1. Topic-
"Everything Changes"
Theme 9: Growing & Changing
Houghton-Mifflin PREK
 
2. Content-
SUBJECT MATTER- *Taken from the 10 Areas of Focus of Creative Curriculum:
Fine Motor
Learning & Problem Solving
Logical Thinking (Math Skills)
Representation & Symbolic Thinking
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing


KEY VOCABULARY-
big, change, chrysalis, nature, butterfly, case, caterpillars, hatch, nectar, bragged, buds
 
3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
To help each child learn that nature changes,too.

AZ EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS TO BE COVERED THIS WEEK-

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & SAFETY STANDARD-
Strand 1: Physical and Motor Development
- Fine Motor Development

FINE ARTS STANDARD-
Strand 1: Visual Art
*Creating Art

MATHEMATICS STANDARD-
Strand 1: Number Sense & Operations
* Number Sense
Strand 3: Patterns
* Patterns

SCIENCE STANDARD-
Strand 1: Inquiry
*Observations, Questions, and Hypotheses
* Investigation
*Analysis & Conclusions
*Communication

LANGUAGE AND LITERACY STANDARD-
Strand 1: Oral Language Development
- Listening and Understanding
- Speaking and Communicating
Strand 2: Pre-Reading Process
- Vocabulary Development
- Comprehending Stories
 
4. Objectives-
Given the Theme for the Week- "Everything Changes," the children will-
*name baby animals and discuss how they grow,
*recognize and reproduce simple patterns,
*use scientific words to describe living things,and
*identify sounds they hear in nature
by participating in "I Do, We Do, & You Do" activities throughout the week.
 
5. Materials and Aids-
BOOKS-
"Waiting for Wings" by Lois Ehlert
"The Ant and the Chrysalis" A Fable from Aesop
"Life Cycles" Big Book- pgs. 38-41

INTERACTIVE SITES-
www.primarygames.com
www.nickjr.com
www.enchantedlearning.com

MATERIALS-
Butterfly Handprints-construction paper, pipe cleaners, crayons, glue
Ant Art- construction paper, glue, sand, raisins, markers
Life Cycle of a Butterfly- copy handouts from Teacher's Resource Book, long strips of construction paper, crayons, scissors, glue
 
6. Procedures/Methods-

A. Introduction-

TUES- Gather children to ABC Carpet, read Big Book- "Waiting for Wings" Think/Talk Time
WED- Gather children, read Teacher Read Aloud pgs. 86-89 "The Ant and the Chrysalis" Think/Talk Time
THURS- Gather children, read from Big Book pgs. 38-41- "Life Cycles" Think/Talk Time
 

B. Development-

TUES- Sing Theme Song- "Growing Just Like Me!"
WED- "The Ants Go Marching"
Sing/Act Out
THURS- "Where is Butterfly?" Sing/Act Out
 

C. Practice-

TUES- Interactive Site-
www.primarygames.com- Play Butterfly Match
WED- www.nickjr.com- Play The Ant's Adventure
THURS- www.enchantedlearning- Color butterflies online
 

D. Independent Practice-

TUES- Each child will trace his/her hands with assistance, create patterns, cut out to make butterfly
WED- Each child will create an ant hill using sand on construction paper, gluing raisins on the paper to represent ants
THURS- Each child will color,cut,& glue the 4 stages of the life cycle of a butterfly in the correct order
 

E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-

Teacher/Peer Modeling, Allow ample time to complete projects/activities, 1 to 1 and small group assistance
 

F. Checking for understanding-

Teacher will ask questions throughout and encourage responses from each child to ensure understanding
 

G. Closure-

The children will gather back to carpet each day to share/discuss their completed project.

 
7. Evaluation-
Observation/Informal Assessments- inputting this information into- The Creative Curriculum Developmental Continuum for Ages 3-5 Program & into IEP Goals Chart for those children who have IEPs.
 

This Lesson Plan is available at (www.teacherjet.com)