This document outlines a week-long lesson plan for a preschool classroom focusing on reducing, reusing, and recycling. The plan includes daily activities exploring trash and junk collection, art projects using collage materials, songs, games, read-alouds, small group activities, and outdoor play. The goal is for students to learn about reducing waste and find new uses for discarded objects through hands-on exploration and discussion.

1. Week of: January 2-6 Teacher: Sara, Karen, Mary, Macie Study: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Exploring the Topic: What do we know about reducing, reusing, and recycling?
What do we want to find out?
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Interest Areas Library: books about
trash, garbage, and
recycling
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Discovery: junk collection Discovery: junk
collection
Discovery: junk
collection
Art: collage materials
Art: collage materials
Question of the Day Did you see any trash
outside today?
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Does this feel smooth or
rough?
What could we do with
this junk?
What could we do with
this junk?
Which game would you
rather play, simon says or
jack in the box?
Large Group Game: What’s Inside
the Box?
Discussion and
Shared Writing:
Found Trash
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Song: “Three Rowdy
Children”
Discussion and Shared
Writing: What Is This
Junk?
Song: “Clap a Friend’s
Name”
Discussion and Shared
Writing: What Do We
Know About
Reducing, Reusing, and
Recycling?
Game: What’s Inside
the Box?
Discussion and Shared
Writing: What Do We
Know About Reducing,
Reusing, and
Recycling?
Game: Simon Says or Jack
in the Box
Discussion and Shared
Writing:
What Do We Want to Find
Out About Reducing,
Reusing, and Recycling?
Read-Aloud The Paper Bag
Princess
Hush! A Thai Lullaby The Paper Bag
Princess
Hush! A Thai Lullaby The Paper Bag Princess
Small Group Morning: Letters,
Letters, Letters
Afternoon: Buried
Treasures
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Morning: Environmental
Print
Afternoon: Baggie Books
Morning: Junk Collage
Birds Visit
Grandfriends
Afternoon: junk
sculpture
Morning: Bounce &
Count
Birds Library
Afternoon: Junk
Numbers
Morning: Tallying the junk
Afternoon: Letters Letters,
Letters
Ohio Early Learning
& Development
Standards
Recognize and name
some upper and lower
case letters…
LL
Demonstrates
understanding of the
organization and basic
features of print
LL
Makes careful observations
C/S
Creativity- Uses
imagination and
creativity to interact
with materials and
object
AL
Describe and compare
objects using
measureable attributes
C/M
Demonstrates
coordination in using
objects PWB/MD
With modeling and
support, demonstrates
responsible consumption
and conservation of
resources
C/SS
Gold Objectives,
Dimensions &
Indicators
Demonstrates
knowledge of the
alphabet
Demonstrates knowledge of
print and its uses: letters,
words, spaces, some
punctuation
Uses scientific inquiry
skills
Shows flexibility and
inventiveness
Compares and
measures
Manipulates balls
Shows basic understanding
of people and how they
live
Outdoor Experiences: Bounce & Catch
Family Partnerships: We would like to ask families to contribute to the junk collection by bringing in junk from home
Wow! Experiences: , Story Time with Donna, Birds Library