Your PARTNER in Professional Learning PreK On MyWay includes embedded and ongoing supports that empower educators along their path of continuous improvement, so they are prepared to fully support the academic, social, and emotional needs of today’s children. Omu’s neighbors smelled her stew and knocked on her door because they wanted something CIRCLE TIME 5 min DAY 3 OUR COMMUNITY | WEEK 3: Helpers Share the Mind Builder: Take Another Perspective to eat. At first, they were thinking of themselves. Later, they were thinking of Omu. When we care about what someone else thinks and feels, we are taking another perspective. Focus on Vocabulary Introduc two new words. Use 2.3.2 Vocabulary cards. give together
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Child Deve Multilingual learner with concepts such setting using pages Use Equity Sticks to children to answer pages 2–3 Omu seasoned and stew. Revisit stirred Vocabu What did she use to What does seasone pages 6–7 When Omu told the the delicious smell Revisit the Bi Show the big book cov Today we are goin book Thank You, O Use the Scout Stick Pu Scout likes Thank Y because he enjoys people who live in Share the Gu Question There is a question think about as we r talk about it after w Who are some of th Omu’s community? Read-Aloud: Comprehens Read aloud the boo Day 3 prompts.
GUIDE IMPLEMENTATION This story is a narrative with characters who could be real people. They act just like real people. We call this a realistic narrative. Who can say that? Close-Read: Connect to the Mind Builder Let’s reread and talk about some pages of the story to notice the Mind Builder, take another perspective, in action. Use Equity Sticks to pick child en to answer questions. pages 8–9 Omu thinks to herself, “It would not hurt to share.” What does she mean? Connect to the Big Book Show big book cover. Today we are going to revisit the book Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora. We will talk about taking another perspective. Use the Clifford Puppet.
Extended Play Challenge children to think about their own perspectives and compare them to their classmates’
2/10/20 12:29 PM How do you know? (MB) Revisit give Vocabulary Card. pages 29–30 At the end of the story everyone ate, danced, and celebrated together. pages 12–13 When the police officer comes to the door, is she thinking about herself or about Omu? Is she thinking about her perspective or Omu’s perspective? (MB) pages 17–18 The hot dog vendor said “Ooooo, stew!” and ate some of Omu’s stew. Is he thinking about his perspective or Omu’s perspective? (MB) page 28 The little boy told Omu that they were there to give. Whose perspective are the neighbors thinking of now: their own pe spective or Omu’s perspective?
Embedded Supports Best practices for developmentally appropriate PreK instruction are included throughout PreK On MyWay . Supports are included in the Implementation Guide, Teaching Guides, Read-Aloud Cards, and Activity Cards to ensure that educators have all the tools they need for professional growth. perspectives. H ve children gather in small groups based on favorite color, favorite food, favorite book, favorite game, an favorite song. Encourage children to express their differences in
complete sentences. For example: My favorite food is macaroni and cheese, and Lisa’s favorite food is mashed potatoes. Encourage children to draw a picture that shows something that a friend likes to do. Shared Writing Transcribe children’s sp ech as they talk about what their friends enjoy doing.
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Each daily lesson includes a research-based insight designed to help educators understand how to conduct that lesson in way that has an immediate and valuable impact on children's learning and development. Revisit together Vocabulary Card. What did each person bring to O u’s apartme t?
Child Development: Mind Builder In preschool, children start to realize that we each have different feelings and experiences. They start to care about others, yet they can continue to confuse their own feelings with those of others. You can help by talking about your feelings and the feelings of characters in books. (Clark/speechandlanguagekids.com, 2019)
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