PreK On My Way Program Guide

Physical Development

PreK On My Way includes many opportunities for movement that support physical and cognitive development in the classroom, including fingerplays, dancing, purposeful play, and more!

Transition to Large Group “See Saw Up and Down” helps children shake their wiggles out and settle in for Large Group. See saw up! (rise up from sitting) See saw down! (sit back down) All the way around. (roll hands over each other) Some like up! (rise up) Some like down! (sit down) I like it best

In PreK On My Way, instructional routines get children moving and become familiar and comfortable with the classroom.

Children actively learn about movement, health, hygiene, and safety.

When I’m on the ground. (stay seated on the ground)

Fine Arts

Children engage in activities that include drawing, dramatic play, music, and movement while developing their creativity and self-expression.

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DAY 3

OUR COMMUNITY | WEEK 3: Helpers

CIRCLE

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CIRCLE

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CIRCLE

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5 min

Build Background Introduce the theme. Explain that there are helpers who work in our community. Guide children to identify as many community helpers as they can and transcribe the list.

When I Grow Up Invite children to dance in a way that shows what they want to do when they grow up. Ask a few volunteers to share their motions and have the group guess the job.

Focus on Vocabulary Introduce new words. Use 2.3.1 Vocabulary cards. weigh count

Share the Mind Builder: Demonstrate Empathy Not everyone feels the same way— you might be having a great day but your friend might be frustrated or sad. Knowing how someone

Focus on Vocabulary Introduce new vocabulary. Use 2.3.2 Vocabulary Cards. help materials

Build Math Background Show children how to informally measure a classroom object using Connecting Cubes. Show how to count the number of cubes that match the length of the object.

Sing a Shapes Song Sing to the tune of “London Bridge”: Circles, squares, and rectangles, Rectangles, rectangles Circles, squares, and rectangles Don’t forget triangles!

Focus on Vocabulary Introduce new words. Use 2.3.3 Vocabulary Cards. cook measure

Instructional practices for both large- group and small-group learning include opportunities for drawing, sculpting, coloring, singing, dancing, and more. Discussion prompts during Circle Time encourage children to continue talking about the arts and exploring self-expression. 5 min OUR COMMUNITY | WEEK 3: Helpers

else feels is a really important skill. When you know how someone feels, you can respond appropriately. If your friend is sad, you can give her a hug to feel better.

STORY

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STORY

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15 min

STORY

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15 min

Introduce the Book Show the book cover. This week we are going to read Whose Hands are These? by Miranda Paul. Use the Lala Stick Puppet. You know that Lala loves all sorts of books. This is an informational text. That means it tells us about true things. Share the Guiding Question We’re going to read a book about people who work in our community. Think about this question and we’ll talk about it after we read the book: What helpers work in our community? Read-Aloud: Read for Enjoyment Focus on Measurement: When relevant, point to measurement tools and explain their uses. page 3 In this book, we’re going to hear clues about helpers. We’ll try to guess who is being described. pages 4–5 Who grows food and takes care of animals?

Revisit the Book Show the book cover.

What do you measure if you help an adult in the kitchen? Revisit cook Vocabulary Card. pages 11–12 What tools do you see the scientists using? Scientists might have to measure out a certain amount of liquid—that’s what this Architects design buildings. What do you see the architects doing in the pictures? Do you see hands measuring with a ruler? Architects have to measure very carefully! pages 21–22 pipette is for. pages 19–20 Referees make sure that everyone playing a sport follows the rules. That hand is holding a stopwatch. What do you think that measures? Talk About It Did you listen and remember as we read the story today? What do community helpers measure? Ask children to Turn and Talk . Use Equity Sticks to have children to share their responses. Possible responses: • Farmers measure the food they grow. • Cooks measure ingredients. • Referees measure time.

page 11 Who has a job to test and weigh and count in a laboratory? Revisit weigh Vocabulary Card. Revisit count Vocabulary Card. I see a special scale. It is used to weigh small things that are light. page 19 This person does some things you do, like drawing and building. I see a ruler—we use a ruler to help us draw straight lines or measure how tall or wide something is. page 30 We learned about so many helpers today! I’m going to tell you a little more about three helpers. Talk About It Let’s talk about the question I asked before we read the book: What helpers work in our community? Guide children to Turn and Talk . Use Equity Sticks to ask children to share their responses. Possible responses: • mechanics • cooks • scientists

Connect to the Book Show the book cover. Today we will revisit some pages of Whose Hands Are These? by Miranda Paul to look closer at parts of the book. We will talk about how each person helps the community. Use the Clifford Puppet. Clifford knows that being part of a community means that each person has to work hard to take care of the people and the things in the community. As we read today, we’ll talk about how community helpers take care of their communities. Close-Read: Connect to the Mind Builder Use Equity Sticks to choose children to answer questions. pages 7–8 How does a cook help take care of the community? What tools do

you think a cook uses? Let’s look for cooking tools in this picture. Revisit help Vocabulary Card. pages 9–10 Police officers’ jobs are to keep people safe. How does that help the community? pages 13–14 A potter is someone who makes mugs and plates out of clay. Let’s look closely at the picture to find other materials a potter uses. Revisit materials Vocabulary Card. In the classroom, we also have to take care of our materials. What materials do we have in our classroom? pages 15–16 A news reporter’s job is so important—they tell people in the community what is happening. Why is that job important? pages 28–29 What jobs are the children pretending to do? What jobs do

we have in our classroom? How do these jobs help our classroom community? (MB) Review the roles and responsibilities children have in the classroom community. Extended Play Show pages 28–29 and explain what it means to have a job fair. Ask children to identify which community member each child in the book is dressed as. Then have a classroom job fair in which children pick a community helper to dress up and act like. Shared Writing Transcribe children’s speech as they tell how someone in the community has helped them.

Support 1 What do you call

Support 1 What do referees use the stopwatch to measure?

Today we are going to reread Whose Hands are These? by Miranda Paul. Use the Lala Stick Puppet. Lala loves reading true books about real information. Share the Guiding Question As we read today, we’re going to think about which of the community helpers measure as part of their jobs. While we are reading, think about this question: What do community helpers measure? Read-Aloud: Focus on Measurement Facilitate back-and-forth conversation with children to extend language. pages 4–6 Do farmers measure anything? What might they measure? Revisit measure Vocabulary Card. pages 7–8 Cooks have to measure most of their ingredients when they make food. They use tools like measuring cups and food scales.

helpers who make food for others?

Challenge Which of these helpers work at school? 3 Someone who makes food for others is called a cook. 2 Someone who makes food for others is called a c___ (cook) . OR

2 Referees use a

stopwatch to measure t___ (time).

3 Referees use a

DAY 3

stopwatch to measure time.

COMMUNITY | WEEK 3: Helpers

Challenge What do you think doctors measure?

Interactive Writing Share a pen with children as you draw and write together about how some community helpers measure as part of their jobs.

Modeled Writing Write and read aloud short

sentences about different jobs in our community as children watch.

CIRCLE

TIME

5 min

Child Development: Mind Builder There are many opportunities for preschool children to take care of shared objects and complete jobs for the benefit of the community. Children do this daily when they participate in clean up, volunteer for classroom jobs, and handle communal materials with care. Point out examples of children helping the community during the day to explain this mind builder.

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Build Math Background Show children how to informally measure a classroom object using Connecting Cubes. Show how to count the number of cubes that match the length of the object.

Child Development: Measuring Children naturally think about measurement as they play, from wondering how much water a cup can hold before overflowing to deciding which doll is taller than the other. Satisfy their natural curiosity by offering activities that allow children to measure using standard and non-standard measuring tools. Sing a Shapes Song Sing to the tune of “London Bridge”: Circles, squares, and rectangles, Rectangles, rectangles Circles, squares, and rectangles Don’t forget triangles! 12/6/19 11:55 AM

Focus on Vocabulary Introduce new words. Use 2.3.3 Vocabulary Cards. cook measure

Child Development: Vocabulary Children likely know the word doctor , but not physician . Tell children that there is sometimes more than one word to describe the same thing, like doctor and physician . Help children name synonyms for other careers like cook and chef, architect and building designer or news reporter and journalist .

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STORY

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Technology PreK On My Way helps children develop technology skills to express ideas, find information, and show an understanding of technology’s uses in the world around them. 15 min Revisit the Book Show the book cover.

15 min

W at do you measure if you help an adult in the kitchen? Revisit cook Vocabulary Card. pages 11–12 What tools do you see the scientists using? Scientists might have to measure out a certain amount of liquid—that’s what this Architects design buildings. What do you see the architects doing in the pictures? Do you see hands measuring with a ruler? Architects have to measure very carefully! pages 21–22 pipette is for. pages 19–20 Referees make sure that everyone playing a sport follows the rules. That hand is holding a stopwatch. What do you think that measures? Talk About It Did you listen and remember as we read the story today? What do community helpers measure?

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Support 1 What do referees use the stopwatch to measure?

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Challenge What do you think doctors measure?

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Interactive Writing Share a pen with children as you draw and write together about how some community helpers

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