Free Pre-K 3 lesson plan · Unit 7: Sky and weather
Pre-K 3, week 28: review and show me
This is a review week with nothing new. Your learner plays games that bring back weather words, the f sound and in, on, under and next to. Use the parent notes page to see what to practice next.
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5-minute parent prep
- Gather a box and a toy.
- Put out clothes for today's weather.
- Print pages 2 to 5, or skip printing and use the no-supplies swaps.
Household supplies only: Paper, crayons, a box, a toy, clothes. No supplies? Every activity has a no-supplies swap.
The week at a glance
| Day | Focus | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Talk and listen | Weather review page, Weather show card |
| Tuesday | Math | Count and color page, Where is it? card |
| Wednesday | Explore | F or not? page, Shadow play card |
| Thursday | Make and move | Wavy review page, Puddle jumps 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
Weather review
Say: "Show me sunny. Show me rainy." Your learner points to each weather picture and says the word.
Count and color
Say: "Count each row and color that many dots." Your learner counts each row and colors that many dots.
F or not?
Say: "Fish starts with fff. What about the others?" Your learner colors the pictures that start with fff.
Wavy review
Say: "Trace the wavy lines. Start at the green dot." Your learner traces each wavy line from left to right.
Activity cards
Weather show
- You say a weather word.
- Your learner acts it out.
- Swap.
Easier: Do it together.
Next step: Add what we wear.
Say this: "Rain. Drip, drip. Open your umbrella."
No supplies: Needs nothing.
Language: vocabulary
Where is it?
- Hide the toy in, on, under or next to the box.
- Your learner says where it is.
- Swap.
Easier: Give two choices.
Next step: Your learner hides and tells you.
Say this: "Under the box. You found it."
No supplies: Use a cup and a spoon.
Math: position words
Shadow play
- Find your shadow.
- Move and watch it move.
- Make it big and small.
Easier: Just look.
Next step: Make an animal shadow with your hands.
Say this: "Your shadow is long."
No supplies: Talk about shadows in a book.
Science: light and shadow
Puddle jumps
- Lay out "puddles".
- Your learner jumps from one to the next.
- Count the jumps.
Easier: Step instead of jump.
Next step: Jump with feet together.
Say this: "Jump, splash."
No supplies: Jump in place.
Physical: gross motor
Song of the week: Under, over
Under the table, over the chair,
In the box and up in the air.
Next to me and on my head,
Where is the bear? Under the bed.
Actions: Point to each place. Try next: Hide a toy and sing where it is.
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 3 weather words
- Uses in, on, under or next to
- Says "fff" for f words
- Jumps from spot to spot
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
A few weather words (sunny, rainy, cloudy, windy) and what to wear for each. Looking out the window each morning is the best practice.
Use games, not drills: hide-and-find, acting out, songs and moving. Keep it short and stop while it is fun. If something is hard, try the easier step.
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.
No. Every week comes as a color PDF and a black-and-white PDF made from the same pages. The black-and-white one uses outline pictures, so it is low ink and doubles as a coloring page.
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