2R57_Yo

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Letter of the week O (Magic Fingers) Review colors from yesterday. Sing: The Color Song (sung to If You’re Happy and you Know it) If your clothes have any red, any red, If your clothes have any red, any red, If your clothes have any red, put your finger on your head, If you clothes have any red, any red. Additional Versus: Blue – finger on your shoe Yellow – smile like a happy fellow Brown – turn your smile into a frown Black – put your hands behind your back White – stomp your feet with all your might

Letter of the week O (O Books) Play: "Can you find the color?" with objects from a pile on the rug or in front of them. Sung to: "The Muffin Man" Oh, can you find the color______, The color _____, the color _____? Oh, can you find the color _____, Somewhere in this room? (Scavenger Hunt)

Number Corner (math)

Module 2 Session 3: Calendar update Caroline's Rectangles - (3 large/3 small thin rectangles) Caroline will count 6 rectangles, but skip 2 to get 4 instead of 6

Module 2 Session 4: Calendar update Clapping & Tapping to the pattern Chirpy at the Blue Door (1-6 face up in order, blue door covering 6) - Students count with chirpy, then each number is covered up 5, 4, 3

Module 2 Session 5: Calendar update Hop and Stop with Chirpy (dots and number die faces in die, numbers 1-6 face up in order, blue doors) Count numbers, cover with doors, roll and count

Module 3 Session 1: Calendar update The same kind of pattern (10 squares/10 triangles, masking tape) - students make the same aabb pattern using blocks as the calendar

Second Step (Emily & Emilio)

Week 8 Cont.: More Feelings

Concepts:

·         Focusing attention on what is happening, or the situation, can help you tell how someone is feeling.

Snack

Practice serving and pouring, cleaning up after ourselves.

Centers

Science	Blocks	Dramatic Play	Theme Park
magnify glasses, goggles, rocks, scales, mirrors, Playdough w/ shape cutters Add: Color Mixing with pipets and science tubes	wooden blocks, large plastic blocks, cardboard bricks, Bristle Blocks & Waffle Blocks Add: Small Colored Wooden Blocks	Dress-up, Baby dolls, Cooking for the family	Under Construction - Farm
Writing	Library	Art	Literacy/Math
Students will independently select writing mediums to write, ink stamp, or dough stamp words Words: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, black, white, grey, pink Add: add Magnetic letters	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 Marble/Ball rolling painting using primary colors	Shape and Color words Rainbow Sand Trays
Easel	Sensory Table	Rug/Music & Movement	Table Time
Painting with primary colors using small brushes	Experimenting with colors - large red, yellow, blue water bowls, large basters, many small clear cups	Musical Instruments & CDS Thursday: Crawling through tunnel	Various drawing/writing materials, various manipulatives

Rotating Small Groups/Problems & Investigations

Lasky (Centers): Geometry - sorts 2D shapes, uses words to describe position, constructs shapes using lines or making new shapes out of 2, IDs basic shapes Describes basic attributes (number of sides/corners), ID 2D/3D shapes Whole Group: Read, What is a Rectangle? (clip boards and 1/4 sheets of paper to find and draw rectangles from around classroom)

Lasky (Centers): Geometry - sorts 2D shapes, uses words to describe position, constructs shapes using lines or making new shapes out of 2, IDs basic shapes Describes basic attributes (number of sides/corners), ID 2D/3D shapes Guyette: Which Shape Will Win? (circle & square spinner) Anita: Shapes Number Picture Pairs

Anita: Shapes Number Picture Pairs Lasky: Geometry - sorts 2D shapes, uses words to describe position, constructs shapes using lines or making new shapes out of 2, IDs basic shapes Describes basic attributes (number of sides/corners), ID 2D/3D shapes

Guyette: Which Shape Will Win? (circle & square spinner) Lasky: Geometry - sorts 2D shapes, uses words to describe position, constructs shapes using lines or making new shapes out of 2, IDs basic shapes Describes basic attributes (number of sides/corners), ID 2D/3D shapes

Guyette: Which Shape Will Win? (circle & square spinner) Anita: Shapes Number Picture Pairs

Interactive Read Aloud

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Book: National Geographic Kids Shapes! Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts Vocab: Questions: Activity: Have fun finding shapes in the classroom.	Book: Mouse Shapes Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts Vocab: pounced Questions: What shapes did the mice use? Activity: Use attribute blocks to make new things using multiple shapes.	Book: Penguins Loves Colors Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts Vocab: Questions: Activity: Have fun reading color words and counting 6 penguins reiterating counting 6 from Circle Time.

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Book: Bear Sees Colors Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts Vocab: galoshes, stroll Questions: What colors did Bear and his friends find? Activity: Have fun identifying various colored items.	Book: Dog's Colorful Day Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts Vocab: Questions: Activity: Retell story using story pieces

Shared Reading

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Day 1: Color Song Orange is a carrot Yellow is a pear Green is the grass And brown is a bear Purple is the plum Blue is the sky Black is a hat And red is cherry 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: Color Song 1. Second Read. 2. Reading Focus: reading color words	Day 3: Color Song 1. Third Read 2. Reading Focus: Picture Word Match

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