Week at a Glance: Large and Small Group Cards Theme 2: Our Community • Week 3: Helpers
Concept Question
OUR COMMUNITY
5 min One Large Group Card for every read-aloud book
LANGUAGE
Who are the people who help in our community?
Helpers LARGE GROUP CARD
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Thank You, Omu! Written and illustrated by Oge Mora Omu makes a pot of delicious stew. The smell goes down the hall and around the block. Soon, the neighbors are knocking at her door.
15 min
Book summary
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O A
Learning goals at a glance
Language: Listening; Conversation; Vocabulary Mind Builder: Executive Function Fine Arts: Art
Big Book: Thank You, Omu!
Materials needed
Vocabulary Cards
Strategy Card Make an Inference
Big Chart of Big Ideas Super Jobs
• stew • delicious • give • together • stirred
• exclaimed • firefighter • doctor • entered • celebrated
Daily writing options
Daily Writing Options: Days 1–5
See the Language Teaching Guide for Theme 2, pages 42–51 for this week’s Small Group Activities and Independent Center Prompts.
1 Modeled: Write and read aloud. 2 Shared: Transcribe children’s speech. 3 Interactive: Share a pen. 4 Guided: Provide a writing prompt. 5 Independent: Invite children to draw or write.
Related small- group activities and independent centers
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Scholastic PreK On My Way Program Guide
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