Troy Preschool: Schroeder 3’s, 4’s, & 5’s – Weekly Happenings: August 28th – August 30th

Description KDI’s
Greeting Tuesday: Approaches to Learning – initiative,
Time 1. Drawing of Ms. Sheffield, Mrs. Chowdhury, and Mrs. Akther , students pointed to who they thought each picture engagement, reflection
was of by noticing the difference in physical characteristics, all teachers were introduced, students repeated
teacher’s names, explained how we are here to help them learn and grow Social/Emotional – sense of
2. Schedule pieces posted, showed students our schedule, stated how contains pictures and words to help us learn what competence, building relationships,
we are doing for the day, showed how magnet is moved across schedule throughout day moral development
3. Photograph of blue playground structure, stated how will be going outside but are not allowed to play on the blue
structure, spoke of how unsafe and can remind one another not to go on it, drew a no symbol to help us remember Physical/Health – body awareness,
healthy behavior
Wednesday:
1. Letter links on board, stated how everyone in the classroom has letter link, stated how throughout classroom, Language/Literacy/Communication –
explained how first letter of name is the first letter of the picture, so they make the same beginning sound, explained comprehension, speaking,
how will help to lean one another’s name and to find belongings vocabulary, phonological awareness,
2. Drawing of student telling adult that he/she has to go to the bathroom, discussed how if anyone needs to go to the alphabetic knowledge, reading,
bathroom must go tell a teacher and we will take him/her to the bathroom, washing hands chart, discussed the steps concepts about print, book
for washing our hands knowledge, writing
3. Photograph of the sand and water table, of water, of the art easel, and of a smock, explained how paint and water
would be out for people to use, discussed how we only paint on paper, how we don’t splash water, and how we Mathematics – number words and
always wear smocks to keep our clothes from getting wet symbols

Thursday: Creative Arts – N/A

1. Photograph of students running outside, photograph of students running inside, discussed how we saw students
yesterday running in school and it made us sad, discussed how walk inside so don’t trip and fall and can run outside Science/Technology – observing,
2. Greeting Time schedule sign, photograph of books, photograph of students playing, sign-in sheet, discussed how drawing conclusions, communicating
can look at books or sign-in when come into the classroom, but not play with toys ideas
3. Going Home schedule sign, drawing of hands, a backpack, and a door, explained how when it’s time to go home we
wash our hands in the bathroom, go get our backpacks, and come back into the classroom to put our belongings in Social Studies – diversity,
our backpacks community roles, decision making,
geography, history
*What did each morning: wrote their names, read/looked at books, sang Time to Put Books Away song, stated day of week,
stated the weather, students learned numbers 1 – 3 on board stating number poems*
Small  Students were told that they would be learning and exploring each of the 6 areas within the classroom. Each student Approaches to Learning – initiative,
Group had a bucket with 6 area cards. As each area card was pulled out students stated what they saw and guessed the engagement, use of resources
name of the area. Then teachers told the students what the name of that area was and students repeated the name of
Time each. After looking at the cards, each student was given a bucket with three items inside. Students discussed what Social/Emotional – building
the items were and guessed which area the items were from. Students then proceeded to that area and were relationships
introduced to all the items contained in that area. Students explored the materials/items.
Physical/Health – body awareness
Tuesday:
Ms. Sheffield’s Group – jewelry, food, utensil (Explored House Area) Language/Literacy/Communication –
comprehension, speaking, vocabulary
 Mrs. Akther’s Group – lego block, bristle block, waffle block (Explored Block Area)
Mrs. Chowdhury’s Group – book, magnetic letter, foam letter (Explored Book Area) Mathematics – N/A

Wednesday: Creative Arts – N/A

Ms. Sheffield’s Group – book, magnetic letter, foam letter (Explored Book Area)
Mrs. Akther’s Group – jewelry, food, utensil (Explored House Area) Science/Technology – observing,
Mrs. Chowdhury’s Group – lego block, bristle block, waffle block (Explored Block Area) classifying, drawing conclusions,
communicating ideas
Thursday:
Ms. Sheffield’s Group – lego block, bristle block, waffle block (Explored Block Area) Social Studies – geography
Mrs. Akther’s Group – book, magnetic letter, foam letter (Explored Book Area)
Mrs. Chowdhury’s Group – jewelry, food, utensil (Explored House Area)
Large Tuesday: Approaches to Learning – initiative,
Group  Easy to Join Activity – sang Come on Over and Sit Right Down song engagement
 Hot Potato was played, students passed a bean bag around, when the music stopped whoever had it stood up and
Time Social/Emotional – community,
said his/her name, on the count of three the other students stated that child’s name, that child chose a
movement/pose for all of us to do building relationships

Wednesday: Physical/Health – gross-motor skills,

 Easy to Join Activity – sang Come on Over and Sit Right Down song body awareness
 Hot Potato was played, students passed a bean bag around, when the music stopped whoever had it stood up and
said his/her name, on the count of three the other students stated that child’s name, that child chose a Language/Literacy/Communication –
movement/pose for all of us to do comprehension, speaking, vocabulary

Thursday: Mathematics – counting

 Easy to Join Activity – sang Come on Over and Sit Right Down song
 Three area cards laid out (block, book, and house), items from each area mixed up in a box, each student was given Creative Arts – music, movement
one item from the box, students observed their item, students placed their item on top of an area card showing
where it belongs in our classroom, process continued until all items were sorted/classified into the correct groups Science/Technology – observing,
communicating ideas

Social Studies – decision making

Planning Planning Time has not started yet. N/A
Time
Recall Recall Time has not started yet. N/A
Time
Other Literature: Approaches to Learning – initiative,
 Students spent time looking at books. They did this at greeting time, snack time, work time, rest time, outside time, engagement, problem solving, use of
afternoon snack time, and afternoon work time. resources

Sensory Table: Social/Emotional – sense of

 Inside the sensory table was water and soap. competence, community, building
 relationships, cooperative play, moral
Outside development, conflict resolution
 While outside, students explored and observed the world. Students played on the swings, on the jungle gyms, on
the slides, on the merry-go-round, and in the sand box. Some students played chase. Others played catch and Physical/Health – gross-motor skills,
played hockey. Students drew with chalk, as well. fine-motor skills, body awareness,
personal care, healthy behavior
Work Time:
 Students are continuing to learn about each area within the classroom, to learn what materials/items can be found Language/Literacy/Communication –
within each area and to learn how to communicate what they are doing. comprehension, speaking, vocabulary
 Students are continuing to learn about their teachers and one another and to engage in conversations/activities with
them. Mathematics – N/A
 Students are beginning to learn how to problem solve and are continuing to learn about the rules of the classroom.
 Students are learning to become independent and are learning healthy practices. Creative Arts – N/A

Science/Technology – observing,
drawing conclusions, communicating
ideas, natural and physical world

Social Studies – community roles,

decision making, geography