Free Pre-K 3 lesson plan · Unit 3: Healthy me
Pre-K 3, week 11: rest, sleep and counting to 5
This week your learner will talk about bedtime, count up to 5 things and move in different ways. Each activity takes about 5 to 10 minutes. Print the pages, or do them with things you already have at home.
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5-minute parent prep
- Choose a calm book for bedtime this week.
- Gather 5 stuffed animals or toys too big to fit in the mouth.
- Print pages 2 to 5, or skip printing and use the no-supplies swaps.
Household supplies only: Paper, crayons, 5 stuffed animals or toys, a book. No supplies? Every activity has a no-supplies swap.
The week at a glance
| Day | Focus | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Talk and listen | Bedtime page, Bedtime story order card |
| Tuesday | Math | How many? page, Toys to bed card |
| Wednesday | Explore | Move my body page, Fast and slow card |
| Thursday | Make and move | Draw my bed page, Pillow squeeze card |
| Friday | Story and review | Song of the week, Parent notes page |
| Every day | Read, sing, play | Read a picture book together, sing the song of the week, play outside and check in on feelings with the free feelings cards. |
Printable pages
Bedtime
Say: "What do we do at bedtime?" Your learner points to each picture and tells you about bedtime.
How many?
Say: "Count each row. Color one dot for each one." Your learner counts each row, touching each picture, and colors that many dots.
Move my body
Say: "Can you run? Can you dance?" Your learner points to each picture and does the move.
Draw my bed
Say: "Draw your bed. Who sleeps with you?" Your learner draws their bed and a toy any way they like.
Activity cards
Bedtime story order
- Say the steps: bath, pajamas, teeth, book, sleep.
- Your learner acts out each one.
- Ask "What comes next?"
Easier: Do 3 steps.
Next step: Your learner tells you the steps.
Say this: "First teeth, then a book."
No supplies: Needs nothing.
Language: sequence words
Toys to bed
- Your learner puts each toy to bed under the towel.
- Count them as they go.
- Say goodnight to all 5.
Easier: Use 3 toys.
Next step: Ask "How many are sleeping?"
Say this: "Goodnight one, two, three, four, five."
No supplies: Count fingers going to sleep.
Math: counting and cardinality
Fast and slow
- Walk fast together.
- Walk slow like a sleepy bear.
- Your learner calls "fast" or "slow".
Easier: Hold hands.
Next step: Add tiptoe and stomp.
Say this: "Slow, slow, sleepy bear."
No supplies: Do it sitting with your arms.
Physical: gross motor
Pillow squeeze
- Your learner hugs the pillow tight.
- Let go and flop.
- Do it 3 times, slowly.
Easier: Do it once.
Next step: Use it before sleep to relax.
Say this: "Squeeze tight. Now let go."
No supplies: Hug yourself instead.
Social-emotional: calming down
Song of the week: Sleepy time
The moon is up, the sun is down,
It's sleepy time all over town.
Close your eyes and rest your head,
Goodnight, goodnight, it's time for bed.
Actions: Rock your arms like a cradle. Try next: Sing it to a toy at bedtime.
Parent notes for Friday
Not a test. Notice what your learner does this week, and practice the rest later. Nothing here is sent to UpOnly Learning.
- Tells 2 bedtime steps in order
- Counts 5 toys with help
- Walks fast and slow when asked
- Squeezes and relaxes
Want the bigger picture? See developmental milestones by age and the child development guide for ages 3 to 5.
Safety for this week
- Use objects too big to fit in your learner's mouth, and stay close during any counting or sorting with real objects.
- Water play only with an adult within arm's reach the whole time, even in a small tub.
- An adult handles anything hot or sharp, knives, and rocks or heavy objects.
- Dry beans and seeds only with an adult watching closely, and not with a learner who still puts things in their mouth.
- No scissors needed: tear paper instead. If you do use scissors, use child safety scissors with an adult right there.
- Choose crayons, markers and paint labeled for young learners (look for the AP seal).
Questions parents ask
The WHO suggests 10 to 13 hours of good-quality sleep a day for ages 3 to 4, including naps. A calm, same-every-night routine helps. If you are worried about sleep, talk with your pediatrician.
Keep it short and the same each night: bath or wash, pajamas, teeth, one book, a song and lights out. No screens in the last hour before bed. Saying the steps out loud is also good language practice.
Many 3 year olds say numbers up to 5 or 10 but count objects correctly only to about 3. Pre-K 3 builds touch-and-count to 3 first, then to 5. Counting further is a Pre-K 4 goal.
Guidance differs: the WHO suggests no more than 1 hour of sedentary screen time a day at ages 3 to 4, and less is better. Pre-K 3 is built to work with no screen time at all: you read the plan, and your learner plays.
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