7:45 8:15 Arrival/Breakfast/Morning Journals
Beverly SmithKindergarten
Week of October 30 – November 3, 2017
Monday, October 30, 2017
7:45 – 8:15 Arrival/Breakfast/Morning Journals
8:15 – 8:30 Announcements/Pledges/Morning Journals
8:30 – 9:15 Guidance
9:15 - 9:45 Morning Meeting
Preview our Day
Phonemic Awareness: Beginning Sounds [Theme 1, p. T105] (RF.K.2)
Sight Word Fluency (RF.K.3)
Read Aloud: Pumpkin Town! by Katie McKy. Ask, “What do you think will happen to all the watermelon seeds?” Turn and talk. (RL.K.10, SL.K.2)
9:45 – 10:00 Snack/Bathroom
10:00 – 10:30 Recess
10:30 – 11:45 Literacy Stations/Quarterly Assessments
11:45 – 12:00 Reader’s Workshop
Unit 3 – Week 1 – Day 1: What is a Character? (K.RL.3)
12:00 – 12:10 Prepare for Lunch
12:10 – 12:50 Lunch/Bathroom
12:50 – 1:20 Writing Workshop
Unit 3 – Day 1: Let’s Explore Procedural Texts (W.K.2, W.K.5)
1:25 – 2:10 Math
Unit 2 – Day 10: Comparing Objects (K.CC.3, K.CC.4, K.CC.5, K.CC.6, K.CC.7)
2:15 – 2:35 Content
Pumpkin Fun: Our Pumpkin (Outside) – Students will look at, touch, smell, weigh, and measure the class pumpkin. Encourage students to comment on what they discover about the properties of the pumpkin. Record students’ responses on a large sheet of chart paper titled “Our Pumpkin.” Save chart to use later. (K.P.2.1)
2:35 – 3:00 DEAR/Prepare for Dismissal
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Halloween Fun Day
7:45 – 8:15 Arrival/Breakfast/Morning Journals
8:15 – 8:30 Announcements/Pledges/Morning Journals
8:30 – 9:15 Math
Skulls and Bones: Students will sort the candy bones by kind/color, count to tell how many, and determine which type of bone they have more of and fewer of. (K.CC.3, K.CC.4, K.CC.5, K.CC.6, K.CC.7)
9:15 – 9:45 Morning Meeting
Preview our Day
Phonemic Awareness: Beginning Sounds [Theme 1, p. T119] (RF.K.2)
Sight Word Fluency (RF.K.3)
Read Aloud: The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll. Ask, “What made the pumpkin get so big?” Turn and talk. (RL.K.10, SL.K.2)
9:45 – 10:00 Halloween Snack/Bathroom
10:00 – 10:30 Recess
10:30 – 11:45 Literacy Stations/Quarterly Assessments
11:45 – 12:00 Reader’s Workshop
Unit 3 – Week 1 - Day 2: Characters Can Talk (K.RL.3)
12:00 – 12:10 Prepare for Lunch
12:10 – 12:50 Lunch/Bathroom
12:50 – 1:20 Witch’s Brew STEM Challenge
Students will use ingredients to try and create a bubbling witch’s brew.
1:25 – 2:10 Library
2:15 – 2:35 Content
Pumpkin Fun: Our Pumpkin (Inside) – Review “Our Pumpkin” property chart. Ask students how they think the inside of the pumpkin might look. Cut off the top of the pumpkin. Encourage students to peek inside and use their senses to explore the inside of the pumpkin. Record students’ observations on the chart. Next, scoop the seeds and pulp into a bowl. Then weigh the pumpkin and compare the new weight to its original weight. Carve a face to make a jack-o-lantern! (K.P.2.1)
2:35 – 3:00 DEAR/Prepare for Dismissal
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
7:45 – 8:15 Arrival/Breakfast/Morning Journals
8:15 – 8:30 Announcements/Pledges/Morning Journals
8:30 – 9:15 PE
9:15 – 9:45 Morning Meeting
Preview our Day
Phonemic Awareness: Beginning Sounds [Theme 1, p. T127] (RF.K.2)
Sight Word Fluency (RF.K.3)
Read Aloud: Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman. Ask, “Why did the witch plant another pumpkin seed?” Turn and talk. (RL.K.10, SL.K.2)
9:45 – 10:00 Snack/Bathroom
10:00 – 10:30 Recess
10:30 – 11:45 Literacy Stations/Quarterly Assessments
11:45 – 12:00 Reader’s Workshop
Unit 3 – Week 1 – Day 3: Describing Characters (K.RL.3)
12:00 – 12:10 Prepare for Lunch
12:10 – 12:50 Lunch/Bathroom
12:50 – 1:20 Writing Workshop
Unit 3 – Day 2: Generate Ideas Lists (W.K.2, W.K.5)
1:25 – 2:10 Math
Unit 2 – Day 11: Compare Objects (K.CC.3, K.CC.4, K.CC.5, K.CC.6, K.CC.7)
2:15 – 2:35 Content
Pumpkin Fun: How Our Pumpkin Grew – Read From Seed to Pumpkin by Wendy Pfeffer. Sequence the life cycle of a pumpkin. Complete a cut and paste sequencing activity. (K.E.1.1)
2:35 – 3:00 DEAR/Prepare for Dismissal
Thursday, November 2, 2017
7:45 – 8:15 Arrival/Breakfast/Morning Journals
8:15 – 8:30 Announcements/Pledges/Morning Journals
8:30 – 9:15 Art
9:15 – 9:45 Morning Meeting
Preview our Day
Phonemic Awareness: Beginning Sounds [Theme 1, p. T133] (RF.K.2)
Sight Word Fluency (RF.K.3)
Read Aloud: Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper. Ask, “Where do you think Duck was at all day?” Turn and talk. (RL.K.10, SL.K.2)
9:45 – 10:00 Snack/Bathroom
10:00 – 10:30 Recess
10:30 – 11:45 Literacy Stations/Progress Monitoring
11:45 – 12:00 Reader’s Workshop
Unit 3 – Week 1 – Day 4: Comparing Two Characters (K.RL.3)
12:00 – 12:10 Prepare for Lunch
12:10 – 12:50 Lunch/Bathroom
12:50 – 1:20 Writing Workshop
Unit 3 – Day 3: The Importance of Naming the Activity (W.K.2, W.K.5)
1:25 – 2:10 Music
2:15 – 2:35 Content
Pumpkin Fun: Using our Pumpkin - Read Oh My, Pumpkin Pie! by Charles Ghigna. Students recall things that were made from the pumpkins. (pie, muffins, bread, scarecrow’s head, butter, roasted seeds, jack-o-lantern) Ask, “What did we make with our class pumpkin?” (K.G.2.2)
2:35 – 3:00 DEAR/Prepare for Dismissal
Friday, November 3, 2017
7:45 – 8:15 Arrival/Breakfast/Morning Journals
8:15 – 8:30 Announcements/Pledges/Morning Journals
8:30 – 9:15 Math
Unit 2 – Day 12: Compare Objects (K.CC.3, K.CC.4, K.CC.5, K.CC.6, K.CC.7)
9:15 – 9:45 Morning Meeting
Preview our Day
Phonemic Awareness: Beginning Sounds [Theme 1, p. T143] (RF.K.2)
Sight Word Fluency (RF.K.3)
Read Aloud: A Day at the Pumpkin Patch by Megan Faulkner. Ask, “What kind of pumpkin would you look for at the pumpkin patch?” Turn and talk. (RL.K.10, SL.K.2)
9:45 – 10:00 Snack/Bathroom
10:00 – 10:30 Recess
10:30 – 11:45 Literacy Stations
11:45 – 12:00 Reading Workshop
Unit 3 – Week 1 – Day 5: Making Connections to Characters (K.RL.3)
12:00 – 12:10 Prepare for Lunch
12:10 – 12:50 Lunch/Bathroom
12:50 – 1:20 Writing Workshop
Unit 3 – Day 4: Act Out the Steps – Be Sure You Have Them All! (W.K.2, W.K.5)
1:25 – 2:10 Computer Lab
2:15 – 2:35 Content
Let’s Find Out Magazine – “Pumpkin Parts!”
Video: A Pumpkin Grows
Read the Issue
Game: Pick a Pumpkin! (Phonics Practice)
2:35 – 3:00 DEAR/Prepare for Dismissal