Elementary Pre-Kindergarten Theme 8

Pre-Kindergarten Unit at a Glance

Theme 8: Animals All Around Cuántos animales

Pre-K Standards

Week 30

Week 31

Week 32

Week 33

All Kinds of Animals

Holiday

Animal Features

Animal Life Cycles

Where Animals Live

Holiday

Comprehension of Text Skills

Alphabet Knowledge Skills

Comprehension of Text Skills

Concepts of Print Skills

Comprehension of Text Skills

Concepts of Print Skills

Writing as a Process

Conventions in Writing

Counting Skills

Measurement Skills

Counting Skills

Life Science Skills

Citizenship Skills

People, Past and Present Skills

Citizenship Skills

Theme 8

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Phonological Awareness Skill Focus:

Blending & Segmenting Phonemes, Alphabetic Knowledge

Concepts of Print Focus:

Review: Print Communicates

Teacher Action:

Write the morning message reviewing the print concept skills: sentence structure, punctuation, letters, words, and sentences.

Phonological Awareness Skill Focus:

Blending & Segmenting Phonemes, Alphabetic Knowledge

Concepts of Print Focus:

Review: Uppercase & Lowercase Letters

Teacher Action:

Write the morning message. Put emphasis on the difference between the use of uppercase and lowercase letters.

Phonological Awareness Skill Focus:

Blending & Segmenting Phonemes, Alphabetic Knowledge

Concepts of Print Focus:

Review: Punctuation

Teacher Action:

Write the morning message varying punctuation each day (period, question, or exclamation point). Use rhyming words in the sentence.

Phonological Awareness Skill Focus:

Blending & Segmenting Phonemes, Alphabetic Knowledge

Concepts of Print Focus:

Review: Sentence Structure

Teacher Action:

Write the morning message, emphasizing that a sentence is made up of words and spaces. Note the ending punctuation and the use of uppercase and lowercase letters.

Blending & Segmenting Phonemes

Call attention to the beginning sound in words included in the morning message sentence.
Have children listen for a certain sound within a word in the sentence.
Teacher will say the sentence once and then choose one word. Children will guess the mystery word while the teacher says the word phoneme by phoneme.
Models using pictures to identify and blend phonemes into words.
Displays pictures and has the child blend the phonemes to make the word.
Blending Phoneme Video Demonstration (watch from beginning to 1m 33s) (NISD RLA Resource to be used as a teacher reference before instruction)

Alphabet Knowledge

Have children write letters in the air with their fingers.
Have children point to, circle, or write letters.
Compare letters (ex: “Let’s find letters with straight lines.” or “These letters all have curves.”).
Have children find letters in their name or not in their name.

Week 1 - All Kinds of Animals

Learning Targets and Understandings

Emergent Literacy: Reading

Learning Targets:

I can say letter sounds.
I can use books.
I can ask questions about books.
I can answer questions about books.
I can find the period.
I can find the question mark.

Emergent Literacy: Writing

Learning Targets:

I can write and draw by myself.
I can talk about writing.
I can make a class book.
I can write in the right direction.
I can end a sentence with a period.

Math

Learning Targets:

I can count to 30.
I can use a balance to compare the weight of objects.
I can describe which weighs more or less.
I can compare objects by weight.

Science/

Social Studies

Learning Targets: Science

I can compare how animals are alike and different.
I can describe how animals grow and change.
I can learn about animal habitats.

Learning Targets: SS

I can say the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag and Texas flag.
I can describe the United States and Texas flags.
I can vote for my favorite things.

Social Emotional Learning

Learning Targets:

I can be proud of what I do.
I can follow the rules.
I can share an area and materials with other children.
I can talk about my friends.

Week 1

All Kinds of Animals

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.B.1 Child discusses and contributes ideas for drafts composed in whole/small group writing activities.

PK4.IV.B.3 Child shares and celebrates class-made and individual written products

PK4.V.A.1 Child uses words to rote count from 1 to 30.

★PK4.V.D.3 Child informally recognizes and compares weights of objects or people.

★PK4.VI.B.1 Child observes, investigates, describes and discusses the characteristics of organisms.

PK4.VII.D.2 Child recites the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag and the Texas flag and observes a moment of silence.

★PK4.VII.D.3 The child engages in voting as a method for group decision-making.

PK4.I.B.1a Child follows classroom rules and routines with occasional reminders from adults.

PK4.I.C.4 Child increasingly interacts with peers during cooperative play scenarios that share a common plan and goal.

Week 2: Animal Features

Learning Targets and Understandings

Emergent Literacy: Reading

Learning Targets:

I can say letter sounds.
I can use books.
I can ask questions about books.
I can answer questions about books.
I can find the period.
I can find the question mark.

Emergent Literacy: Writing

Learning Targets:

I can write and draw by myself.
I can talk about writing.
I can make a class book.
I can write in the right direction.
I can end a sentence with a period.

Math

Learning Targets:

I can count to 30.
I can use a balance to compare the weight of objects.
I can describe which weighs more or less.
I can compare objects by weight.

Science/

Social Studies

Learning Targets: Science

I can compare how animals are alike and different.
I can describe how animals grow and change.
I can learn about animal habitats.

Learning Targets: SS

I can say the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag and Texas flag.
I can describe the United States and Texas flags.
I can vote for my favorite things.

Social Emotional Learning

Learning Targets:

I can be proud of what I do.
I can follow the rules.
I can share an area and materials with other children.
I can talk about my friends.

Week 2

Animal Features

PK4.III.C.2 Child recognizes at least 20 distinct letter-sounds in the language of instruction.

PK4.III.D.2 Child uses information learned from books by describing, relating, categorizing, or comparing and contrasting.

PK4.IV.B.3 Child shares and celebrates class-made and individual written products

★PK4.IV.C.5 Child begins to experiment with punctuation when writing.

★PK4.V.D.3 Child informally recognizes and compares weights of objects or people.

★PK4.VI.B.1 Child observes, investigates, describes and discusses the characteristics of organisms.

PK4.VII.D.1 Child identifies the United States and Texas flag.

PK4.VII.D.2 Child recites the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag and the Texas flag and observes a moment of silence.

PK4.I.C.4 Child increasingly interacts with peers during cooperative play scenarios that share a common plan and goal.

PK4.I.C.7 Child interacts with peers and has preferred friends.

Week 3: Animal Life Cycle

Learning Targets and Understandings

Emergent Literacy: Reading

Learning Targets:

I can say letter sounds.
I can use books.
I can ask questions about books.
I can answer questions about books.
I can find the period.
I can find the question mark.

Emergent Literacy: Writing

Learning Targets:

I can write and draw by myself.
I can talk about writing.
I can make a class book.
I can write in the right direction.
I can end a sentence with a period.

Math

Learning Targets:

I can count to 30.
I can use a balance to compare the weight of objects.
I can describe which weighs more or less.
I can compare objects by weight.

Science/

Social Studies

Learning Targets: Science

I can compare how animals are alike and different.
I can describe how animals grow and change.
I can learn about animal habitats.

Learning Targets: SS

I can say the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag and Texas flag.
I can describe the United States and Texas flags.
I can vote for my favorite things.

Social Emotional Learning

Learning Targets:

I can be proud of what I do.
I can follow the rules.
I can share an area and materials with other children.
I can talk about my friends.

Week 3

Animal Life Cycles

PK4.III.D.2 Child uses information learned from books by describing, relating, categorizing, or comparing and contrasting.

★PK4.III.E.3 Child can identify some conventional features of print that communicate meaning including end punctuation and case.

PK4.IV.A.2 Child independently writes to communicate for many purposes to communicate ideas, using a variety of writing tools.

★PK4.IV.C.5 Child begins to experiment with punctuation when writing.

★PK4.V.D.3 Child informally recognizes and compares weights of objects or people.

★PK4.VI.B.2 Child observes, describes, and discusses the life cycles of organisms.

PK4.I.C.4 Child increasingly interacts with peers during cooperative play scenarios that share a common plan and goal.

Week 4: Where Animals Live

Learning Targets and Understandings

Emergent Literacy: Reading

Learning Targets:

I can say letter sounds.
I can use books.
I can ask questions about books.
I can answer questions about books.
I can find the period.
I can find the question mark.

Emergent Literacy: Writing

Learning Targets:

I can write and draw by myself.
I can talk about writing.
I can make a class book.
I can write in the right direction.
I can end a sentence with a period.

Math

Learning Targets:

I can count to 30.
I can use a balance to compare the weight of objects.
I can describe which weighs more or less.
I can compare objects by weight.

Science/

Social Studies

Learning Targets: Science

I can compare how animals are alike and different.
I can describe how animals grow and change.
I can learn about animal habitats.

Learning Targets: SS

I can say the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag and Texas flag.
I can describe the United States and Texas flags.
I can vote for my favorite things.

Social Emotional Learning

Learning Targets:

I can be proud of what I do.
I can follow the rules.
I can share an area and materials with other children.
I can talk about my friends.

Week 4

Where Animals Live

PK4.III.D.2 Child uses information learned from books by describing, relating, categorizing, or comparing and contrasting.

★PK4.III.E.3 Child can identify some conventional features of print that communicate meaning, including end punctuation and case.

★PK4.IV.C.4 Child uses appropriate directionality when writing (top to bottom, left to right).

★PK4.IV.C.5 Child begins to experiment with punctuation when writing.

PK4.V.A.1 Child uses words to rote count from 1 to 30.

★PK4.VI.B.1 Child observes, investigates, describes and discusses the characteristics of organisms.

PK4.VI.B.3 Child observes, investigates, describes and discusses the relationship of organisms in their environments.

★PK4.VII.D.3 The child engages in voting as a method for group decision-making.

PK4.I.A.2 Child shows self awareness of physical attributes, personal preferences, and own abilities.

PK4.I.C.4 Child increasingly interacts with peers during cooperative play scenarios that share a common plan and goal.

PK 3 Learning Targets and Understandings	Emergent Literacy: Reading	Emergent Literacy: Writing	Math	Science/ Social Studies	Social Emotional Learning
Week 1 All Kinds of Animals	PK3.III.D.2 Child makes personal connections to books read aloud. PK3.III.D.3 Child asks and answers age-appropriate questions about a book.	PK3.IV.B.1 Child discusses and contributes ideas for drafts composed in whole/small group writing activities with adult prompting. PK3.IV.B.3 Child shares written products with others.	PK3.V.A.1 Child rote counts from 1 to 10. PK3.V.D.3 Child understands that weights of objects can vary and be compared.	No PK3 outcomes for this domain of learning.	No PK3 outcomes for this domain of learning.

Week 2 Animal Features	PK3.III.C.2 Child identifies the letter associated with the sound of the first letter of his name. PK3.III.D.2 Child makes personal connections to books read aloud.	PK3.IV.B.3 Child shares written products with others. PK3.IV.C.5 There is not enough research to support the inclusion of a PK3 outcome	PK3.V.D.3 Child understands that weights of objects can vary and be compared.	No PK3 outcomes for this domain of learning.	No PK3 outcomes for this domain of learning.

Week 3 Animal Life Cycles	PK3.III.D.2 Child makes personal connections to books read aloud. PK3.III.E.3 Child begins to notice the basic features of print (e.g., repeating words, space between words, punctuation vs. letters).	PK3.IV.A.2 Child attempts to draw and write for many purposes and begins to explore different writing tools. PK3.IV.C.5 There is not enough research to support the inclusion of a PK3 outcome	PK3.V.D.3 Child understands that the weights of objects can vary and be compared.	No PK3 outcomes for this domain of learning.	No PK3 outcomes for this domain of learning.

Week 4 Where Animals Live	PK3.III.D.2 Child makes personal connections to books read aloud. PK3.III.E.3 Child begins to notice the basic features of print (e.g., repeating words, space between words, punctuation vs. letters).	PK3.IV.C.4 Child begins to show understanding of directionality (e.g., attempts to write top to PK4 Outcome PK4.IV.C.4 Child uses appropriate directionality when writing (e.g., top to bottom, left to right). bottom, left to right), but may still start at random places on a page. PK3.IV.C.5 There is not enough research to support the inclusion of a PK3 outcome	PK3.V.A.1 Child rote counts from 1 to 10.	No PK3 outcomes for this domain of learning.	No PK3 outcomes for this domain of learning.