EXPLORING SPACE
JANUARY 26-30, 2015
EXPLORING SPACE - Introduction
1-26-2015
MORNING MESSAGE/STAR STUDENT
Daily Skills:
*Sentence Structure
*Punctuation/Capitalization
*Grammar/Spelling
*Letter/Sound Recognition
PROJECTREAD
UNIT7 Lesson3 (Yy)
DAY 1
Letter of the Day:Yy
Word of the Week: we
(TM p7-11--7-12)
CONCEPT
Sound-symbol relationship
TEACHING OBJECTIVE
1. Toread short [a] and short [i] words with [y]
2. To spell words with short [a] and short [i] words with [y]
ANTICIPATORY SET
1. Display the vowels [a] and [i] (Do & Say)
2. Display letters: [a] [t] [s] [m][b] [c] [f] [r] [h] [n] [p] [l] [g] [j] [v] [i] [w] [k] [ck] [qu] [x]
3. Clip each letter sound
4. Introduce the letters Yyby saying the letters of the alphabet and stopping at Yy
INPUT
(TM p7-11)
1. (directly state): This letter captures the consonant sound /yuh/. You hear it in the word yes.
2. Place cards [Yy]in chart
3. (question): What sound does [Yy] capture?/yuh/
4. Do & Say
VAKT INPUT - STATIONS
*Sky Write (Snap – Aim – Press – Do & Say)
1. Tactile Letters
2. Felt Forms
3. Memory Box
4. Dry Erase Boards
GUIDED PRACTICE
(p7-12)
1. Read Sentences – Student Practice Sheet (p7-27)
2. Student Story/Quiz: Max Yams
STUDENT PRACTICE
1. Letter Web (Yy)
2. Sentence Completion (y1)
**PASS OUT AND DISCUSS SPELLING LIST
STAR STORY
Title: Dogs in Space
Day 1
Story Conventions
Story Critique and Discussion
Buddy Reading
KINDERROOTS (Dogs in Hats, Dogs in Bows)
The teacher will review story conventions. (title, author, illustrator, spine, front/back covers. pages, illustrations, text, page numbers, characters, body, capital letters, punctuation, comma).
The teacher will give a short overview of the story.
The teacher will introduce new vocabulary words:
(RED: the, has, likes, on, puts)
(GREEN: Matt's, tan, Nan, man, and)
(READELS:happy,bow, tie, hat)
the teacher will read the story (1X).
The students will be given a list of new vocabulary words. The students will color the words red/green.
CELEBRATE
LARGE GROUP/PHONEMIC AWARENESS
(sentence structure/word families) The students will read the computer story MOX'S SHOP. The students will then make a book with the same title.
(STARFALL.COM, stbk)
CCS: RI.K.1, RI.K.2, RI.K.5, RI.K.6, RI.K.7, RI.K.10, RF.K.1, RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1c, RF.K.2, RF.K.2a, RF.K.2c, RF.K.2d, RF.K.2e, RF.K.3, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3c, RF.K.3d, RF.K.4, RL.K.1, RL.K.2, RL.K.3, RL.K.4, RL.K.5, RL.K.6, RL.K.7, RL.K.10, L.K.1, L.K.1 L.K.1a, L.K.1b, L.K.1c, L.K.1d, L.K.1e, L.K.1f, L.K.2a, L.K.2b, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.K.4, L.K.4a, L.K.4b, L.K.6, SL.K.1, SL.K.1a, SL.K.1b, SL.K.2, SL.K.3, SL.K.4, SL.K.5, SL.K.6
CALENDAR MATH/MATH
(problem solving/logical reasoning) The students will write 1-50, using wall and desk charts. (GP&IP) The students will then identify and write quantities for groups of eighteen, nineteen and twenty. Next, the students will review by completing the activities on the math webpage.
(EV-5-4, math webpage)
CCS: K.CC.3, K.CC.4b
Calendar Daily Activities:
*Months of Year/Day of Week
*Addition/Subtraction
*Money/Time
*Tally Marks/Graphs
*Patterns
*Time Line
*Counting by 2, 5, 10
*Weather/Temperature
*Number Sequencing
*Odd/Even/Place Value
*Measurement
*Historical Events
*Estimation
*Spanish
CCS:K.OA.1, K.OA.2, K.OA.3, K.OA.4, K.OA.5, K.MD.1, K.MD.2, K.MD.3, K.CC.1, K.CC.2, K.CC.3, K.CC.4, K.CC.4a, K.CC.4b, K.CC.4c, K.CC.5, K.CC.6, K.CC.7 SCI-K-ESS2-1
WRITING
(journal) The students will write and illustrate a short story about what they might see in space while on their imaginary trip.
(journal)
CCS: L.K.2, L.K.2a, L.K.2b, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, RF.K.2a, SL.K.5
THEME
(science) The students will sit in the floor and pretend to get ready for aflight into space.The students will tell the teacher what they need and the steps in getting ready for the flight. The students will then identify some objects they might see while traveling in space. The students will identify and color the pictures of items that can be found in space.
(st sht p29 - Identifying Space Objects)
CCS: SCI-K-PS2-2
EXPLORING SPACE
1-27-2015
NO SCHOOL – SNOW DAY
EXPLORING SPACE–Earth
1-28-2015
MORNING MESSAGE
PROJECT READ UNIT7 Lesson2 (Yy)
DAY 2
Letter of the Day: Yy
(TM p7-11--7-12)
Follow Monday’s Lesson
SFA (p125-128)
1. Think, Pair, Share (students pair together to identify an item that begins with Yy)
2. Hear Sound
3. Say It Fast
4. Break It Down
5. Stretch and Read
6. Quick Erase
STUDENT PRACTICE
1. Nursery Rhyme (Yy)- Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat
2. Learning Page (Yy)
STAR STORY
Title: Dogs in Space
Day 2
KINDERROOTS
Title: Dogs in Hats, Dogs in Bows
Day 2
Popcorn Read
LARGE GROUP/PHONEMIC AWARENESS
(rhyming) The students will read the computer story MOX'S SHOP.The students will then identify words that end with “og”, “ot”, and “op”.
(STARFALL.COM, wkbk p19&20)
CCS: RI.K.1, RI.K.2, RI.K.5, RI.K.6, RI.K.7, RI.K.10, RF.K.1, RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1c, RF.K.2, RF.K.2a, RF.K.2c, RF.K.2d, RF.K.2e, RF.K.3, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3c, RF.K.3d, RF.K.4, RL.K.1, RL.K.2, RL.K.3, RL.K.4, RL.K.5, RL.K.6, RL.K.7, RL.K.10, L.K.1, L.K.1 L.K.1a, L.K.1b, L.K.1c, L.K.1d, L.K.1e, L.K.1f, L.K.2a, L.K.2b, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.K.4, L.K.4a, L.K.4b, L.K.6, SL.K.1, SL.K.1a, SL.K.1b, SL.K.2, SL.K.3, SL.K.4, SL.K.5, SL.K.6
CALENDAR MATH/MATH
(number recognition) The students will write 1-25, using class charts. (R&P) Next, the students will count, read, and write quantities of eighteen, nineteen, and twenty. The students will then review by completing activities on the math cd.
(EV-5-4(RP), math cd)
CCS: K.CC.3, K.CC.4.b
WRITING
(journal) The students will write and illustrate a short story about something two things they see on Earth.
(journal, pic of Earth - as seen from space)
CCS: L.K.2, L.K.2a, L.K.2b, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, RF.K.2a, SL.K.5 SCI-K-PS2-2, K-PS3-1
THEME
(science) The studentswill discuss the fact that the earth is covered with land and water (show globe and map). The teacher will then discuss the placement of Earth in the solar system and what makes our planet different from the others. The students will then discuss Earth as being our home. The students will complete a picture of the earth by coloring the land green and the waterblue.
(st sht p41 - This Isthe Earth, globe, large map)
CCS: SCI-K-PS2-2, K-PS3-1
EXPLORING SPACE - Astronauts
1-29-2015
MORNING MESSAGE
PROJECT READ
UNIT7 Lesson3 (Yy)
DAY 3
Letter of the Day:Yy
Word of the Week: we
(TM p7-11--7-12)
Follow Monday’s Lesson
VAKT INPUT - STATIONS
*Sky Write (Snap – Aim – Press – Do & Say)
1. Tactile Letters
2. Felt Forms
3. Memory Box
4. Dry Erase Boards
INPUT
1. Display red word we
2. Teacher states: This word says: we
3. Teacher and students read
4. Students arm-tap spelling of the word we
5. Students trace the word we with a red crayon/marker
GUIDED PRACTICE
(p7-12)
1. Read Sentences – Student Practice Sheet (p7-27)
2. Student Story/Quiz: Max Yams
STUDENT PRACTICE
1. Word Boxes/Sentence Writing (y2)
2. Review p 117
STAR STORY
Title: Dogs in Space
Day 3
KINDERROOTS
Title: Dogs in Hats, Dogs in Bows
Day 3
LARGE GROUP/PHONEMIC AWARENESS
(short o/high frequency words)The students will read the computer story MOX'S SHOP.The students will then write the high frequency words in the correct shape boxes and write an “o” (short vowel) on each line to complete words.
(STARFALL.COM,wkbk p21&22)
CCS: RI.K.1, RI.K.2, RI.K.5, RI.K.6, RI.K.7, RI.K.10, RF.K.1, RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1c, RF.K.2, RF.K.2a, RF.K.2c, RF.K.2d, RF.K.2e, RF.K.3, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3c, RF.K.3d, RF.K.4, RL.K.1, RL.K.2, RL.K.3, RL.K.4, RL.K.5, RL.K.6, RL.K.7, RL.K.10, L.K.1, L.K.1 L.K.1a, L.K.1b, L.K.1c, L.K.1d, L.K.1e, L.K.1f, L.K.2a, L.K.2b, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.K.4, L.K.4a, L.K.4b, L.K.6, SL.K.1, SL.K.1a, SL.K.1b, SL.K.2, SL.K.3, SL.K.4, SL.K.5, SL.K.6
CALENDAR MATH/MATH
(problem solving/logical reasoning) The students will write 1-50, using wall and desk charts. (GP & IP) The students will count forward beginning from a given number within the known sequence (instead of having to begin at 1). The students will review by completing activities on the math webpage.
(EV-5-5, math webpage)
CCS: K.CC.2
WRITING
(journal) The students will make a space picture, using tangrams pieces.The students will discuss their journeyas an astronaut (Where are they going? What did they see?). The students will then write a short story about their trip into space.
(journal/paper, small tangrams)
CCS: M-K.G.2, K.G.5 L.K.2, L.K.2a, L.K.2b, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, RF.K.2a, SL.K.5
THEME
(science/art/s. studies)(The teacher/parents will provide apples orbananas-both whole and dehydrated).The class will discuss the job of an astronaut and why it is important. They will then discuss some of the training needed to be an astronaut and they will taste some of the food that anastronaut might eat while in space.The teacher will discuss thatastronauts can eat the same foods as we do, but it is prepared in a special way.Ask which is food is heavier or lighter (store or dried) andrecord the predictions or use tallies.The students will thentake turns weighing eachfood in their hands.The students will also usebalancescales to weigh each type.Eachstudent will then make his/her own astronaut mask.
(astronaut food - dried foods, st sht, yarn, hole punch)
CCS:PL/VS 1.1.2(DOK 1), 2.2.1(DOK 1)A/H 1.2.1, 1.2.2,3.4.1 K.MD.1 SCI-K-LS1-1, K-ESS3-1
EXPLORING SPACE - Moon
1-30-2015
MORNING MESSAGE
PROJECT READ
UNIT7 Lesson3 (Yy)
DAY 4
Letter of the Day:Yy
Word of the Week: we
(TM p7-11--7-12)
Follow Monday’s Lesson
GUIDED PRACTICE
(p7-12)
1. Read Sentences – Student Practice Sheet (p7-27)
2. Student Story/Quiz: Max Yams
STUDENT PRACTICE
1. Writing/Illustrating (y3)
2. HAR 10 - p78
SHARED STORY
Title: Papa Please Get Me the Moon
Day 1
KINDERROOTS
Title: Dogs in Hats, Dogs in Bows
Day 4
LARGE GROUP/PHONEMIC AWARENESS
(short o)The students will read the computer story MOX'S SHOP.The students will complete the sentences using the correct word and then write on the line.
(STARFALL.COM, wbk p2324)
CCS: RI.K.1, RI.K.2, RI.K.5, RI.K.6, RI.K.7, RI.K.10, RF.K.1, RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1c, RF.K.2, RF.K.2a, RF.K.2c, RF.K.2d, RF.K.2e, RF.K.3, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3c, RF.K.3d, RF.K.4, RL.K.1, RL.K.2, RL.K.3, RL.K.4, RL.K.5, RL.K.6, RL.K.7, RL.K.10, L.K.1, L.K.1 L.K.1a, L.K.1b, L.K.1c, L.K.1d, L.K.1e, L.K.1f, L.K.2a, L.K.2b, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.K.4, L.K.4a, L.K.4b, L.K.6, SL.K.1, SL.K.1a, SL.K.1b, SL.K.2, SL.K.3, SL.K.4, SL.K.5, SL.K.6
CALENDAR MATH/MATH
(problem solving/logical reasoning) The students will write 1-50, using wall and desk charts. (R) The students will count backward beginning from a given number within the known sequence (instead of having to begin at 1). (P) The students will find the missing number in each given sequence. Then, the teacher will review the math cd.
(EV-5-5(RP), math cd)
CCS: K.CC.2
WRITING
(on-demand task) The students will complete the On-Demand Task on how to travel to the moon.
(od task w/rubric)
CCS: W.K.2, L.K.2, L.K.2a, L.K.2b, L.K.2c, L.K.2d SCI-K-LS1-1, K-ESS3-1
THEME
(science/art) The students will discuss what the moon is and why we see it mostly at night. Next, the class will discuss what gravity is and what it does.They will then show theeffects of gravity on classroom items.They will then briefly discuss astronauts landing on the moon (the students will walk as if they were on the moon).The class will then discuss the phases of the moon (full, half, quarter, new). Each student will cut out his/her moon shapes and cover them with foil and then glue then in sequence on a paper strip.The students will also keep a "moon log" for 30 days, drawing the shape of the moon each night. The students will paint "moon rocks". If time permits, the students will take a “moon walk”. For afternoon snack, the students will make “moon snacks”
(moon phases chart, foil, st sht, paper strip, rubber bands, big sponges, yellow cheese, round crackers)
CCS: PL/VS 1.2.1 A/H 3.4.1 SCI-K-LS1-1, K-ESS3-1
LEARNING TARGETS
January 26-30, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015
Reading: I can identify Yy and /y/.
Math: I canidentify, count and write 18, 19, 20.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
NO SCHOOL – SNOW DAY
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Reading: I can identify Yy and /y/.
Math: I can identify, count and write 18, 19, 20.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Reading: I can identify Yy and /y/.
Math: I can use problem solving to identify missing numbers in a number sequence.
Friday, January 30, 2015
Reading: I can identify and write words that begin with Yy and /y/.
Math: I can use problem solving to identify missing numbers in a number sequence.