1. Week of: April 17-21, 2017 Birds and Giraffes Teacher: Sara, Mary, Karen, Macie, Robin
Study: Spring - Earth Day
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Interest Areas Sand and Water:
Oobleck
Sand and Water: Brown
Water and litter
Easel: Paint an Earth Games and Toys:
Earth Grid Game
Question of the Day What shape is the
Earth?
Do you clean at home? I am Special
because…
Have you ever
been on a walk?
Large Group Game: I love you ritual
Discussion and Shared
Writing: What do you
know about the Earth
Discussion and Shared
Writing: What can we do
to help the Earth?
I Love you ritual
Discussion and Shared
Writing: How do you
help clean?
Discussion and
Shared Writing: How
are we different? How
are we the same?
Discussion and
Shared: How
can we stay safe
on our walk?
Read-Aloud The Earth Book
The Earth and I
The Lorax
Let’s Help the Earth
10 Things I Can Do To
Help my World
Earth Day, Birthday!
I am Special I am Me
Our Class is going
Green
We’re Going on
a nature hunt
Why Should I
recycle?
Small Group Morning: Coffee Filter
Earth
Afternoon: Earth
Wreath /Cooking Club
Morning: The Earth Day
Pledge/Donna
Afternoon: Rain Gauge
Morning: Play yard
Clean up
Birds- Intergen
Afternoon: Swimming
Morning: Self
portraits
Afternoon: Intergen
Morning: Walk
to the Library
Towers
Afternoon: Litter
Relays
Ohio Early Learning
& Development
Standards
GKM- describe objects
using shapes
LL- Listening and
Speaking
AL- Persistence
GKS- Exploration of the
natural world
GKSS- Civic
Participation and
Skills
SE – Self-concept PWB- Large
Muscle,
Balance, and
Coordination
and safety
practices
Gold Objectives,
Dimensions &
Indicators
Understands Shapes
Listens to and
understands increasingly
complex language
Demonstrates positive
approaches to learning
Demonstrates knowledge
of Earth’s environment
Participates
cooperatively in group
situations
Show basic
understanding of
people and how they
live
Demonstrates
traveling skills/
takes
responsibility for
own well-being
Outdoor Experiences: Walk to Library
Family Partnerships:
Wow! Experiences: Walk to Library
