October Week 1 trees

1. Week of: Oct 3-7 Teacher: Sara, Robin, Mary, Karen, Macie
Study: Trees Exploring the Study: What do we know about trees? What do we want to find out?
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Interest
Areas
Library: books
about trees
Discovery:
collection of tree
parts
Discovery: tree parts to
sort and classify
Discovery: tree parts to sort and
classify
Art: photos of a
variety of trees
Question of
the Day
Did you see a tree
on your way to
school today?
Think about a tree
near your home.
Are you bigger or
smaller?
Are you bigger or
smaller than this tree?
Which of these comes from a tree? Which of these comes
from a tree?
Large
Group
Movement: A Tree
My Size
Discussion and
Shared Writing:
The Sizes of Trees
Song: “The Green
Grass Grows”
Discussion and
Shared Writing:
What Will We See
on Our Tree
Hunt?
Movement: A Tree My
Size
Discussion and Shared
Writing: What Do We
Know About Trees?
Song: “The Green Grass
Grows”
Discussion and Shared Writing:
What Do We Know About Trees?
Song: “The Green
Grass Grows”
Discussion and Shared
Writing:
What Do We Want to
Find Out About Trees?
Read-Aloud Too Much Glue Abiyoyo Chicka Chicka Boom
Boom
The Apple Pie that Poppa Baked Abiyoyo
Small
Group
Morning: Glue
Activity
Afternoon: Tall
Towers
Morning: A Tree
Poem
Afternoon: Poetry
and Photographs
Morning: Leaf
Cutting/Bird’s
Grandfriend
Afternoon: Big and
Small Tree Parts
Morning: Paint a Tree
Picture/Bird’s Library
Afternoon: Tree Sculptures
Morning: Measuring
Tree Parts
Afternoon: Measuring
Outdoors
Creative
Curriculum
Objectives
Understand the
relationship
between
numbers/quantities
Writing standards:
6: Participate in
shared
research/writing
projects
Understand the
relationships between
numbers/quantities
Small muscle:
Touch/grasp/reach/manipulate
Coordinate the use of
hands/fingers/wrists
Life science:
Observation of living
things
Ohio ELDS Use number
concepts and
operations
Recognizes/recalls
Remembers and
connects
experiences
Uses number concept and
operations
Demonstrates fine motor
strength/coordination
Uses hands/fingers
Demonstrate
knowledge of the
characteristics of
living things
Outdoor Experiences: Nature walk to observe trees
Family Partnerships: We encourage families to take their children out to collect tree items for the classroom
Wow! Experiences: