Free Pre-K 3 lesson plan · Unit 7: Sky and weather
Pre-K 3, week 27: clothes for the weather, next to
This week your learner will choose clothes for the weather, use the words next to, and talk about rain. 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
- Put out a coat, a hat, a scarf and a pair of shoes.
- Find 2 toys to play next to games.
- Print pages 2 to 5, or skip printing and use the no-supplies swaps.
Household supplies only: Paper, crayons, a coat, a hat, a scarf, shoes, 2 toys. No supplies? Every activity has a no-supplies swap.
The week at a glance
| Day | Focus | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Talk and listen | What do I wear? page, Dress the bear card |
| Tuesday | Math | Next to page, Next to me card |
| Wednesday | Explore | Rainy day page, Rain in a cup card |
| Thursday | Make and move | Raindrop lines page, Get dressed 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
What do I wear?
Say: "It is cold. What do we wear?" Your learner points to each piece of clothing and says when we wear it.
Next to
Say: "Draw a ball next to the box." Your learner draws a box, then something next to it. You can draw the box.
Rainy day
Say: "When it rains, what do we use?" Your learner points to each picture and tells you about rainy days.
Raindrop lines
Say: "Make the rain fall. Start at the green dot." Your learner traces each path from left to right.
Activity cards
Dress the bear
- Say "It is cold."
- Your learner chooses clothes for the toy.
- Talk about why.
Easier: Choose between two pieces.
Next step: Say "It is hot" and change the clothes.
Say this: "It is cold. The bear needs a hat."
No supplies: Pretend with no clothes.
Language: vocabulary
Next to me
- Put a toy next to you and say "next to".
- Your learner puts a toy next to them.
- Try in, on, under and next to.
Easier: Use "next to" only.
Next step: Your learner tells you where to put it.
Say this: "The car is next to the shoe."
No supplies: Sit next to each other and say it.
Math: position words
Rain in a cup
- Look at the water together.
- Your learner drips water from a spoon like rain.
- Talk about drops and puddles.
Easier: Drip together.
Next step: Count the drops.
Say this: "Drip, drip, drop. Like rain."
No supplies: Tap fingers like rain.
Science: rain
Get dressed
- Your learner puts on a coat or shirt with help.
- Practice one arm, then the other.
- Take it off and try again.
Easier: You hold the coat.
Next step: Try a zipper with help.
Say this: "One arm, two arms. You did it."
No supplies: Practice with a big shirt.
Physical: self-care
Song of the week: Dress for the weather
When it's cold, put on your coat,
Hat and scarf and button up your throat.
When it's hot, a hat and shade,
That's how we play, unafraid.
Actions: Pretend to put on each thing. Try next: Add a verse for rain.
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.
- Picks clothes for cold weather
- Puts a toy next to something
- Says what we use in the rain
- Puts on a coat 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
Practice one step at a time when there is no rush: arms in a big shirt, a coat on with help, shoes with hook-and-loop straps. Lay clothes out in order. Putting on some clothes is a 3 year old milestone.
Words that say where something is: in, on, under, next to, behind, in front of. Pre-K 3 practices in, on, under and next to with toys and boxes.
Stop, name the feeling ("You are frustrated"), and take a calm break together. Try the easier step on the card next time. Short, happy tries teach more than long ones.
Short and mostly play: one or two 5 to 10 minute activities, a read-aloud, the song of the week, meals and naps, and lots of time to move and play outside. Pre-K 3 gives you one plan for each day of the week.
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