Week of: October 6-10 Teacher: Sara, Robin, Mary, Karen

Study: Balls Exploring the Topic: What do we know about balls? What do we want

to find out?

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Interest Areas Library: books about

balls

Toys and Games: ball

collection

Toys and Games:

containers to organize the

ball collection

Toys and Games:

containers to organize

the ball collection

Toys and Games: box with

lid; interesting collection

of small balls

Large Group Game: What’s Inside the

Box?

Discussion and Shared

Writing: Types of Balls

Song: “She Brought a

Football”

Discussion and Shared

Writing: Share a Ball

Game: What’s Inside

the Box?

Discussion and Shared

Writing: What Can We

Do With Balls?

Song: “Clap a Friend’s

Name”

Discussion and Shared

Writing: What Do We

Know About Balls?

Movement: Bouncing a

Ball

Discussion and Shared

Writing: What Do We

Want to Find Out About

Balls?

Read-Aloud The Little Red Hen Have a Ball The Little Red Hen Have a Ball The Little Red Hen

Small Group Morning: Candy Corn

Painting and Cutting

Afternoon: Sorting B

Morning: Comparing

and Describing Balls

Afternoon: Features of

the Ball Collection in

Words and Pictures

Morning: Laughing Leo

Afternoon: Laughing Leo

and Dancing Daphne

Morning: Can You

Guess?

Afternoon: What’s

More?

Morning: Visit Oberlin

public library

Afternoon: Bounce &

Count

Ohio Early

Learning &

Development

Standards

Speaking and listening-

follow agreed upon rules

for discussion

Describe and compare

measurable attributes

Speaking and listening-

followed agreed upon

rules for discussion

Phonological

awareness-blend and

segment syllables

Physical activity

participates in active play

Gold Objectives,

Dimensions &

Indicators

Uses appropriate

conversation and

communication skills

Use classification skills Uses appropriate

conversation and

communication skills

Demonstrate

phonological awareness

Demonstrates traveling

skills

Outdoor Experiences: Variety of Balls

Family Partnerships: We’d like to invite family members to come and play ball with the children outdoors on Friday of this week.

Wow! Experiences: Friday—Visit from family members to play ball with the children outdoors