INCA Head Start Lesson Plan
Week of: April 1-5, 2013
Teacher: Hook/ Walker
Study: Clothes
Investigation: 6 What special clothes do people wear for work?
Large
Group
Choice Time
Small Group
Monday:pg78Calendar/Helpers, weather, school day
MM11, “What Is My Job?”
Talk about people in certain jobs wear special clothes.
Show pictures from the book Who Wears What? Posters
of different community workers.
Talk about why certain jobs require certain uniforms.
Tuesday: pg80 Calendar/Helpers, weather, school day
Pass out rhythm sticks to the children
MM26, “Echo Clapping”
Talk about what kinds of clothing our families wear when
they go to work.
Invite children to share family photos, record words
children use to describe the clothes
Wednesday: pg82Calendar/Helpers, weather, school day
MM01, “People in Your Neighborhood”
Tell children that a visitor will be coming to talk about their
work clothes.
Invite children to generate questions
Thursday: pg84Calendar/Helpers, weather, school day
MM27, “Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling”
Introduce visitor, invite visitor to talk about their job and
uniform.
Invite children to ask questions
Friday: pg86Calendar/Helpers, weather, school day
MM27, “Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling”
Introduce, invite visitor to talk about their job and
costume.
Invite children to ask questions
Daily Transition:
1. MM15 Say It, Show It
2. MM10 Words in Motion
3. MM25 Freeze
4.MM12 Ticky Ricky
5. Name letter shown
Read
Aloud
Large Group
Round up
Zoo
Phonics
Weekly
Activities
Learning Center
Materials
Play with people in the block
area. Take pictures of
constructions
LL05, “Jumping Beans”
Who Wears
What?
Recall the day’s events
Invite children who worked in the
block area to share what they did.
Use the photographs you took as
prompts
Letter of week “w”
Mrs. Wish Washy – book
Black letters – a-z give
sound only!
Mental Health:
Character Critters: Fran Fair
Frog
Explore clothing collection for
items that resembles clothing
worn by family members in
photos. What kinds of Clothes
do people wear to work LL04,
“Bookmaking” family photo
book
Play with rhythm sticks
M59, “More or Fewer Towers”
or M19, “Which has more?”
Uncle
Nacho’s Hat
Recall the day’s events
Share the book the children made
during small-group time
Practice alphabet “a-z”
One child at a time
signal /sound
Chart “w” words
Humanities:
Dorothy Strait
Starfall.com
Little Red
Riding Hood
BD04
Recall the day’s events
Remind children of the visitor who
will be coming tomorrow
Art/Writing: cutting,
gluing
Name tracers
Computer:
eBook Who Wears What?
Blocks: train table Play people in uniforms or
work clothes; digital
camera
Dramatic Play:
Work clothes
costumes
Library/Listening:
community worker books
Use buttons and lacing boards
Story Problems or Problems at
a Clothing Store, M22, “Story
Problems”
Llama Llama
Red Pajama
SE05
Recall the day’s events
Talk about the class visitor and
write a group thank-you note.
Wear costumes in dramatic
play
Story Problems or Problems at
a Clothing Store, M22, “Story
Problems” (NO SCHOOL)
Little Red
Riding Hood
BD04
Daily Literacy: (Words of the Week)
Uniform. Heartbreak, neighborhood,
protect, patient,
Jump rope rap
Recall the day’s events
Discuss what the children learned
from the visitor today and write a
group thank you note.
Wacky Wednesday!
Clothes backwards
Eat worms
ALC’s in order
backwards (z-a)
Show and tell “w”
Starfal.com
Poetry: Who has seen
the wind?
Social Studies:
Images for community
workers
Healthy/Safety:
Washing hands properly!!
Math/Science:
geoboards, tornado,
fountain
Pick activity
Nutrition:
Chef combo I like lunch
Music:
Rhythm sticks
Outside:
P14, “Moving Through the
Forest”
(NO SCHOOL)
Monthly Cooking (Food) Activity:
Music:
1. Plant a little seed (f/p)
2. ever Gone a fishing (f/p)
3. Shake your Boom, Boom
4. Had a Little Turtle
5. ring around the rosie
Color: REVIEW
Number: REVIEW
Shape: REVIEW
Rhyme: JACK BE NIMBLE
Manipulatives:
Button and lacing boards
Sand & Water:
INCA Head Start Lesson Plan
Week of: April 1-5, 2013
Study: Clothes
Teacher:
Investigation: 6. What special clothes do people wear for work?
Individual Help:
Material Sent Home:
(e.g. Zoo-phonics activity worksheets, newsletters)
Monday
FM23 60 Builds 'gate' with 5 small blocks from model:(6),(7),(11),(12),(13),(16),(17),(19)
FW18 54 Copies Square: (3),(5),(8),(12),(13),(14),(16),(18),(19)
Note of needing family photos of parents or family members in their work clothes (uniforms)
Show and Tell Note (w)
NO SCHOOL FRIDAY NOTE
Tuesday
CM12 48 Selects matching letters in group of 3:(6),(7), (11)
CM14 54 Completes 8-piece puzzle in 3 minutes (kangaroo): (6),(11),(12),(13),(15),(14),(16),(17), (18),(19)
CC14 48 Counts blocks to 6:(6),(7),(11),(13)
Wednesday
CC29 Given two numerals, tells which number shows less:(4),(3),(2),(5),(10),(19),(18),
LN13 54 Names 8 colors Walker Romine (11),(17),(7)
LC22 72 Points to 5 printed letters between A and Z:(10),(3)(4),(5),(8),(12),(13),(18),(19)
Parent Suggestive Activities: (Activity & Signature)
Thursday
GB17 42 Balances on 1 foot for 8 seconds:(6),(11),(13),(16),(17)
GB19 48 Hops on both feet 6 feet forward:(6),(11),(13),(16),(17)
GB20 48 Walks backwards 6 feet in imitation:(6),(11)
Friday
NO SCHOOL
Family Partnerships:
If you have not already done so, please send in photos of family members wearing work clothes. We will use them in
this week’s investigation. We can take photos of family members during drop-off time if they arrive in their work
clothes.
• Please note that our end-of-study celebration is next Friday.
• We are still gathering clothes for our clothing drive.
• We invite you to access the ebooks, Who Wears
What? and Little Red Riding Hood.
Wow! Experiences:
Thursday—A visitor who wears a uniform to work
Friday—A visitor who wears or uses costumes