Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Daily Gross Motor Activity / Native Americans / Indian/Pilgrim Relay / Pilgrim, Pilgrim, Indian / Field Trip / Indian May I
Group Time
(songs, recap the day, games, discussion etc.,) / Review facts about the Indian nation. Discuss how pictures was used for communicating.
Lesson Objectives:
CC# FC# / Discuss how Native Americans had celebrations called “pow-wows: where they worshipped, play drums and danced.
Lesson Objectives:
CC# FC# / Discuss the Native Americans skills of hunting and fishing and how they taught the Pilgrims how to fish and hunt.
Lesson Objectives:
CC# FC# / Field Trip
Lesson Objectives:
CC# FC# / Discuss the First Thanksgiving feast.
Lesson Objectives:
CC# FC#
Story Time / Book: Little Indian by Peggy Parish
Questions:
What is the role of the author?
CC# FC# / Book: Let’s Find Out About Thanksgiving by Martha and Charles Shapp
Questions:
What is the role of the illustrator?
CC# FC# / Book: One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims by B.G. Hennessy
Questions:
Where does the reader begin reading?
CC# FC# / Book:
Questions:
Field Trip
CC# FC# / Book: A Turkey for Thanksgiving Dinner by Eve Benting
Questions: Where is the setting and who are the characters?
CC# FC#
Special Activities
(Field Trips, Visitors) / CC# FC# / CC# FC#
Invite a Native American to come out and share facts about their history. / CC# FC# / CC# Field Trip FC# / CC# FC#
Invite a Native American to come out and dance for the children.

Planning for GroupsTheme: Native American ThanksgivingWeek of: November 16-20, 2015

Small Group Activities: / Teacher Activities:
Group corn kernels in groups of 1-10.
Number Bingo
Sort fruits/vegetables / Assistant’s Activities:
Rote counting 1-20.
Fruits/vegetables match / Independent Group:
Match turkey feathers with number on turkey.
Differentiation: / Child: BC
Objective: Use Number Song Cd to assist with rote counting. To be able to rote count from 1-20. / Child:KG
Objective:
Have picture of corn kernels for each group. To make and count sets of 1-10 / Child: KP
Objective: To be able to match the number of feathers with the number on the turkey body. / Child: SP
Objective: Use Number Song Cd to assist with rote counting. To be able to rote count from 1 to 20. / Child: JL
Objective: Have picture of corn kernels for each group. To make and count sets of 1-10.
Child: MJ
Objective: Have picture of corn kernels for each group. To make and count sets of 1-10. / Child: TI
Objective: To be able to match the number of feathers with the number on the turkey body / Child: AC
Objective: To be able to match the number of feathers with the number on the turkey body. / Child: GC
Objective: Use Number Song Cd to assist with rote counting. To be able to rote count form 1 to 20. / Child: MC
Objective: To be able to match the number of feathers with the number on the turkey body.
Child: BC
Objective: Use Number Song Cd to assist with rote counting. / Child: MN
Objective: To be able to recognize numbers 1-10. Look at the number cards and match them on bingo board. / Child: JW
Objective: Use Number Song Cd to assist with rote counting. To be able to rote count from 1 to 20. / Child: OG
Objective: Use Number Song Cd to assist with rote counting. / Child: WH
Objective: To be able to recognize numbers 1-10. Look at the number cards and match them on bingo board.

Weekly Planning Form

Week of: November 16-20, 2015Study/Project: Native American Thanksgiving

Teacher: Lachardon MooreAssistant: Peggy Britt

Blocks
Plastic vegetables
Plastic turkey
Plastic deer / Dramatic Play
Garden tools
Plastic fruits and vegetables
baskets / Math
Turkey feathers
Turkey body pattern / Notes to Self and/or Reflections:
Observe student’s areas of strengths and weaknesses
Family/Community Involvement:
Field Trip
Native American dancer come to dance for the children
Art
Brown paper bag
Yarn
Beads
Scrap material / Library
Little Indian
Let’s Find Out About Thanksgiving
One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims
A Turkey for Thanksgiving Dinner / Discovery/Science
Potato
Grass seeds
Wiggly eyes
cups
Sand/Water Table
Plastic fruits and vegetables
Corn kernels / Music & Movement
Wooden letters / Listening
Books
Cd
Technology
Ipads
Waterford
Abcya
starfall / Cooking / Outdoors
Garden tools
Hula hoops