Are you familiar with GELDS (Georgia Standards for PRE-K)? This is the first of 5 parts to this lesson plan. If you take on the first one you must take on the other 4. Is this something that you can do? I live in GEORGIA and the lesson plans must align with GEORGIA PRE-K standards.
Awesome B-5 Student #1:
Topic: Buildings Subtopics:
1. Types of Buildings: o Homes (houses, apartments) o Schools o Stores (grocery stores, toy stores) o Hospitals o Fire stations o Police stations o Libraries o Post offices
2. Parts of a Building: o Roof o Walls o Doors o Windows o Chimneys o Floors o Stairs
3. Building Materials: o Bricks o Wood o Concrete o Glass o Steel
4. Shapes and Colors: o Identify different shapes in buildings (rectangles, triangles, circles). o Discuss the various colors of buildings.
5. Famous Buildings: o Introduce iconic buildings such as the Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal, or the Statue of
Liberty through pictures and simple facts. 6. Building Activities:
o Building with blocks or LEGO bricks to create their own structures. o Drawing or painting pictures of buildings.
7. Building Stories: o Read books about buildings or construction (e.g., "The Three Little Pigs," "Mike
Mulligan and His Steam Shovel"). o Create simple stories or drawings about buildings.
8. Building Songs and Rhymes: o Sing songs or rhymes related to buildings and construction.
9. Building Art:
o Create art projects inspired by buildings (e.g., painting a picture of their house or a simple cardboard box building).
10. Building Jigsaw Puzzles: o Provide jigsaw puzzles with images of buildings for problem-solving and fine
motor skills. 11. Community Buildings:
o Explore how buildings serve the community, like schools for learning, libraries for books, grocery stores for food, and hospitals for healthcare.
Awesome B-5 Student #2 ELA The topic for the unit in ELA is “Life in a Pond”. In this unit, we will be comparing previous stories read, “A House for Hermit Crab” and “Where is Home, Little Pip?” Day 1 Students will be able to review and identify parts of a book (front cover, back cover, author, illustrator) Students will be able to identify the sequence of a story, (beginning, middle, end) by using a story sequence chart, learn new vocabulary. Day 2 Students will also be able to compare the animals from each story and their homes. Day 3 Teacher will introduce ponds and compare the size to lakes and oceans. Day 4 Students will learn about the different animals that lives in ponds (fish, ducks, frogs) and how they move. Day 5 Students will learn about plants in the pond and which parts of the pond plants can live. (water lilies, cattails) Math The topic for the unit in Math is Shapes. In this unit, students will know how to use a shape’s attribute show the similarities and differences of a shape. Day 1: Shapes of our World Students will be shown different images where they are to identify the different shapes they see in the picture. Day 2: Going on a Shape Hunt
Teacher will read the book Shapes, Shapes, Shapes, by Tana Hoban (1996) and allow students to predict the upcoming events/shapes from the story. We will discuss the different shapes in the story and learn the Shape Hunt Chant. Day 3: Making Shapes Students will be able to create shapes by composing (putting together) other shapes. They will use two or more basic shapes to make a larger shape. Day 4: Building a House with Shapes Students will build a house using different shapes the teacher gives them. Day 5: Tangram Puzzle Students will create a tangram puzzle and describe the shapes used in the puzzle.