Unit of Study: Winter

Bridges: Snowflakes & Winter Countdown

This week at school…

1/13/2020

Upcoming Events:

1/16 & 1/17 – Ms. Judy from Mansfield Library

1/20 – No PK

Signing Time

We learned the signs:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Purple & Rainbow	Vocab Review Song	Fruit & Strawberry

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Pear & Peach	Grapes & Watermelon

Opening Circle

Greeting: Hello/Greeting Songs

Discussion:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Letter of the week X (Magic Fingers) In honor of MLK we discussed how we can serve and be useful to help make our classroom, school, community, country, and world better? Soring by color.	Letter of the week X (Books) What season is it? Describe winter. What does winter look, feel, smell, taste, sound like? What is winter? Winter is a season like spring, summer, and fall. Describe the different season characteristics. Watch video - https://www.youtube.com/watch??v=NK8WWcXB4j0 Sorting by shape.	Letter of the week Y (Magic Fingers) What do we wear in the winter? Why? How are our outfits different in the winter versus other seasons? Why do our clothes need to change? Sorting by size.

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Ms. Judy AM PM Letter of the week Y (Books) What are some winter activities you like to participate in? Sledding, making snowmen, ice skating, playing in the snow, etc. Discuss fast and slow - build ramps w/ blocks to show different speeds. Make connection with sledding.	Ms. Judy PM AM Letter of the week Y (Books) What are some winter activities you like to participate in? Sledding, making snowmen, ice skating, playing in the snow, etc. Discuss fast and slow - build ramps w/ blocks to show different speeds. Make connection with sledding.

Number Corner (math)

Module 3 Session 1: Calendar update. Moving to the pattern The same kind of pattern using unifix cubes (review ab, aab, abb)

Module 2 Session 5: Calendar update. Forward and Backward on the Number Path

Module 3 Session 3: Calendar update. Hot water/Cold water

Module 3 Session 4: Calendar update. Summer or Winter

Module 3 Session 4: Calendar update. Summer or Winter

Second Step (Emily & Emilio)

Week: 12

Concepts:

·         When you feel empathy for someone, you can show them you care.

·         You can show you care by saying something kind or doing something helpful.

Snack

Practice serving and pouring, cleaning up after ourselves.

Thursday – We decorated and at our gingerbread cookies! YUMMY!

Centers

Science	Blocks	Dramatic Play	Theme Park
Pom-Poms and Paper towel Roll Chutes Painting on Ice Blocks (water colors and ice blocks)	wooden blocks, large plastic blocks, cardboard bricks, Fast/Slow Ramps	Dress-up, Baby dolls, Cooking for the family	Cookie Shop/Bakery Winter Wonderland-ice skating
Writing	Library	Art	Literacy/Math
Writing mediums to write, dough stamp or use letter magnets to create words Word Wall: hat, snow, snowball, mittens, gloves, coat, snowflake, snow suit, boots, scarf	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 Winter Snowy House Scene	Name Snowmen Build a Snowman Activity Tray
Easel	Sensory Table	Rug/Music & Movement
Blue, green, brown, white paint to make a winter scene	Foam Blocks and Shaving Cream Cutting Icicles	Large Blocks

Rotating Small Groups/Problems & Investigations

Logic & Flexibility: Snowflake headbands (patterns) Little Mouse's Winter Countdown

Logic & Flexibility: Snowflake headbands (patterns) Longer than/Shorter than

Logic & Flexibility: Snowflake headbands (patterns) Little Mouse's Winter Countdown

Longer than/Shorter than Little Mouse's Winter Countdown

Work Places: Which shape will win? Which numeral will win? Fill the fir tree Longer than/Shorter than

Interactive Read Aloud

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Book: Winter Wonderland Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts, Logic and Reasoning Vocab: season, gentle, drifts, stormy, sleet, visitor, traditions, sneaky, blizzard Questions: What are some of the things that happen during the winter? Thumbs up/down if students have done some of the activities mentioned in the story. Activity: Ordering snowflakes by size	Book: The Four Seasons Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts, Vocab: spring, summer, fall, winter Questions: Tell me something you remember about each of the seasons. Activity: Reading text using contextual cues. Sequencing seasons. Book: Winter Standards: Literacy, Print Concepts Vocab: seasons, pattern Questions: Tell me about winter? Activity: Reading text using contextual cues.	Book: The Jacket I wear in the Snow Standard: COG 8, COG 10 Vocab: wooly, stiff, wrinkled Questions: Why was the boy crying? Tell about when you play in the snow. Activity: Students will help read the story; Retelling story using story pieces.

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

AM Book: The Mitten Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts Vocab: Questions: Activity: Story Symbols PM Book: The Snowy Day Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts, Drawing and Writing Vocab: snowsuit, track, Questions: What did Peter do in the snow? Prediction: What do you think will happen to the snowball that Peter put in his pocket? Activity: Retelling beginning, Middle, End

AM Book: The Snowy Day Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts, Drawing and Writing, Phonological Awareness Vocab: snowsuit, track, Questions: What did Peter do in the snow? Prediction: What do you think will happen to the snowball that Peter put in his pocket? Activity: What do you like to do in winter? In the winter I would... modeling writing using letter sounds and letter chart Beginning Sounds! PM Book: The Mitten Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts Vocab: Questions: Activity: Story Symbols

Shared Reading

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Day 1: Snow 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: Rhyming. Identify words that rhyme vs. words that don't.	Day 2: Snow 1. Second Read. 2. Reading Focus: Letter vs Word	Day 3: Snow 1: Third Read. 2: Reading Focus: Find letters - S-n-o-w. Make connection of the letters reading Snow. Count the words Snow.

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Day 4: Snow 1. Fourth Read: Orchestration 2: Reading Focus: Choral reading - Students will lead in reading	Clifford's My Big World Follow the Fox