Week of

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

8:00-8:30

Morning Work

Morning Work

Morning Work

Morning Work

Morning Work

8:30-10:00

Essential
Questions: Can I
use the pocket
chart
independently?
Can I use the ABC
center with the
teacher? Can I
identify the letters
Rr and Tt and
make their
sounds? Can I sort
pictures according
to beginning
sound?

Essential
Questions: Can I
use the pocket
chart
independently?
Can I use the ABC
center with the
teacher? Can I
analyze a map
and answer
questions about
it?

Essential
Questions: Can I
use the pocket
chart
independently?
Can I use the ABC
center with the
teacher? Can I
retell the story?
Can I match
phrases to
pictures?

Essential
Questions: Can I
use the pocket
chart
independently?
Can I use the ABC
center with the
teacher? Can I
correctly place
Pete according to
position word?

Essential
Questions: Can I
sort the letters
that are and arent
in my name?
What can I write in
a letter? How are
all the Chester
books alike?

Lessons: Whole
group: Discovery
Tubs (Gr 3 at
pocket chart)

Lessons: Whole
group: Discovery
Tubs (Gr 4 at
pocket chart)

Lessons: Whole
group: Discovery
Tubs (Gr 1 at
pocket chart)

Letters in my
name vs not in my
name sort

Introduce ABC
center (Gr. 2)

Introduce ABC
center (Gr. 3)

Introduce ABC
center (Gr. 1)

Listen to: Where

Am I Now? on
youtube

Introduce

Read: Me on the

Read: Rosies
Walk; students will
retell story using
positional words
on map of farm

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Literacy:
Thompson

Lessons:
Whole group:
Discovery Tubs (Gr
2 at pocket chart)

Lessons:

Quick refresher of
positional words
(stand on table,
under, etc)

Complete Audrey
Penn author study:
drawings for
bulletin board
(book covers), list
of writing
techniques, and
write letter to AP

Pete the Cat

Assessment:

Introduce ABC
center (Gr. 4)

letters/sounds Rr
and Tt (air tracing,
back tracing,
water and sponge
tracing, songs)
Rr and Tt picture
sort on
Smartboard
Read Lets Find
Out: Way Up High
in the Apple Tree
and interactive
activity
Assessment:
Gauge the level at
which students
can work
independently for
20 minutes
Correct formation
of Rr and Tt

Map and give

students
opportunity to
explore several
different maps.
Discuss what a
map is, what is on
a map, why we
use a map, etc.
Create a map of
the school
Rr Tt songs/poems

Assessment:
Gauge the level at
which students
can work
independently for
20 minutes
Participation in
map exploration
Accurate mapping
of the school

and match
sentence strip
phrases to
text/pictures in
book
Rr Tt songs/poems
Assessment:
Gauge the level at
which students
can work
independently for
20 minutes
Correctly
matching phrases
and pictures
Accurate retelling
of familiar story

positional words
activity
Rr Tt songs/poems
Assessment:
Gauge the level at
which students
can work
independently for
20 minutes
Correct placement
of Pete according
to positional word

Gauge the level at

which students
can work
independently for
20 minutes
Correct sorting of
letters

Maps!
10:00-10:15

The Perfect
Square

Rosies Walk

Pete the Cat

Chrysanthemum

Snack and
Read Aloud

Essential
Questions:
Where did the
Gingerbread man
run to?
10:15-10:45
Writing

10:45-11:00

Lessons: Whole
group: create
Gingerbread book
(each page where
he ran to->pin)

Essential
Questions: How
can I turn a square
into another
object? Can I write
about it?
Lessons: The
Perfect Square
lesson

Essential
Questions: Can I
neatly write my
name using
different tools?
Can I correctly
form each letter?
Lessons: Name
Writing Dice Game

Essential
Questions: What
words start with
Rr? Can I draw and
write them?
Lessons: Letter
Rr page in ABC
book
Assessment:
Correctly
completed page
for ABC book

Essential
Questions: What
words start with
Tt? Can I draw and
write them?
Lessons: Letter Tt
page in ABC book
Assessment:
Correctly
completed page
for ABC book

Assessment:
Completed page
for book

Assessment:
Completed page

Assessment:
Correct formation
of all letters in
name

Calendar

Calendar

Calendar

Calendar

Calendar

Essential
Questions: Can I
create shapes
from given

Essential
Questions: How
do I play Roll and
Build? Can I

Essential
Questions: How
do I play Roll and
Build? Can I

Essential
Questions: How
do I play Roll and
Build? Can I

Essential
Questions: How
many letters are in
my name? Can I

Calendar
11:00-11:45
Math

materials? Can I
sort and graph
shapes?
Lessons: Whole
group: create
shapes from
popsicle sticks and
play doh
Floor graph:
objects from the
room (what shape
is it)
Assessment:
correct formation
of shapes
Correct sorting of
shapes on graph

identify numbers
1-12? Can I create
and describe
attributes of
shapes on the
geoboards?

identify numbers
1-12? Can I create
and describe
attributes of
shapes on the
geoboards?

identify numbers
1-12? Can I create
and describe
attributes of
shapes on the
geoboards?

Lessons:

Lessons:

Lessons:

Thompson: Roll
and build number
game and
geoboards
(shapes)

Thompson: Roll
and build number
game

Thompson: Roll
and build number
game

Smith: Number
books (0-2)

Smith: Number
books (0-2)

Independent:
Use dice to count
out specific
amounts of bugs
to put in bug
jars

Independent:
Use dice to count
out specific
amounts of bugs
to put in bug
jars

Assessment:

Assessment:
correct formation
of number

Smith: Number
books (0-2)
Independent:
Use dice to count
out specific
amounts of bugs
to put in bug
jars
Assessment:
correct formation
of number
Correct counting
and ID of numbers
Correct creating of

correct formation
of number
Correct counting
and ID of numbers
Correct creating of
shapes

Correct counting
and ID of numbers
Correct creating of
shapes

correctly graph it?

Lessons: Whole
group: Read
Chrysanthemum
and create graph
of letters in name
(each kid
decorates small
name plate for
graph)
Assessment:
correctly graphing
the letters in our
names

shapes