ROOM #38 WEEKLY PLANNING FORM WEEK OF:05/04/20 -05/8/20
TEACHER’S NAME: Nechamah Reich
Day of the Week DAILY FOCUS (Focuses on the unit’s student outcomes- lesson)
Follow up Activity ON DAILY FOCUS
Skill Building Activity(Small group centers:Math, Literacy, cutting/ handwriting, Library)
Play focus[Planting seeds for play activities (aka learning centers)]
ACTIVITIESMondayDate: 5/4/20
Human Babies are-living things-they grow-they eat/breathe-different body parts that do different jobs-REPRODUCE
What are two similarities and differences between human babies and plants?Similarities: needs to eat and drink. Grow. Breathe. Reproduce.Differences: make sound. Different body parts. Move. Eat different things. Plants make their own food while we can’t.
MathSame/different: create a T-chart by folding a paper in half and drawing a vertical line down the middle. Add another horizontal line and label one side same and the other different. Draw a picture for each column.LITERACYBIRTH CERTIFICATE- This certificate is given to a baby when it is born. It includes important information about the baby. Date/time they were born, parents’ name... Name your baby and create a birth certificate for it.
1. Turn an area in your home into a place to care for babies.
2. Create baby rattles. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd1JSXjEolU
3. Create your very own baby doll. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rLIQVWtuRcQ or https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NO5JTZn8e4A or you can also create a doll without sewing. Stuff 3/4 of one sock with tissues, cotton or anything soft. Draw a face on a hard paper and glue it onto a popsicle stick
HANDWRITINGPractice writing your name and you baby’s name. Write your name by the baby parents name.LIBRARY/ MEDIA- READ A BOOK FOR 20 MINUTES A DAY- VISIT A RECOMMENDED INTERACTIVE WEBSITE
(or spoon). Stick it into the sock, placing the stick in the center and making sure just the head sticks out. Tie a string/elastic around the neck area and there you have a baby wrapped up in a blanket!
Tuesday Baby characteristics:NEWBORN,INFANT, BABY, TODDLER.
-Create Baby book for your baby or someone who’s having a baby.
MATH 1. Taste testing baby
Date:5/5/20 Cry vs using their wordsSleep a lot to grow BabbleCrawl Use diapersNeed Baby food since don’t have teeth to chew.
https://cmongetcrafty.com/baby-series-printable-baby-book-pages/
Newborns are babies who are 0-2 months old. As they grow and develop they grow teeth. Create a mouth out of paper or pretend an object is a mouth. How many teeth will it grow? You can draw the amount of teeth or use items from home to represent the teeth. LITERACYDiscuss the words: newborn, infant and toddler and what your baby can do in each stage. HANDWRITING-Practice writing the new vocabulary words (newborn, infant, baby toddler) Chose one and
food-Purée some apples/bananas talk about why baby food is the texture it is.
2. Baby crawling game-Race your sibling/family member and see how fast you can crawl like a baby from your room to the kitchen.
3. Draw a picture of your baby as a newborn, infant or toddler. Share which one is your favorite stage and why.
draw a picture of a baby in that stage.LIBRARY/ MEDIA- READ A BOOK FOR 20 MINUTES A DAY- VISIT A RECOMMENDED INTERACTIVE WEBSITE
Wednesday Date:5/6/20
how to care for babies-love them-feed them baby food-schedule of eating and sleeping, changing, learning and playing.
Babies like to listen to songs and engage in finger play. Sing with your baby a happy songhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=71hqRT9U0wg
MATH Create a schedule for a baby. Use the terms first, second and third to make your daily schedule. Example: First the baby wakes up, second he needs to change his diaper, third etc.LITERACY
1. Babies can’t eat solids since they don’t have teeth to chew the food. Create Fake formula for your baby doll. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3kPODYII9w
2. Qtip Painting https://
Look at the baby’s fingers. Review the names of the fingers. Thumb, pointer, middle, ring, and pinky. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bRNDu3O2VQYHANDWRITINGWrite a food recipe for your baby. Will you use a fruit or a vegetable or both to feed you baby? LIBRARY/ MEDIA- READ A BOOK FOR 20 MINUTES A DAY- VISIT A RECOMMENDED INTERACTIVE WEBSITE
buggyandbuddy.com/q-tip-painting-for-kids-using-watercolors/3. Diaper time-how
much water can a diaper hold.
ThursdayDate: 5/7/20
How to care for babies:How we keep babies safe?Special furniture for babies: Gate, crib, car seat, high chair, baby bath... Babies are too little to understand what’s dangerous.
Create a picture list of how you care for your baby. Draw/paste pictures for how you take care of your baby and keeping it safe.
MATHCompare sizes of baby toys using small, medium and large. Sort toys by its size for the babies safety.
LITERACYSafe vs. unsafe- discuss what makes something safe/unsafe for a baby. Would it be safe for you? Why or why not?HANDWRITINGChose two safe toys a baby can play with and
1. Babies sleep in cribs and bassinets to keep them safe. Using materials from home, create a doll basket/bassinet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VtTX3UJpRI
2. Play “I Spy” game, provide hints around the house of things that can be safe or dangerous for a baby.
3. Bring your baby with you to bath time. Pretend to give it a bath. Talk about the importance of taking a bath.
write the name of the toy and draw a picture of it. Label if it is small, medium or large.LIBRARY/ MEDIA- READ A BOOK FOR 20 MINUTES A DAY- VISIT A RECOMMENDED INTERACTIVE WEBSITE
FridayDate: 5/8/20
There are many people who take care of babies: parents, caregivers, babysitters, nannies, pediatrician, nurse, baby photographer...
Which caregiver would you like to be when you grow up? Why? Draw a picture of yourself as that caregiver and label it. Share how you would help and take care of babies.
MathPretend to be a baby photographer and take a picture of a baby. Draw what the baby will look like when it’s still small and then a picture when it’s bigger. Compare the sizes and what changes when they get bigger.
1. Pretend you are a PEDIATRICIAN. Take care of your baby and other dolls.
2. Add Baby powder to paint. What do you notice happening? How does it smell? Discuss why why we use baby powder for babies.
LITERACY A PEDIATRICIAN- is a baby/children’s doctor. Talk about a time you visited the pediatrician. Why did you go? What did you do there? How did you feel?HANDWRITINGDraw a picture and write something interesting you learned about the unit.LIBRARY/ MEDIA- READ A BOOK FOR 20 MINUTES A DAY- VISIT A RECOMMENDED INTERACTIVE WEBSITE
3. Add Baby oil to play dough and painting. Notice the change in texture. What happened to your drawing?
Social/ Emotional- Week to ReviewWeek 3: Focusing Attentionhttps://hidecorg.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/social-emotional-home-english.pdf (page 3)
Pre-K Common Core Learning StandardsPK.CKW.5 (Science): Observes and describes characteristics of living things.PK.SED.5: Demonstrates pro-social problem solving skills in social interactions.PK.CKW.1 (Measurement and Data): Identify measureable attributes of objects such as length and weight. Describe them using correct vocabulary (e.g., small, big, short, tall, empty, full, heavy and light.PK.CKW.4: Develops an understanding of how people and things change over time and how to relate past events to their present and future activities.
