November Week 5 Holidays

1. Teachers: Sara, Robin, Karen, Birds/Giraffes
Mary, Macie Week of: 11/28-12/2
Investigation: Holiday Fun
.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Interest Areas H Papers Bells in the Sensory
table
Question of the
Day
Did you eat lots of
turkey on
Thanksgiving?
Are you ready for our
trip today?
Can you spell your name? What is your favorite
thing about December?
Have you decorated
your tree at home?
Large Group Discussion and
Shared Writing:
ELI Visitor
Discussion and Shared
Writing: ELI Trip
Discussion and Shared
Writing: What is the new
month tomorrow?
Discussion and Shared
Writing: Sounds of the
Holidays
Discussion and
Shared Writing:
What is your
favorite ornament?
Read-Aloud The Red Eyed Tree
Frog
The Biggest
Snowman
Under One Rock
What Living Things
Need
Chameleon Chameleon
Llama Llama Holiday
Drama
Jingle Bells
Winter Lights
Christmas Magic
The Jacket I Wear
in the Snow
Small Group Morning: ELI
Visitor
Afternoon: Name
Snowman/Cooking
Club
Morning: ELI Trip
Afternoon: Journals
Morning: Bird’s
Grandfriend/ Journals
Afternoon: Swimming
Morning: Bird’s
Library/ Ornament
Afternoon:
Intergen/Popsicle Stick
Tree
Morning: Tree
Decorating
Afternoon: Which
Bell is it?
Ohio Early
Learning &
Development
Standards
Identify own name
in print
Relationships in
families, schools &
communities benefit
from cooperative
behaviors & problem-
solving skills
Expresses individuality,
life experience, and what
he/she knows & is able to
do through a variety of
media.
Regulate reactions to
external sensory stimuli
in order to focus on
complex tasks or
activities.
Expresses
individuality, life
experience, and
what he/she knows
& is able to do
through a variety of
media
Gold Objectives,
Dimensions &
Indicators
Shows understanding
that a sequence of
letters represents a
sequence of spoken
sounds
Participates
cooperatively &
constructively in group
situations
Uses symbols & images to
represent something not
present
Demonstrates positive
approaches to learning
Uses symbols &
images to represent
something not
present
Outdoor Experiences:
Family Partnerships –ELI Trip to Botanical Garden
Wow! Experiences: ELI Trip to Botanical Garden, Bird’s Library Day, Swimming, Intergen Christmas Tree Decorating

3. Planning for Language &
Literacy:
Letter D
Planning for Health/Nutrition:
Cooking Club – TBD
Planning for
Family/Community
Involvement-
Planning for Individual Children:
Karen
MB: Controlling emotions, letter recognition, number recognition
DH: manipulating balls, in charge of self, outing on coat in a timely manner
AR: sounding out words, being respectful and truthful
LS: letter sounds and recognition, answering questions, completing simple patterns
KO: letter and number recognition, simple patterns
Mary
BB: writing her name, in charge of self
MG: following rules of conversation, staying on task, in charge of self
EM: being aware of others feelings, letter recognition, being in charge of self
NR: being in charge in herself, bike
SJ: being in charge of herself, writing her name correctly
XJ: being in charge of self
Sara
JA: sounding out words, being a leader
HD: letter recognition, counting
CS: holding writing utensil correctly, catching a ball and bouncing a ball, letter sounds
MM: Following directions and clean up
IS: letter recognition, counting, focusing on tasks and follow through, answering questions
Robin
AB: writing name consistently, joining into group play, shape and color recognition
CB: letter recognition, recognizing rectangle and square, number recognition, skipping
AJ: shape recognition rectangle and square, letter recognition, cutting with scissors
DL: Letter recognition, recognizing square and rectangle, skipping
Changes to
Routine/Schedule
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