October Week 2 Trees

1. Week of: Oct 9-13 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/ELI Visitor
Song: “The Green Grass
Grows”
Discussion and Shared
Writing: What Will We
See on Our Tree
Hunt?/ELI Trip
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?
What will we see on
our tree hunt?
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
Pooh’s Honey Tree
The Apple Pie that
Poppa Baked
Apples Grow on
Trees
Abiyoyo
Franklin Plants a
Tree
Small Group Morning: Glue
Activity
Afternoon: Which has
more/Leaping Sounds
Morning: A Tree
Poem/ELI Trip
Afternoon: Say it Show
Nature Walk
MM15/journals
Morning: Palm
tree/Grandfriend/journals
Afternoon: Lining it up
Tree Parts/journals
Morning: Tree Hunt
Afternoon: Tree
Sculptures
Morning:
Measuring Tree
Parts
Afternoon:
Measuring
Outdoors
Creative
Curriculum
Objectives
Demonstrates traveling
skills
Manages Feelings
Demonstrates
knowledge of self
Demonstrates knowledge
of the alphabet
Demonstrates knowledge of
Earth’s environment
Demonstrates positive
approaches to learning
Use classification
skills
Ohio ELDS PWB – Demonstrates
locomotor skills
SE – Manage expression of
feelings, thoughts, impulses &
behaviors w/minimal guidance
from adults.
SS – Demonstrate an
understanding & appreciation of
family cultural stories & traditions
LL - Recognize & name
some upper & lower case
letters
GKS – Recognize familiar
elements of the natural
environment
AL – Uses imagination &
creativity to interact
w/objects
GKM – Classify
objects into given
categories
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: ELI Trip