UNIT : October Fall Lessons PreK
Learning Outcome: Body Stillness
Background Information: N/A
Date: October Subject/Grade: PreK
Prerequisite Skills Needed for Learning: NA Learning Resources:
Books Props Handout The Itsy Bitsy Spider x Spider Coloring Page The Busy Little Squirrel x Squirrel Coloring Page Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf Leaves Leaf coloring page Apples and Pumpkins Apples, Pumpkins Apples and Pumpkins coloring page Day 1 The Itsy Bitsy Spider McPherson USD 418 Lesson Plan Template
Date: One Subject/Grade: PreK
Prerequisite Skills Needed for Learning: N/A
Learning Resources: Books Props Handout The Itsy Bitsy Spider x spider coloring page
Sitting Down Song
Opening -Prepare the Learner Attention: How will I get the students’ attention?
Who knows the Itsy, Bitsy Spider? Sing together with hand motions. Reinforce that when we get done singing we are still as statues!
Experience: How will I build background knowledge and common schema? Read Itsy, Bitsy Spider
Body-Teach the Content with Rigor Instruct: How will I teach the content and build competency?
If you need more time you can look at Spiders in the Fall
Lots of Spiders are Born in the Spring and in the Summer they get bigger and in the Fall they get bigger! and then they lay eggs for the Winter
Have students come together and reassess
Show students the coloring page.
-You Do It (Independent Practice)
Students color and check out books.
------Closing - Solidify the learning --Review and Practice --Celebrate : How will I affirm students’ efforts and learning ?
Day 2 The Busy Little Squirrel McPherson USD 418 Lesson Plan Template
Date: Two Subject/Grade: PreK
Prerequisite Skills Needed for Learning: N/A
Learning Resources:
The Busy Little Squirrel x Squirrel Coloring Page
Opening -Prepare the Learner Attention: How will I get the students’ attention?
Experience: How will I build background knowledge and common schema?
What do squirrels do in the winter? What do they do in the fall?
Five Little Squirrels Fingerplay Five little squirrels sitting in a tree. The first one said, "It's getting cold for me." The second one said, "The leaves are falling to the ground." The third one said, "Let's get busy there's nuts to be found." The fourth one said, "We better not wait." The fifth one said, " Fall is really great!"
Body-Teach the Content with Rigor Instruct: How will I teach the content and build competency?
Read The Busy Little Squirrel Prompt kids to help you say together, “He was SO Busy!”
Show students the squirrel coloring page
------Closing - Solidify the learning --Review and Practice --Celebrate : How will I affirm students’ efforts and learning ? Day 3 Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf McPherson USD 418 Lesson Plan Template
Date: Three Subject/Grade: PreK
Prerequisite Skills Needed for Learning:
Learning Resources:
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf Leaves Leaf coloring page
Opening -Prepare the Learner Attention: How will I get the students’ attention?
Experience: How will I build background knowledge and common schema?
Look at some leaves. Why are they different colors? What is another word for Fall? Autumn!
Body-Teach the Content with Rigor Instruct: How will I teach the content and build competency?
Read Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
If you have time do the squirrel fingerplay again Five Little Squirrels Fingerplay Five little squirrels sitting in a tree. The first one said, "It's getting cold for me." The second one said, "The leaves are falling to the ground." The third one said, "Let's get busy there's nuts to be found." The fourth one said, "We better not wait." The fifth one said, " Fall is really great!"
-You Do It (Independent Practice)
Students color leaves in their choice of colors.
------Closing - Solidify the learning --Review and Practice --Celebrate : How will I affirm students’ efforts and learning ? Day 4 Apples and Pumpkins
McPherson USD 418 Lesson Plan Template
Date: Four Subject/Grade: PreK
Prerequisite Skills Needed for Learning: n/a
Learning Resources: Apples and Pumpkins Apples, Pumpkins Apples and Pumpkins coloring page
Opening -Prepare the Learner Attention: How will I get the students’ attention?
Experience: How will I build background knowledge and common schema? Reinforce that when we get done with this kind of activity we are still as statues!
Read Apples and Pumpkins
Have students come together and reassess
-You Do It (Independent Practice)
Students complete Pumpkin coloring page ------Closing - Solidify the learning --Review and Practice --Celebrate : How will I affirm students’ efforts and learning ?