1. Week of: April 21 Teacher: Sara, Karen, Jenn, Mary, Robin, Julie
Study: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Exploring the Topic: How it Affects the Community? Where Does Trash Go? What Do Workers Do There?
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Interest
Areas
Blocks: Big Trucks Discovery: can crusher;,
empty can; small trash can
Blocks: empty boxes
of various sizes
Art: paper, junk
stamping
Discovery: Junk
Collection-Sort by Shape
Large
Group
Song: “Recycle
Song”
Discussion & Shared
Writing: Interview
the school custodian
Song: “Recycle Song”
Discussion & Shared
Writing: Litter Walk in
Honor of Earth Day
Poem: The Litter
Monster
Discussion and Shared
Writing: Litter
Poem: The Litter
Monster”
Discussion and Shared
Writing: Litter &
Animals
Song: “Recycle Song”
Discussion and Shared
Writing: Dump or
Recycle
Read-Aloud I Stink Radio Man The Adventures of
Gary & Hary
Sam Helps Recycle
eBook
The Adventures of Gary
& Harry
Small Group Morning: Plant
Seeds
Afternoon: Egg
Patterning
Morning: Litter Walk
Afternoon: Marble Painted
Easter Eggs
Morning: Trash
Patterns
Afternoon: Sorting &
Classifying-Recycling
Morning: Dinnertime
w/the Easter Bunny
Afternoon: Seek &
Find
Morning: What Junk is
Missing?
Afternoon: Memory
Games
Ohio Early
Learning &
Development
Standards
Observations of
Living Things
Production &
Consumption
Patterning Expression of Ideas &
Feelings through the
Arts
Attention
Gold
Objectives,
Dimensions
& Indicators
Objective 25 Objective 30 Objective 23 Objective 14/14a Objective 11/11a
Outdoor Experiences Earth Day Litter Walk
Family Partnerships: Earth Day Litter Walk
Wow! Experiences: Earth Day Litter Walk

2. Planning for Language & Literacy:
We will read and act out:
Something From Nothing
I Stink!
Radio Man
Rhyme: Color Songs
Discussion and Shared Writing: What d we throw away
and where does it go?
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