Teacher: Brittany Irby

Subject: Transportation

Grade:

Kindergarten
Week of: 3/31/14

Text Book: Scott Foresman Reading Street

ALCOS: Social Studies (2010) 12.) Describe families and communities of the past, including jobs, education, transportation, communication, and recreation. Focus Questions: What is transportation and why is it important? How has transportation changed over time? Objective(s): Students should be able to: tell what transportation is tell why transportation is important give examples of transportation tell how transportation has changed over time Accommodations: Students will have transportation related to their daily lives. Students will be shown examples of transportation. DAY
MON

MATERIALS
Scott Foresman Reading Street, Max Takes the Train big book, Talk With Me/Sing With Me chart, copy paper, ELMO, crayons, pencil

PROCEDURES
Students will be called to the carpet Teacher will read Max Takes the Train Teacher will ask students the sequence of the modes of transportation that Max took to get to Zekes Teacher will write the sequence on the board Teacher will ask why didnt Max walk to Zekes Students will give various answers Teacher will tell the students the Amazing Words for the week Students will listen for the Amazing Words in the song Through the Jetway Students will be given a pre-made transportation pass

EVALUATION & NOTES

Eval: Students will be asked why Max didnt walk to Zekes. Students will answer why he didnt walk and how the other modes of transportation got him to his destination.

Notes:

Students will write their name and draw their picture on the front Students will draw a picture of each mode of transportation that Max took to Zekes Students will be called to the carpet Teacher will ask how the different modes of transportation were different Students will compare and contrast the modes of transportation with scaffolding from the teacher Students and teacher will talk about the different ways Max got to Zekes Listen to Through the Jetway Students will listen for Amazing Words plane and jetway Students will clap when they hear the Amazing Words Students will be asked to use the new Amazing Words in a sentence Students will be given a piece of construction paper to draw triangles, rectangles, ovals, circles, and squares on The students are then to decides which method of transportation they want to make with the shape The students will cut out the shapes they drew and paste them on a new sheet of construction paper making a picture of their transportation Students will be called to the carpet Listen to Through the Jetway Students will listen for Amazing Words subway and tunnel Students will clap when they hear the Amazing Words Students will be asked to use the new Amazing Words in a sentence Teacher and students will discuss the importance of transportation The teacher will ask students how did people get around before cars Teacher will show a PowerPoint of old and new means of transportation Eval: Students will compare and contrast the different modes of transportation. Notes:

TUE

Scott Foresman Reading Street, Max Takes the Train big book, Talk With Me/Sing With Me chart, construction paper, ELMO, crayons, pencil

WED

Scott Foresman Reading Street, Max Takes the Train big book, Talk With Me/Sing With Me chart, old and new transportation PowerPoint, paper, ELMO, crayons, pencil

Eval: Students will compare transportation from long ago to today. Students will tell how flying is a fast mode of transportation and why it is popular today. Notes:

 THUR Scott Foresman Reading Street, Max Takes the Train big book, Talk With Me/Sing With Me chart, If I Built a Car by Chris van Dusen, paper, SmartBoard, crayons, pencil

Students will compare and contrast the old and new transportation Teacher will guide students while making a paper airplane Students will decorate their paper airplane Students and teacher will test the paper airplanes outside to see how fast they fly Students will be called to the carpet Listen to Through the Jetway Students will listen for Amazing Words ferryboat and sidecar Students will clap when they hear the Amazing Words Students will be asked to use the new Amazing Words in a sentence Students will discuss the importance of transportation with scaffolding from the teacher Teacher will ask students what changes have been made to transportation over time Teacher will ask why are the changes being made Teacher will play If I Built a Car on SchoolTube http://www.schooltube.com/video/28c588cab9316634213b/Rea d%20Aloud%20-%20If%20I%20Built%20a%20Car Students will draw a picture and write a sentence describing the car that they would build Students will be called to the carpet Listen to Through the Jetway Students will listen for all Amazing Words Students will clap when they hear the Amazing Words Students will be given a sheet of handwriting paper Students will draw a method of transportation from long ago and tell how it was used in a sentence On the other side of the paper students will draw a method of transportation from today and describe how it is used today in a sentence

Eval: Students will describe how transportation has changed over time and why it has changed over time. Notes:

FRI

Scott Foresman Reading Street, Max Takes the Train big book, Talk With Me/Sing With Me chart, paper, SmartBoard, crayons, pencil

Eval: Students will tell what transportation is, how it has changed, and why it is important. Notes:

Teacher:

Brittany Irby

Grade:

Kindergarten
Week of: 4/7/14

Subject: Transportation

Text Book: Scott Foresman Reading Street

ALCOS: Social Studies (2010) 12.) Describe families and communities of the past, including jobs, education, transportation, communication, and recreation. Focus Questions: How can someone travel on the water? How can someone travel on the land? How can someone travel in the air? What kinds of transportation help us in emergencies? Objective(s): Students should be able to: tell ways to travel on the water tell ways to travel on the land tell ways to travel in the air tell how transportation can help us in emergencies Accommodations: Students will have transportation related to their daily lives. Students will be shown examples of transportation. DAY
MON

MATERIALS
Scott Foresman Reading Street, Mayday! Mayday! trade book, Talk With Me/Sing With Me chart, paper, SmartBoard, crayons, pencil

PROCEDURES
Students will be called to the carpet Teacher will read Mayday! Mayday! Teacher will ask students what transportation did they see in the story Teacher will ask where was the helicopter located Teacher will ask where was the yacht located Teacher will ask students how do they think they would feel if they were on the sinking yacht Teacher will ask students what other modes of transportation do they know of that can help in emergencies Teacher will ask students how emergency vehicles are different from the regular vehicles Teacher will tell the students the Amazing

EVALUATION & NOTES

Eval: Students will identify transportation for the water. Students will identify transportation for the air.

Notes:

 TUE Scott Foresman Reading Street, Mayday! Mayday! trade book, Talk With Me/Sing With Me chart, paper plates, yarn, construction paper, ELMO, crayons, pencil

WED

Scott Foresman Reading Street, Mayday! Mayday! trade book Talk With Me/Sing With Me chart, I Love Trains! by Philemon Sturges, paper, bowl, paperclip, cotton ball, popsicle stick, pennies, clay, crayons, pencil

Words for the week Students will listen for the Amazing Words in the song The Coast Guard to the Rescue Students will draw a picture of an emergency vehicles and describe when it can help in an emergency Students will be called to the carpet Listen to The Coast Guard to the Rescue Students will listen for Amazing Words rescue and pilot Students will clap when they hear the Amazing Words Students will be asked to use the new Amazing Words in a sentence Students will be asked what type of transportation was found in the air in the story Teacher will ask what other types of transportation can be found in the air Teacher will tell students about a hot air balloon and how it works Teacher will show a picture of a hot air balloon Teacher will pass out hole-punched paper plates to the students for them to construct their own hot air balloon Students will decorate their plates for the balloon Teacher will pass out hole-punched construction paper squares to attach to the balloon Teacher will attach yarn to the plate and to the square. Students will be called to the carpet Listen to The Coast Guard to the Rescue Students will listen for Amazing Words yacht and sailor Students will clap when they hear the Amazing Words Students will be asked to use the new Amazing Words in a sentence Teacher will ask the students what did they not see in this weeks story Teacher will ask why were those modes of transportation missing Teacher will pass out bowls of water

Eval: Students will identify transportation for the air. Notes:

Eval: Students will identify transportation for the land. Students will identify objects that are too heavy to float. Notes:

 THUR Scott Foresman Reading Street, Mayday! Mayday! trade book, Talk With Me/Sing With Me chart, paper, SmartBoard, crayons, pencil FRI Scott Foresman Reading Street, Mayday! Mayday! trade book, Talk With Me/Sing With Me chart, paper, SmartBoard, crayons, pencil

Students will hypothesize whether their group of objects will sink or float Students will test their hypotheses Teacher will read I Love Trains Teacher will ask why trains werent included in the story Students will be called to the carpet Listen to The Coast Guard to the Rescue Students will listen for Amazing Words mechanic and shimmering Students will clap when they hear the Amazing Words Students will be asked to use the new Amazing Words in a sentence Students will be given a sheet for vehicle classification Students are to color the vehicles and cut them out Students are to paste whether the vehicle belongs in the air, in the water or on the ground Teacher and students will discuss the characteristics of the vehicles that belong on the land, in the air, or in the water Students will compare and contrast the vehicles Students will be called to the carpet Listen to The Coast Guard to the Rescue Students will listen for all of the Amazing Words Students will clap when they hear the Amazing Words Students and teacher will discuss the modes of transportation that they have discussed Teacher will hold up a sign with a mode of transportation Students will identify if the vehicle is for the land, the water, or the air Eval: Students will identify whether a vehicle belongs in the water, in the air or on the ground. Notes:

Eval: Students will identify whether a vehicle belongs in the water, in the air or on the ground. Notes: