1. ECSE Unit Newsletter
Volume 12
January 7-15
environment that start with or have the
New Thematic Unit Key Concept: letter “r” in them. Some words are:
Dressing for Winter rabbit, rain, round, rainbow, and rake.
The list can go on and on.
The Early Childhood Special Education
Classroom introduces this unit on Target Number- 7 (Seven)
Monday January 7 though Tuesday
January 15 The main book, The Jacket I Work on one- to- one correspondence.
Wear In the Snow. There is nothing more Ask your child to give you “Seven” of an
frustrating for children than putting on item then ask for “Seven more.”
and taking off multiple layers of winter
clothing. This is a story about a child
Target Color- Purple
getting dressed to go play in the snow.
This story was chosen because of its Have your child pick out and wear
rebus rhyme and rhythm and also clothing that is the color Purple.
because of the vocabulary it targets.
Predictable text allows children to
Target Shape- Oval
participate in the progressive rhyming
action of the story. Make Ovals with cooked spaghetti and
look for items that are in the shape of an
Your child will learn the following Oval in magazines and newspaper.
vocabulary words: jacket, rabbit,
Home Activities
hedgehog, owl, fox, mouse, bear,
sneeze, knit, drop, zip, unzip, stuck, Encourage your child to zip, snap, and
hang, wiped, dripping, itchy, warm, long, button different coats and jackets
and short. without your help.
The other book that the students will Gather all of your family’s mittens and
read is The Mitten by Jan Brett. gloves together in a pile. Encourage
Target Letter- “Rr” your child to match each of the pairs.
The target letter for the unit is “Rr.” Take Upcoming Events
some time to point out words in your
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