Week at a Glance: Language Theme 2: Our Community • Week 3: Helpers
Small groups for hands-on activities
Story Time for the interactive read-aloud
WEEK
Helpers LANGUAGE
Week and module information
3
LARGE GROUP
SMALL GROUP
CIRCLE TIME
STORY TIME
Circle Time to prepare for learning
• Explore sharing with the We Share Activity
• Build Background • Sing “The Wheels on the Bus” • Focus on Vocabulary: stew, delicious
• Enjoy reading Thank You, Omu! • Guiding Question: Why did so many people knock on Omu’s door? • Modeled Writing
1 DAY
CIRCLE TIME
STORY TIME
• Analyze the story with the I Share, You Share Activity
• Share the Mind Builder: Take Another Perspective • Focus on Vocabulary: together, give
• Connect to the Mind Builder in the read-aloud • Extended Play: Sharing Favorites • Shared Writing
2 DAY
Read-alouds on Days 2 and 4 to connect to the Mind Builder and weekly Concept Question
CIRCLE TIME
STORY TIME
• Act out scenes with the Act It and Say It Activity
• Share the Comprehension Skill: Make an Inference • Guess What? • Focus on Vocabulary: stirred, exclaimed
• Focus on comprehension in the read-aloud • Guiding Question: Who are some of the people in Omu’s community? • Interactive Writing
3 DAY
CIRCLE TIME
STORY TIME
• Identify community jobs with the Who Works Here? Activity
• Talk About
• Read-aloud from the Big Chart of Big Ideas: Super Jobs • Extended Play: Be a Community Helper • Guided Writing
4 DAY
Where We Live • Act It Out: Jobs • Focus on Vocabulary: firefighter, doctor
CIRCLE TIME
STORY TIME
• Respond to the read-aloud through writing, drawing, or storytelling: Who are the helpers in our school community? What do they do?
• Actively retell and reenact the read-aloud • Guiding Question: Why did Omu and her neighbors share their food with each other? • Independent Writing
• Act It Out: Thank You, Omu! • Focus on Vocabulary: entered, celebrated
5 DAY
38 | Language | Our Community
Response to the week’s learning through drawing, writing, or storytelling
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