Free Pre-K 3 lesson plan · Unit 5: Animals
Pre-K 3, week 20: review and show me
This is a review week with nothing new. Your learner plays games that bring back animals, the p sound and sorting. Use the parent notes page to see what to practice next.
Week 20 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 toy animals or pictures.
- Find things in 2 colors to sort.
- Print pages 2 to 5, or skip printing and use the no-supplies swaps.
Household supplies only: Paper, crayons, toy animals, things in 2 colors. No supplies? Every activity has a no-supplies swap.
The week at a glance
| Day | Focus | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Talk and listen | Animal sounds page, Animal guess card |
| Tuesday | Math | Sort the shapes page, Sort it out card |
| Wednesday | Explore | Grown and baby page, Animal home match card |
| Thursday | Make and move | Wavy review page, Animal parade 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
Animal sounds
Say: "Who says woof? Who says quack?" Your learner points to each animal and makes its sound.
Sort the shapes
Say: "Color the hearts red and the stars yellow." Your learner colors the hearts red and the stars yellow.
Grown and baby
Say: "This is a hen. Where is her chick?" Your learner draws a line from each grown animal to its baby.
Wavy review
Say: "Trace the wavy lines. Start at the green dot." Your learner traces each wavy line from left to right.
Activity cards
Animal guess
- Describe an animal: "It says moo and gives milk."
- Your learner guesses.
- Swap.
Easier: Make the sound too.
Next step: Your learner describes one.
Say this: "It has long ears and eats carrots."
No supplies: Needs nothing.
Language: vocabulary
Sort it out
- Mix them.
- Your learner sorts them any way they like.
- Ask "How did you sort them?"
Easier: You choose the groups.
Next step: Sort the same things a new way.
Say this: "You put all the animals here."
No supplies: Sort spoons and cups.
Math: sorting
Animal home match
- Put out a "pond" (bowl) and a "farm" (towel).
- Your learner puts each animal where it lives.
- Talk about it.
Easier: Use 2 animals.
Next step: Add a "sky" for birds.
Say this: "The fish goes in the pond."
No supplies: Point to homes in a book.
Science: animal homes
Animal parade
- March in a line.
- Each lap, become a new animal.
- Your learner leads.
Easier: Hold hands.
Next step: Make the animal sounds as you go.
Say this: "Next animal: elephant."
No supplies: Do it seated with arm moves.
Physical: gross motor
Song of the week: Animal parade
Here comes the parade, one by one,
Animals marching in the sun.
Woof and meow and moo and quack,
Round we go, and round and back.
Actions: March as you sing. Try next: Add more animals.
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.
- Makes 4 animal sounds
- Sorts things a way they choose
- Matches a baby animal
- Leads the parade
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
Names and sounds of common animals, a few baby animal names, and simple ideas like "fish live in water". Lots of talking and pretend play build these words.
On Friday, tick what you saw your learner do that week. It is not a test. "Not yet" items are what to practice in the next weeks, a little at a time.
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.
Yes. Students can learn in two languages at once, and the home language is a strong base for school. Pre-K 3 comes in English, Spanish and Portuguese, with the same weeks in each.
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