1. Topic-
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"Animals We Know"
Theme 5
Houghton-Mifflin Pre-K
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2. Content-
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SUBJECT MATTER-
Language & Literacy Development
Math Development
Science Development
Social/Emotional Development
KEY VOCABULARY-
pet,air, barn, farm, moose, whale, crab, tiger, parrot, bridge, footsteps,
grumpy |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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To help each child identify living things, and to recognize needs
such as food, water, and air.
AZ EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS TO BE COVERED THIS WEEK-
LANGUAGE AND LITERACY STANDARD-
Strand 1: Oral Language Development
*Listening and Understanding
*Speaking and Communicating
Strand 2: Pre-reading Process
*Vocabulary Development
*Comprehending Stories
MATHEMATICS STANDARD-
Strand 1: Number Sense & Operations
*Number Sense
Strand 2: Data Analysis
*Collection and Organization
*Data Analysis
SCIENCE STANDARD-
Strand 1: Inquiry
*Observations, Questions, and Hypotheses
*Investigation
*Analysis & Conclusions
*Communication
SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL STANDARD-
Strand 2: Social Interactions with Others
*Cooperation
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4. Objectives-
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| Given the Theme for the week-"Animals We Know," the children will
observe and describe similarities and differences between animals
and identify living things and their needs by participating in a variety
of "I Do, We Do, & You Do" activities throughout the week. |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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BOOKS-
"Wild About Books"
"One Moose, Ten Tigers"
"The Three Billy Goats Gruff"
INTERACTIVE TECH-
www.fisher-price.com- ABC Zoo Animals
www.sheppardsoftware.com- Farm Animal Game
www.kaboose.com- Animal Homes
MATERIALS-
Moose Headband- construction paper to trace child's hands, long strips
for headband
Parrot Painting- Cardstock paper w/parrot template, finger paint
Finger Puppets- The Three Billy Goats Gruff from Houghton-Mifflin
Teacher's Resource Book, popsicle sticks or straws |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
TUES- Gather children to carpet for Circle Time. Read, "Wild About
Books," Think/Talk Time *Show photos of a variety of real animals
WED- Gather children, read Big Book, "One Moose, Ten Tigers," Think/Talk
Time *Let children take turns retelling a page of this story to the
rest of the class.
THURS- Gather children, read, "The Three Billy Goats Gruff," Think/Talk
Time
*All Books Theme-Related in White Basket
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B. Development-
TUES- Sing/Act Out Theme Song "I Love Animals!"�
WED- Sing/Act Out ""�
THURS- Sing/Act Out "
*All words to songs/fingerplays are attached to Lesson Plan and will
be sent home.
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