Free Pre-K 3 lesson plan · Unit 9: Look how I've grown
Pre-K 3, week 36: look how I've grown
This is the last week of Pre-K 3. Your learner plays favorite games from the year: their name, counting to 5, colors, shapes and moving. Use the parent notes page to see how much your learner has grown.
Week 36 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
- Have your learner's name strip from week 1.
- Gather 5 spoons or blocks and things in a few colors and shapes.
- Print pages 2 to 5, or skip printing and use the no-supplies swaps.
Household supplies only: Paper, crayons, the name strip, 5 spoons or blocks, colored and shaped things. No supplies? Every activity has a no-supplies swap.
The week at a glance
| Day | Focus | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Talk and listen | My name again page, Year photo talk card |
| Tuesday | Math | Count and color to 5 page, Counting party card |
| Wednesday | Explore | Colors and shapes page, Favorite song show card |
| Thursday | Make and move | Draw me at the end page, Freeze dance party 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
My name again
Say: "Here is your name. Where is your first letter?" Your learner finds the first letter of their name, colors it and traces the lines.
Count and color to 5
Say: "Count each row and color that many dots." Your learner counts each row and colors that many dots.
Colors and shapes
Say: "Show me the circle. What color will you make it?" Your learner names each shape and colors it any color they like.
Draw me at the end
Say: "Draw you at the end of the year." Your learner draws themself any way they like. Put it next to the week 4 and week 35 drawings.
Activity cards
Year photo talk
- Look at the drawings and photos together.
- Ask "What did you like?"
- Talk about what is new now.
Easier: Just look and name.
Next step: Your learner tells a short story about the year.
Say this: "Look how you've grown."
No supplies: Talk about favorite songs.
Language: talking about the past
Counting party
- Count 5 together.
- Ask "Give me 3."
- Make two piles and ask "Which has more?"
Easier: Up to 3.
Next step: Up to 5 and back.
Say this: "You can count to 5."
No supplies: Count claps.
Math: counting and cardinality
Favorite song show
- Your learner picks a favorite song from the year.
- Sing it with the actions.
- Sing another one.
Easier: You start the song.
Next step: Your learner leads the actions.
Say this: "That was your favorite. Sing it again."
No supplies: Hum the tune together.
Arts: music and movement
Freeze dance party
- Dance.
- Freeze when it stops.
- Freeze in a shape: tall, small, wide.
Easier: Freeze any way.
Next step: Freeze on one foot for a moment.
Say this: "Freeze. Now dance."
No supplies: Sing and stop.
Physical: gross motor
Song of the week: Look how I've grown
Look how I've grown, from head to toe,
So many things I didn't know.
I count, I sing, I share, I play,
I'm growing more every day.
Actions: Stretch up tall on the last line. Try next: Sing it with a new thing your learner can do.
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.
- Finds the first letter of their name
- Counts 5 objects
- Names a color and a shape
- Freezes when the music stops
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
Pre-K 4 for ages 4 to 5, free on UpOnly Learning, with letters and sounds, name writing, counting to 20, shapes and patterns. Start week 1 when your learner names a few colors and talks in sentences of 4 or more words.
Talking in short sentences, asking questions, naming a few colors, counting a few objects, drawing a circle, taking turns with help and doing some self-care. The CDC milestones list what most students do by 4.
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.
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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