Free Pre-K 3 lesson plan · Unit 6: Plants and food
Pre-K 3, week 24: review and show me
This is a review week with nothing new. Your learner plays games that bring back shapes, the t sound, plants and food. Use the parent notes page to see what to practice next.
Week 24 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
- Find a circle, a square and a triangle at home (a plate, a napkin, a folded napkin).
- Check your bean cup.
- Print pages 2 to 5, or skip printing and use the no-supplies swaps.
Household supplies only: Paper, crayons, round, square and triangle things, your bean cup. No supplies? Every activity has a no-supplies swap.
The week at a glance
| Day | Focus | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Talk and listen | Three shapes page, Shape bag card |
| Tuesday | Math | Count the fruit page, Bean check card |
| Wednesday | Explore | Plants and food page, Shape walk card |
| Thursday | Make and move | Path review page, Tasting talk 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
Three shapes
Say: "Point to the circle. Now the square. Now the triangle." Your learner points to each shape you name and colors it.
Count the fruit
Say: "Count each row and color that many dots." Your learner counts each row and colors that many dots.
Plants and food
Say: "What grows from a seed?" Your learner points to each picture and tells you about it.
Path review
Say: "Trace each path. Start at the green dot." Your learner traces each path from left to right.
Activity cards
Shape bag
- Put the shapes in a bag.
- Your learner pulls one out.
- Name the shape together.
Easier: Use circle and square.
Next step: Feel inside the bag and guess before looking.
Say this: "It's round. A circle."
No supplies: Draw the shapes in the air.
Math: shapes
Bean check
- Look at the bean together.
- Ask "What changed?"
- Your learner draws or tells you.
Easier: Just look.
Next step: Measure the sprout with a finger.
Say this: "Look, a root. It is growing."
No supplies: Look at a plant outside.
Science: growing
Shape walk
- Make a big circle, square and triangle on the floor or ground.
- Your learner walks on each one.
- Say the shape.
Easier: Use one shape.
Next step: Hop around each shape.
Say this: "Walk around the triangle."
No supplies: Walk in a circle.
Physical: gross motor
Tasting talk
- Sit down together for snack.
- Talk about the food's color and shape.
- Ask "Crunchy or soft?"
Easier: Name the color only.
Next step: Ask "Where does it grow?"
Say this: "This apple is round and crunchy."
No supplies: Talk about a picture of food.
Health: nutrition
Song of the week: Shapes I know
Circle, circle, round and round,
Square has four sides, I found.
Triangle, triangle, one, two, three,
Shapes are everywhere I see.
Actions: Draw each shape in the air. Try next: Find a shape in the room after each line.
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 a circle, a square or a triangle
- Counts 5 things with help
- Says what grows from a seed
- Walks around a shape
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
Matching circles, squares and triangles is a great goal at 3, and many students start naming them. Find them in real things every day.
That happens. Try again with a fresh bean and a wetter paper towel in a warm spot. It is still a good lesson: plants need water, warmth and 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.
Use only objects too big to fit in the mouth, such as large spoons, socks, blocks and big toys, and skip beans, pasta and small pieces. Stay close during every activity with real objects.
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