Grade: PREK-3 Subject: Full Inclusion
1. Topic-
"Here We Go!"
Houghton-Mifflin
Theme 8: Let's Move
PREK Curriculum
 
2. Content-
SUBJECT MATTER-
Language & Literacy Development
Math Development
Science Development
Health & Safety Development

KEY VOCABULARY-
chase, game, play, run, catch, cave, grass, hunt, lake, swamp, over, under, around, through
 
3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
To encourage the children to describe their plans and movements.

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 4: Geometry and Measurement
*Spatial Relationships & Geometry

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

HEALTH & SAFETY STANDARD-
Strand 1: Physical and Motor Development
*Gross Motor Development
Strand 2: Health
*Personal Health and Hygiene
Strand 3: Safety
*Safety/Injury Prevention
 
4. Objectives-
Given the Theme for the week- "Here We Go!,"
1-The children will share books and talk about how people and animals in the books move,
2- TCW move solid shapes to show different positions,
3- TCW look at pictures of forest and jungle animals and describe them and how they move,and
4- TCW learn about safe behavior around bodies of water by participating in "I Do, We Do, & You Do" activities throughout the week.
 
5. Materials and Aids-
BOOKS-
Big Book- "We're Going On A Lion Hunt"
Little Hands Library Book- "Me in Motion"
Teacher Read-Aloud Story-
"Rabbit's Rope Tug" TM pgs 86-88

INTERACTIVE SITES-
www.sproutonline.com
www.topmarks.co.uk

MATERIALS-
Sequencing Templates for "We're Going on a Lion Hunt" from Teacher Resource Book
Lion Faces- paper plates, construction paper strips, wiggly eyes, markers, glue
Paper Bag Rabbit Puppet- template for rabbit, small lunch bags, crayons, glue
 
6. Procedures/Methods-

A. Introduction-

TUES- Gather children to carpet/circle time- read Big Book- "We're Going on a Lion Hunt" Think/Talk Time, let children help retell story
WED- Gather children, read Little Hands Library book-"Me in Motion" Think/Talk Time
THURS- Gather children, listen to on CD, "Rabbit's Rope Tug" Think/Talk Time

*All Theme-Related books are displayed for children to read/look at.

 

B. Development-

TUES- Review/Sing Theme Song- "Let's Move!" together
WED- Teach children- "We're Going on a Lion Hunt" Chant/Act Out together
THURS- *Did not get to this last week- Teach children- "The Hokey Pokey" Sing/Act Out together

*All words to songs,chants, etc. are copied and sent home.
 

C. Practice-

TUES- Interactive Site-
www.sproutonline.com- Children will play "Wild Safari Ride" game- *found under- Just For Fun Games
WED- Interactive Site-
www.sproutonline.com-Children will help make a "Let's Go Playset" with Barney *Same as above location
THURS- Interactive Site-
www.topmarks.co.uk- Children will play a counting game with animals 1-10

*All children will be given several opportunities to interact with SmartBoard.
 

D. Independent Practice-

TUES- Each child will color, cut, glue his/her sequencing pictures in correct order to go with the story- "We're Going on a Lion Hunt"
WED- Each child will create his/her own Lion face using materials listed in the Materials Section of LP.
THURS- Each child will color/cut/glue his/her rabbit to a paper bag to make a puppet.
 

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)