Opening Circle Movement Relaxation Transitions Closing Circle Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day Transition: (QOTD): What part of our neighborhood do you like best? Use visuals!(Grocery store, park, fire station – or use other places children will know) Have children answer during arrival or transition, charting with whiteboard/ pocket chart/etc SS Song & one other Relaxation: Transition: SS Brain Builder- Closing Circle: Review QOTD results with the full group, counting each column and writing the numeral. Goodbye song Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day What do we know jobs? Start KWL chart (see guidelines in Activities packet) or have an discussion. Children might think about their family members’ jobs, or what they see around the neighborhood. Prompt them also to think about details of those jobs (what does that person do??). Transition: SS Builder Music/Movement: Song – “People in Your Neighborhood.” Learn tune at . And choose one other.. Relaxation: Transition: Closing Circle: Goodbye song Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day QOTD: Which job would you most like to do? (Doctor, teacher, firefighter, construction worker – or use other choices based on children’s response to Career Day) Graph children’s responses SS Skill Practice Activity- Transition: Music/Movement: SS Song & one other Relaxation: Transition: SS Builder Closing Circle: Goodbye song SS Skill Activity 1 or 2- Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day Morning Message: Next week we will turn Dramatic Play into a special neighborhood place. Can you help me? Have this message written in advance and ask children to help you read it aloud. Engage children in noticing a few concepts of print, such as finding a long word and a short word. Planning a neighborhood place for dramatic play: Talk about the place you will create in Dramatic Play next week (doctor’s office, restaurant, etc.). Ask for children’s ideas about how to do this: “What should we put in Dr. Play? What will we need to play _____? Transition: SS Brain Builder Music/Movement: People in your Neighborhood & one other Relaxation: Transition: Closing Circle:
Goodbye song Group 1: SS- Puppet Script 2: Trashy Town or Career Day Group 1: Trashy Town or Career Day Group 2: SS- Puppet Script Group 1: SS- Story and Discussion Group 1: SS Book Group 2: SS- Story and Discussion Activity Group 1: Building a Neighborhood (see activity guide) TS Gold Objectives- 8a,s8a,11a,11b,30 Group 2: “What do you think I have in my bag?” Have community helpers hidden in the bag. After taking guesses, show the figures – follow activity guide : Community Helpers in the Block Area TS Gold Objectives- 14b,s14b,21a,21b 1: “What do you think I have in my bag?” Have community helpers hidden in the bag. After taking guesses, show the figures – follow activity guide : Community Helpers in the Block Area TS Gold Objectives- 14b,s14b,21a,21b Group 2: : Building a Neighborhood (see activity guide) TS Gold Objectives- 8a,s8a,11a,11b,30 Group 1: SS- Skill Practice Activity 1 or 2 2: “Favorite Jobs” Class Book (see activity guide) TS Gold Objectives- 19b,s19b,30 Group 1: “Favorite Jobs” Class Book (see activity guide) TS Gold Objectives- 19b,s19b,30 Group 2: SS- Skill Practice Activity Special Activities Neighborhood walk – Go on a walk to look for people doing jobs in the community, or buildings that relate to different jobs. Take photos of buildings or people you see – e.g., construction workers, firehouse, etc. *During free choice play the matching game Jobs and their Tools (pictures located under task and activity guides) Tangible System Inclement Weather Plan Emergency Drills Outside
Individual Child Planning Form Teachers: Classroom: Week of: Focus Date Child’s Name School Readiness Goal Focus Domain(s) Focus TS GOLD Objective(s) Why Chosen? (IFSP, observation/assessment , family input conference goal, etc.) Strategy/Activity NOTE: Children with similar needs may benefit from differentiated instruction (e.g. during small-group activity). You can use the “Small Group” column at right to make notes about possible groupings. Possible small-group? CHECK when implemented Soc-Emotional Approaches to Learning Language & Literacy Cogn./ Gen. Knowledge Physical 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2.