Pre-Kindergarten December 14-18, 2020

Student Name: ______

School: ______Teacher: ______

Monday Literacy Overview, Parent Information, and Weekly Lessons Morning Meeting: CD-SS2.4c, CLL7.4a, CLL6.4c Complete the Gather & Greet, Message Board, and Alphabet Knowledge activities: Letter A Builders, Long and Short A Cards Large Group Literacy: CD-SS2.4b Discuss winter celebrations and chart child’s responses. Phonological Awareness: CLL6.4d Using the This Diwali Poem, child will count the words in each sentence. Reading: CD-SS2.4b Introduce the Diwali vocabulary cards. Read DIWALI from the learning bundle and discuss the holiday. Specials: SED1.4b, SED3.4b Students will learn about managing anger. Math: CD-MA6.4a Introduce 3D shapes and the cylinder. Teach the 3D Shapes Chant and the Cylinder song from the 3D Shape Songs handout. Use the Cylinder page to teach about the shape. Science and Social Studies: CD-SS2.4b Watch the video about Diwali and complete the Diwali web.

Tuesday Morning Meeting: CLL6.4c, CLL7.4a Complete the Gather & Greet, Message Board, and Alphabet Knowledge activities Large Group Literacy: CLL8.4b Read The Alphabet Tree by Leo Lionni and discuss that letters make words and words make sentences. Use the Letter Word Sentence page and the Letter Word Sentence cards to complete the activity. Phonological Awareness: CLL6.4d Using the Pinata Song, child will count the words in each sentence. Reading: CD-SS2.4b Introduce the Diwali vocabulary cards. Read LOS POSADAS from the learning bundle and use the information learned to complete the Los Posadas web. Specials: SED1.4b, SED3.4b Students will listen to a story and answer questions about managing anger. Math: CD-MA6.4a Introduce the 3D shape rectangular prim. Use the Rectangular Prism song and the Rectangular Prism handout to teach about the shape. Science and Social Studies: APL1.4c, APL5.4c, CD-MA6.4b Follow the directions to complete the STEM Challenge.

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Wednesday Morning Meeting: CLL6.4c, CLL7.4a Complete the Gather & Greet, Message Board, and Alphabet Knowledge activities Large Group Literacy: CD-SS2.4b, CLL4.4c Discuss the definition of ‘traditions’ and complete the My Holiday Traditions page to document how you celebrate the winter holidays at home. Phonological Awareness: CLL6.4f Using the Phoneme Picture Cards, the child will listen to the blending of letter sounds (phonemes) and choose the picture card of the word. Reading: CD-SS2.4b Introduce the Kwanzaa vocabulary cards. Read Together for Kwanzaa by Juwanda Ford and discuss Kwanzaa traditions. Specials: CD-CR3.4a Students will listen and sing Holidays Around the World. Math: CD-MA6.4a Introduce the 3D shape pyramid. Use the Pyramid handout to teach about the shape. Science and Social Studies: CD-SS2.4b Watch the Kwanzaa video and complete the Kwanzaa web.

Thursday Morning Meeting: CLL7.4a Complete the Gather & Greet, Message Board, and Alphabet Knowledge activities Large Group Literacy: CD-SS2.4b, CLL5.4c Read Hanukkah Bear by Eric Kimmel and Mike Wohnoutka. Discuss story elements and things they did to celebrate Hanukkah. Phonological Awareness: CLL6.4f The child will guess the word after listening to each sound (phoneme). Reading: CD-SS2.4b Read Daddy Christmas and Hanukkah Mam by Selna Alko and discs holiday traditions that were unique to the family. Specials: SED2.4b Students will listen to Sometimes I’m Bombaloo by Rachel Vail and answer questions about the story. Math: CD-MA6.4a Review 3D shapes introduced this week. Use the 3D Shape Hunt page to find the shapes in magazines. Science and Social Studies: CD-SS2.4b Watch the Hanukkah video and complete the Hanukkah web.

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Pre-Kindergarten December 14-18, 2020

Friday Morning Meeting: CLL6.4f, CLL7.4a Complete the Gather & Greet, Message Board, and Alphabet Knowledge activities: CVC Puzzles Large Group Literacy: CLL5.4c Read The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg and discuss story elements. What was your favorite part? Phonological Awareness: CLL6.4c The child will use words that start with the n, r, l, s, m, t and a sounds to create alliterative sentences. Reading: CD-SS2.4b Introduce the Christmas vocabulary cards. Read Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Christmas by Deborah Heilgman. Discuss what you learned and complete the Christmas web. Specials: CD-CR1.4a Students will follow movements to Holiday Dance and Freeze by Jack Hartmann. Math: CD-MA6.4b Read Ship Shapes by Stella Blackstone. While reading the story, child will name the flat shapes used to make bigger shapes. Child will create one picture combining shapes. Science and Social Studies: CD-SS2.4b Use the Diwali, Los Posadas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Christmas webs to discuss the similarities and differences in the winter celebrations studied this week. Sort the Winter Celebration vocabulary cards.

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Development of Literacy Skills in Pre-Kindergarten

FOCUS OF THE WEEK Reading: Making real-world connections between stories and real-life experiences. Alphabet Knowledge: Introduce Aa and review Nn, Rr, Ll, Mm, Ss, Tt Phonological Awareness: Manipulates and blends sounds (phonemes). Print Concepts: Understands that letters form words and words are separated by spaces in print. Writing: Draws pictures and copies letters and/or numbers to communicate.

Standards CLL5 The child will acquire meaning from a variety of materials read to him/her. CLL6 The child will develop early phonological awareness (awareness of the units of sound). CLL7 The child will demonstrate increasing knowledge of the alphabet. CLL8 The child will demonstrate awareness of print concepts.

What is an emergent reader? When reading with an emergent reader: ✓ Knows some letters of the alphabet ✓ Model finger-point reading. Follow the words with ✓ Understands that writing conveys a your finger from left to right as you read them. As message your emergent reader starts to read, they will ✓ Uses “scribble” when writing learn to do the same thing. ✓ May recognize some words or letters ✓ Encourage “reading” or “pretend reading.” in their environment (words like “stop” Reading from memory provides practice with or “exit” or letters like “P” for Publix or retelling and practice navigating books correctly. the golden arches “M” signifying ✓ Talk about the story. When your child is finished McDonald’s) with a book, be sure to talk about what happened in the story, and “re-read” favorite parts. Talk about any interesting words or new concepts. ✓ Let them know how proud you are! By sharing a book with a child, you are sharing the joys and excitement of reading.

SOMETHING NEW Included in the learning bundle are alphabet puzzles. Cut them apart and have your child match uppercase and lowercase letters to put them together.

How are phonological awareness and alphabet knowledge different? ❖ Phonological awareness activities can be done in the dark – they are all about sound. ❖ Alphabet knowledge activities have to be done with the lights on – they are all about what letters look

like. Online Access to Books

Fulton County Library Website Register for a library card online Fulton County Library Curbside Service http://fulcolibrary.org/ https://bit.ly/30xCLCT https://www.fulcolibrary.org/curbside/

MackinVIA Students have access to a complete eResource management system providing eBooks, read-alongs, audiobooks, databases, and videos. 1. Go to www.fultonschools.org. 2. Find Classlink. Your child’s username is their student ID and their password is their birthdate (MMDDYYYY) 3. Click the e-library app folder. Click on MackinVIA.

Standards CLL9 The child will use writing for a variety of purposes.

Stages of Emergent Writing Stage Description Example

Drawing Drawings that represent writing

Marks or scribbles the child intends to be Scribbling writing

Wavy scribbles that imitate cursive writing and Wavy scribbles or mock have a left-to-right progression; child pretends handwriting to write words Letter-like forms or mock Letters and marks that resemble letter-like letters shapes

Strings of letters that do not create words, Letter strings written left to right, including uppercase and lowercase letters Letters with spaces in between to resemble Transitional writing words: letters/words copied from environmental print; letters often reversed Different ways to represent the sounds in Invented or phonetic words; the first letter of the word or beginning spelling and ending sounds represent the entire word

Beginning word and phrase Words with beginning, middle, and ending writing letter sounds; short phrases

Correct spelling of words, generally the child’s Conventional spelling and name and words such as mom and dad; sentence writing sentences with punctuation and correct use of uppercase and lowercase letters

What is the framework of emergent writing practices? Composed of three domains: conceptual knowledge, procedural knowledge, and generative knowledge.

Conceptual Knowledge Procedural Knowledge Generative Knowledge learning the function of mechanics of letter and word children’s abilities to write phrases and writing writing (e.g. name writing), sentences that convey meaning

includes spelling and gaining Domains Domains alphabet knowledge

✓ Young children learn ✓ Learning the alphabetic code ✓ Ability to translate thoughts into

writing has a purpose (including how to form writing that goes beyond word

and print is meaningful letters and the sounds level Writing (i.e. communicates associated with each letter) ✓ Teachers lay foundation for ideas, stories, and facts) is essential component generative knowledge as children ✓ Recognize certain ✓ Children benefit from learn to express themselves orally symbols, logos, and multiple opportunities and experiment with different markings have specific throughout the day to forms of written communication meanings (i.e. red street develop fine motor skills and (composing a story, writing notes, sign says Stop) finger dexterity using variety creating lists, taking messages) of manipulatives (e.g. ✓ Children dictate words, phrases, or magnetic letters, pegboards) sentences that an adult can record

Characteristics of Characteristics Emergent and writing implements on paper, or they can share ideas for group writing

Six main types of emergent writing:

Writing Types Teaching Opportunities Writing names Provide opportunities for children to practice writing their names to communicate the message, “this belongs to me.” Labeling Teach children labeling communicates what something is, where things are located, or who someone is. Listing Explain to children lists are useful for organizing and communicating important information. Corresponding with Teach children that writing, like talking, is an important way to communicate with others other people. Give them chances to practice writing messages to others. Expressing opinions Encourage children to think about discussions you have had and ask them to express and preferences their own opinions in writing. Expository writing Help children use writing to explain and describe facts about the world.

Name Writing Labeling Listing Corresponding Expressing Opinions Expository Writing

Resources: https://www.readingrockets.org/article/emergent-readers-look-s-my-letter https://www.coxcampus.org/ https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/nov2017/emergent-writing Pre-Kindergarten Parent Overview December 14, 2020

Morning Meeting Theme: Winter Celebrations Around the Activities that take place during Morning Meeting: World ▪ Gather and Greet ▪ Message Board ▪ Alphabet Knowledge ▪ Class Schedule This week we are learning about winter celebrations around the world. We will focus on Diwali, Los Posadas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Christmas. After winter break, we will learn about New Year’s traditions in the United States, the Chinese New Year, and Ramadan. One day will be spent talking about each holiday. We will be learning about how people celebrate the holidays rather than the religious aspects. Please take time to discuss your family’s traditions! You can explain WHY you do things a certain way, how you do things, and more. It’s a great time to discuss your family’s beliefs as well. The goal of this unit is to help our students understand each other and people around the world! We will focus much more on our similarities than our differences. If you would like to spend more time discussing the holidays, there are many additional resources available online. Phonological Awareness What is the purpose of phoneme How do you begin teaching phoneme blending? blending, segmenting, and Blending individual phonemes should start with words that have 2 sounds manipulation? (consonant/vowel, vowel/consonant) then continue to ▪ to hear individual phonemes consonant/vowel/consonant words. in a word ▪ to take words apart and put Some letter sounds can be elongated and held continuously: them back together • a, e, f, i, l, m, n, o, r, s, u, v, w, y, z to recognize the position of individual phonemes in a word Other letter sounds cannot be elongated or held continuously: • b, c, d, g, h, j, k, p, q, t, x Social Emotional Learning Managing Anger: Your child is learning how to calm down when he or Identifying feelings is an important she feels angry. He or she is also learning that everybody part of managing emotions. Children feels angry sometimes, but doing hurtful things when who often behave aggressively tend angry is not okay. to have more difficulty identifying Children are learning to use these Calming-Down Steps their feelings. Relaxation can slow when they feel angry: the heart rate and help children stay ▪ Put your hands on your tummy and say “Stop.” in control of their feelings. ▪ Name your feeling: “I am angry.” ▪ Take some belly breaths. Breathe in slowly through your nose and then out slowly through your mouth. Knowing how to calm down helps your child learn at school and at home. Parent Tips Play a game with your child to practice calming down. Follow the Calming-Down Steps. Say: We’re going to play What’s Next? We will say and do the Calming-Down Steps four times. First we’ll say and do all the steps together. Say and do each step with your child. Now I will say and do the first two steps with you, and you will say and do the third step on your own. Each time you repeat the steps, have your child say and do one more step on his or her own. Math What are 3D Shapes? Shapes that 'pops out' at you. More specifically, 3-dimensional shapes are not flat. They take up space with how wide they are, how high or long they are, and how deep they are from front to back.

A pencil, ice cube, and ball are all examples of 3-dimensional shapes. For example, you can wrap your fingers around the shape of a pencil in order to draw, and you can hold an ice cube and a ball too. A true 3-D shape can't be flattened.

Parent Tips Students should be given an opportunity to literally get their hands around familiar three dimensional forms to best see and understand the difference between 2D and 3D shapes. Anything that’s not flat has a 3D shape. Below are some examples of 3D shapes. Cylinders: Cans, candles, some tumblers, coins Spheres: Oranges, gumballs, some grapes Cubes: some boxes, standard dice, (NOT most ice cubes. A standard ice cube is actually a shape called a frustum) Cones: some water fountain cups, some ice cream cones Rectangular prisms: most boxes, ice cream sandwiches, a microwave, some blocks of cheese, a stick of butter, a ream of paper, a deck of card

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Monday

Morning Meeting Gather & Greet: Let’s Get Started and Hello Around the World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=472AnCrHYVs

Message Board: Good morning Pre-K friends. This week we will learn about winter holidays around the world. Today we will learn about Diwali.

Alphabet Knowledge: Aa Show Aa cards. If you don’t have the cards, an adult can write them on a piece of paper. Discuss how to form the upper- and lowercase A. Have child use the letter builders to trace with a finger and build the letters. Circle Aa in the message. Discuss that Aa has two sounds, long A and short A. Today we will focus on short a. Collect items/show pictures and sort by starts with the short A sound and doesn’t start with short A sound. Short Aa: alligator, astronaut, ant, apple, axe Long Aa: acorn, anchor, alien, ape *Use cards from previous weeks along with the A cards so it’s not as confusing for the child. Large Group Literacy Explain to your child that we will begin learning about the way people around the world celebrate winter holidays. Ask child to tell you what he/she knows about winter holidays. Chart child’s responses. After the activity, tell your child we are going to learn about 5 different holidays: Diwali, Los Posadas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Christmas. You may be familiar with some of these holidays and other ones may be new. Phonological Awareness Segmenting sentences with This Diwali poem Materials: This Diwali Poem Read the first sentence to your child and point to each word as you read. Count the words with your child. (They may or may not count along with you at this point.) Read the sentence again, asking your child to point to each word as you read, then count the words together. Repeat with each sentence. If child is having difficulty, it may help to circle each word. Reading Introduce the Diwali vocabulary cards. Read DIWALI from the learning bundle and discuss what you’ve learned. Tell child that during social studies, you will watch a video about Diwali and complete the Diwali web using information learned today.

Specials Managing Anger Materials: Puppet and Stuffed Animal

Say bold words when teaching the lesson. Teacher: ____and____(Puppet and Stuffed animal) have a story to tell.

Puppet: We were having fun playing on the slide.____(Stuffed animal) slid down first. Then I slid down. I went down too soon and knocked him/her down when I got to the bottom.

Stuffed animal: I was mad. I wanted to yell at him/her and push him/her down.

Teacher: Did you push or yell?

Stuffed animal (excitedly): No! I remembered to calm down!

Teacher: Wow! You have really been listening and learning. (To child) What do you think____(Stuffed animal) did to calm down? Give think-time. (Put her hands on her tummy. Said “Stop.” Belly breathed.)

Stuffed animal: You’re right! I put my hands on my tummy and said, “Stop. I’m mad!”

Teacher: Did you belly breathe?

Stuffed animal (nodding): Yes. It helped.

Teacher:___(Puppet), what did you do?

Puppet: I told him/her I didn’t mean to knock her down. It was an accident. I helped him/her get up. Teacher: Both of you did the right thing.____(Puppet), you explained that it was an accident and you didn’t mean to knock____(Stuffed animal) down.____(Stuffed animal), you knew you were feeling angry and remembered to calm down.

Let’s practice some calming belly breaths. Model the correct method and have child copy you. Math Introduce Cylinder Materials: 3D Shape Song page 2, Cylinder page, objects shaped like a cylinder (can, pot, battery, soda can)). Last week we learned about some 3D or solid shapes. Can you name those shapes? (Sphere, Cube, Cone) Say the 3D Shapes Chant. Today we’re going to learn about a new solid. Show the objects. These are called cylinders. Have child repeat the name. Sing the Cylinder Song. Go over vocabulary: The face of a 3-D shape is basically just the flat part of the shape. The edge is the straight line that separates the faces. Think of it as the edge of a cliff. The vertices are the corners. However, when referring to only one corner, we use the word vertex. The curved surface is a rounded surface which is not flat. Point to: Curves surfaces: 1 Faces: 2 Vertices: 0 Edges: 0

Do you see anything else that makes a can special? Show how a cylinder can roll. Have child describe the cylinder in their own words. Have child find objects around the house that are shaped like a cylinder. Science and Social Studies Watch video about Diwali https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/diwali/ Complete the Diwali web with information learned today.

Tuesday

Morning Meeting Gather & Greet: Let’s Get Started and Hello Around the World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=472AnCrHYVs

Message Board: Good morning Pre-K friends. Today we will learn about Los Posadas.

Alphabet Knowledge: Aa Show Aa cards. If you don’t have the cards, an adult can write them on a piece of paper. Circle Aa in the message. Discuss that Aa has two sounds, long a and short a. Today we will focus on long a. Collect items/show pictures and sort by starts with the long A sound and doesn’t start with the long a sound. *Use cards from previous weeks along with the A cards so it’s not as confusing for the child. Large Group Literacy Letters, Words, and Sentences Read: The Alphabet Tree by Leo Lionni https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb29JjS5M38

Materials: letter, word, sentence cards from learning bundle cut apart, glue, Letter Word Sentence page

Explain that a letter is a symbol that stands for a sound. Put the card with the “m” on the table. A word is a group of letters put together to mean something. Put the card with “mouse” on the table. Put the picture of the mouse next to it. A sentence is a group of words put together that mean something. Put the sentence, “The mouse is here,” on the table.

Read: The Alphabet Tree by Leo Lionni https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlul7iV9CvQ Talk about how a sentence isn’t just a group of any words, but that it has to mean something. Give your child the Letter, Word, Sentence page and discuss whether each card on the table is a letter, word, or sentence. Have your child glue them in the appropriate space on the page. Phonological Awareness Segmenting sentences with The Piñata Song Materials: The Piñata Song Read the first sentence to your child and point to each word as you read. Count the words with your child. (They may or may not count along with you at this point.) Read the sentence again, asking your child to point to each word as you read, then count the words together. Repeat with each sentence. If child is having difficulty, it may help to circle each word. Reading Introduce the Los Posadas vocabulary cards. Read LOS POSADAS from the learning bundle and discuss what you’ve learned. Complete the Los Posadas web.

Specials Say bold words when teaching the lesson.

You’ve been learning how to check in with your body and calm down when you have strong feelings.

Show the angry photo. Ask child what they see, what is happening, and how the child in the picture feels. Point out the story elements. This is Kenny. He was playing with his favorite toy, but another boy grabbed it from him. He is angry.

Everybody gets angry sometimes. Doing hurtful things when you’re mad—like hitting, kicking, pushing, or calling people names—is not okay.

When Kenny is angry, his face feels hot, his heart beats fast, and the muscles in his arms feel tight, or tense.

1. Pretend you are mad. Show me what your face and body look like when you’re angry. Give child time to show their anger. Focus attention on your body. Where you feel tight in your body? Show the calm photo. Point out the story elements.

When Kenny has a strong feeling of anger, he remembers to calm down. Let’s practice the Calming-Down Steps. Review the How to Calm Down Poster.

Kenny calms down and tells the boy it’s not okay to grab toys. Kenny begins to feel better and finds a different toy that he likes.

You learned about how your body feels when you’re angry. Calming down when you feel mad is important so you don’t act in ways that hurt other people. Math Introduce Rectangular Prism Materials: 3D Shape Song page 2, Rectangular Prism page, objects shaped like a rectangular prism (Cereal box, book, Lego, domino). Do you remember what 3D (solid) shape we learned about yesterday? (Cylinder) Say the 3D Shapes Chant. Today we will learn more about a new solid. Point to the box. You call this a box. I call this a rectangular prism. Have child repeat the name. Explain that rectangular prisms can stack and slide but not roll. Sing the Rectangular Prism Song. Go over vocabulary: The face of a 3-D shape is basically just the flat part of the shape. The edge is the straight line that separates the faces. Think of it as the edge of a cliff. The vertices are the corners. However, when referring to only one corner, we use the word vertex. The curved surface is a rounded surface which is not flat. Point to: Faces: 6 Vertices:8 Edges: 12

What real world objects are shaped like a box? Last week we learned about a different solid shape that looks like a box. Do you remember the name? (cube) Remind child that the cube is a special box because each side, or face, is the same size. The sides, or faces, of a rectangular prism are different sizes. Have child find objects around the house that are shaped like a rectangular prism. Science and Social Studies Build a Shape STEM Challenge Materials: craft sticks, toothpicks, playdough, shape handouts from the bundle (Use 2D and/or 3D shapes) Have child choose a shape, identify the shape, discuss the attributes, and use the materials provided to build it.

Wednesday

Morning Meeting Gather & Greet: Let’s Get Started and Hello Around the World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=472AnCrHYVs

Message Board: Good morning Pre-K friends. Today we will learn about Kwanzaa.

Alphabet Knowledge: Aa Review Aa and the sounds it makes. Circle Aa in the message. Brainstorm words that start with long/short a and create a chart using picture and words. Large Group Literacy What are your holiday traditions? Define tradition – A tradition is something that is special to a family or group of people. A tradition is passed down from generation to generation. Families like to celebrate some traditions each year during the holiday seasons. Traditions have meaning and make people happy. Families share traditions together. Complete the My Holiday Traditions page. My family celebrates… Ways we decorate… A fun thing we do… Favorite holiday treat… If you do not celebrate a winter holiday, use the prompts to write about a different family tradition. *Have children share during opening or closing circle. For virtual students, they can either record presenting information or do it during small group. Phonological Awareness Phoneme Bending – Introduction Materials: Phoneme Blending Picture Cards (man, rat and mat) cut apart. Place picture cards in front of children. Tell them you are going to say a word using "Whale Talk" a slow way of saying words (e.g., /mmmaaannn/). They have to look at the pictures and guess the word you are saying. Repeat with /rrrraaat/ and /mmmaaat/ For words that don’t have pictures (e.g., /rrraaannn/) Have your child: • listen to the sounds • blend them together in his/her head • determine the word • say the word out loud Repeat with /sssaaat/ and /taaannn/ Reading Together for Kwanzaa by Juwanda Ford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z--ZnK8BAkA What were some of the Kwanzaa traditions in the book? Introduce the Kwanzaa vocabulary cards. Specials Holidays Around the World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml9xkH0-gzw Math Introduce Pyramid Materials: 3D Shape Song page 2, Pyramid page, objects shaped like a Pyramid Do you remember what 3D (solid) shape we learned about yesterday? (Rectangular Prism) Say the 3D Shapes Chant. Today we are going to learn about a new solid. Display object shaped like a pyramid. This is called a pyramid. Discuss the attributes of a pyramid. Show how a pyramid can stack and slide but not roll. Go over vocabulary: The face of a 3-D shape is basically just the flat part of the shape. The edge is the straight line that separates the faces. Think of it as the edge of a cliff. The vertices are the corners. However, when referring to only one corner, we use the word vertex. The curved surface is a rounded surface which is not flat.

Point to: Faces: 5 Vertices: 5 Edges: 8 Have child find objects around the house that are shaped like a pyramid. Science and Social Studies Kwanzaa Celebrates Family – Epcot Holidays Around the World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylO8Lrw_veY Fill in the Kwanzaa web with information learned today. Thursday

Morning Meeting Gather & Greet: Let’s Get Started and Hello Around the World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=472AnCrHYVs

Message Board: Good morning Pre-K friends. Today we will learn about Hanukkah.

Alphabet Knowledge: Review letters N, R, L, S, T, M, A – circle, underline, highlight letters in message. Give your child letter builder cards and have him/her pick a card, identify and trace letter with finger, say letter sound, and build letter with pattern blocks. Do this for all letters being reviewed. If child needs help with a letter, make note so you can continue working on the letter. Large Group Literacy Introduce the Hanukkah vocabulary cards. Read Hanukkah Bear by Eric Kimmel and Mike Wohnoutka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwu6iZsqllA Discuss the beginning, middle, end of the story. What were some things they did to celebrate Hanukkah? Phonological Awareness Phoneme Blending - THE SOUNDS IN THE WORD (sing to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus”)

The sounds in the word go /b/- /u/- /s/, /b/- /u/- /s/, /b/- /u/- /s/ The sounds in the word go /b/- /u/- /s/ Can you guess the word? BUS!

Repeat the song with: /r/ - /a/ - /n/ /m/ - /a/ - /n/ /t/ - /a/ - /n/ /r/ - /a/ - /t/ /s/ - /a/ - /t/ /m/ - /a/ - /t/ Reading Daddy Christmas and Hanukkah Mama by Selina Alko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsBrMhbGH40 What were some of the traditions that were unique to the family? Specials Read Sometimes I’m Bombaloo By Rachel Vail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GJ9mWusTec

Katie turns into a Bombaloo when she is mad. A Bombaloo hits, screams, and does mean things. She gets control of her anger by spending some time alone to calm down. The Bombaloo is gone and she feels like Katie again.

After story… Ask child to share a time when they were angry. Ask them what steps can help to calm down. Math 3D Shape Hunt Materials: Cylinder page, Rectangular Prism page, Pyramid page, 3D Shape Hunt page, scissors, glue, crayons. Ask child to name the 3D (solid) shapes they learned about this week. Display the cylinder, rectangular prism and pyramid posters. Talk about and describe each shape.

Today you are going on a 3D shape hunt!! Give the child the 3D Shape Hunt page. Have child look through magazines to find examples of each shape. Have them cut and paste in the correct box. If you don’t have magazines, have the child draw examples in each box. Science and Social Studies Watch the Hanukkah video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EkgtbMzphw Fill in the Hanukkah web with information learned today

Friday

Morning Meeting Gather & Greet: Let’s Get Started and Hello Around the World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=472AnCrHYVs

Message Board: Good morning Pre-K friends. Today we will learn about Christmas.

Alphabet Knowledge:

If child working on letter identification – use the Letter Identification Cards 1. Cut the cards on the dark lines so you have 4 cards from each page. 2. Ask your child to name the letter in the middle of the card. 3. Give coins, pebbles, other small objects, or clothespins and have child cover the upper- and lowercase letters that match the letter in the middle. 4. After child completes each card, ask your child to identify the other letters on the card.

*The activity below is an advanced skill and not every child will be ready for it at this time. If your child is working on letter and sound identification, keep the CVC puzzles for later in the school year. If child can identify letter name and sound for N, R, L, S, T, M, A, introduce putting sounds together to read simple CVC words using the CVC puzzles. To prepare for this activity, cut the puzzles apart on the bold lines. Then cut each puzzle into 3 sections by cutting on the light gray lines. Now you are ready to use them.

Explain that the first phoneme is colored green (to indicate where we start reading), the middle is yellow, and the ending is red (to indicate where we stop reading). The broken pictures provide just right amount of support for student to be able to assemble each puzzle. Model putting one of the puzzles together. Once you have assembled all three pieces, go back and touch each letter as you say the sound. Then, slide finger under the completed puzzle and blend the sounds together to form the word. Allow your child to complete the same puzzle and do it with you before having him/her complete other puzzles independently. Provide support by completing the puzzles together if needed.

Large Group Literacy The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg and read by Liam Neeson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELy_4fH_h0E Who are the main characters in the book? What is the problem? What is the solution? What is your favorite part? Phonological Awareness Alliteration with Nonsense Sentences Remind child they have been learning about the /n/, /r/, /l/, /s/, /m/, /t/ and /a/ sounds. Today they will make up silly sentences using words that begin with the same sound. Model example with /n/: “Nine new newts need names.” Encourage the child to create a sentence using words that start with the same sound. Write the sentences on chart paper. Reading Introduce the Christmas Vocabulary cards. Watch Christmas Traditions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sToPX-bsBmk Discuss what you learned and complete the Christmas web. Specials Holiday Dance and Freeze | Holiday Brain Break for Kids | Jack Hartmann Freeze Dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn8oDReDFn4 Math Combining Flat Shapes Read Ship Shapes by Stella Blackstone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jhord7TrtM Have child point out the shapes on each page and talk about how they can make pictures by combining (putting together) shapes. Have child create a picture that combines shapes. Science and Social Studies Look at the webs completed this week and discuss how winter celebrations are the same and different. Sort Winter Celebration vocabulary cards by holiday.

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Aa alligator acorn Build it.

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Aa alligator acorn Build it.

Long & Short A Sound Cards Initial Sound Cards Letters and sounds are being introduced simultaneously. The learning bundle includes pattern block letter builder cards and cards with pictures that begin with the initial sound, these are the Initial Sound Cards. For the first activity, the cards are used to sort objects that begin with the target sound and objects that do not begin with the target sound. It is recommended that you use previous weeks’ cards with the new ones from each bundle. When each letter is introduced, use no more than 6 cards total with at least 3 containing the target sound. As your child becomes more familiar with the target sound, begin add- ing more cards.

Other ways to use the cards include:

 Mix up the cards, pick a card, say the word, and isolate the beginning sound. Write the letter that makes the sound in a salt tray, sand tray, shaving cream, etc.

 Mix up the cards, pick a card, say the word, and isolate the beginning sound. Match card to the letter that makes the beginning sound.

Long & Short A Sound Cards

Th i s DIW ALI Let the firecrackers burn your sorrows, Ca ndle s light up your life , Colors make your life bright With flow e rs filling in the fra gra nce All day and night.

menorah dreidel

latkes gelt

kinara unity cup

mkeka woven mat corn stocking Advent candle

tree ornament piñata poinsettia

candy candle

diya clay lamp fireworks

rangoli lantern family presents

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DIWALI

Diwali is the winter holiday celebrated in India. Diwali is called the Festival of Lights and is the most important holiday of the year. The festival gets its name from the row of clay lamps that are lit What is Diwali? outside homes. It is a celebration of the forces of light over the forces of darkness and the triumph of good over evil.

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What happens during Diwali?

Diwali is celebrated with family and friends for 5 days. During Diwali, it is tradition to decorate and illuminate the homes, visit the local temple for prayers and share meals with families and friends. Children get small gifts and sweets. Traditional Diwali food includes sweets such as the delicious syrupy gulab jamun balls and other Indian sweets. Lighting candles, oil lamps and sparklers are the main customs at this festival.

Day 1

On the first day of the festival, many people shop for gold, silver, and stones to help bring good fortune. They may also buy new clothes to wear for the celebrations. People clean and decorate their homes to help welcome in the New Year.

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Day 2 People decorate their homes with diyas (small oil lamps) and rangoli are created on the floor at the entrance to the home as a sign of welcome. Rangoli are the shape of a lotus blossom and made using flowers, or colored sand, flour, powder or rice. Sweets are prepared.

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The third day is the main Diwali festival. Families exchange gifts and gather together to light fireworks. Day 3

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Day 4

This is the first day of the new year. Friends and family visit with gifts and sweets.

Day 5

This day celebrates the relationship between a brother and sister. Siblings spend time together, pray, exchange gifts, and enjoy a meal.

3D Shapes Chant 3D shapes are solid, not flat. They have corners, edges and faces. What do you think of that?

Cylinder Song- Tune Farmer in the Dell A cylinder is like a can. A cylinder is like a can. Heigh-Ho this I know, A cylinder is like a can!

Rectangular Prism Song- Tune Farmer in the Dell A rectangular prism is like a box. A rectangular prism is like a box. Heigh-Ho this I know, A rectangular prism is like a box!

Cylinder Activities Decorations

DIWALI

Food Gifts Activities Decorations

LOS POSADAS

Food Gifts Activities Decorations

KWANZAA

Food Gifts Activities Decorations

HANUKKAH

Food Gifts Activities Decorations

CHRISTMAS

Food Gifts

Letter Words Sentences Letters

Words

Sentences

Letter Words Sentences

m s A L T

sat a rat

mat t mouse

The mouse sat on the mat.

I see a mouse. The mouse is here. is mouse The The boy went to the store. mouse m

"Dale, Dale, Dale" "The Piñata Song"

Swing it, swing it, swing it Don’t lose your stance, Because if you lose it Then you’ve lost your chance!

Swing it, swing it, swing it Don’t lose your stance, Guess which way it’s swinging Then you’ll have a chance!

You swung it once And then you swung again. Swing it for a third time And get in line again!

I don’t need gold And I don’t need money. I just really wanna Break the piñata.

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LOS POSADAS

Celebrating Los Posadas Los Posadas is celebrated in cities and towns across Mexico. From December 16th to Christmas Eve, children often perform the “Posada” processions. Posada is Spanish for Inn or Lodging. There are nine Posadas. These celebrate the part of the Christmas story where Joseph and Mary looked for somewhere to stay. For the Posadas, the outside of houses are decorated with evergreens, moss and paper lanterns.

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In each Posada, children go to houses of friends and neighbors and sing a song at each home. The song they sing is asking for a room in the house. The children are told there is no room in the house and they must go away.

Eventually they are told there is room and welcomed in. When the children go into the house they say thanks and have a party with food, games and fireworks. One game often played at Posada parties is piñata. A piñata is a decorated clay or paper‐mâché jar filled with sweets and hung from the ceiling or tree branch. The piñata is often decorated like a ball with seven peaks around it. To play the game, children are blind‐folded and take turns hitting the piñata with a stick until it splits open and sweets pour out. The children rush to pick up as many sweets as they can!

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Christmas Eve is known as ‘Noche Buena’ and is a family day. People often take part in the final Posada and have the main Christmas meal in the evening. Popular dishes for the main Christmas meal include Pozole (a thick soup), roast turkey, roast pork, tamales, bacalao, romeritos, and salads such as Ensalada Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Salad). For dessert bunuelos are very popular. They are fried pastries sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon or a hot sugar syrup.

More About Los Posadas

• Poinsettia flowers are known as ‘nochebuena’ (Christmas Eve) flowers in Mexico. There is an old Mexican legend about how poinsettias and Christmas come together.

• In some states in Mexico, children get presents on December 24th. In the south of Mexico, children expect presents on January 6th, which is known as ‘el Dia de los Reyes.’

• In Mexico, people speak Spanish (Español), so Happy/Merry Christmas is ‘Feliz Navidad.’

3 Rectangular Prism Name: My Holiday Traditions

Complete the sentence in each box and draw a picture to represent the tradition.

My family celebrates We decorate with

My favorite holiday treat is A fun thing we do is

Pyramid

CVC Puzzles 12/14/20

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