Week 15: Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Adjectives and comparing words describing cold-weather clothing and gear) through a warm-up activity tied to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Oral/hands-on introduction: Adjectives and comparing words describing cold-weather clothing and gear. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 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: Adjectives and comparing words describing cold-weather clothing and gear) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Oral/hands-on introduction: Adjectives and comparing words describing cold-weather clothing and gear. 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: Adjectives and comparing words describing cold-weather clothing and gear) in a new context tied to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 2) Student compares or applies Oral/hands-on introduction: Adjectives and comparing words describing cold-weather clothing and gear to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Oral/hands-on introduction: Adjectives and comparing words describing cold-weather clothing and gear.

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

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead using this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Adjectives and comparing words describing cold-weather clothing and gear).

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Oral/hands-on introduction: Adjectives and comparing words describing cold-weather clothing and gear. 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: Adjectives and comparing words describing cold-weather clothing and gear) connected to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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: Adjectives and comparing words describing cold-weather clothing and gear) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Recognizing numerals 6-10) through a warm-up activity tied to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Recognizing numerals 6-10. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 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 (Recognizing numerals 6-10) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Recognizing numerals 6-10. 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 (Recognizing numerals 6-10) in a new context tied to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 2) Student compares or applies Recognizing numerals 6-10 to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Recognizing numerals 6-10.

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

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead using this week's skill (Recognizing numerals 6-10).

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Recognizing numerals 6-10. 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 (Recognizing numerals 6-10) connected to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 (Recognizing numerals 6-10) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Effects of cold temperature on water (freezing) and materials) through a warm-up activity tied to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Oral/hands-on introduction: Effects of cold temperature on water (freezing) and materials. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 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: Effects of cold temperature on water (freezing) and materials) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Oral/hands-on introduction: Effects of cold temperature on water (freezing) and materials. 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: Effects of cold temperature on water (freezing) and materials) in a new context tied to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 2) Student compares or applies Oral/hands-on introduction: Effects of cold temperature on water (freezing) and materials to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Oral/hands-on introduction: Effects of cold temperature on water (freezing) and materials.

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

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead using this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Effects of cold temperature on water (freezing) and materials).

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Oral/hands-on introduction: Effects of cold temperature on water (freezing) and materials. 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: Effects of cold temperature on water (freezing) and materials) connected to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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: Effects of cold temperature on water (freezing) and materials) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: How communities prepare for winter weather (past and present)) through a warm-up activity tied to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Oral/hands-on introduction: How communities prepare for winter weather (past and present). 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 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 communities prepare for winter weather (past and present)) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Oral/hands-on introduction: How communities prepare for winter weather (past and present). 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 communities prepare for winter weather (past and present)) in a new context tied to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 2) Student compares or applies Oral/hands-on introduction: How communities prepare for winter weather (past and present) to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Oral/hands-on introduction: How communities prepare for winter weather (past and present).

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

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead using this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: How communities prepare for winter weather (past and present)).

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Oral/hands-on introduction: How communities prepare for winter weather (past and present). 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 communities prepare for winter weather (past and present)) connected to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 communities prepare for winter weather (past and present)) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Asking and answering questions about a winter-themed story) through a warm-up activity tied to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Oral/hands-on introduction: Asking and answering questions about a winter-themed story. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 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: Asking and answering questions about a winter-themed story) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Oral/hands-on introduction: Asking and answering questions about a winter-themed story. 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: Asking and answering questions about a winter-themed story) in a new context tied to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 2) Student compares or applies Oral/hands-on introduction: Asking and answering questions about a winter-themed story to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Oral/hands-on introduction: Asking and answering questions about a winter-themed story.

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

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead using this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Asking and answering questions about a winter-themed story).

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Oral/hands-on introduction: Asking and answering questions about a winter-themed story. 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: Asking and answering questions about a winter-themed story) connected to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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: Asking and answering questions about a winter-themed story) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Beginning sound sorting (same first sound)) through a warm-up activity tied to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Beginning sound sorting (same first sound). 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 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 (Beginning sound sorting (same first sound)) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Beginning sound sorting (same first sound). 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 (Beginning sound sorting (same first sound)) in a new context tied to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 2) Student compares or applies Beginning sound sorting (same first sound) to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Beginning sound sorting (same first sound).

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

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead using this week's skill (Beginning sound sorting (same first sound)).

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 Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Beginning sound sorting (same first sound). 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 (Beginning sound sorting (same first sound)) connected to Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead.

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 (Beginning sound sorting (same first sound)) independently, meeting the weekly goal.