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Independent and Partner Reading, Unit 7, Week 4
Encourage children to select books that interest them and to look at the words and pictures on their own or with other children.
Learn About Letter Sounds Together: Bag of Sounds (/s/)
Children choose /s/ objects from a bag and create sentences for objects that start with the /s/ sound.
Learn About Letters Together: Target Letter (“Gg”) and Word (garden)
Use the Target Letter and Word Routine to introduce children to the letter “Gg” and the word garden.
Letter Molds (“Kk”)
Have children press uppercase and lowercase “Kk” molds into the sand. Encourage them to make the letters with their fingers in the sand.
Letter Molds (“Ww”)
Have children press uppercase and lowercase “Ww” molds into the sand. Encourage them to make the letters with their fingers in the sand.
Letter Shaping (“Kk”)
Model how to use the materials to shape the letter “Kk.” Note the differences between the uppercase “K” and the lowercase “k.”
Letter Shaping (“Ww”)
Model how to use the materials to shape the letter “Ww.” Have children form their own letter “Ww.”
Make a Garden Book
Have children draw, dictate, or write their own books about vegetable gardens.
Measuring Plants
Have children continue to measure their plants. Provide various nonstandard measurement tools.
My Garden
Children act out planting and tending a garden. Encourage them to use props as they plant and care for their garden.
One-on-One Reading: Jack’s Garden #2
Read aloud Jack’s Garden to individuals or small groups. Have children compare the plants in the story.
One-on-One Reading: One Bean
Read aloud to individuals or small groups. Discuss how the seed changes and grows as you read.
One-on-One Reading: The Little Red Hen #3
Read aloud The Little Red Hen to individuals or small groups. Discuss what children have learned about planting.
One-on-One Reading: Vegetable Garden #4
Read aloud Vegetable Garden to individuals or small groups. Discuss how the garden changes in the different seasons.
"Peep Plants a Seed" #5 (PEEP show)
Children watch the video Peep and the Big Wide World “Peep Plants a Seed” and discuss steps Peep takes in planting his seed.
Plant Collage
Have children create collages using drawing materials and plant objects they collected from outside.
Plant Graph
Revisit children’s plant graphs and have them measure their plants again and record the measurements on the graph.
Plants are Different
Have each child draw a flower. Then have children measure the flowers and place them in order from shortest to tallest.
Plants Here and There
Point out different environments plants grow in when you are out and about—such as in the park, by a pond, or in the woods.
Play Together: “Flower Power” #1 (PEEP game)
Guide children on how to play the interactive game about sharing flowers.