Calendar Time

Lesson Part

Activity Description/Teacher Does

Objective

Students will develop a sense of routine and demonstrate

understanding of numbers in sets of ten.

Materials

Calendar with Velcro Date Cards

Whiteboard
Dry Erase Marker
Paint Dabber
Ten Frame Poster
Plastic Links
Weather Chart
Number Chart
Name Sticks
Shape Signs (Q1: Triangle, Circle, Rectangle, Square)
Getting Ready
The morning message will
already be written on the
whiteboard with several blanks
for the helper and the students
Students will come down to the
to help fill out. I will call students carpet and sit quietly with their
to the carpet and get them
legs crossed.
ready for calendar time. I will
select a name from the name
sticks cup.

Instruction

Im going to pick my helpers

name from the cup. I hope my
helper is ready, sitting crisscross
applesauce, with their ears open
and their mouth closed. Lets
see who it will be today Its
___________! Come on up.
Task & Discourse
(intertwined)
I will have the helper write their
first name down on the blank
space in the morning message.
We will read the message as a
class, filling in the blanks as we
go along.

Students Do

The selected student helper will

join me in the front of the
classroom.
The helper will write their first
name the kindergarten way
(Uppercase first letter, lowercase
rest of the letters). The rest of
the students will wait quietly.
Students will sing.

Sing the days of the week song

as helper and I move to the
calendar.
Lets see what day we are at on
the calendar. If yesterday was

Students will call out the

answers to the blank spaces in
the morning message.

(Thursday, September 24,

2015), then today is, say it with
me, (Friday, September 25,
2015). You all got it! Wonderful!
(Helper), will you please put up
the day card today?
Sing the weather song as we
move to the weather chart.
(Helper), whats the weather like
outside? Can you put a link on
the chain under the weather
picture that matches our
weather today?
Class, which type of weather
have we had the most of? Which
type havent we had yet? Are
there any days that have
occurred the same amount of
times?
Move to the ten frame poster.
(Helper), will you pick a paint
dabber and put a dot on our ten
frame, please? Thank you. Will
you help us count by pointing to
the dots? Lets say them
together.
Move to number chart.
Yesterday we were at day
(thirteen) of school. Lets count
together to see where we are at
now. (Turn card once counting
gets to the next number.) We
were correct! You know your
numbers. Does the number of
days match the number of dots
in the ten frame?
Yes it does! We must be
counting with precision.
Move to shape signs.
Class, Im going to mix these up
and Ill hold up one at a time
and you tell me which one it is.
(Hand them to helper once all
four shapes have been named.)
(Helper) will point to each shape
and I want you all to say the

Helper will stick Velcro day to

calendar.
Students will sing.
Student attaches plastic link to
appropriate chain.
Students will raise hand to be
called on. They will compare
lengths of chains to answer the
questions.

Students will choral count dots.

Students will choral count

numbers.
Students will compare the total
of dots with the number on the
number chart.
Yes!

Students will identify shapes and

name them aloud.
Students will repeat previous
step to reinforce understanding.
Students give applause for
helper as encouragement of a
job well done.

name of it.
Can we thank (Helper) for
helping us today.

Evaluation

I will observe students as they respond during the many choral

response times throughout Calendar Time. As students become
familiar with the general predictability of the routine, the responses
should be unanimous.