Curriculum Planning Form
“All About Us” (week 2)
Center/Classroom:
Teachers:
Week of:
(A) General Information
Study/Topic - BIG IDEAS this week:
Children will continue to learn more about their classroom and each
other. We will focus on finding out what makes everyone special.
Children will have opportunities to share information about
themselves (such as what they love, who is in their family, etc.) This
will help children develop a positive sense of self and respect each
other’s similarities and differences.
Key vocabulary:
1.
Family words – mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, aunt, uncle, brother, sister Palabras de
Familia – Mama, Papa, Abuela, Abuelo, Tía, Tío, Hermano, Hermana
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4.
Recipe Receta
Scared Asustado
Dimensional Dimensional
Monday “To
Do” List:
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Review Planned Read-Alouds; read books through at least once.
Review Small Group Activity forms and gather/create materials; including sink and float, 3D art materials and play dough rebus recipe.
Take pictures of neighborhood buildings.
Gather materials for circle time, including balance scales and counting bears.
Create or update Question of the Day board and name cards.
Second Step (SS)-Week-
Support for
Dual
Language
Learners:
Teacher/Assistant will read the same story in English and Spanish as often as possible, in the morning in one language and the other language in the
afternoon. Bilingual teachers should speak to children in their home language as often as possible. All labels should be in English and Spanish, or other
languages spoken by your students and their families, using one consistent color for English and one consistent, contrasting color for the other language
(black/blue). All languages spoken by the children in the classroom should be included as often as possible.
Family/
Community
Involvement:
Your child will be experiencing their first “cooking” experience – making playdough! Come join us for some fun!
Invite parents to help children select a “special friend” – stuffed animal, doll, etc. – to bring in for Friday.
TEACHERS: Review this lesson plan thoroughly in advance. If you make any modifications (only if needed for your children), these must be approved by Education
Manager/Supervisor. You also need to complete the Individualized Learning Plan.
Last updated: 09/09/13
(B) Materials to Enhance Children’s Play
Blocks
Dramatic Play
Add:
Add: puppets and stuffed animals.
Art
Toys and Games
Add:
Library/Writing
Add: cooking magazines, 3D art materials, cooking
utensils for playdough.
Add: read-aloud books from this week and previous
weeks of this theme, other Knuffle Bunny books if
available, and recipe books.
Sand and Water
Discovery/Science
Add: eye droppers with tray or cup for water.
Music and Movement
Add: measuring cups, small bowls, mixing spoons.
Add: tambourines, sand blocks
Outdoors
Computers
Add:
Cooking
Add: tossing games
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(C) Group Experiences
Monday
Arrival
Opening
Circle
Movement
Relaxation
Tuesday
Arrival:
Opening Circle: Sing a good
morning or welcoming song
& SS song of the week
Second Step Story and
Discussion
Second Step Puppet Script
Transitions
Closing
Circle
Wednesday
Arrival: Question of the
Day – “Do you have a
‘special friend’ at home?”
– help children post their
answers.
Attendance – Have each
child place a large counting
bear on a balance scale –
one side/color for girls and
the other side/different
color for boys. Discuss
which is heavier and which
is lighter?
Review daily schedule and
class rules.
Transition:
Music/Movement: Choose
2
Relaxation:
Opening Circle: Sing a good
morning or welcoming song
& SS Song of the week
Thursday
Arrival: Question of the
Day – “Have you ever made
playdough before?” – help
children post their answers.
Opening Circle: Sing a good
morning or welcoming
song.
Attendance – Have each
child place a large counting
bear on a balance scale –
one side/color for girls and
the other side/different
color for boys. Discuss
which is heavier and which
is lighter?
Second Step Skill Practice
Activity 1
Review daily schedule and
class rules.
Review daily schedule and
class rules.
Transition: Second Step
Brain Builder
Transition:
Music/Movement: Choose
2
Attendance – similar to
Tuesday/Wednesday, but
use smaller bears. Discuss
how these are same as/
different from large bears.
Music/Movement: Choose
2
Friday
Arrival:
Opening Circle: Sing a good
morning or welcoming
song.
Attendance – using small or
large counting bears and
balance scale. Note
differences from the rest of
the week, if any.
“Special friends” – If
children have brought in
teddy bears, dolls, etc., line
them up by type to create a
visual graph. Observe and
discuss: which type has the
most? Least? Are any the
same? Etc.
Review daily schedule and
class rules.
Transition: Second Step
Brain Builder
Relaxation:
Relaxation: Listen to soft
nature sounds – have
children identify where
Transition: Second Step
Brain Builder
Music/Movement: Choose
2
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Monday
ReadAlouds
SmallGroup
Activity
Tangible
Acknowledgement System:
Tuesday
Wednesday
Transition: Second Step
Brain Builder
they come from (wind,
ocean, etc).
Closing Circle: Mystery Bag
– Prepare a bag with tools
that will be used for making
playdough; bowls, spoons,
measuring cups/spoons,
etc. Each child pulls
something out and
attempts to identify what it
is and how it is used. Help
generate questions they
want to have answered
about making playdough
and record their questions.
Sing your favorite good-bye
song.
Transition: What’s in the
Egg (Transition Magician
pg. 48) Instead of eggs, use
a cooking bowl to draw out
of.
Group 1: Knuffle Bunny by
Mo Willems (refer to
Planned Read Aloud guide)
Group 1: Choose a book
that ties in with sink and
float
Group 2: Choose a book
that ties in with sink and
float
Group 2: Knuffle Bunny by
Mo Willems (refer to
Planned Read Aloud guide)
Group 1: Special Things at
Home (refer to Small Group
Activity guide)
Group 1: Sink & Float (refer
to Small Group Activity
guide) Obj. 13, 22
Group 2: Sink & Float (refer
to Small Group Activity
guide) Obj. 13, 22
Group 2: Special Things at
Home (refer to Small Group
Activity guide)
Thursday
Closing Circle: Remind
children they can bring a
“special friend” (teddy
bear, doll, etc) to school
tomorrow – follow-up from
previous small group
activity. Sing your favorite
good-bye song.
Closing Circle: Follow-up to
Mystery Bag – Come
prepared with some
answers from yesterday’s
discussion. Sing your
favorite good-bye song.
Friday
Relaxation: Listen to soft
nature sounds – have
children identify where
they come from (wind,
ocean, etc).
Transition: What’s in the
Egg (Transition Magician
pg. 48) Instead of eggs, use
a cooking bowl to draw out
of.
Closing Circle:. Sing your
favorite good-bye song.
Group 1: Second Step
Recommended Book
Group 1: Elmer by David
McKee
Group 2: Elmer by David
McKee
Group 2: Second Step
Recommended Book
Group 1: Second Step Skill
Practice Activity-
Group 1: Making Playdough
(refer to Small Group
Activity guide) – gather
enough materials for each
child to have their own.
Obj. 22
Group 2: Making Playdough
(refer to Small Group
Activity guide) – gather
enough materials for each
child to have their own.
Obj. 22
Group 2: Second Step Skill
Practice Activity-
Free Exploration Choice
Activity: Provide cooking
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Monday
Tuesday
Outside
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
magazines for children to
cut/tear out and collage
with. Use paper plates for
them to glue on to make
their plate.
Special
Activities
Inclement Weather Plan:
From the play area, take
pictures of the different
types of buildings.
Head Start Body Start:
Pretend to move like
different foods – melt like a
popsicle, pop like popcorn,
scramble like eggs and
slither like spaghetti.
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Individual Child Planning Form
Center/Classroom:
Physical
Name
Approaches to
Learning
Language &
Literacy
Cogn./ Gen.
Knowledge
Child’s
Soc-Emotional
Focus
Date
Strategy/Activity
Focus TS
GOLD
Objective(s)
Why Chosen?
(IFSP, TS Gold Report,
family input, conference
goal, etc.)
NOTE: Children with similar needs may benefit from
differentiated instruction (e.g. during small-group activity).
You can use the “Small Group” column at right to make notes
about possible groupings.
Example: 1. Routine – activity, state how you are
individualizing for this child.
CHECK when
implemented
School Readiness Goal
Focus Domain(s)
Week of:
Possible small-group?
Teachers:
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IFSP Child Planning
Child’s Name
IFSP Goals
Classroom Plan: What’s the Activity/Who’s Supporting the Child
*Please review all IFSP plans including Speech Only to ensure implementation of all classroom goals.
*For speech goals the what/who would be: Directed by the Speech Language Therapist
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