Pre-Kindergarten Unit at a Glance
Theme 5: Everyday Helpers Nos ayudan a diario
Pre-K Standards
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Everyday Helpers are All Around Us Phonological Awareness Skills Conventions of Writing Counting Skills Geometry and Spatial Skills Physical Science Skills Economic Skills | Teacher Work Day | Everyday Helpers and Their Tools Phonological Awareness Skills Conventions in Writing Adding To/Taking Away Skills Earth and Space Science Skills Economic Skills | Mail Carriers Help Us Phonological Awareness Skills Conventions in Writing Adding To/Take Away Skills Earth and Space Science Skills Economic Skills | Holiday | Firefighters Help Us Phonological Awareness Skills Conventions in Writing Adding To/Taking Away Skills Geometry and Spatial Skills Earth and Space Science Skills Geography Skills |
| THEME 5 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 |
Phonological Awareness Skill Focus: Rhyming, Alphabetic Knowledge
Concepts of Print Focus: Punctuation - Exclamation Mark
Teacher Action: Write the morning message using an exclamation mark. Explain to students what an exclamation mark is. Include rhyming words in the sentence. | Phonological Awareness Skill Focus: Rhyming, Alphabetic Knowledge
Concepts of Print Focus: Punctuation Review
Teacher Action: Write the morning message with varying punctuation each day (period, question, or exclamation point). Include rhyming words in the sentence. | Phonological Awareness Skill Focus: Rhyming, Alphabetic Knowledge
Concepts of Print Focus: Punctuation Review
Teacher Action: Write the morning message leaving off ending punctuation. Have students share what they think is missing, and the teacher writes it in. Include rhyming words in the sentence. | Phonological Awareness Skill Focus: Rhyming, Alphabetic Knowledge
Concepts of Print Focus: Review of Print Concepts
Teacher Action: Write the morning message reviewing the skills: print concepts (sentence structure, punctuation, letters, words, and sentences). Include rhyming words in the sentence. | |
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. | Rhyming • Utilize sentences from a nursery rhyme (ex: “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.” • Change nursery rhyme words to include children’s names (ex: Sally Mally sat on a wall.”) • Have children think of words that rhyme with a word included in the sentence. • Rhyme Recognition Video Demonstration (NISD RLA Resource to be used as a teacher reference prior to instruction) | |||
Week 1: Everyday Helpers are All Around Us | |||||
| Learning Targets and Understandings | Emergent Literacy: Reading
Learning Targets: • I can blend sounds. • I can rhyme. • I can name letters. • I can say letter sounds. • I can follow the words from left to right. | Emergent Literacy: Writing
Learning Targets: • I can write letters to make words. • I can write about my drawing. | Math
Learning Targets: • I can count objects. • I can add. • I can name shapes. • I can make shapes. | Science/ Social Studies
Science Learning Targets: • I can see how things move. • I can explore the Earth's materials. • I can take care of the planet. Social Studies Learning Targets: • I can be a shopper. • I can tell who helps in my community. • I can make a map. | Social Emotional Learning
Learning Targets: • I can follow the rules. • I can use my words. • I can problem solve. |
Week 1 Everyday Helpers Are All Around Us | PK4.III.A.1 Child engages in story-related pre-reading activities. PK4.III.B.4 Child manipulates compound words with pictorial or gestural. ★PK4.III.B.6 Child identifies rhyming words. PK4.III.C.2 Child recognizes at least 20 distinct letter sound correspondences. | ★PK4.IV.C.3 Child begins to write familiar words using letter-sound correspondences, often using letters associated with beginning and/or ending sounds to write words. | PK4.V.C.1 Child names and describes common 2D shapes and names at least 1 solid 3D shape. | ★PK4.VI.A.2 Child observes, investigates, describes, and discusses position and motion of objects. PK4.VII.B.2 Child demonstrates understanding of what it means to be a consumer. PK4.VII.B.3 Child discusses the roles and responsibilities of family, school, and community helpers. | PK4.I.C.1 Child uses effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to build relationships with adults and peers. |
Week 2: Everyday Helpers and Their Tools | |||||
| Learning Targets and Understandings | Emergent Literacy: Reading
Learning Targets: • I can blend sounds. • I can rhyme. • I can name letters. • I can say letter sounds. • I can follow the words from left to right. | Emergent Literacy: Writing
Learning Targets: • I can write letters to make words. • I can write about my drawing. | Math
Learning Targets: • I can count objects. • I can add. • I can name shapes. • I can make shapes. | Science/ Social Studies
Science Learning Targets: • I can see how things move. • I can explore the Earth's materials. • I can take care of the planet. Social Studies Learning Targets: • I can be a shopper. • I can tell who helps in my community. • I can make a map. | Social Emotional Learning
Learning Targets: • I can follow the rules. • I can use my words. • I can problem solve. |
Week 2 Everyday Helpers and Their Tools | PK4.III.B.4 Child manipulates compound words with pictorial or gestural. ★PK4.III.B.6 Child identifies rhyming words. PK4.III.C.1 Child recognizes and names at least 20 letters (upper- or lower-case letters). PK4.III.D.3 Child asks and responds to questions relevant to the text read aloud. | ★PK4.IV.C.3 Child begins to write familiar words using letter-sound correspondences, often using letters associated with beginning and/or ending sounds to write words. | ★PK4.V.B.1 Child uses objects, pictorial models, and/or a verbal word problem to represent adding up to 5 objects. | ★PK4.VI.C.1 Child observes, investigates, describes, and discusses earth materials, and their properties and uses. PK4.VII.B.3 Child discusses the roles and responsibilities of family, school, and community helpers. | PK4.I.C.1 Child uses effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to build relationships with adults and peers. |
Week 3: Mail Carriers Help Us | |||||
| Learning Targets and Understandings | Emergent Literacy: Reading
Learning Targets: • I can blend sounds. • I can rhyme. • I can name letters. • I can say letter sounds. • I can follow the words from left to right. | Emergent Literacy: Writing
Learning Targets: • I can write letters to make words. • I can write about my drawing. | Math
Learning Targets: • I can count objects. • I can add. • I can name shapes. • I can make shapes. | Science/ Social Studies
Science Learning Targets: • I can see how things move. • I can explore the Earth's materials. • I can take care of the planet. Social Studies Learning Targets: • I can be a shopper. • I can tell who helps in my community. • I can make a map. | Social Emotional Learning
Learning Targets: • I can follow the rules. • I can use my words. • I can problem solve. |
Week 3 Mail Carriers Help Us | PK4.III.B.5 Child begins to blend and segment syllables in multisyllabic words. ★PK4.III.B.6 Child identifies rhyming words. PK4.III.C.2 Child recognizes at least 20 distinct letter sound correspondences. PK4.III.D.2 Child uses information learned from books by describing, relating, categorizing, or comparing and contrasting. | ★PK4.IV.C.3 Child begins to write familiar words using letter-sound correspondences, often using letters associated with beginning and/or ending sounds to write words. | ★PK4.V.B.1 Child uses objects, pictorial models, and/or a verbal word problem to represent adding up to 5 objects. | ★PK4.VI.C.1 Child observes, investigates, describes, and discusses earth materials, and their properties and uses. PK4.VII.B.3 Child discusses the roles and responsibilities of family, school, and community helpers. | PK4.I.C.5 Child initiates problem-solving strategies when experiencing conflicts with others and seeks adult support when necessary. |
Week 4: Firefighters Help Us | |||||
| Learning Targets and Understandings | Emergent Literacy: Reading
Learning Targets: • I can blend sounds. • I can rhyme. • I can name letters. • I can say letter sounds. • I can follow the words from left to right. | Emergent Literacy: Writing
Learning Targets: • I can write letters to make words. • I can write about my drawing. | Math
Learning Targets: • I can count objects. • I can add. • I can name shapes. • I can make shapes. | Science/ Social Studies
Science Learning Targets: • I can see how things move. • I can explore the Earth's materials. • I can take care of the planet. Social Studies Learning Targets: • I can be a shopper. • I can tell who helps in my community. • I can make a map. | Social Emotional Learning
Learning Targets: • I can follow the rules. • I can use my words. • I can problem solve. |
Week 4 Firefighters Help Us | PK4.III.B.5 Child begins to blend and segment syllables in multisyllabic words. ★PK4.III.B.6 Child identifies rhyming words. PK4.III.C.1 Child recognizes and names at least 20 letters (upper- or lower-case letters). PK4.III.E.2 Child holds books right side up and demonstrates understanding of print directionality (e.g., knows where a book starts and ends, turns pages, points to words left to right, top to bottom, with correct sweeping). | ★PK4.IV.C.3 Child begins to write familiar words using letter-sound correspondences, often using letters associated with beginning and/or ending sounds to write words. | ★PK4.V.B.1 Child uses objects, pictorial models, and/or a verbal word problem to represent adding up to 5 objects. PK4.V.C.2 Child creates shapes using materials and/or manipulatives. | PK4.VI.C.4 Child demonstrates an understanding of the importance of caring for our environment and our planet. PK4.VII.B.3 Child discusses the roles and responsibilities of family, school, and community helpers. ★PK4.VII.C.2 Child explores geography tools and resources. | PK4.I.B.1a Child follows classroom rules and routines with occasional reminders from adults. PK4.I.C.5 Child initiates problem-solving strategies when experiencing conflicts with others and seeks adult support when necessary. |
| PK 3 Learning Targets and Understandings | Emergent Literacy: Reading | Emergent Literacy: Writing | Math |
Week 1 Everyday Helpers Are All Around Us | PK3.III.A.1 Child demonstrates an interest in pictures, text, and stories read aloud.
PK3.III.B.4 *Three-year olds do not typically develop word manipulation skills, so no outcome is included*
PK3.III.B.6 Child uses rhyming words through playful activities such as songs, nursery rhymes, and fingerplay.
PK3.III.C.2 Child identifies the letter associated with the sound of the first letter of his name. | PK3.IV.C.3 Child begins to write using letter-like forms. | PK3.V.C.1 Child names and describes common 2D shapes. |
Week 2 Everyday Helpers And Their Tools | PK3.III.B.4 *Three-year olds do not typically develop word manipulation skills, so no outcome is included*
PK3.III.B.6 Child uses rhyming words through playful activities such as songs, nursery rhymes, and fingerplay.
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.3 Child asks and answers ageappropriate questions about a book. | PK3.IV.C.3 Child begins to write using letter-like forms. | PK3.V.B.1 Child uses objects to demonstrate that adding one or more objects to a set will increase the number of objects in the set. |
Week 3 Mail Carriers Help Us | PK3.III.B.5 Child participates in oral syllabication activities.
PK3.III.B.6 Child uses rhyming words through playful activities such as songs, nursery rhymes, and fingerplay.
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.C.3 Child begins to write using letter-like forms. | PK3.V.B.1 Child uses objects to demonstrate that adding one or more objects to a set will increase the number of objects in the set. |
Week 4 Firefighters Help Us | PK3.III.B.5 Child participates in oral syllabication activities.
PK3.III.B.6 Child uses rhyming words through playful activities such as songs, nursery rhymes, and fingerplay.
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.2 Child handles books with increasing skill and imitates reading with awareness of directionality (e.g., imitates reading text across a page). | PK3.IV.C.3 Child begins to write using letter-like forms. | PK3.V.B.1 Child uses objects to demonstrate that adding one or more objects to a set will increase the number of objects in the set.
PK3.V.C.2 Child attempts to create shapes using materials and/or manipulatives. |