1. Topic-
I Love Animals
Theme 5
Houghton Mifflin
 
2. Content-
SUBJECT MATTER-
Language & Literacy Development
Mathematics Development
Science Development
Fine Arts Development

KEY VOCABULARY-
animals, behavior, habitat, pets, alike, different, care, needs
 
3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
To have the children identify what kinds of animals make good pets and how to care for them.

AZ EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS TO BE COVERED FOR THE WEEK-

LANGUAGE AND LITERACY STANDARD-
Strand 1: Oral Language Development
*Listening and Understanding
*Speaking and Communicating

Strand 2: Pre-reading Process
- Print Awareness
- Book Handling Skills
- Sounds & Rhythms of Spoken Language
- Letter Knowledge
- Vocabulary Development
- Comprehending Stories

MATHEMATICS STANDARD-
Strand 1: Number Sense & Operations
* Number Sense
* Numerical Operations

Strand 2: Data Analysis
* Collection and Organization
* Data Analysis


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

FINE ARTS STANDARD-
Strand 1: Visual Art
*Creating Art
*Art as Inquiry
 
4. Objectives-
Given the Theme for he Wk- "I Love Animals," the children will name animals that make good pets and explain how to care for them by participating in a variety of "I Do, We Do, & You Do" activities throughout the week.
 
5. Materials and Aids-
BOOKS:
"The Perfect Pet"
"I Like Cats"
"The Greedy Cat"

INTERACTIVE TECH:
storyplace.org- Pick A Pet
fisher-price.com- Little People Animal Sounds, Color Online, & Pet Story

MATERIALS-
Handout- "How Many Whiskers?"
Magazines, paper, glue, scissors- "Animal Sort"
DLTK Mini Book Template- "A Cat With A Hat"
 

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