KINDERGARTEN WEEKLY PLAN

Theme: Earth and Space Core Text: Up Up and Away Trimester: 2 Week 3: 28-1-2018 to 1-2-2018 Sunday / Monday

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

WHAT DO WE WANT THE CHILDREN TO LEARN? HOW WILL WE MAKE THIS LEARNING TAKE PLACE?

Activities/ Differentiation Notes for

Learning Outcomes Vocabulary Resources
Key Questions Assessment
WHOLE Listening Up, down, Sound Awareness (5mins) Mr. Identifying the
CLASS K2.1.1.1.1 Understand and follow one- under, on, Use Mr. monster box which designed as a monster, and provide letter flash card. Monster/ sounds
Teacher step oral directions over, away, teacher will change her voice and act that the monster is very hungry and he plastic
led K2.1.1.1.2 Identify familiar words in a sky, clouds, loves to eat letters she will say “ I am Mr. monster and I am very hungry, I like to letters
(15mins) stream of speech which carries key mountain, eat letters, I want to eat letter a can anyone feed me??. Then the child will find Identifying the
information about a thing, place or house, river, the letter a from the basket and feed the Mr. monster and give one word that Text: up up directions up,
action sea, started with that sound. For example: a, apple / c, cat. and away down, under,
K1.1.1.2.1 Answer very simple on, over,
questions about the main ideas to build Balloon away,
understanding and demonstrate Sentences: Core Text (10 mins)
comprehension. It goes over  Show children the balloon. Teacher will ask what is this? How do we use it?
the ….. Where can we use it? Follow
Speaking  Let all children to stand in different places and learning centers also in the classroom
K2.2.2.3.1: Begin to use words to class. The teacher will pass the balloon to one child and the children will rules
describe places and things pass it to each other.
K2.2.2.1.1 Participate in short  Through passing the balloon the teacher must explain that the balloon is
conversations while reading with the going through directions. For example, she will say the balloon is going over
teacher and peers, making simple Abdalla’s head, its going up up over the table and its going under the chair
comments and answering simple and so on.
questions.  Explain that today’s story will be about the balloon which goes over different
nice places.
Pre-Reading:  Read the story to the children using various expressions emphasizing
K2.3.5.1.1 Participate in group reading repetitive language and change voice tone according to text.
activities led by the teacher Re-read the story encouraging children to participate asking about the places
K2.3.1.1.1: Follow words from left to they see. Ask children to use the sentence structure. “It goes over the house,
right, top to bottom, and page by page mountain, river and sea”. Encourage children to think of other places the balloon
K2.3.1.1.2 Understand that words are might goes. For example they might say, “The balloon goes over the school, bus,
separated by spaces in print cars, airplane, birds, sun, stars, buildings, clouds, trees, jungle, zoo and animals”
and so on.

 In learning centers time, go to outdoor area with all children to throw the
balloon up and then come back to the class.
 Demonstrate the activities to the children and explain the learning
opportunities that are available to them in the learning centers.

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Pre-Reading
K2.3.8.1.2 Make connections between
pictures and key words in text
K2.3 .4.1.1 read their own name and
names of other students in the class.
Speaking
K2.2.2.3.1: Begin to use words to
SMALL describe places and things
GROUP K2.2.2.1.1 Participate in short
Teacher conversations while reading with the
led teacher and peers, making simple
(30mins)
comments and answering simple
questions.
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Group of 5 children : Observe and
Language development (Reading sentence through pictures). make note of
The teacher will take all children to outdoor area. She will bring a Helium balloon children’s
with her which flies high. achievement
The teacher will ask the children to imagine and think where the balloon might towards the
go? She will remind them of the places in the story like mountain, sea, river, learning
house and sky. The children also might give other examples like the balloon objectives
goes over the school, bus, cars, airplane, birds, sun, stars, buildings, clouds,
trees, jungle, zoo and animals and so on.
The teacher will bring the children back to the class and then she will explain
what they are going to do in the centers and small group activity.
Activity: She will have flashcards of the balloon and places like river, sea,
mountain, house and sky. She will move the balloon picture to all the places and
the child must say the full sentence for example, “the red balloon goes over the
house”. She must encourage them and scaffold their learning continuously.
Teacher can change the color of the balloon so the children will learn more
colors too.

Pre-Writing: Drawing the balloon and the place it goes over: Observe and
Focused K2.4.2.1.2: Create an illustration of After coming back from outside and watching the balloon that went up up and Paper, make note of
Group something they have learned or away over different places the children will think and imagine where might the markers, children’s
Learning experienced balloon goes. crayon and achievement
Centre K2.4.2.1.1: Write and represent using a The teacher will provide all the materials like papers, crayons and pencils. play dough towards the
Teacher variety of tools and media. She will guide children and demonstrate how to draw. The teacher must ask learning
guided them continuously about the position of the balloon and the place that it goes. objectives
(45 mins) She must ask the child to say the full sentence. For example, the pink balloon
goes over the trees.

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Listening:
K2.1.1.1.1 Understand and follow one-
step oral directions
K2.1.1.1.2 Identify familiar words in a
stream of speech which carries key
information about a thing, place or
action
K1.1.1.2.1 Answer very simple
questions about main ideas to build
understanding and demonstrate
comprehension
STORY, Speaking:
SONG, K2.2.2.1.1 Participate in short
RHYMES conversations while reading with the
(20 mins) teacher and peers, making simple
comments and answering simple
questions
Pre-Reading:
K2.3.5.1.1 Participate in group reading
activities led by the teacher
K2.3.1.1.1: Follow words from left to
right, top to bottom, and page by page
K2.3.1.1.2 Understand that words are
separated by spaces in print
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Story Time: Balloon
Sentences: Go with the children to the playground area.
It goes over  Let all children to stand in different places. The teacher will pass the balloon Text: up up
the ….. to one child and the children will pass it to each other. and away
 Through passing the balloon the teacher must explain that the balloon is
going through directions. For example, she will say the balloon is going over Sentence
Abdalla’s head, its going up up over the slide and its going under the slide board
and so on.
 Explain that today’s story will be about the balloon which goes over different
nice places.
 Read the story to the children using various expressions emphasizing
repetitive language and change voice tone according to text.
Re-read the story encouraging children to participate asking about the places
they see. Ask children to use the sentence structure. “It goes over the house,
mountain, river and sea”. Encourage children to think of other places the balloon
might goes. For example they might say, “The balloon goes over the school, bus,
cars, airplane, birds, sun, stars, buildings, clouds, trees, jungle, zoo and animals”
and so on.
Have a conversation with the children to give them a chance to talk and belt their
imagination and their self steam.
Read with the children the sentences. (with pictures)
It goes over the house
It goes over the river
It goes over the sea
It goes over the mountain
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Theme: Earth and Space Core Text: Up Up and Away Trimester: 2 Week 3: 28-1-2018 to 1-2-2018 Tuesday / Wednesday

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

WHAT DO WE WANT THE CHILDREN TO LEARN? HOW WILL WE MAKE THIS LEARNING TAKE PLACE?

Activities/ Differentiation Notes for

Learning Outcomes Vocabulary Resources
Key Questions Assessment
Listening
K2.1.1.1.2: Identify familiar words in a elephant, egg, envelop, Morning routine: day, date, daily rules, weather and routine. Mystery
stream of speech which carries key earth, eagle, eight Sound awareness: box Identify the
information about a thing or place. Review all the sounds through showing the children star flashcards sound e
Speaking and saying them. s, a, t, p, n, m, d, g, c, o Flashcards
K2.2.2.3.1: Begin to use words to Play song of sounds and do the actions of the song with the children. and objects Name the
describe places and things of elephant, objects start
WHOLE Pre-Reading To introduce the new sound bring the mystery box and put all objects egg, with e
CLASS K2.3.2.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of that start with sound e. like elephant, egg, envelop, earth, eagle, eight envelop,
Teacher letter sounds Ask children to guess what is the new sound? earth,
led K2.3.5.1.4 Answer questions about Relate all objects with real life and talk about them to the children, ask eagle, eight
(15mins) main ideas and key details using visuals the children to share their experience with the teacher. Where did they
K2.3.1.1.1 follow words from left to see the animals? do they like eating egg?
right, top to bottom, and page by page Focus on the sound e and sing song of sounds e. Ask children to right
e in the air, on the mat and on their peers back.

 Demonstrate the activities to the children and explain the learning

opportunities that are available to them in the learning centers.

Speaking Number of groups x2 Wooden Observe and

K1.2.2.3.2: Begin to use words to name Making egg in the pan. sticks make note of
thing children’s
Pre-Writing Children will make an egg craft using different materials. She will paper achievement
K2.4.2.1.1 Write and represent using a provide the materials like paper plates, scissor, tin paper, white paper plates, towards the
variety of tools and media scissor, tin learning
SMALL and yellow paper. The teacher will demonstrate how to make an egg
K2.3.2.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of paper, objectives
GROUP
letter sounds using these materials. While making the egg she must motivate the white paper
Teacher
K2.3.2.1.2: Distinguish between letter and yellow
led children to speak. For example, she will say put the tin paper on the
(30mins) names and letter sounds paper
paper plate to cover it, then cut the white paper and stick it. This will
develop their language skills.

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Speaking Creative Expressions center: Number of groups x2 Observe and

K1.2.2.3.2: Begin to use words to name make note of
Focused people  Ask the children to design the elephant picture using the colorful children’s
Group Pre-Writing tissue papers. achievement
Learning K2.4.2.1.1 Write and represent using a  Encourage them to talk while working about the steps of doing it and towards the
Centre variety of tools and media about the colors of tissue paper like red, green, blue, yellow, orange learning
Teacher and black. Also talk about the elephant and where does it live? What objectives
guided he eat and so on. They can write e on the elephant picture.
(45 mins)  Children will make letter e using play dough

Listening:
K2.1.1.1.1 Understand and follow one-
step oral directions
K2.1.1.1.2 Identify familiar words in a
stream of speech which carries key
information about a thing, place or
action
K1.1.1.2.1 Answer very simple
questions about main ideas to build
understanding and demonstrate
comprehension
STORY,
SONG, Speaking:
RHYMES K2.2.2.1.1 Participate in short
(20 mins) conversations while reading with the
teacher and peers, making simple
comments and answering simple
questions
Pre-Reading:
K2.3.5.1.1 Participate in group reading
activities led by the teacher
K2.3.1.1.1: Follow words from left to
right, top to bottom, and page by page
K2.3.1.1.2 Understand that words are
separated by spaces in print
. Balloon
Go with the children to the playground area.
 Let all children to stand in different places. The teacher will pass the Text: up
Sentences: balloon to one child and the children will pass it to each other. up and
It goes over the …..  Through passing the balloon the teacher must explain that the away
balloon is going through directions. For example, she will say the
balloon is going over Abdalla’s head, its going up up over the slide Sentenc
and its going under the slide and so on. e board
 Explain that today’s story will be about the balloon which goes over
different nice places.
 Read the story to the children using various expressions
emphasizing repetitive language and change voice tone according
to text.
Re-read the story encouraging children to participate asking about the
places they see. Ask children to use the sentence structure. “It goes over
the house, mountain, river and sea”. Encourage children to think of other
places the balloon might goes. For example they might say, “The balloon
goes over the school, bus, cars, airplane, birds, sun, stars, buildings,
clouds, trees, jungle, zoo and animals” and so on.
Have a conversation with the children to give them a chance to talk and
belt their imagination and their self steam.

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Theme: Earth and Space Core Text: Up Up and Away Trimester: 2 Week 3: 28-1-2018 to 1-2-2018 Thursday

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

WHAT DO WE WANT THE CHILDREN TO LEARN? HOW WILL WE MAKE THIS LEARNING TAKE PLACE?

Activities/ Differentiation Notes for

Learning Outcomes Key Vocabulary Resources
Assessment
Key Questions
Pre-Reading All sounds Phonics- Recap and Song
K2.3.2.1.1: Demonstrate knowledge of letter Play song of sounds and do the actions.
sounds
Speaking: Use Mr. monster to review all the sounds that the children learned Plastic
K1.2.2.3.2: Begin to use words to name things so far. The teacher will change her voice tone to grab children’s letters
attention and act that the monster is very hungry and he loves to
WHOLE
eat letters. For example, she will say “I am Mr. monster and I am Mr.
CLASS
very hungry, I like to eat letters, I want to eat letter t can anyone monster
Teacher led
find for me letter t?. Then the child will find letter t from the basket
(15mins)
and feed Mr. monster. The teacher will keep repeating the same
acting until she revises all the sounds.

Pre-Reading All sounds Whole class – outside the classroom. Make

K2.3.2.1.1: Demonstrate knowledge of letter The teacher will ask the children to make a circle outside the Stars observation
sounds classroom and she will give one child a ball to start. She will play flashcards of sounds
K2.3.2.1.2: Distinguish between letter names and music and the child must pass the ball to his peers. The ball must of sounds recognized
SMALL
letter sounds pass to the children until the teacher stop the music and then the from song
GROUP
teacher will show the child the song of sounds stars pictures and of sound
Teacher led
ask the child to give her the sound. For example, she will show
(30mins)
him caterpillar picture and ask what is this? Which sound it start
with? Can you do the action of it? And then replay the music and
repeat the game.

Focused Space , earth,

group stars, solar
Learning
Listening:  The rest time the English teacher will complete working
K2.1.1.1.3: Listen and respond to single-step system, sky, sun
Centre on space project with Arabic teacher and all children.
instructions or information presented orally or
Teacher
through other media
guided
(45 mins)

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Listening:  . Read the story to the children using various expressions Ball Observe
K2.1.1.1.1 Understand and follow one-step oral emphasizing repetitive language and change voice tone and make
directions according to text. Text: up note of
K2.1.1.1.2 Identify familiar words in a stream of Re-read the story encouraging children to participate asking about up and children’s
speech which carries key information about a the places they see. Ask children to use the sentence structure. “It away achieveme
thing, place or action goes over the house, mountain, river and sea”. Encourage nt towards
K1.1.1.2.1 Answer very simple questions about children to think of other places the balloon might goes. For Sentence the learning
main ideas to build understanding and example they might say, “The balloon goes over the school, bus, board objectives
demonstrate comprehension cars, airplane, birds, sun, stars, buildings, clouds, trees, jungle,
zoo and animals” and so on.
Speaking:
STORY,
K2.2.2.1.1 Participate in short conversations while Have a conversation with the children to give them a chance to
SONG,
RHYMES reading with the teacher and peers, making talk and belt their imagination and their self steam
simple comments and answering simple
questions Read with the children the sentences. (with pictures)
It goes over the house
Pre-Reading:
It goes over the river
K2.3.5.1.1 Participate in group reading activities
led by the teacher It goes over the sea
K2.3.1.1.1: Follow words from left to right, top to It goes over the mountain
bottom, and page by page
K2.3.1.1.2 Understand that words are separated
by spaces in print

Reflection:

Next steps:

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Integrated Learning Opportunities in Learning Centers: Earth and Space

Learning Center Activities Resources

Reading Center  Opportunities to read and retell
core texts independently
 Read the sentences from the
sentences board
 Put the balloon in different
positions on house picture
 small copies of the story
 sentences board
 flash cards
 A4 house picture and small balloons pictures

Design and  Construct the habitats  Colored blocks

Construction Center  Make the letter using blocks  Plastic animals

Role Play Center  Use animals mask  Animal clothes

 Play with the balloon  plants
 Pictures of places like house, river, sea and mountain
 Plastic food
 balloon
Creative Expression  Draw the balloon and where does  Paper, paint
and Writing Center it goes  Sand, markers, crayon and play dough.
 Decorate the elephant picture  Glue, color papers, foam, plastic plants, sands
using tissue papers
 Write using variety materials

Math Center  Sorting the balloons according to  Pictures of balloons

colors and numbers
Computer Center  Draw the animals, habitat, earth,  Computer
space, balloon and so on.
 Play activities about letter e

Science center  Sorting balloons according to the  Balloons filled with sand, rock, air, water (two each)
textures  Baskets with labels
Sand center  Writing the letters  Colorful sand