KINDERGARTEN LESSON PLAN Week of Sept 23 (5th week)
Welcome to Autumn
ANNUAL TEKS: K19(a)
Students ask questions about topics of class-wide interest (with adult assistance)
K19(b) Students decide which
sources/people can answer questions (with adult assistance)
K20(a) Students gather evidence from provided text
sources (with adult assistance)
K20(b)
Students use pictures in conjunction with writing when documenting
research (with adult
assistance)
6-Weeks
Pacing:
Story
Elements Rhymes Predictions Read Assorted
Literature
Procedures Print
Awareness Book Care
Intent: The season of autumn
begins this week, so let’s explore what it’s all about. We’re looking forward to falling leaves,
falling temperatures and cool days cuddled up with good books.
CIRCLE: Welcome Song:
Welcome to the Library (to the tune of London Bridge)
Welcome
to the library, library, library.
Welcome to the library, please come inside
and read.
We’re
glad to have you here today, here today, here today.
We’re glad to have you here today; today’s a
special day.
Finger Play:
This is Big
This is big big big Hold arms out to side
This is small small small Cup hands together
This is short short short Hold hands with palms facing each other
This is tall tall tall Reach one hand above head
This is fast fast fast Circle fists quickly
This is slow slow slow Circle fists slowly
This is yes yes yes Nod
This is no no no Shake head
Set Expectations:
voice, movement, participation, help.
file @ https://drive.google.com/?usp=chrome_app#folders/0B3dpaiUKs9aAMHVaT2otdC1Kb1U
Mystery Box: What’s inside the mystery box today? The object inside the box will give us a clue
what our story time is going to be about.
(Object this week is silk leaves in fall colors)
Pre-reading: Welcome.
Every week, when kindergarteners come to visit the library, we have a
different theme. We’ve had story times
about the circus, pirates, and today our theme is the changing seasons. This week, the season of summer is over and
the season of fall begins. We’ll sing
songs, do finger plays, read books (of course), tell jokes and do fun activities
and all of them will be about the season of fall and the fun things you can do
in the fall.
Word of the Week:
Autumn/Otoño (Oh-TONE-Yo)
ASL Sign: http://www.handspeak.com/word/search.php?wordID=autumn&submitword=Find (sign language is a real language where
people use their hands to communicate.
Here is the sign for autumn. Put
your left hand up like a tree branch.
Your right hand is a leaf that falls.
Try it!
Story/Resource #1: “The Surprise” from Frog and Toad All Year
by Arnold Lobel (Harper Trophy, 1976)
Reflection: What will happen in the morning? Why is that funny?
Poem: “What I Hate About Autumn” from Autumblings by
Douglas Florian
Reflection: seasons change, like it or not. What are things we LIKE about cooler weather?
(Solicit answers: closer to holidays, get to wear sweaters, snow, etc)
Action Rhyme: If I were a leaf…
·
If
I were a leaf, I’d jump down from my tree (jump)
·
I’d
dance in the wind (dance)
·
I’d fly in the breeze(arms out – fly)
·
I’d change bright colors, I’d spin in the air
(spin)
·
I’d land on the ground, I don’t know where!
(fall)
SONG: The Leaves
are Falling Down (Farmer in the Dell)
The leaves are falling down
The leaves are falling down
Red, yellow, green and brown
The leaves are falling down
JOKES: Q: What
did the tree say to autumn?
Why did the woman go outdoors
with her purse open?
(Because she expected some change in the weather!)
(Because she expected some change in the weather!)
Story/Resource #2: If you had never seen fall leaves, how could
you see them right from your classroom any time of year? Now, we’re going to go from stories to
science. Let’s watch two short videos,
one of a leaf changing color and one of forest leaves changing color as autumn
comes:
Story/Resource #3: Fall
Leaves, Fall by Zoe Hall (Scholastic, 2000)
Reflection: Some students may not have experience with
leaves changing color- have them be on the lookout in coming weeks.
Activity: Leaf Sweep online game (mouse skills) http://akidsheart.com/holidays/fall/leafsweep.htm
Check out books: Students
select one book and check out!
Circle: review word of week & sing song.
Open, shut them.
Open, shut them.
Raise your hands up high.
Open, shut them.
Open, shut them.
Wave and say
goodbye.
Other book resources:
Leaf Jumpers by Carole Gerber
Four Friends in Autumn by Tomie de Paola
Other activities
CRAFT: Diecut leaves, crayons. Color a leaf for the “Fall Friends”
Friendship tree.
Leaf sorting
Autumn Leaves are falling down song
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