(C) Group Experiences Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Arrival Arrival: Attendance graph Arrival: Attendance graph Arrival: Attendance graph Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle: Morning Circle: Morning Circle: Morning Circle: Opening Welcome song & one other Welcome song & one other Welcome song & one other Welcome song & one other Circle Review daily schedule and Review daily schedule and Review daily schedule and Review daily schedule and Movement rules now and throughout rules now and throughout rules now and throughout rules now and throughout the day the day the day the day Relaxation Morning Message: Question of the Day Poem/Song: QOTD: kind of mail “Mail Myself “What (QOTD): Are these the to We sent mail to our pen do you like better, letters or You” same kind of pattern? (Y/N) Post examples pals last week. I hope we postcards?” Transitions Post Patterns #1 & #2 Exploring Envelopes: get mail from them soon! to illustrate answer choices. (see [modify as appropriate] Show envelopes and Graph responses QOTD Pattern Template in children’s Closing Time permitting, engage for packages of different sizes. and discuss the results. Activities packet) children in noticing children to compare. Notice the shapes. Ask Circle concepts of print, such as Discuss why children chose children you were going Poem: “If “Post Office” where to start reading and the response they to try to mail yourself to did. Don’t Post Office which direction to go, a worry about correcting someone, what kind of Step inside! long word vs. a short word, envelope or box would you “wrong” answers, but Stamps for sale! etc. explain and describe what fit in? (Can you mail really Packages, postcards, makes these patterns yourself?)” Pen Pals: Read/distribute different. Keep the focus Letters to mail! letters received from partner on patterning rather than the Come to us Transition: classroom typical number/graphing (if you’ve For your money's worth. received any). focus of QOTD. Deliveries made Poem/Song: “Mail Myself Music/Movement: Choose All over the Earth! to by Woody Guthrie You” Transition: SS- brain 2 (Point out words that ( builder rhyme etc.) SS- Puppet Script Music/Movement: Choose Relaxation: Transition: 2 Transition: SS Brain Builder Transition: Music/Movement: Choose Relaxation: SS skill activity- 2 Music/Movement: SS song Closing Circle:
(C) Group Experiences Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Arrival Opening Circle Movement Relaxation Transitions Closing Circle Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle: Welcome song & one other Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day Question of the Day (QOTD): Are these the same kind of pattern? (Y/N) Post Patterns #1 & #2 (see QOTD Pattern Template in Activities packet) for children to compare. Discuss why children chose the response they did. Don’t worry about correcting “wrong” answers, but explain and describe what makes these patterns different. Keep the focus on patterning rather than the typical number/graphing focus of QOTD. Poem/Song: “Mail Myself to You” by Woody Guthrie ( SS- Puppet Script Transition: SS Brain Builder Music/Movement: SS song Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle: Welcome song & one other Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day Poem/Song: “Mail Myself to You” Exploring Envelopes: Show envelopes and packages of different sizes. Notice the shapes. Ask children “If you were going to try to mail yourself to someone, what kind of envelope or box would you fit in? (Can you really mail yourself?)” Transition: Music/Movement: Choose 2 Relaxation: Transition: Closing Circle: Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle: Welcome song & one other Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day Morning Message: We sent mail to our pen pals last week. I hope we get mail from them soon! [modify as appropriate] Time permitting, engage children in noticing concepts of print, such as where to start reading and which direction to go, a long word vs. a short word, etc. Pen Pals: Read/distribute letters received from partner classroom (if you’ve received any). Transition: SS- brain builder Music/Movement: Choose 2 Relaxation: SS skill activity- Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle: Welcome song & one other Review daily schedule and rules now and throughout the day QOTD: “What kind of mail do you like better, letters or postcards?” Post examples to illustrate answer choices. Graph children’s responses and discuss the results. Poem: “Post Office” Post Office Step inside! Stamps for sale! Packages, postcards, Letters to mail! Come to us For your money's worth. Deliveries made All over the Earth! (Point out words that rhyme etc.) Transition: Music/Movement: Choose 2