Pre-Kindergarten Unit at a Glance
Theme 1: Hello, School! ¡Hola, escuela!
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Welcome to Pre-Kindergarten and my School | Welcome to Pre-Kindergarten and my School | Classroom Rules and Routines | ||||||||||||
Comprehension of Text Read Aloud Skills | Comprehension of Text Read Aloud Skills | Comprehension of Text Read Aloud Skills | ||||||||||||
Motivation to Write Skills | Motivation to Write Skills | Motivation to Write Skills | ||||||||||||
Counting Skills | Counting Skills | Counting Skills | ||||||||||||
Physical Science Skills | Physical Science Skills | Physical Science Skills | ||||||||||||
People, Past and Present Skills | People, Past and Present Skills | People, Past and Present Skills | ||||||||||||
Week 4 | Week 5 | |||||||||||||
Feeling Safe and Belonging | How My School Compares to School Around the World | |||||||||||||
Holiday | Motivation to Read Skills Comprehension of Text Read Aloud Skills | Alphabet Knowledge Skills | ||||||||||||
Motivation to Write Skills | Motivation to Write Skills | |||||||||||||
Counting Skills | Counting Skills | |||||||||||||
Physical Science Skills | Physical Science Skills | |||||||||||||
Citizenship Skills | People, Past and Present Skills | |||||||||||||
Theme 1 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 |
**Weeks 1 and 2 Concepts of Print Focus: Pictures vs. Print Teacher Action: Point out the difference between pictures and words while reading the message board. | **Week 3 Phonological Awareness Skill Focus: Sentence Segmenting Concepts of Print Skill Focus: Print Communicates Teacher Action: Think aloud as you write the morning message. Put emphasis on individual letters. | **Week 4 Phonological Awareness Skill Focus: Sentence Segmenting Concepts of Print Skill Focus: Print Communicates Teacher Action: Think aloud as you write the morning message. Put emphasis on individual words. | **Week 5 Phonological Awareness Skill Focus: Sentence Segmenting Concepts of Print Skill Focus: Print Communicates Teacher Action: Think aloud as you write the morning message. Put emphasis on the difference between letters and words. | |
Sentence Segmenting
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Week 1 & 2: Welcome to Pre-Kindergarten and my School | ||||||
Learning Targets and Understandings
| Emergent Literacy: Reading
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| Emergent Literacy: Writing
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| Math
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| Science/ Social Studies
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| Social Emotional Learning
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Week 1 & 2 Welcome to PreK and my School | PK4.III.A.3 Child recognizes that all print carries meaning and serves as a means for communication. PK4.III.D.2 Child uses information learned from books by describing, relating, categorizing, or comparing and contrasting. PK4.III.D.3 Child asks and responds to questions relevant to the text read aloud. | ★ PK4.IV.A.1 Child intentionally uses marks, letters, or symbols to record language and verbally shares meaning. | PK4.V.A.2 Child counts up to 10 objects with one-to-one correspondence.
| ★ PK4.VI.A.1 Child observes, investigates, describes, and discusses characteristics of common objects. ★ PK4.VI.A.3 Child uses simple scientific tools to learn about objects. ★PK4.VII.A.3 Child connects his life to events, time, and routines. | PK4.I.B.1.a Child follows classroom rules and routines with occasional reminders from adults. PK4.I.B.2.b Child uses verbal and nonverbal communication to communicate basic emotions and feelings. | |
Week 3: Classroom Rules and Routines | ||||||
Learning Targets and Understandings | Emergent Literacy: Reading
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| Emergent Literacy: Writing
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| Math
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| Science/ Social Studies
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| Social Emotional Learning
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Week 3 Classroom Rules and Routines | ★ PK4.III.D.1 Child retells or re‐enacts a story with a clear beginning, middle, and end.
| ★ PK4.IV.A.1 Child intentionally uses marks, letters, or symbols to record language and verbally shares meaning. | PK4.V.A.2 Child counts up to 10 objects with one-to-one correspondence. ★ PK4.V.A.3 Child counts up to 10 items and demonstrates cardinality by communicating that the last number indicates how many items are in the set.
| ★ PK4.VI.A.1 Child observes, investigates, describes, and discusses characteristics of common objects. PK4.VII.A.1 Child identifies similarities and differences between himself, classmates, and other people through specific characteristics and cultural influences. | PK4.I.B.1.a Child follows classroom rules and routines with occasional reminders from adults. PK4.I.C.2 Child assumes various roles and responsibilities as part of the classroom community. | |
Week 4: Feeling Safe and Belonging | ||||||
Learning Targets and Understandings | Emergent Literacy: Reading
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| Emergent Literacy: Writing
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| Math
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| Science/ Social Studies
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| Social Emotional Learning
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Week 4 Feeling Safe and Belonging | PK4.III.C.1 Child recognizes and names at least 20 letters (upper- or lower-case letters). PK4.III.E.1 Child can distinguish between elements of print, including letters, words, and pictures. | ★ PK4.IV.A.1 Child intentionally uses marks, letters, or symbols to record language and verbally shares meaning.
| PK4.V.A.2 Child counts up to 10 objects with one-to-one correspondence. ★ PK4.V.A.3 Child counts up to 10 items and demonstrates cardinality by communicating that the last number indicates how many items are in the set. ★ PK4.V.A.5 Child recognizes numerals 0-10.
| ★ PK4.VI.A.1 Child observes, investigates, describes, and discusses characteristics of common objects. ★ PK4.VI.A.3 Child uses simple scientific tools to learn about objects. PK4.VII.D.1 Child identifies the United States and Texas flag. | PK4.I.B.1.a Child follows classroom rules and routines with occasional reminders from adults. PK4.I.C.2 Child assumes various roles and responsibilities as part of the classroom community. | |
Week 5: How My School Compares to Schools Around the World | ||||||
Learning Targets and Understandings | Emergent Literacy: Reading
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| Emergent Literacy: Writing
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| Math
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| Science/ Social Studies
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Social Studies Domain Learning Targets:
| Social Emotional Learning
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Week 5 How My School Compares to School Around the World | PK4.III.C.1 Child recognizes and names at least 20 letters (upper- or lower-case letters). ★ PK4.III.D.1 Child retells or re‐enacts a story with a clear beginning, middle, and end.
| ★ PK4.IV.A.1 Child intentionally uses marks, letters, or symbols to record language and verbally shares meaning.
| PK4.V.A.2 Child counts up to 10 objects with one-to-one correspondence. ★ PK4.V.A.5 Child recognizes numerals 0-10.
| ★ PK4.VI.A.1 Child observes, investigates, describes, and discusses characteristics of common objects. ★ PK4.VI.A.3 Child uses simple scientific tools to learn about objects. PK4.VII.A.1 Child identifies similarities and differences between himself, classmates, and other people through specific characteristics and cultural influences. | PK4.I.B.1.a Child follows classroom rules and routines with occasional reminders from adults. PK4.I.C.2 Child assumes various roles and responsibilities as part of the classroom community. | |
PreK 3 Learning Outcomes | Emergent Literacy: Reading | Emergent Literacy: Writing | Math | Science/ Social Studies | Social and Emotional Development | |
Week 1 & 2 Welcome to Pre-Kindergarten and my School | PK3.III.A.3 Child notices and connects meaning to environmental print. PK3.III.D.2 Child makes personal connections to books read aloud. PK3.III.D.3 Child asks and answers ageappropriate questions about a book. | PK3.IV.A.1 Child engages in free-choice drawing and writing activities. | PK3.V.A.2 Child counts up to 5 objects with one-to-one correspondence.
| No PK3 outcomes for this domain of learning. (PK4.VI.A.1) No PK3 outcomes for this domain of learning. (PK4.VI.A.3) No PK3 outcomes for this domain of learning. (PK4.VII.A.3)
| PK3.I.B.1.a Child follows simple rules and routines when assisted by adults. PK3.I.B.2.b Child is familiar with basic feeling words (e.g., happy, sad, mad, scared). | |
Week 3 Classroom Rules and Routines | PK3.III.D.1 Child re-enacts a story after it has been read aloud. | PK3.IV.A.1 Child engages in free-choice drawing and writing activities. | PK3.V.A.2 Child counts up to 5 objects with one-to-one correspondence. PK3.V.A.3 Child counts up to 5 items and demonstrates cardinality by communicating that the last number indicates how many items are in the set.
| No PK3 outcomes for this domain of learning. (PK4.VI.A.1) No PK3 outcomes for this domain of learning. (PK4.VII.A.1) | PK3.I.B.1.a Child follows simple rules and routines when assisted by adults. PK3.I.C.2 Child assumes roles and responsibilities as part of the classroom community with adult assistance. | |
Week 4 Feeling Safe and Belonging | PK3.III.C.1 Child shows awareness of letters by singing alphabet songs and recognizing some frequently encountered letters (e.g., first letter of name or letters in environmental print). PK3.III.E.1 Child can distinguish between pictures and print. | PK3.IV.A.1 Child engages in free-choice drawing and writing activities. | PK3.V.A.2 Child counts up to 5 objects with one-to-one correspondence. PK3.V.A.3 Child counts up to 5 items and demonstrates cardinality by communicating that the last number indicates how many items are in the set. PK3.V.A.5 Child recognizes numerals 0-5. | No PK3 outcomes for this domain of learning. (PK4.VI.A.1) No PK3 outcomes for this domain of learning. (PK4.VI.A.3) No PK3 outcomes for this domain of learning. (PK4.VII.D.1) | PK3.I.B.1.a Child follows simple rules and routines when assisted by adults. PK3.I.C.2 Child assumes roles and responsibilities as part of the classroom community with adult assistance.
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Week 5 How My School Compares to School Around the World | PK3.III.C.1 Child shows awareness of letters by singing alphabet songs and recognizing some frequently encountered letters (e.g., first letter of name or letters in environmental print). PK3.III.D.1 Child re-enacts a story after it has been read aloud. | PK3.IV.A.1 Child engages in free-choice drawing and writing activities.
| PK3.V.A.2 Child counts up to 5 objects with one-to-one correspondence. PK3.V.A.5 Child recognizes numerals 0-5.
| No PK3 outcomes for this domain of learning. (PK4.VI.A.1) No PK3 outcomes for this domain of learning. (PK4.VI.A.3) No PK3 outcomes for this domain of learning. (PK4.VII.A.1) | PK3.I.B.1.a Child follows simple rules and routines when assisted by adults. PK3.I.C.2 Child assumes roles and responsibilities as part of the classroom community with adult assistance.
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