Week 12: Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Verbs and adjectives describing weather; complete sentences about storms) through a warm-up activity tied to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: oral language, vocabulary, and listening comprehension

Materials: Picture/vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, writing tools

Warm-up: Short discussion or activity introducing Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Oral/hands-on introduction: Verbs and adjectives describing weather; complete sentences about storms. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 3) Student tries the skill with guidance.

Practice: Student practices the new skill independently with a themed activity or worksheet.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the new skill correctly at least 3 of 4 times with support.

Objective: Student will apply this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Verbs and adjectives describing weather; complete sentences about storms) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: oral language, vocabulary, and listening comprehension

Materials: Picture/vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, writing tools

Warm-up: Quick review recapping Monday's skill before new practice.

Main Activity: 1) Set up a themed practice activity related to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Oral/hands-on introduction: Verbs and adjectives describing weather; complete sentences about storms. 3) Check in after each repetition with feedback.

Practice: Student completes one additional independent repetition and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student completes the task with no more than 1 error.

Objective: Student will compare or apply this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Verbs and adjectives describing weather; complete sentences about storms) in a new context tied to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: oral language, vocabulary, and listening comprehension

Materials: Picture/vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, writing tools

Warm-up: Brief comparison activity to prime comparative/analytical thinking.

Main Activity: 1) Present two related examples connected to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 2) Student compares or applies Oral/hands-on introduction: Verbs and adjectives describing weather; complete sentences about storms to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Oral/hands-on introduction: Verbs and adjectives describing weather; complete sentences about storms.

Assessment: Student correctly compares/applies the skill to 3 of 4 new examples.

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds using this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Verbs and adjectives describing weather; complete sentences about storms).

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: oral language, vocabulary, and listening comprehension

Materials: Picture/vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, writing tools

Warm-up: Quick sorting or categorizing warm-up related to the theme.

Main Activity: 1) Provide a themed set of examples related to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Oral/hands-on introduction: Verbs and adjectives describing weather; complete sentences about storms. 3) Discuss any tricky cases together.

Practice: Student adds one new example to a category and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student sorts/organizes a new set correctly without help.

Objective: Student will review and demonstrate mastery of this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Verbs and adjectives describing weather; complete sentences about storms) connected to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: oral language, vocabulary, and listening comprehension

Materials: Picture/vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, writing tools

Warm-up: Quick recap of everything practiced this week, in the student's own words.

Main Activity: 1) Revisit each day's activity briefly. 2) Student completes a cumulative mini-assessment combining the week's skill and theme. 3) Preview next week's topic.

Practice: Student shares one thing learned this week with a family member.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the week's key skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Verbs and adjectives describing weather; complete sentences about storms) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Measuring with non-standard units (blocks)) through a warm-up activity tied to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: number sense, counting, and simple patterns

Materials: Manipulatives or counters, number line/place-value chart, paper for recording

Warm-up: Short discussion or activity introducing Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Measuring with non-standard units (blocks). 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 3) Student tries the skill with guidance.

Practice: Student practices the new skill independently with a themed activity or worksheet.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the new skill correctly at least 3 of 4 times with support.

Objective: Student will apply this week's skill (Measuring with non-standard units (blocks)) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: number sense, counting, and simple patterns

Materials: Manipulatives or counters, number line/place-value chart, paper for recording

Warm-up: Quick review recapping Monday's skill before new practice.

Main Activity: 1) Set up a themed practice activity related to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Measuring with non-standard units (blocks). 3) Check in after each repetition with feedback.

Practice: Student completes one additional independent repetition and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student completes the task with no more than 1 error.

Objective: Student will compare or apply this week's skill (Measuring with non-standard units (blocks)) in a new context tied to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: number sense, counting, and simple patterns

Materials: Manipulatives or counters, number line/place-value chart, paper for recording

Warm-up: Brief comparison activity to prime comparative/analytical thinking.

Main Activity: 1) Present two related examples connected to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 2) Student compares or applies Measuring with non-standard units (blocks) to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Measuring with non-standard units (blocks).

Assessment: Student correctly compares/applies the skill to 3 of 4 new examples.

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds using this week's skill (Measuring with non-standard units (blocks)).

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: number sense, counting, and simple patterns

Materials: Manipulatives or counters, number line/place-value chart, paper for recording

Warm-up: Quick sorting or categorizing warm-up related to the theme.

Main Activity: 1) Provide a themed set of examples related to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Measuring with non-standard units (blocks). 3) Discuss any tricky cases together.

Practice: Student adds one new example to a category and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student sorts/organizes a new set correctly without help.

Objective: Student will review and demonstrate mastery of this week's skill (Measuring with non-standard units (blocks)) connected to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: number sense, counting, and simple patterns

Materials: Manipulatives or counters, number line/place-value chart, paper for recording

Warm-up: Quick recap of everything practiced this week, in the student's own words.

Main Activity: 1) Revisit each day's activity briefly. 2) Student completes a cumulative mini-assessment combining the week's skill and theme. 3) Preview next week's topic.

Practice: Student shares one thing learned this week with a family member.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the week's key skill (Measuring with non-standard units (blocks)) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Weather patterns: wind, rain, clouds; measuring/recording daily weather) through a warm-up activity tied to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: observation, exploration, and the five senses

Materials: Theme-related materials or pictures, observation journal, writing tools

Warm-up: Short discussion or activity introducing Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Oral/hands-on introduction: Weather patterns: wind, rain, clouds; measuring/recording daily weather. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 3) Student tries the skill with guidance.

Practice: Student practices the new skill independently with a themed activity or worksheet.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the new skill correctly at least 3 of 4 times with support.

Objective: Student will apply this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Weather patterns: wind, rain, clouds; measuring/recording daily weather) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: observation, exploration, and the five senses

Materials: Theme-related materials or pictures, observation journal, writing tools

Warm-up: Quick review recapping Monday's skill before new practice.

Main Activity: 1) Set up a themed practice activity related to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Oral/hands-on introduction: Weather patterns: wind, rain, clouds; measuring/recording daily weather. 3) Check in after each repetition with feedback.

Practice: Student completes one additional independent repetition and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student completes the task with no more than 1 error.

Objective: Student will compare or apply this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Weather patterns: wind, rain, clouds; measuring/recording daily weather) in a new context tied to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: observation, exploration, and the five senses

Materials: Theme-related materials or pictures, observation journal, writing tools

Warm-up: Brief comparison activity to prime comparative/analytical thinking.

Main Activity: 1) Present two related examples connected to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 2) Student compares or applies Oral/hands-on introduction: Weather patterns: wind, rain, clouds; measuring/recording daily weather to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Oral/hands-on introduction: Weather patterns: wind, rain, clouds; measuring/recording daily weather.

Assessment: Student correctly compares/applies the skill to 3 of 4 new examples.

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds using this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Weather patterns: wind, rain, clouds; measuring/recording daily weather).

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: observation, exploration, and the five senses

Materials: Theme-related materials or pictures, observation journal, writing tools

Warm-up: Quick sorting or categorizing warm-up related to the theme.

Main Activity: 1) Provide a themed set of examples related to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Oral/hands-on introduction: Weather patterns: wind, rain, clouds; measuring/recording daily weather. 3) Discuss any tricky cases together.

Practice: Student adds one new example to a category and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student sorts/organizes a new set correctly without help.

Objective: Student will review and demonstrate mastery of this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Weather patterns: wind, rain, clouds; measuring/recording daily weather) connected to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: observation, exploration, and the five senses

Materials: Theme-related materials or pictures, observation journal, writing tools

Warm-up: Quick recap of everything practiced this week, in the student's own words.

Main Activity: 1) Revisit each day's activity briefly. 2) Student completes a cumulative mini-assessment combining the week's skill and theme. 3) Preview next week's topic.

Practice: Student shares one thing learned this week with a family member.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the week's key skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Weather patterns: wind, rain, clouds; measuring/recording daily weather) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: How weather affects daily community routines and decisions) through a warm-up activity tied to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: self, family, and community awareness

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or reference materials, map/chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Short discussion or activity introducing Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Oral/hands-on introduction: How weather affects daily community routines and decisions. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 3) Student tries the skill with guidance.

Practice: Student practices the new skill independently with a themed activity or worksheet.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the new skill correctly at least 3 of 4 times with support.

Objective: Student will apply this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: How weather affects daily community routines and decisions) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: self, family, and community awareness

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or reference materials, map/chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Quick review recapping Monday's skill before new practice.

Main Activity: 1) Set up a themed practice activity related to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Oral/hands-on introduction: How weather affects daily community routines and decisions. 3) Check in after each repetition with feedback.

Practice: Student completes one additional independent repetition and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student completes the task with no more than 1 error.

Objective: Student will compare or apply this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: How weather affects daily community routines and decisions) in a new context tied to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: self, family, and community awareness

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or reference materials, map/chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Brief comparison activity to prime comparative/analytical thinking.

Main Activity: 1) Present two related examples connected to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 2) Student compares or applies Oral/hands-on introduction: How weather affects daily community routines and decisions to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Oral/hands-on introduction: How weather affects daily community routines and decisions.

Assessment: Student correctly compares/applies the skill to 3 of 4 new examples.

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds using this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: How weather affects daily community routines and decisions).

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: self, family, and community awareness

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or reference materials, map/chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Quick sorting or categorizing warm-up related to the theme.

Main Activity: 1) Provide a themed set of examples related to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Oral/hands-on introduction: How weather affects daily community routines and decisions. 3) Discuss any tricky cases together.

Practice: Student adds one new example to a category and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student sorts/organizes a new set correctly without help.

Objective: Student will review and demonstrate mastery of this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: How weather affects daily community routines and decisions) connected to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: self, family, and community awareness

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or reference materials, map/chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Quick recap of everything practiced this week, in the student's own words.

Main Activity: 1) Revisit each day's activity briefly. 2) Student completes a cumulative mini-assessment combining the week's skill and theme. 3) Preview next week's topic.

Practice: Student shares one thing learned this week with a family member.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the week's key skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: How weather affects daily community routines and decisions) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Identifying key details in a nonfiction weather text) through a warm-up activity tied to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: print awareness and story listening comprehension

Materials: A book or passage related to this week's theme, graphic organizer

Warm-up: Short discussion or activity introducing Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Oral/hands-on introduction: Identifying key details in a nonfiction weather text. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 3) Student tries the skill with guidance.

Practice: Student practices the new skill independently with a themed activity or worksheet.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the new skill correctly at least 3 of 4 times with support.

Objective: Student will apply this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Identifying key details in a nonfiction weather text) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: print awareness and story listening comprehension

Materials: A book or passage related to this week's theme, graphic organizer

Warm-up: Quick review recapping Monday's skill before new practice.

Main Activity: 1) Set up a themed practice activity related to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Oral/hands-on introduction: Identifying key details in a nonfiction weather text. 3) Check in after each repetition with feedback.

Practice: Student completes one additional independent repetition and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student completes the task with no more than 1 error.

Objective: Student will compare or apply this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Identifying key details in a nonfiction weather text) in a new context tied to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: print awareness and story listening comprehension

Materials: A book or passage related to this week's theme, graphic organizer

Warm-up: Brief comparison activity to prime comparative/analytical thinking.

Main Activity: 1) Present two related examples connected to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 2) Student compares or applies Oral/hands-on introduction: Identifying key details in a nonfiction weather text to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Oral/hands-on introduction: Identifying key details in a nonfiction weather text.

Assessment: Student correctly compares/applies the skill to 3 of 4 new examples.

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds using this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Identifying key details in a nonfiction weather text).

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: print awareness and story listening comprehension

Materials: A book or passage related to this week's theme, graphic organizer

Warm-up: Quick sorting or categorizing warm-up related to the theme.

Main Activity: 1) Provide a themed set of examples related to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Oral/hands-on introduction: Identifying key details in a nonfiction weather text. 3) Discuss any tricky cases together.

Practice: Student adds one new example to a category and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student sorts/organizes a new set correctly without help.

Objective: Student will review and demonstrate mastery of this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Identifying key details in a nonfiction weather text) connected to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: print awareness and story listening comprehension

Materials: A book or passage related to this week's theme, graphic organizer

Warm-up: Quick recap of everything practiced this week, in the student's own words.

Main Activity: 1) Revisit each day's activity briefly. 2) Student completes a cumulative mini-assessment combining the week's skill and theme. 3) Preview next week's topic.

Practice: Student shares one thing learned this week with a family member.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the week's key skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Identifying key details in a nonfiction weather text) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Rhyming continued with season words) through a warm-up activity tied to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: letter recognition and phonological awareness

Materials: Word list for the week, letter tiles or whiteboard, paper

Warm-up: Short discussion or activity introducing Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Rhyming continued with season words. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 3) Student tries the skill with guidance.

Practice: Student practices the new skill independently with a themed activity or worksheet.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the new skill correctly at least 3 of 4 times with support.

Objective: Student will apply this week's skill (Rhyming continued with season words) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: letter recognition and phonological awareness

Materials: Word list for the week, letter tiles or whiteboard, paper

Warm-up: Quick review recapping Monday's skill before new practice.

Main Activity: 1) Set up a themed practice activity related to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Rhyming continued with season words. 3) Check in after each repetition with feedback.

Practice: Student completes one additional independent repetition and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student completes the task with no more than 1 error.

Objective: Student will compare or apply this week's skill (Rhyming continued with season words) in a new context tied to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: letter recognition and phonological awareness

Materials: Word list for the week, letter tiles or whiteboard, paper

Warm-up: Brief comparison activity to prime comparative/analytical thinking.

Main Activity: 1) Present two related examples connected to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 2) Student compares or applies Rhyming continued with season words to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Rhyming continued with season words.

Assessment: Student correctly compares/applies the skill to 3 of 4 new examples.

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds using this week's skill (Rhyming continued with season words).

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: letter recognition and phonological awareness

Materials: Word list for the week, letter tiles or whiteboard, paper

Warm-up: Quick sorting or categorizing warm-up related to the theme.

Main Activity: 1) Provide a themed set of examples related to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Rhyming continued with season words. 3) Discuss any tricky cases together.

Practice: Student adds one new example to a category and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student sorts/organizes a new set correctly without help.

Objective: Student will review and demonstrate mastery of this week's skill (Rhyming continued with season words) connected to Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: letter recognition and phonological awareness

Materials: Word list for the week, letter tiles or whiteboard, paper

Warm-up: Quick recap of everything practiced this week, in the student's own words.

Main Activity: 1) Revisit each day's activity briefly. 2) Student completes a cumulative mini-assessment combining the week's skill and theme. 3) Preview next week's topic.

Practice: Student shares one thing learned this week with a family member.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the week's key skill (Rhyming continued with season words) independently, meeting the weekly goal.