Arrival Opening Circle Movement Relaxation Transitions Closing Circle Arrival: Attendance graph QOTD: “Which baby animal do you like best?” (kitten /puppy /bird) Have children answer during arrival or transition, charting with whiteboard/pocket chart/etc. Morning Circle: Welcome song & one other Review QOTD with the full group, counting each column and writing the numeral; then discuss results (what do you notice? which answer has the most? etc.). SS Puppet Script Show nest-making materials for Art Area. Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day Transition: Music/Movement: SS Song & “Green Grass Grew” – emphasize stanzas about nest/egg/bird. Discuss how baby birds hatch from eggs; show pictures if possible & one other Relaxation: Transition: SS Brain Builder- Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle: Welcome song & one other Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day Transition: Music/Movement: Fingerplay: “Eight Baby Pigs” () &“Moving Like Animals” (see below) Relaxation: Transition: Closing Circle: Goodbye song Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle: Welcome song & one other QOTD: “Which do you think is bigger?” (gorilla hand / elephant foot – or use other choices from Actual Size) Have copy of book available for children to refer to. SS Story and Discussion- Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day Transition: “Guess what I am thinking of”: Think of an animal or plant that the class has discussed during this unit and give the children clues to guess it. Some clues might be conceptual (“It swims in the water … it grows into a frog”) while others might be (“It starts with the /d/ sound… it rhymes with ____”). Music/Movement: Choose 2 Relaxation: Transition: Mighty Minute # 15 Say It, Show It Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle: Welcome song & one other Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day Transition: Music/Movement: SS Song & one other SS Skill Activity- Relaxation: Transition: SS Brain Builder- Closing Circle: Review progress of plant experiment(s). Ask children to predict what they will see when they come back to school next week. Goodbye song
Closing Circle: Goodbye song Closing Circle: Goodbye song Group 1: Are You My Mother? By P.D. Eastman Group 2: Actual Size by Steve Jenkins (initial reading; focus on basic understanding of size concepts and vocabulary) Group 1: Actual Size by Steve Jenkins (initial reading; focus on basic understanding of size concepts and vocabulary) Group 2: Are You My Mother? By P.D. Eastman Group 1: Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert or Growing Vegetable Soup Group 2: SS book- Group 1: SS Book- Group 2: Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert or Growing Vegetable Soup Activity Group 1: Grouping Bears/Buttons (Embedded Assessment) TS Gold Objectives- 13,20a Group 2: Actual Size Extension (See Activity Guide) TS Gold Objectives- 20a,b,22 Group 1: Actual Size Extension (See Activity Guide) TS Gold Objectives- 20a,b,22 Group 2: Grouping Bears/Buttons (Embedded Assessment) TS Gold Objectives- 13,20a Group 1: Being Authors (Embedded Assessment) TS Gold Objectives- 7a,7b,19a,s19a,19b,s19b Group 2: SS Skill Activity- Group 1: SS Skill Activity- Group 2: Being Authors (See Activity Guide) TS Gold Objectives- 7a,7b,19a,s19a,19b,s19b
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.