FROG STREET EXCEL PRE-K LESSON PLANNER

Theme 2: My Family and Friends Week 1: My Family Word of the Week: fabulous
SCHEDULE DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5
GREETING CIRCLE Assumes various roles and responsibilities as part of a classroom community I.C.2. Shows competence in initiating social interactions I.C.3.
Unite “Where Is Mother?” “Where is Mother?” “Five Little Ducks” “The Alphabet Song” “The Alphabet Song”
Calm Review S.T.A.R. Review Balloon Review Drain Review Pretzel Review all 4
Connect Absent Child Ritual, Welcome Back Ritual, partner activity (Georgie Porgie)
Commit School Family Chant, Introduce Commitment Poster (kind words, listening ears, big voice, helping hands)
MORNING MESSAGE Names at least 20 upper- and at least 20 lowercase letters III.C.1. Separates a normally spoken four-word sentence into individual words III.B.1.
Daily Sentence: I have a family. Families are fabulous.
Fathers care for their Mothers care for their Each family is unique.
families. families.
Focus Letters: f, m F, f, m F, f, t, c, m c, f, M, m, t c, f, m, E
Alphabet Knowledge: Identify, compare, and name focus letters Phonological Awareness: Segment spoken sentences into words.

MOVING & LEARNING Shows understanding by responding appropriately. II.A.1. Regulates his own behavior with occasional reminders or assistance from teacher. I.B.1.c.
Farmer in the Dell Duck, Duck, Duckling The Numeral Dance Farmer in the Dell The Numeral Dance
READ-ALOUDS Uses a wide variety of words to label and describe people, places, things, and actions II.D.1. Asks and answers appropriate questions about the book III.D.3. Identifies
similarities and differences in characteristics of families. VII.A.2. Combines words to make a compound word III.B.2.
#1 Cristina and the Frog Little Red My Aunt Violet Skidamarink A to Z Ps and Qs
#2 Cristina and the Frog Meet My Grandparents Meet My Grandparents Silly Nellie The Numeral Dance
LITERACY LESSON Names at least 20 upper- and at least 20 lowercase letters III.C.1. Sustains attention to personally chosen or routine tasks until they are completed. I.B.3.a
Attends to letter shapes recognizing curves and straight lines; understands that letters belong to a “letter family” and are in an order
PRACTICE CENTERS Shows competence in initiating social interactions. I.C.3. Takes care of and manages classroom materials. I.B.1.b.
Engages in conversations in appropriate ways. II.B.2. Uses a large speaking vocabulary, adding several new words daily. II.D.4.

Days 1-3 Days 4-5 (optional mid-week switch)

Creativity Station
Language and Literacy
Math
Pretend and Learn
Sensory Table
Writer’s Corner
Technology
MATH & SCIENCE
Number & Operations:
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paint family pictures paint animal family pictures
role-play family conversations with stick puppets retell story of Silly Nellie
build cube towers to match number of family members practice one-to-one correspondence
role-play household jobs set table for a family meal
use tongs to place rings on floating ducks write letters in sand trays
copy vocabulary words with magnetic letters copy vocabulary words with magnetic letters
ABCmouse® for Schools Theme 2: Week 1 Playlist Opens and navigates through software programs X.A.1.
Knows that objects or parts of an object can be counted V.A.1. Counts one to ten items, with one count per item V.A.3. Counts up to ten items, and demonstrates that
the last count indicates how many items were counted V.A.5. Verbally identifies, without counting, the number of objects from one to five V.A.8.
One-to-One How Many? Counting Count and Keep Track Counting Sequence