Week 9: Celebrating Our Community (Quarter Review)
Fully detailed, ready-to-teach lesson plans for Kindergarten, day by day, across all 6 subjects.
Monday — Naming and Using: nouns
Objective: Student will identify and correctly use nouns in spoken and written sentences about Celebrating Our Community.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)
Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (nouns) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review nouns in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying nouns together. 3) Child attempts nouns with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices nouns, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates nouns correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Tuesday — Building Sentences with verbs
Objective: Student will construct complete sentences that correctly apply verbs while talking about Celebrating Our Community.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)
Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (verbs) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review verbs in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying verbs together. 3) Child attempts verbs with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices verbs, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates verbs correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Wednesday — Comparing Examples of adjectives
Objective: Student will compare correct and incorrect examples of adjectives, explaining what makes each one right or wrong.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)
Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (adjectives) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review adjectives in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying adjectives together. 3) Child attempts adjectives with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices adjectives, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates adjectives correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Thursday — Sorting and Categorizing: questions across community topics
Objective: Student will sort words and pictures related to Celebrating Our Community based on questions across community topics.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)
Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (questions across community topics) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review questions across community topics in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying questions across community topics together. 3) Child attempts questions across community topics with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices questions across community topics, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates questions across community topics correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Friday — Weekly Language Review: nouns
Objective: Student will independently demonstrate mastery of nouns by producing 3-4 original examples tied to Celebrating Our Community.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)
Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (nouns) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review nouns in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying nouns together. 3) Child attempts nouns with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices nouns, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates nouns correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Monday — Introducing: counting
Objective: Student will model and explain counting using hands-on manipulatives related to Celebrating Our Community.
Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)
Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (counting) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review counting in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying counting together. 3) Child attempts counting with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices counting, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates counting correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Tuesday — Guided Practice: addition/subtraction within 10
Objective: Student will solve guided problems involving addition/subtraction within 10, explaining each step aloud.
Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)
Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (addition/subtraction within 10) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review addition/subtraction within 10 in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying addition/subtraction within 10 together. 3) Child attempts addition/subtraction within 10 with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices addition/subtraction within 10, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates addition/subtraction within 10 correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Wednesday — Applying shapes to Real Problems
Objective: Student will apply shapes to solve a themed word problem connected to Celebrating Our Community.
Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)
Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (shapes) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review shapes in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying shapes together. 3) Child attempts shapes with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices shapes, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates shapes correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Thursday — Checking and Comparing: position words
Objective: Student will check work and compare strategies for position words with a partner or parent.
Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)
Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (position words) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review position words in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying position words together. 3) Child attempts position words with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices position words, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates position words correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Friday — Weekly Math Challenge: counting
Objective: Student will independently complete a mixed-problem challenge demonstrating counting.
Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)
Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (counting) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review counting in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying counting together. 3) Child attempts counting with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices counting, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates counting correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Monday — Observing: forces
Objective: Student will make and record observations related to forces in the context of Celebrating Our Community.
Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (forces) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review forces in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying forces together. 3) Child attempts forces with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices forces, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates forces correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Tuesday — Investigating: weather
Objective: Student will conduct a simple hands-on investigation to explore weather.
Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (weather) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review weather in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying weather together. 3) Child attempts weather with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices weather, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates weather correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Wednesday — Explaining Cause and Effect: living things' needs
Objective: Student will explain cause-and-effect relationships involving living things' needs.
Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (living things' needs) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review living things' needs in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying living things' needs together. 3) Child attempts living things' needs with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices living things' needs, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates living things' needs correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Thursday — Comparing and Classifying: environment care
Objective: Student will compare and classify examples related to environment care and Celebrating Our Community.
Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (environment care) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review environment care in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying environment care together. 3) Child attempts environment care with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices environment care, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates environment care correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Friday — Sharing Findings: forces
Objective: Student will summarize and share what was learned this week about forces.
Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (forces) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review forces in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying forces together. 3) Child attempts forces with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices forces, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates forces correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Monday — Exploring: community roles
Objective: Student will describe and discuss community roles as it relates to Celebrating Our Community.
Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (community roles) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review community roles in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying community roles together. 3) Child attempts community roles with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices community roles, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates community roles correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Tuesday — Roles and Responsibilities: maps
Objective: Student will identify roles and responsibilities connected to maps.
Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (maps) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review maps in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying maps together. 3) Child attempts maps with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices maps, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates maps correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Wednesday — Connecting to Our Community: rules
Objective: Student will connect rules to examples in our own community.
Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (rules) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review rules in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying rules together. 3) Child attempts rules with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices rules, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates rules correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Thursday — Comparing Perspectives: needs vs. wants
Objective: Student will compare different perspectives or places related to needs vs. wants.
Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (needs vs. wants) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review needs vs. wants in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying needs vs. wants together. 3) Child attempts needs vs. wants with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices needs vs. wants, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates needs vs. wants correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Friday — Weekly Community Reflection: community roles
Objective: Student will reflect on and summarize what was learned about community roles.
Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)
Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (community roles) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review community roles in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying community roles together. 3) Child attempts community roles with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices community roles, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates community roles correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Monday — Reading and Retelling: retelling
Objective: Student will read a text connected to Celebrating Our Community and retell it while focusing on retelling.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)
Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (retelling) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review retelling in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying retelling together. 3) Child attempts retelling with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices retelling, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates retelling correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Tuesday — Digging into Details: characters
Objective: Student will identify key details in the text that relate to characters.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)
Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (characters) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review characters in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying characters together. 3) Child attempts characters with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices characters, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates characters correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Wednesday — Asking and Answering Questions: questioning
Objective: Student will ask and answer questions about the text using questioning.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)
Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (questioning) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review questioning in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying questioning together. 3) Child attempts questioning with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices questioning, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates questioning correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Thursday — Comparing Texts: nonfiction features
Objective: Student will compare two texts or passages related to Celebrating Our Community using nonfiction features.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)
Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (nonfiction features) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review nonfiction features in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying nonfiction features together. 3) Child attempts nonfiction features with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices nonfiction features, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates nonfiction features correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Friday — Weekly Reading Reflection: comparisons
Objective: Student will summarize the week's reading, demonstrating comparisons.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)
Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (comparisons) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review comparisons in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying comparisons together. 3) Child attempts comparisons with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices comparisons, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates comparisons correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Monday — Introducing This Week's Words: CVC words
Objective: Student will read, spell, and sort this week's words featuring cVC words.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)
Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (CVC words) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review CVC words in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying cVC words together. 3) Child attempts cVC words with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices cVC words, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates cVC words correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Tuesday — Building and Writing: blends
Objective: Student will build and write words using blends with letter tiles or handwriting practice.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)
Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (blends) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review blends in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying blends together. 3) Child attempts blends with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices blends, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates blends correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Wednesday — Using Words in Sentences: digraphs
Objective: Student will use this week's spelling words correctly in original sentences.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)
Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (digraphs) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review digraphs in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying digraphs together. 3) Child attempts digraphs with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices digraphs, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates digraphs correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Thursday — Word Sort and Pattern Practice: cumulative sight words
Objective: Student will sort and categorize words by their cumulative sight words pattern.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)
Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (cumulative sight words) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review cumulative sight words in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying cumulative sight words together. 3) Child attempts cumulative sight words with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices cumulative sight words, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates cumulative sight words correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.
Friday — Friday Spelling Check: CVC words
Objective: Student will complete a mini dictation/spelling check demonstrating cVC words.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)
Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list
Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (CVC words) back to Celebrating Our Community.
Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review CVC words in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying cVC words together. 3) Child attempts cVC words with support, receiving feedback.
Practice: Child independently practices cVC words, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.
Assessment: Child demonstrates cVC words correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.