1. Week of: April 14 Teacher: Sara, Karen, Jenn, Mary, Robin, Julie
Study: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Exploring the Topic: What Do People Throw Away? Where Does Trash Go? What Do Workers Do There?
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Interest
Areas
Discovery: junk
collection, glue,
poster board
Library: environmental
print from junk collection
Toys and Games:
plastic bottle bowling
pins and balls
Computer: eBook Sam
Helps Recycle
Discovery: items to take
a part
Large
Group
Movement: Let’s
Stick Together
Discussion and
Shared Writing:
Classroom Trash
Movement: Bouncing Big
Brown Balls
Discussion and Shared
Writing: Trash and
Garbage at Home
Game: Body Pattern
Discussion and Shared
Writing: What do
people throw away
around the school?
Movement: Going on
a Journey
Discussion and Shared
Writing: Where Does
Trash Go?
Movement: The Kids Go
Marching In
Discussion and Shared
Writing:
Follow the Trash
Read-Aloud Something from
Nothing
I Stink! Radio Man Sam Helps Recycle Radio Man
Small Group Morning: Story
Problems
Afternoon: Bowling
Math
Morning: Junk Patterns
Afternoon: Action Patterns
Morning: Alphabet
Cards
Afternoon: Textured
Letters
Morning: Rhyming
Riddles
Afternoon: Rhyming
Chart
Morning: How Big
Around?
Afternoon: Which
Container Holds More?
Ohio Early
Learning &
Development
Standards
Number Sense and
Counting
Expressive Language Patterning Phonological
Awareness
Large Motor
Gold
Objectives,
Dimensions
& Indicators
Objective 35 Objective 9 Objective 23 Objective 36 Objective 35
Outdoor Experiences: Body Shapes and Sizes
Family Partnerships: Bring in Recyclables
Wow! Experiences: Trash Can Exploration