INCA Head Start Lesson Plan
Week of: December 3-7, 2012
Teacher: Hook/Walker
Study: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Investigation: 5. How can we create less trash? (Monday-Wednesday) Celebrating Learning (Thursday-Friday)
Large
Group
Monday:pg66 Calendar/Helpers, school day, weather
MM67, “Let’s Stick Together”
Talk about the story Peter’s Chair.
Talk about giving items away like toys and clothing.
Make a list of other items that can be given to people.
Tuesday: pg68 Calendar/Helpers, school day, weather
MM05, Silly Willy Walking”
Model wasting paper
Ask the children what you can do with the wasted paper.
Talk about ways to have less trash in our classroom.
Choice Time
Small Group
Make a card for their gifts created
last week.
M17, “Guessing Jar” or M19,
“Which has More”
Read
Aloud
Something
From Nothing
“I’m thinking of a shape” or “Shape
book”
M20, “I’m Thinking of a Shape”
Read I Stink!
Wednesday: pg70 Calendar/Helpers school day, weather
MM70, “The Kids Go Marching”
Talk about how much one bag of trash contains.
Have children sort out the recyclable items. Point out the
amount of trash still left over. .
“I went shopping” or “Shopping
Word wall” LL31, “I went Shopping”
Thursday: pg84 Calendar/Helpers, school day, weather
MM71, “Recycling Song”
Talk to the children about what they would like to share
with our guest about the study at tomorrow’s celebration.
Record responses
Friday: pg86Calendar/Helpers, school day, weather
MM70, “The Kids Go Marching”
Have the children choose a partner and ask What will you
do differently now that we know about reduce, reuse,
recycling. Invite families to record each other’s responses
Dramatic retelling of Something
from Nothing
LL06, “Dramatic Story Retelling” or
LL33, “Clothesline Storytelling”
Peter’s Chair
BD10
Large Group
Round up
Recall the day’s events
Invite children who made
gifts or cards in the art area
to share their creations
Zoo
Phonics
Pick activity
/j/
jerry jellyfish
Sound and movement
Chart /j/ words
Weekly
Activities
Mental Health:
Pick activity
Duso
Recall the day’s events
Invite children who played in
the dramatic play area to
talk about their experiences
at the gift wrapping store.
Pick activity
Chart /j/ words
Revirew a- j
Meet me at the zoo
Humanities:
Pick activity
Starfall.com
Decorating tree with
reusable items (all week0
Recall the day’s events
Invite children who played in
the dramatic play area to
talk about their experiences
at the gift wrapping store.
Pick activity
Chart /j/ words
Revirew k-s
Social Studies:
Pick activity
Dramatic Play:
Day 2-3: Create a
wrapping gift store
using Gift wrapping
paper and boxes
Healthy/Safety:
Pick activity
Sesamestreet.com
Library/Listening:
Books about trash,
garbage, and recycling
Sam Helps
Recycle
Recall the day’s events
Remind the children of the
special celebration
tomorrow.
Dinosaur
Woods
Recall the day’s events
Jump rope rap
Starfall.com (abc)
Pick activity
Daily Literacy: (Words of the Week)
Blocks: boxes- build
robot
Manipulatives:
Pick activity
Nutrition:
Pick activity
My plate hero
.
Daily Transition:
1.name, age, Birthday
2. MM67 Let’s Stick togrther
3.MM05 Silly Willy Walking
4.MM70 THE KIDS GO MARCHING
5.MM71 RECYCLING SONG
Learning Center
Materials
Art/Writing:
Collages of
scraps(paper, foil, etc)
Don’t Lose It—Reuse it
Computer:
eBook Don’t Lose itReuse it!
eBook! Sam recycle
Monthly Cooking (Food) Activity:
LL35, Fruit Salad” or M33, “Apple Oat
Muffins”
Music:
1. MOVING AND LEARNING
2.MONTHS OF THE YEAR
3.JINGLE BELLS
4.
5.
Color: BLACK
Number:
Shape: STAR
Rhyme: LITTLE JACK HORNER
Sand & Water:
Math/Science:
Junk collection, sorting
recyclables
Music:
Musical instruments
crated throughout the
study
Outside:
Sandbox, digging
tools
INCA Head Start Lesson Plan
Week of: December 3-7, 2012
Teacher: Hook/Walker
Study: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Investigation: 5. How can we create less trash? (Monday-Wednesday) Celebrating Learning (Thursday-Friday)
Individual Help:
Material Sent Home:
(e.g. Zoo-phonics activity worksheets, newsletters)
Bring items that have sound /j/
Shapes – 3yr. olds (small groups)
Calendar
Show and tell
Colors – AN, KE, WR, SC,SW
Recognizing numbers 1-10 (all ) small groups
Counting 1-10 – 3 year olds (small groups)
Counting 1-20 – 4 yr. olds
Recognizing letters/sounds – a-j – ALL (small groups)+
Parent Suggestive Activities: (Activity & Signature)
Christmas ornaments made from thread spools (reuse)
Family Partnerships:
We invite family members to share a special snack with the class during the celebration at the end of this study.
Wow! Experiences:
Friday—Family members visit for the end-of-study celebration