Learning Goals
STEM
Children will:
- 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, when they leave the ramps, and when they hit other objects
- Understand that objects that slide are more likely to move on steeper inclines, and both rolling and sliding objects move faster down steeper inclines
- Identify tools and simple machines used for a specific purpose, e.g., ramp, wheel, pulley, lever
- Begin to understand that tools and machines help people do things faster or more easily
- Recognize that the motion and speed of a rolling or sliding object is affected by the texture of the object and the texture of the surface on which it is rolling or sliding
- Compare the attributes of length and weight for two objects, including longer/shorter, same length, heavier/lighter, same weight; holds more/less, holds the same amount
- Recognize that under some conditions, objects can be balanced
- Begin to measure things using nonstandard measurement tools
- Record observations and share observations
ELA
Children will:
- Recognize, match, and form uppercase and lowercase “Uu” (Alphabet Knowledge)
- Begin to understand sentences are made up of words and word spaces (Concepts of Print)
- Understand directionality in print (Concepts of Print)
- Begin to recognize environmental print (Concepts of Print)
- Understand that print carries meaning (Concepts of Print)
- Build understanding through text-to-self and text-to-world connections (Comprehension)
- Make predictions about a story (Comprehension)
- Recall and retell story details (Comprehension)
- Engage in active viewing and listening (Listening and Speaking)
- Follow directions (Listening and Speaking)
- Listen for initial sounds in words (/u/) (Phonological Awareness)
- Identify and produce rhyming words (Phonological Awareness)
- Be introduced to frequently used prepositions (Vocabulary)
- Listen to, develop understanding of meaning, and use new concept vocabulary words about ramps: fast, faster, inclined plane, opposite, ramp, roll, slanted, slide, slow, and slower (Vocabulary)
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL
Children will:
- Participate in one-on-one, small-group, and large-group conversations/discussions
- Show understanding of group roles, rules, and expectations
- Begin to understand how one’s actions affects others
- Express his or her 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
- Show improvement in taking care of and managing shared materials