Week of: 4/13/15-4/17/15 Theme/Pets and Vets

Teacher: _Brenda Knowles

Dramatic Play
EQ –How do we care for our pets?
Add pets
Doll house with animals added / Art
EQ –? Are all pets the same? How is your pet the same/different then--?(record answers for children.
Play dough pets (feathers googly eyes, pipe cleaners, pom poms)
Contact paper fish
Contact paper birds
Pet painting
Pet sticker art
Paper bird cages
Paper birds / Sand and Water
EQ
Animal baths (plastic animals)
Blocks
EQ- How can we keep our pets safe when we are outside?
Add pets and build enclosures
Doll house with animals added / Manipulatives
EQ-
Small lego blocks and lego animals
Pet sticker art / Library & Writing
EQ – How do we know if a story is real or pretend?
Norman
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Pout Pout Fish
Spot
Feathers For Lunch
Splat the Cat
Mudge
Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes
Science & Math
EQ –
Graph favorite pet
Compare pets (how many legs, fur/no fur, big/small, color, etc) / Music and Movement
Move like your pet / Computers (Classroom)
EQ
Pix writer sentence builder
____ likes____
_____has a _____
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Morning Meeting
Time:
9:30-9:45 / Morning Greeting
Pledge of Allegiance
Weather and graph
Linear calendar
Add caterpillar piece
Do you have a pet? Yes/no graph / Morning Greeting
Pledge of Allegiance
Weather and graph
Linear calendar
Add caterpillar piece
What pet do you have/want? / Morning Greeting
Pledge of Allegiance
Weather and graph
Linear calendar
Add caterpillar piece / Morning Greeting
Pledge of Allegiance
Weather and graph
Linear calendar
Add caterpillar piece / Morning Greeting
Pledge of Allegiance
Weather and graph
Linear calendar
Add caterpillar piece Fire
Favorite pet graph
Whole Group Activities
Time(s): / 9:30 morning meeting
2:30 afternoon meeting / 9:30 morning meeting
2:30 afternoon meeting / 9:30 morning meeting
2:30 afternoon meeting / 9:30 morning meeting
2:30 afternoon meeting / 9:30 morning meeting
2:30 afternoon meeting
Small Group Activities
Time(s):
9:45-10:45
2:30-3:15 / AM Groups:
Teacher
Group 3
Activity- - Pixwriter
Creating sentence about pets. Children find their name and finish sentence _____ likes______.
Assistant 1:
(group 1)
Activity: introduce vets office for dramatic play. Set up props and materials
Assistants 2
(group 2)
Activity – add pets to blocks and build enclosures and pet houses
PM Groups:
Teacher afternoon group
Activity- Talk about what we did today.
Assistant 1:
Activity: Pete the Cat Rocking His School Shoes
Assistants 2:
Activity Pet sticker art / AM Groups:
Teacher
Group 1
Activity- Pixwriter
Creating sentence about pets. Children find their name and finish sentence _____ likes______
Assistant 1:
Group 2
Activity introduce vets office for dramatic play. Set up props and materials
-
Assistants 2
(group 3)
Activity- – add pets to blocks and build enclosures and pet houses
PM Groups:
Teacher afternoon group
Activity- Talk about what we did today.
Assistant 1:
Activity: Pete the Cat Rocking His School Shoes
Assistants 2
Activity
Pet sticker art / AM Groups:
Teacher
(Group 2)
Activity- - Pixwriter
Creating sentence about pets. Children find their name and finish sentence _____ likes______
)
Assistant 1:
(group 3)
Activity- introduce vets office for dramatic play. Set up props and materials
Assistant 2
(Group 1)
Activity add pets to blocks and build enclosures and pet houses
Early Dismissal
PM Groups:
Teacher afternoon group
Activity:
Assistant 1:
Activity:
Assistants 2:
Activity / AM Groups:
Teacher
Group 3
Activity-. Paper bird cages
Assistant 1: :
(group 1) paper birds
Assistant2
Group 2
Activity paper birds
PM Groups:
Teacher afternoon group
Activity: - Talk about what we did today . A Pet For Pete (Pete the Cat)
Whole group
Assistant 1
Activity Small lego blocks and lego animals
Assistant 2
Activity
Pet sticker art / AM Groups:
Teacher
group 1
Activity- Paper bird cages
Assistant 1:
Group 2
Activity- Paper bird cages
Assistants 2:
Group 3
Activity paper birds
PM Groups:
Teacher afternoon group
Activity: Talk about what we did today.
Book Talk about what we did today . A Pet For Pete (Pete the Cat) Whole Group
Assistant 1
Activity: : Small lego blocks and lego animals
Assistant pet sticker art
Centers/
Choice
Time(s): / Sensory table center
All centers are open for the substantial portion of the day. / Sensory table center
All centers are open for the substantial portion of the day. / Sensory table center
All centers are open for the substantial portion of the day. / Sensory table center
All centers are open for the substantial portion of the day. / Sensory table center
All centers are open for the substantial portion of the day.
Gross Motor/ Outdoor
Activities
Time: / Chalk
Riding toys / Gross motor in classroom if raining
Outside balance beam / Gross motor equipment / Gross motor equipment / Gross motor equipment
Read Aloud
Time:
2:30-2:45 / Mudge / A Pet for Pete / A Pet for Pete / Norman / Feathers For Lunch
Promethean Board
Activities
Time: / 10:40
A Pet For Pete / 10:40
Animal Boogie
Individualized
IEP Goals
Time(s): / 1.JT will demonstrate understanding of preschool skills that include naming colors, counting 1-10, recognize some letters and participation.
2.JB will participate in structures as well as unstructured classroom activities.
3.SF S will demonstrate an understanding of preschool concepts by taking part in classroom activities containing fine motor and social skills.
4.MR will complete non-preferred as well as preferred classroom activities with minimal prompting.
5.SS will demonstrate an understanding of preschool concepts by participating and completing classroom activities.
6.MG will maneuver through the school environment avoiding obstacles. M will independently use self-help skills during routines.
7.TG During structured and unstructured activities, T will follow classroom rules, routines, and participate in all large and small group non-preferred activities.
8.DK With minimal hand over hand assistance and verbal prompting, D will attend to close ended activities through completion.
9.Y will participate with peers in group activities and during classroom routines
10 L will follow simple directions to participate in classroom routines and activities.
11. D. will follow simple directions to participate in classroom routines and activities.
12.B will complete non-preferred as well as preferred classroom activities with minimal prompting.
13.TM will participate in structures as well as unstructured classroom activities.
14.AMR will participate in structures as well as unstructured classroom activities.
15.
Special Activities/
Events
Time:
New Vocabulary Words for the
week: / Vet Pet: cat dog fish Wild: Bear
birds
Things needed to complete the Theme/ Study for the Week / l
Parent/Family Involvement Activities / Week1 Supply pictures of family pets or picture from magazine of pet child week 2 bandages, band aids, cotton balls long sleeve man’s white shirt (need 2-3 for dress up)
/family might want
Reminders for the Week:

PET RHYMES

Soft kitty, soft kitty,
Soft ball of fur.
Pretty kitty, pretty kitty,
Purr, purr, purr!
Adapted Traditional
(Have your children help you make up other rhymes about other pets, such as)
Black doggy, black doggy
Black ball of fun.
Big doggy, big doggy,
Run, run, run!
Adapted Traditional

Adapted from Teaching Strategies