Free Pre-K 3 lesson plan · Unit 8: Water, sand and moving things
Pre-K 3, week 32: review and show me
This is a review week with nothing new. Your learner plays games that bring back patterns, the d sound, sink or float and push and pull. Use the parent notes page to see what to practice next.
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5-minute parent prep
- Gather blocks or socks in 2 colors.
- Set up the ramp from week 31.
- Print pages 2 to 5, or skip printing and use the no-supplies swaps.
Household supplies only: Paper, crayons, blocks or socks in 2 colors, a ramp, a ball. No supplies? Every activity has a no-supplies swap.
The week at a glance
| Day | Focus | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Talk and listen | What moves? page, Sound match card |
| Tuesday | Math | Finish the pattern page, Pattern train card |
| Wednesday | Explore | D or not? page, Float boat card |
| Thursday | Make and move | Path review page, Push and pull walk 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 moves?
Say: "Which ones move? How do they move?" Your learner points to each picture and shows how it moves.
Finish the pattern
Say: "Heart, star, heart, star. What comes next?" Your learner says the pattern and colors it in two colors.
D or not?
Say: "Dog starts with d. What about the others?" Your learner colors the pictures that start with d.
Path review
Say: "Trace each path. Start at the green dot." Your learner traces each path from left to right.
Activity cards
Sound match
- Say a sound: "d".
- Your learner says a word with that sound, or you help.
- Try m, s and b too.
Easier: Say the word and your learner says the sound.
Next step: Your learner picks the sound.
Say this: "D. Dog. Yes."
No supplies: Needs nothing.
Language: sounds in words
Pattern train
- Start a pattern.
- Take turns adding the next piece.
- Say the whole pattern.
Easier: Copy only.
Next step: Try an AAB pattern: red, red, blue.
Say this: "Red, blue, red, blue. My turn, your turn."
No supplies: Clap the pattern.
Math: patterns
Float boat
- Float the lid like a boat.
- Your learner blows it across.
- Add a light toy and see if it still floats.
Easier: Just float the lid.
Next step: Count how many light toys it holds.
Say this: "Blow. The boat moves."
No supplies: Blow a paper boat across a table.
Science: sink or float
Push and pull walk
- Push the box to one spot.
- Pull it back with the scarf.
- Swap.
Easier: Push only.
Next step: Put a toy in the box and push gently.
Say this: "Push, push. Now pull."
No supplies: Push a pillow.
Physical: gross motor
Song of the week: Patterns everywhere
Clap and stomp and clap and stomp,
Patterns make a happy romp.
Red and blue and red and blue,
Patterns here for me and you.
Actions: Clap and stomp the pattern. Try next: Make a new pattern with your hands.
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.
- Copies and adds to a pattern
- Says "d" for d words
- Says sink or float after testing
- Pushes and pulls a box
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
If your learner can say a pattern with you and add the next piece, that is a great start at 3. Making their own pattern is a next step.
Use it. Count cups, make pour patterns, test sink and float, and name full and empty. Keep an adult within arm's reach the whole 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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