Post on 14-Oct-2020
UNIT : SnowmenKinders
Learning Outcome: ● Produces and communicates information and ideas in appropriate formats● Designs, develops, and evaluates information products and solutions related to
personal interests● Dramatizes stories, uses posters, murals, puppets, storyboards
Each Day Setting the Stage:
Poem:Dance Like Snowflakes (sung to the tune of "Frere Jacques")Dance like snowflakes,Dance like snowflakes,In the air.In the air.Whirling, twirling, snowflakes,Whirling, twirling, snowflakes,Here and there.Here and there. - See more at: http://www.childfun.com/index.php/holidays/winter-holidays/christmas/262-christmas-songs-poems-fingerplays-and-stories.html#sthash.jzfVJD26.dpuf
or The north wind doth blowAnd we shall have snowAnd what will poor Robin do then, poor thing?He’ll sit in a barnAnd keep himself warmAnd hide his head under his wing, poor thing.
Background Information: N/A
Date: December Subject/Grade: KindersPrerequisite Skills Needed for Learning: NALearning Resources:
Lesson Needs Handout/Activity
Snowmen at Night chart paper/whiteboard/etc worksheet
Snowmen at Work Blue background (bulletin board paper)--glue
snowman
Snowmen at Christmas or Dream Snow
appropriate shapes cut out so that students can make their own snowmen
Snowmen at Night
McPherson USD 418 Lesson Plan Template
Learning Outcome: Dramatizes stories, uses posters, murals, puppets, storyboards
Background Information: n/a
Date: December Subject/Grade: K
Prerequisite Skills Needed for Learning: N/A
Learning Resources:
Book Props Activity
Snowmen at Night Chart about what Snowmen do at Night copy worksheet
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/What-do-Snowmen-do-at-night-372008
Pretend PlayAfter reading Snowmen at Night, we have our students pretend that they are snowmen. We walk around and form them into the perfect snowmen. Once we have placed their arms just right, we tell them good night and then turn around, going to sleep. While we're not looking, they do what they think snowmen do at night. We give them a few seconds and then "wake up," saying, "Wow! My snowmen don’t look the same. What did they do last night while I was sleeping?"
Opening -Prepare the LearnerAttention: How will I get the students’ attention?
Setting the Stage: Poem:
Dance Like Snowflakes (sung to the tune of "Frere Jacques")Dance like snowflakes,Dance like snowflakes,In the air.In the air.Whirling, twirling, snowflakes,Whirling, twirling, snowflakes,Here and there.Here and there. - See more at: http://www.childfun.com/index.php/holidays/winter-holidays/christmas/262-christmas-songs-poems-fingerplays-and-stories.html#sthash.jzfVJD26.dpuf
or The north wind doth blowAnd we shall have snowAnd what will poor Robin do then, poor thing?He’ll sit in a barnAnd keep himself warmAnd hide his head under his wing, poor thing.
I DO IT : Read Snowmen at Night
WE DO IT : Fill out a chart about what Snowmen do at Night (or on whiteboard)
YOU DO IT :
Freehttp://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/What-do-Snowmen-do-at-night-372008
If you have time
Pretend PlayAfter reading Snowmen at Night, we have our students pretend that they are snowmen. We walk around and form them into the perfect snowmen. Once we have placed their arms just right, we tell them good night and then turn around, going to sleep. While we're not looking, they do what they think snowmen do at night. We give them a few seconds and then "wake up," saying, "Wow! My snowmen don’t look the same. What did they do last night while I was sleeping?"
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Closing - Solidify the learning
--Review and Practice--Celebrate : How will I affirm students’ efforts and learning ?
Celebrate working together!
Snowmen at Work
McPherson USD 418 Lesson Plan Template
Learning Outcome: Designs, develops, and evaluates information products and solutions related to personal interests
Background Information: none
Date: December Subject/Grade: K
Prerequisite Skills Needed for Learning: none
Learning Resources:
Example of what the board might look like (imagine with diecut snowmen)
Snowmen at Work Snowmen Activity packet
print 2-3 pages
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5AxvQBqfZAkODlmMTg5NjMtNGVjNC00NjAzLWJkMzUtZWMyNWNjMTM3NDFk/edit
Opening -Prepare the LearnerAttention: How will I get the students’ attention?
Setting the Stage: Poem:
Dance Like Snowflakes (sung to the tune of "Frere Jacques")Dance like snowflakes,Dance like snowflakes,In the air.In the air.Whirling, twirling, snowflakes,Whirling, twirling, snowflakes,Here and there.Here and there. - See more at: http://www.childfun.com/index.php/holidays/winter-holidays/christmas/262-christmas-songs-poems-fingerplays-and-stories.html#sthash.jzfVJD26.dpuf
or The north wind doth blowAnd we shall have snowAnd what will poor Robin do then, poor thing?He’ll sit in a barnAnd keep himself warmAnd hide his head under his wing, poor thing.
Read aloud: Snowmen at Work
Show students the packet, perhaps completing one or two pages together
Closing - Solidify the learning--Review and Practice--Celebrate : How will I affirm students’ efforts and learning ?
Snowmen at Christmas
McPherson USD 418 Lesson Plan Template
Learning Outcome: Designs, develops, and evaluates information products and solutions related to personal interests
Background Information: none
Date: December Subject/Grade: K
Prerequisite Skills Needed for Learning:
Learning Resources:
Example
Example of how to add snow (this is obviously with white paint. I’d use crayons if I were you!)
Snowmen at Christmas
OR
Dream Snow
Compare Snowmen at Night and Snowmen at Christmas
Opening -Prepare the LearnerAttention: How will I get the students’ attention?
Setting the Stage: Poem:
Dance Like Snowflakes (sung to the tune of "Frere Jacques")Dance like snowflakes,Dance like snowflakes,In the air.In the air.Whirling, twirling, snowflakes,Whirling, twirling, snowflakes,Here and there.Here and there. - See more at: http://www.childfun.com/index.php/holidays/winter-holidays/christmas/262-christmas-songs-poems-fingerplays-and-stories.html#sthash.jzfVJD26.dpuf
or The north wind doth blowAnd we shall have snowAnd what will poor Robin do then, poor thing?He’ll sit in a barnAnd keep himself warmAnd hide his head under his wing, poor thing.
Experience: How will I build background knowledge and common schema?
What do snowmen like best? More snow!
Read either Snowmen at Christmas or Dream Snow
Compare books on one big snowmen.
-You Do It (Independent Practice)
Before you give them shapes review the names of the shapes.
Give students 3 big white circles, a black square, an orange triangle, 3 small black circles, a black rectangle, etc to make a snowmen.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Closing - Solidify the learning
--Review and Practice--Celebrate : How will I affirm students’ efforts and learning ?