1. Week of: April 7 Teacher: Sara, Karen, Jenn, Mary, Robin, Julie
Study: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Exploring the Topic: What do we know about reducing, reusing, and recycling?
What do we want to find out?
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Interest
Areas
Library: books about
trash, garbage, and
recycling
Discovery: junk collection Discovery: junk
collection
Discovery: junk
collection
Art: collage materials,
Art: collage materials
e.g., paper scraps; tinfoil
bits; old magazines and
newspapers
Large
Group
Game: What’s Inside
the Box?
Discussion and
Shared Writing:
Found Trash
Song: “Three Rowdy
Children”
Discussion and Shared
Writing: What Is This
Junk?
Song: “Clap a Friend’s
Name”
Discussion and Shared
Writing: What Do We
Know About
Reducing, Reusing,
and Recycling?
Game: What’s Inside
the Box?
Discussion and Shared
Writing: What Do We
Know About
Reducing, Reusing,
and Recycling?
Game: Simon Says or
Jack in the Box
Discussion and Shared
Writing:
What Do We Want to
Find Out About
Reducing, Reusing, and
Recycling
Read-Aloud Paper Bag Princess Hush! A Thai Lullaby Paper Bag Princess Hush! A Thai Lullaby The Paper Bag Princess
Small Group Morning: Letters,
Letters, Letters
Afternoon: Buried
Treasures
Morning: Environmental
Print
Afternoon: Baggie Books
Morning: Junk Collage
Afternoon: Junk
Sculpture
Morning: Bounce &
Count
Afternoon: Junk
Numbers
Morning: Tallying the
Junk
Afternoon: How Many
Kinds?
Ohio Early
Learning &
Development
Standards
Production and
Consumption
Receptive language and
Comprehension
Classify Objects and
count the number of
objects in each
category
Demonstrates
understanding of
spoken words,
syllables, and sounds
Demonstrates
understanding of spoken
words, syllables, and
sounds
Gold
Objectives,
Dimensions
& Indicators
Objective 30 Objective 8 Objective 20 Objective 15 Objective 15
Outdoor Experiences: Bounce & Catch
Family Partnerships: Bring in Recyclables
Wow! Experiences: None.