Theme: Neighborhood (week 3)
Center/Classroom:
Teachers:
Week of:
(A) General Information
Study/Topic - BIG IDEAS this week: Students will conclude their
study of “Neighborhood” by delving deeper into concepts of trash
and recycling.
Monday “To
Do” List:
Support for
Dual
Language
Learners:
Family/
Community
Involvement:
Key vocabulary:
1. Trash, litter (la basura)
2. Recycling (el reciclaje)
3. Decompose, decay, rot (descomponerse, pudrirse)
4. Reuse (reusar)
5. Plastic, paper, glass (plastic, papel, vidrio)
6. Dumpster (basurero)
(Get assistance, if needed, to translate these words/phrases for ALL children.)
Review Planned Read-Alouds; read books through at least once.
Review Small Group Activity forms and gather/create materials, including Recycling: A Handbook for Kids (by Gail Gibbons); variety of recyclable
items; bins/boxes for sorting; collage materials.
- Find lyrics to “One Bottle of Pop” (and hear the tune at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbwp4VZPYRI) and create song chart.
- Gather/create materials for centers and circle time, including bins, recycling symbols, shredded paper
- Second Step (SS) WeekRemind families about donating recyclables (paper, cardboard, plastic bottles – should be empty and reasonably clean!)
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Use gestures and real items wherever possible to help DLL children understand the concepts and vocabulary in this theme. For example, you could
pantomime digging in the trashcan and then pulling out a reusable item. Explain key concepts in children’s native language when possible. For example,
a bilingual teacher could explain in Spanish, “She found that bottle in the trash. But she doesn’t want to throw it away. She wants to reuse it!” (Do this
when previewing an activity, but avoid “simultaneous translation” during an activity or discussion, as this can confuse children and does not help
language development.)
Ask custodians to come talk to the students about recycling. Make plans for neighborhood walk to observe trash/recycling pickup (if possible – see
Outside Time, below).
Talk to families about the different aspects of “Neighborhood” you have explored during the past few weeks – for example, specific buildings or places in
the community; jobs that children were interested in; trash and recycling. Different children will respond to different aspects of the curriculum and you
can share those individual experiences with families. Encourage families to continue exploring and talking about their neighborhood even after this
theme ends.
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:
Keep: “Neighborhood Place”
Garbage trucks
Add:
Small containers to serve as “trash cans”
Wastebaskets/trash cans, recycling bins
Toys and Games
Keep any items from previous week(s) that children
were particularly engaged with.
Pictures of garbage or recycling trucks, litter/trash,
dumps/landfills, etc.
Art
Library/Writing
Discovery/Science
Add:
Add:
Keep:
Recycling bins
Materials to make recycling labels/signs (including
examples of recycling symbol; find examples online)
“Decomposition Bins” to observe
Recycled objects or reusable trash for
sculptures/collages: scrap paper, clean food wrappers,
plastic bottles, etc. (plus construction paper, glue, tape)
– see “Garbage Art” small-group activity
Journals for recording/drawing observations
Newspaper
Sand and Water
Add:
Music and Movement
Add:
Shredded paper, scissors, hole punches, small
containers to fill and sort
Computers
“Gabriela Cleans Up”: in this online game (from Sid
the Science Kid), children must pick up pieces of
litter and recycle them before animals and wind
knock down their bins.
http://pbskids.org/sid/cleansup.html
Outdoors
Cooking
Take a neighborhood walk – ideally on trash pick-up day – to see trash/recycling in action. Count trashcans,
look for the recycling symbol, or perhaps even see the trash/recycling truck and talk to the sanitation worker!
Alternatively, take a “clean-up walk” to pick up litter (wearing disposable gloves and being careful of sharp or
dangerous objects).
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(C) Group Experiences
Monday
Arrival
Opening
Circle
Movement
Relaxation
Transitions
Closing
Circle
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Arrival: Attendance graph
Arrival: Attendance graph
Arrival: Attendance graph
Arrival: Attendance graph
Morning Circle:
Welcome song & one other
Morning Circle:
Welcome song & one other
-Morning Circle:
Welcome song & one other
Morning Circle:
Welcome song & one other
-Decomposition bin: Bring
bin/jar to meeting area and
ask children what changes
they notice since last week.
Point out the changes in
food items vs. plastic
bottles (or similar). Explain
that some items won’t ever
decompose – that’s why we
need to recycle them!
Show Recycle book and
preview that children will
learn more about recycling
during small-group time.
-Introduce Small-Group
Activity: Show children a
few of the materials
available for “garbage art”
and ask them what they
think they could make with
these.
-What would you like to
find in a dumpster?
[Provide 2-3 choices, with
visual examples if possible]
Review daily schedule and
rules now and throughout
the day
Music/Movement: SS Song
“One Bottle of Pop” –
introduce/teach song
Find lyrics online and hear
the tune at
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=sbwp4VZPYRI
-Morning Message:
What are some ways we
can keep our classroom
clean?
You can write this message
in front of children (asking
for their help) or write it in
advance and read aloud
during meeting. Briefly
engage children in noticing
concepts of print (such as
which direction to read);
then have follow-up
discussion, inviting children
to share ideas about
keeping the classroom
clean.
SS-Puppet Script
Transition: Question of the
Day (QOTD): Did you throw
something in the trash
today? (Yes/No/Not Sure)
Charting with whiteboard/
pocket chart/etc.
Review daily schedule and
rules now and throughout
the day
Transition: SS-Brain
Builder-
And one other song..
Review daily schedule and
rules now and throughout
the day
Review daily schedule and
rules now and throughout
the day
SS-Skill Practice ActivityTransition:
Music/Movement: “The
Caring & Helping Song”
“One Bottle of Pop” –
create new verse related to
recycling, if desired & one
other
Relaxation:
Transition: SS-Brain
Builder-
Transition: SS-Brain
Builder-
Music/Movement: SS song
of the week & one other
Closing Circle:
Goodbye song
Relaxation:
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Music/Movement: SS-Song
of the week & one other
Transition: insert rhyming
activity here
Relaxation:
Closing Circle:
Goodbye song
Transition: SS-Brain
Builder-
Thursday
“One Bottle of Pop”
Relaxation:
Transition:
Friday
What have we learned
about trash and recycling?
Prompt children by
referring back to their
activities of this week or
earlier in theme. Chart
children’s ideas if possible.
Closing Circle:
Goodbye song
Closing Circle:
Review QOTD results
during closing circle with
the full group, counting
each column and writing
the numeral.
Goodbye song
Group 1: SS-Story and
discussion
ReadAlouds
Group 2: Recycle! A
handbook for kids
Group 1 – Sorting Recycling
(see activity guide)
Group 2 – Decomposition:
Part 2(see activity guide)
SmallGroup
Activity
Special
Activities
Tangible
Acknowledgement System:
Group 1: Recycle! A
Group 1: SS Book-
handbook for kids
Group 1: Book about
Decomposition
Group 2: SS-Story and
discussion
Group 2: Book about
Decomposition
Group 2: SS Book-
Group 1 – Decomposition:
Part 2(see activity guide)
Group 1: SS-Skill Practice
Activity
Group 1: Patterns with
Caps(see activity guide)
Group 2 – Sorting Recycling
(see activity guide)
Group 2: Patterns with
Caps(see activity guide)
Group 2: SS-Skill Practice
Activity
Garbage Art at Free choice
(see activity guide)
Garbage Art at Free choice
(see activity guide)
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Monday
Outside
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Inclement Weather Plan:
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