Free pre-K lesson plan · Unit 8: Water, sand and moving things
Pre-K 4, week 32: review and show me
This is a review week with no new letter. Your learner plays games that bring back v, w and x, counting to 20, making 5, and how things sink, float, roll and move. Use the parent notes page to see what to practice next.
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5-minute parent prep
- Write a big V, a big W and a big X on three sheets of paper.
- Gather 20 small toys or spoons and a few new things to float, all too big to fit in the mouth.
- Print pages 2 to 5, or skip printing and use the no-supplies swaps.
Household supplies only: Paper, crayons, 20 toys or spoons, a tub of water, a towel, a plastic bottle, a sock, a wooden spoon, a plastic cup. No supplies? Every activity has a no-supplies swap.
The week at a glance
| Day | Focus | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Letters review | Letter match page, Letter jump card |
| Tuesday | Math review | How many more make 5? page, Toy store to 20 card |
| Wednesday | Explore | All the lines page, Float it again card |
| Thursday | Make and move | It floats page, Push and pull freeze 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
Letter match
Say: "Find the w pictures. Then find the one that ends with ks." Your learner says each picture's name, colors the w pictures in one color, and colors the fox in another.
How many more make 5?
Say: "Count the pictures. How many more make 5?" Your learner counts each group, colors that many dots, then counts the empty dots to find how many more make 5.
All the lines
Say: "Straight, wavy, zigzag. Start at the green dot." Your learner traces a straight line, a wavy line and a zigzag line.
It floats
Say: "Draw something that floats. Then draw something that sinks." Your learner draws water in the frame, then one thing floating on top and one thing at the bottom.
Activity cards
Letter jump
- Put the 3 sheets on the floor.
- Say a sound or a letter name.
- Your learner jumps onto the matching sheet.
Easier: Use 2 sheets.
Next step: Say a word; your learner jumps to the letter it starts or ends with.
Say this: "Jump to the letter that says vvv."
No supplies: Point to the letter in the air instead of jumping.
Literacy: print and alphabet knowledge
Toy store to 20
- Line up the toys as a pretend store.
- Ask to buy a number of toys, up to 20.
- Your learner counts them out to you.
Easier: Ask for up to 10.
Next step: Ask for 5, then "2 more, please. How many now?"
Say this: "May I have 14 toys, please?"
No supplies: Count steps, claps or stairs to 20.
Math: counting and cardinality
Float it again
- Try new things this time, all too big to fit in the mouth: a plastic bottle, a sock, a wooden spoon.
- Your learner guesses, then tests.
- Try again: can you make a sinking thing float, like putting the spoon in a plastic cup?
Easier: Test 3 things.
Next step: Ask "What helped it float?"
Say this: "It sank. Let's try again another way." Stay right beside your learner the whole time, and empty the tub after.
No supplies: Talk about what floats in the bath, and test it at bath time.
Science: sink or float
Push and pull freeze
- Dance while you sing a song from this unit.
- Stop and call "push": your learner pushes the wall with both hands.
- Call "pull": they pull a pretend rope.
Easier: Use push only.
Next step: Your learner calls push or pull for you.
Say this: "Freeze. Push the wall. Now dance."
No supplies: Needs nothing but space.
Approaches to learning: self-regulation
Song of the week: Try again
If it sinks, we try again,
Count to 5 and count to 10.
Push it, pull it, watch it go,
V and w and x, hello.
Actions: Hold up fingers as you count, then push and pull your hands. Try next: Count all the way to 20 at the end.
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.
- Says the sound for v and w, and ks for x
- Counts to 20
- Tells how many more make 5
- Tries again when something does not work
Want the bigger picture? Use the free kindergarten readiness checklist.
Safety for this week
- Use objects too big to fit in your learner's mouth, and stay close during any counting with real objects.
- Child-size scissors only, with an adult watching. Hand scissors over handle first.
- Choose crayons, markers and paint labeled for young learners (look for the AP seal).
- Adults handle anything hot or sharp.
Questions parents ask
Sink or float, ramps and push and pull often don't go as your student expects. That is a chance to practice trying again calmly. Say "Let's try another way" and praise the effort. This kind of patience helps with learning in kindergarten too.
Show some fingers or toys and ask how many more make 5. If your student counts on or counts the missing ones, they are getting it. If not, keep playing with 5 toys in a bowl. It grows with practice, not worksheets.
No. Each week comes as a color PDF and a black-and-white PDF made from the same pages. The black-and-white version uses outline pictures, so it is low ink and doubles as a coloring page. You can also do every activity with no printer at all.
Paper, crayons, 20 small toys or spoons, a tub of water, a towel and a few things to test, such as a plastic bottle, a sock and a wooden spoon. Every activity card also has a no-supplies swap, so you can start with what you already have at home.
Related pages
- Free Pre-K curriculum for 4 year olds, week by week
- Child development guide: preschoolers, 3 to 5
- Free kindergarten reading practice and kindergarten math practice for when your learner is ready for more
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