DAY 1
DAY 2
OUR COMMUNITY | WEEK 3: Helpers
CIRCLE
TIME
5 min
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Build Background Ask children what they know about apartment buildings. How are they different from houses? How are they the same?
Sing Wheels on the Bus Have children sing “The Wheels on the Bus.” As they sing, have them pretend to be the bus driver.
Focus on Vocabulary Introduce two new words. Use 2.3.1 Vocabulary Cards. stew delicious
STORY
TIME
15 min
Introduce the Big Book Show the big book cover. This week we are going to read Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora. Use the Scout Stick Puppet. Scout really likes stories with beautiful pictures. Pictures are also called illustrations. Share the Guiding Question There is a question I want you to think about as we read. We will talk about it after we read. Ready? Why did so many people knock on Omu’s door? Read-Aloud: Read for Enjoyment Read aloud the book and the Day 1 prompts. Use Equity Sticks to choose children to answer questions. Cover The writer and illustrator Oge Mora made illustrations for this book by cutting up pieces of paper. She glued them on another paper and added paint. What shapes can you see in the cut-out pieces of paper?
pages 2–3 Look at the picture of Omu cooking a pot of stew. Have you ever eaten stew before? Revisit stew Vocabulary Card. pages 4–5 Can you predict, or guess, what is coming out of the pot and blowing out of the window? pages 6–7 The little boy knocked on Omu’s door because of a “delicious smell.” Revisit delicious Vocabulary Card. Is that a good smell? Can you think of other foods that smell delicious? pages 30–31 What do you think will happen next in the story? Talk About It Let’s turn and talk about the guiding question: Why did so many people knock on Omu’s door? Give a moment for Turn and Talk .
Possible responses: • They smelled something delicious. • They wanted to eat some stew. • They were hungry.
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Support 1 Did they smell
Additional supports and challenges are provided for three-year-olds and five-year- olds to meet children’s diverse learning needs.
something delicious or something bad?
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Challenge Which people showed up at Omu’s door? Modeled Writing Write and read aloud short sentences about Omu’s stew as children watch and listen.
Then, pick 2–3 children with Equity Sticks to share their thinking.
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Child Development: Comprehension Strategies Books like Thank You, Omu! with repetition and rhyme are great opportunities to help children learn to make predictions. They help children gain practice in using comprehension strategies, including listen and remember, use background knowledge, make an inference, make a connection, draw a smart conclusion, and ask questions.
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