Week 12 Plans- Pre-K (Prices Fork)

Mrs. Ruppert, Mrs. Wall and Ms. Michelson

October 27 to October 31 (FULL Time Teaching)
Overall Theme: Letter of the Week
Theme for this Week: Letter J
8:30 to 9:10

9:10 to 9:20
9:20 to 10:00
10:00 to 10:30
10:30 to 11:00

11:00 to 11:20

11:20 to 11:50
11:50 to 12:25
12:25 to 1:15
1:15 to 2:45
2:45 to 3:15
3:25
8:30 to 9:10

9:10 to 9:40
9:40 to 10:20
10:20 to 10:40

Monday
Check-in, Breakfast, Morning Work, Announcements, Pledge
Morning Work: Jj Worksheet
Skills: letter recognition, gluing and cutting, fine motor,
following directions
Read Aloud- be ready to transition to Art (Specials)
Art (Specials)- Planning made by Mrs. Repass
Outdoor Play (Gross Motor Skills) Calendar and Morning
Meeting
Calendar and Morning Meeting
Date- Month, Day, Date, Year
Board Chief conducts More Starfall for calendar
Pete the Cat- Counting to 100th Day
Everyday in Pre-K: Math: Number & OperationsRecognize Quantities Without Counting Hide & Peek (p.
44-45) Objective- Children recognize how many without
counting. Tell me quickly, how many do you see? Place
a certain number of items in different sets (or boxes).
Show children first and then have them identify the
numbers in groups without counting all aloud. PRACTICE
THIS SEVERAL TIMES
Theme Time/ Letter of the Week Activities
J is for Jellyfish- Cut out Letter J shape and have
children paste onto colored construction paper. Have
them glue on a jellyfish body shape (created by teacher)
to glue to the top of the J. Use string to create the
tentacles
Free Choice Centers (may vary- animals, blocks, house, etc.)
Prepare for Lunch/ Bathroom and Wash Hands and Lunch
Outdoor Play (Gross Motor Skills)
Rest Time
Snack- Cracker Jacks
Dismissal (Car Riders or Bus)
Tuesday
Check-in, Breakfast, Morning Work, Announcements, Pledge
Morning Work: Jj is for Jet- Worksheet
Skills: letter recognition, handwriting (fine motor),
coloring, following directions
Songs and Literacy with Mrs. Lux- lessons dependent upon
her
Outdoor Play (Gross Motor Skills)
Calendar and Morning Meeting

10:40 to 11:00

11:00 to 11:50
11:50 to 12:25
12:25 to 1:15
1:15 to 2:45
2:45 to 3:15
3:25
8:30 to 9:10

9:10 to 9:40
9:40 to 10:20
10:20 to 10:40

10:40 to 11:00

11:00 to 11:50
11:50 to 12:25
12:25 to 1:15
1:15 to 2:45
2:45 to 3:15

Date- Month, Day, Date, Year

Board Chief conducts More Starfall for calendar
Pete the Cat- Counting to 100th Day
Everyday in Pre-K: Math: Measurement- Compare Length
Using Long & Short Use Your Noodle (p. 128-129) Use
different types of noodles to sort Long and Short.
(spaghetti, rotini, manicotti, ziti, macaroni, etc)
Theme Time/ Letter of the Week Activities
J is for Jam (or Jelly)- Children glue white paper square
onto brown construction paper (that is cut in a bread
shape by teacher). They will then paint the middle of the
white paper red or purple to make the jam (jelly). Teacher
will write the letter J in the middle when paint has dried
with red sparkle glue.
Free Choice Centers (may vary- animals, blocks, house, etc.)
Prepare for Lunch/ Bathroom and Wash Hands and Lunch
Outdoor Play (Gross Motor Skills)
Rest Time
Snack- Jam bread
Dismissal (Car Riders or Bus)
Wednesday
Check-in, Breakfast, Morning Work, Announcements, Pledge
Morning Work: Tracing Lines (Falling Leaves)
Skills: fine motor, from top to bottom skills (not bottom
then up), following directions
Songs and Literacy with Mrs. Lux- lessons dependent upon
her
Outdoor Play (Gross Motor Skills)
Calendar and Morning Meeting
Date- Month, Day, Date, Year
Board Chief conducts More Starfall for calendar
Pete the Cat- Counting to 100th Day
Everyday in Pre-K: Math: Number & Operations- Use
Ordinal Numbers Tag Bag Line Up (p. 46-47) Children
tell a persons position in line by using ordinal numbers
(1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. instead of 1, 2, 3, etc.)
Theme Time/ Letter of the Week Activities
J is for Jaguar- Children glue a jaguar head (pre-cut by
teacher) to the top of a letter J shape. They will glue two
googly eyes and make a nose, mouth and whiskers on
the head. Then they will use black paint to make dots
down the letter J shape.
Free Choice Centers (may vary- animals, blocks, house, etc.)
Prepare for Lunch/ Bathroom and Wash Hands and Lunch
Outdoor Play (Gross Motor Skills)
Rest Time
Snack- Jello pudding cups

3:25
8:30 to 9:10

9:10 to 9:40
9:40 to 10:20
10:20 to 10:40

10:40 to 11:00

11:00 to 11:50
11:50 to 12:25
12:25 to 1:15
1:15 to 2:45
2:45 to 3:15
3:25

Dismissal (Car Riders or Bus)

Thursday
Check-in, Breakfast, Morning Work, Announcements, Pledge
Morning Work: Halloween Patterns
Skills: recognizing/ building patterns
Songs and Literacy with Mrs. Lux- lessons dependent upon
her
Outdoor Play (Gross Motor Skills)
Calendar and Morning Meeting
Date- Month, Day, Date, Year
Board Chief conducts More Starfall for calendar
Pete the Cat- Counting to 100th Day
Everyday in Pre-K: Math: Measurement- Compare Length
Using Long & Short Longer & Shorter? (p. 129) Put
children in pairs. Give each child a noodle, allow them to
compare whos is short and whos is long.
Theme Time/ Letter of the Week Activities
J is for Jellybeans (Counting Sheets)- Children are
given a worksheet that has jellybean shapes (1- 6). They
will use jellybeans as counters to put them in the
jellybeans with the corresponding numbers. Before they
can eat the jellybeans, the teacher must check their work.
Free Choice Centers (may vary- animals, blocks, house, etc.)
Prepare for Lunch/ Bathroom and Wash Hands and Lunch
Outdoor Play (Gross Motor Skills)
Rest Time
Snack- Juice bars with Juice
Dismissal (Car Riders or Bus)
Friday- HALLOWEEN

8:30 to 9:10

9:10 to 9:40
9:40 to 10:20
10:20 to 10:40

Check-in, Breakfast, Morning Work, Announcements, Pledge

Morning Work: Happy Halloween! (Color by Number)- Children
color 1s yellow and 2s purple.
Skills: fine motor, following directions, identifying
numbers
Songs and Literacy with Mrs. Lux- lessons dependent upon
her
Outdoor Play (Gross Motor Skills)
Calendar and Morning Meeting
Date- Month, Day, Date, Year
Board Chief conducts More Starfall for calendar
Pete the Cat- Counting to 100th Day
Everyday in Pre-K: Math: Number & Operations- Use
Ordinal Numbers Looking for Lines (p. 47) Make a line
of objects. Count in ordinal fashion the objects in the line.

Try again with lining up the children. (1st, 2nd, 3rd are the
main ones you want children to grasp right away, continue
with practice on 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.)
10:40 to 11:00
Theme Time/ Letter of the Week Activities
Jack o Lanterns for Halloween- Teacher will cut out
several pumpkin shapes. Children can choose any that
they want. Use different materials (buttons, stickers, pipe
cleaners, etc.) to create faces on the pumpkins. They will
also glue a green stem to the top of their pumpkins.
11:00 to 11:50
Free Choice Centers (may vary- animals, blocks, house, etc.)
11:50 to 12:25
Prepare for Lunch/ Bathroom and Wash Hands and Lunch
12:25 to 1:15
Outdoor Play (Gross Motor Skills)
1:15 to 2:45
Rest Time
2:45 to 3:15
Snack- Cooking- Jack o Lantern Cookies
3:25
Dismissal (Car Riders or Bus)
Snacks are subject to change when grocery shopping.
Songs:
Jump for J- Song (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=_bGQ-XlLk8M
The Letter J Song from ABC Mouse (look on Pinterest)
J Books:
The Giant Jam Sandwich- John Vernon; Jump!- Scott Fischer; Berries to Jelly- Inez
Snyder; Oranges to Orange Juice- Inez Snyder; Sheep in a Jeep- Nancy Shaw;
Jellyfish- Carol Lindeen; Jacobs Tree- Holly Keller; No Jumping on the Bed- Ted
Arnold
J Words: jump, jam, jelly, jack o lantern, jitters, jaguar, jellyfish, jello, jellybeans,
jungle, juice, jacket, jewels, joy, jet

Extra Ideas:
J is for Jellyfish (w/ handprints)

Halloween Do-A-Dots Worksheet- fine motor skills

Felt Pumpkins (w/ different shapes for faces- black and orange felt)

Potato Stamping Pumpkins (small group- cut potato in half and cut different
faces into potato halves, allow children to stamp with orange paint onto white or
black paper)

Juicy Jiggle Cups (COOKING) http://blog.allaboutlearningpress.com/j-is-for-juice/

o Jack o Lantern Cooking ideas- (cookies, rice krispie treats)- REMEMBER
COOKING DAY IS ON HALLOWEEN