Learning Goals
STEM
Children will:
- Begin to understand that ramp, or inclined plane, is a surface with one end higher than the other
- Recognize that an object placed on an inclined plane will roll, slide, or stay put
- Describe the way objects move when they are placed on ramps
- Understand that the shape of an object affects whether it will roll or slide or stay put
- Predict the behavior of objects that roll versus objects that slide
- Observe that objects move in different ways when placed on ramps of different steepness
- Record and discuss their observations
ELA
Children will:
- Recognize, match, and form uppercase and lowercase “Rr” and “Zz” (Alphabet Knowledge)
- Identify the first letter ("Rr," "Zz") in the context of a word (ramp, zoom) (Alphabet Knowledge)
- Begin to understand directionality in print (Concepts of Print)
- Identify beginning sounds (/r/ and /z/) (Phonological Awareness)
- Listen to and produce rhyming words (Phonological Awareness)
- Build understanding through text-to-self and text-to-world connections (Comprehension)
- Recall and retell details from a story (Comprehension)
- Make and confirm predictions about a story (Comprehension)
- Ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in a story (Comprehension)
- Begin to explore word relationships and nuances in meaning (Vocabulary)
- Begin to explore word parts (Vocabulary)
- Begin to recognize prepositions (Vocabulary)
- Be exposed to new concept vocabulary in cross-curricular ways (Vocabulary)
- Listen to, develop an understanding of, and use new concept vocabulary words about ramps and rolling, including fast, faster, slow, slower, inclined plane, ramp, slant, slide, roll (Vocabulary)
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL
Children will:
- Participate in group discussions in appropriate ways (listen to the ideas of others and respond to them; engage in taking turns)
- Explore and express their own needs, wants, feelings, thoughts, ideas, and opinions
- Begin to initiate, organize, and participate in independent activities
- Seek answers to questions
- Begin to sustain attention to personally chosen or routine tasks until they are completed
- Continue learning how to take care of and manage classroom materials