Free Pre-K 3 lesson plan · Unit 4: Home and helpers
Pre-K 3, week 16: review and show me
This is a review week with nothing new. Your learner plays games that bring back home words, helpers, the b sound, big and small, and long and short. Use the parent notes page to see what to practice next.
Week 16 of 36 · See the Pre-K 3 year map · Not sure of the level? Take the 3-question Pre-K 3 or Pre-K 4 picker
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5-minute parent prep
- Gather big and small toys and a long and a short ribbon.
- Have the B page from week 14 nearby.
- Print pages 2 to 5, or skip printing and use the no-supplies swaps.
Household supplies only: Paper, crayons, big and small toys, a long and a short ribbon. No supplies? Every activity has a no-supplies swap.
The week at a glance
| Day | Focus | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Talk and listen | Home and helpers page, Pretend store card |
| Tuesday | Math | Big and small again page, Size line card |
| Wednesday | Explore | B or not? page, Helper hats card |
| Thursday | Make and move | Path review page, Tidy-up race 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
Home and helpers
Say: "Where do we sleep? Who helps at school?" Your learner points to each picture and talks about it.
Big and small again
Say: "Which dog is big? Which is small?" Your learner colors the big dog and the small dog in different colors.
B or not?
Say: "Ball starts with b. What about the others?" Your learner colors the pictures that start with b.
Path review
Say: "Trace each path. Start at the green dot." Your learner traces each path from left to right.
Activity cards
Pretend store
- Set up a pretend store.
- Your learner is the helper and gives you what you ask for.
- Say thank you.
Easier: You are the helper first.
Next step: Ask for "the big one" or "the long one".
Say this: "May I have the big cup, please? Thank you."
No supplies: Pretend with no toys.
Language: vocabulary
Size line
- Mix them up.
- Your learner finds the biggest and the smallest.
- Talk about big and small.
Easier: Use 2 toys.
Next step: Line up all 3 from small to big.
Say this: "This is the biggest."
No supplies: Compare shoes in the house.
Math: measurement
Helper hats
- Pretend to be a helper: a doctor, a cook, a bus driver.
- Your learner guesses who you are.
- Swap.
Easier: You act and name the helper.
Next step: Your learner chooses a helper to act.
Say this: "I am a cook. I make soup."
No supplies: Act with no props.
Social-emotional: community
Tidy-up race
- Put on the clean-up song.
- Your learner puts toys in the box before the song ends.
- Count the toys in the box.
Easier: Use 3 toys.
Next step: Sort the toys as they go in.
Say this: "Ready, set, clean up."
No supplies: Stack books instead.
Physical: gross motor
Song of the week: Helpers everywhere
Helpers here and helpers there,
Helpers helping everywhere.
At home, at school, at the store,
Thank you, helpers, more and more.
Actions: Wave to say thank you. Try next: Add a verse about a helper you know.
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.
- Names 2 helpers
- Finds the biggest and the smallest
- Says "b" for b words
- Puts toys away with help
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
Words like big and small, long and short, full and empty, and comparing two things side by side. That is enough at 3. Measuring with numbers comes much later.
Young learners remember best with short repeats spread over time. Review weeks bring back the unit in new games, and the parent notes page shows what to practice. Nothing is a test.
Usually around age 4, when your learner names a few colors and talks in sentences of 4 or more words. The 3-question picker on the Pre-K page helps you choose. There is no test, and you can switch any time.
Many 3 year olds talk with you in short back-and-forth exchanges, ask who, what, where and why questions, say their first name, draw a circle when shown how and string large beads. Every student grows at their own pace, so use these as things to practice, not a test.
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