This document provides the weekly lesson plan and schedule for a preschool classroom. The theme for the week is reduce, reuse, and recycle, with a focus on exploring ways to reuse junk. Each day includes activities like art projects using recycled materials, music and movement, read-alouds, and small group activities. Teachers will assess children's progress in various learning domains. The schedule also notes special events like field trips and music from family members. Accommodations are planned for individual children's needs.

1. Week of: April 28 – May 2 Teacher: Sara, Karen, Jenn, Mary, Robin, Julie
Study: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Exploring the Topic: How can we reuse junk?
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Interest
Areas
Art: items from junk
collection
Music and Movement:
junk collection, wooden
blocks
Art: large paper bags Art: paper bags of
different sizes
Art: Junk Collection
Large
Group
Movement: Paper
Towel Rap
Discussion & Shared
Writing: Amazing
Junk
*Song: “Musical Junk”
Discussion & Shared
*Writing: Instrument
Making
*Lydia & Mom w/Violins
ELI Trip to Karamu
House
Song: Recycle Song
Discussion and Shared
Writing: Paper Bags
*Book: Don’t Use it –
Reuse It
*Discussion and Shared
Writing: Gift Making
*Amira’s Grandma
w/Irish Drum
Read-Aloud Don’t Lose it-Reuse
It (E-Book)
The Adventures of Gary
and Harry
Peter’s Chair Hush! A Thai Lullaby The Adventures of Gary
& Harry
Small Group Morning: Mother’s
day Surprises
Afternoon: Cooking
Club; Straw Shapes
Morning: Mother’s Day
Surprises
Afternoon: Trace &
Matching Flower Parts
Afternoon: Recycling
Items w/the Parachute
Morning: Mother’s
Day Surprises: Walk a
Letter
Morning: Mother’s Day
Surprises
Afternoon: Retelling of
Paper bag Princess
Ohio Early
Learning &
Development
Standards
Follows Agreed
Upon Rules for
Discussion
Expression of Ideas &
Feelings through the Arts. Civic Participation &
Skills
Expression of Ideas &
Feelings through the
Arts
Understand the
relationship between
numbers & quantities
Gold
Objectives,
Dimensions
& Indicators
Objective 10 Objective 34 Objective 3 Objective 34 Objective 20
Outdoor Experiences Recyclable Relay
Family Partnerships: Wed. - ELI Trip to Karamu House, Violin Music w/Lydia’s Mom & Lydia, Irish Drum Music with Amira’s Grandma
Wow! Experiences: ELI Trip, Bird’s Library Trip

2. Planning for Language & Literacy:
We will read and act out:
Don’t Lose it-Reuse It
The Adventures of Gary and Harry
Peter’s Chair
Rhyme: Color Songs
Discussion and Shared Writing: How Can We Reuse
Junk?
Phonic Cheer
Planning for Health/Nutrition:
Cooking Club: Milkshakes
Planning for Family/Community
Involvement:
Parents were asked to bring recyclable materials
Parents are invited to join on field trip and participate in
any of our daily activities.
Planning for Individual Children:
BL –self-control MS – Using kind words and follows rules
TB – Three finger grasp/self-control HE – Sorting
PH – Peer Interaction AL – Patterning
NS – Peer Interaction AWH – Letter Recognition
AWI – Staying on Topic SA – Interpreting his emotions
LH – Fine Motor HR – Printing Name
ES – Using utensils EN – Peer Interaction
JJ – Letter Recognition CH- Sight Words
GF – Letter Recognition SL- Better drop offs ,adjusting to routine
JR – Letter Recognition EH – Self-control
LM- Letter Recognition SM – Letter Sounds
CS- Fine Motor TJ-Name Writing
BF- Letter Recognition WB- Listening/ self-control
JM – Better drop offs ,adjusting to routine JS – Self-help skills/ sitting at group
Changes to Routine/Schedule:
Birds – Grandfriend Play Group - Wednesday
Giraffes – Intergenerational Group - Thursday
Giraffes - Cooking Club - Monday
Weekly Reflection/Future Ideas:
Key Code for Domain Focus: Early Learning and
Development Standards
S/E= Social Emotional C=Cognitive G=General Knowledge
LL=Language & Literacy Development APT=Approach Toward Learning
Key Code for Domain Focus:
K-12 standards
FA= Fine Arts ELA=English Language Arts SS= Social Studies
S= Science M= Mathematics T= Technology