May 11-15, 2020

Lesson Plan Instructions

LITTLE CRITTER: HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY by Mercer Mayer

Hello Room 7 parents and student:

These are the lesson plans for Language Arts, Math

as well as extended activities for Science and Family Life

Please adapt, adjust and improvise the lessons as needed for your child.

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Do what you are able.

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This week we have a guest reader from Lakeview School.

Follow the link below and enjoy listening to Karina, room 14 teacher!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXgP-dLHBKo

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

I am here to assist, to listen, to support and just to TALK! Laura.Levinsky@NJID.org

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Please email me on Fridays so that I can update the record keeping for district.

Language Arts Little Critter: Happy Mother’s Day by Mercer Mayer Introduction of Story Details Review of Story Details Objective: Students will increase knowledge of story details.

STORY VOCABULARY: MOTHER’S DAY, FLOWERS, PICTURE, HAT, EGGS STORY DETAILS:

1. Little Critter was getting ready for MOTHER’S DAY 2. Little Sister collects FLOWERS from Mom’s garden. FLOWERS 3. Little Critter makes a PICTURE. 4. Little Critter and Little Sister buys mom a HAT. 5. Little Critter makes mom EGGS for breakfast but drops them on the

floor.

Materials: Book: Little Critter: Happy Mother’s Day by Mercer Mayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXgP-dLHBKo

Objects/Props: mom (doll), flowers (smell), picture (crayon) hat, egg (real or play), distractors Picture Icons &icons with texture to represent core words and story details. Procedure/Method: 1. Tell students we are listening to the book: Little Critter: Happy Mother’s Day by

Mercer Mayer Say: There are many things that happen in a story. We call these details. Let’s read to find out the details in the story. Read and emphasize through intonation but not stopping the story flow.

2. Show students the book if printed form virtual backpack. Expose students to story

details using concrete objects, picture icons& icons with texture.

3. Read to support story details.

Language Arts Little Critter: Happy Mother’s Day by Mercer Mayer Informal Story Detail Assessment Formal Story Detail Assessment Objective: Students will increase knowledge of story details.

STORY VOCABULARY: MOTHER’S DAY, FLOWERS, PICTURE, HAT, EGGS STORY DETAILS:

1. Little Critter was getting ready for MOTHER’S DAY 2. Little Sister collects FLOWERS from Mom’s garden. FLOWERS 3. Little Critter makes a PICTURE. 4. Little Critter and Little Sister buys mom a HAT. 5. Little Critter makes mom EGGS for breakfast but drops them on the

floor.

Materials: Book: Little Critter: Happy Mother’s Day by Mercer Mayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXgP-dLHBKo

Objects/Props: mom (doll), flowers (smell), picture (crayon) hat, egg (real or play), distractors Picture Icons &icons with texture to represent core words and story details. Procedure/Method: 4. Tell students we are reading the book: Little Critter: Happy Mother’s Day by

Mercer Mayer 5. Show students the book.

6. Read the story. 7. Using the story details worksheets (read the question to the student.

Present the two object/picture icon choices. Mark the picture icon that the student chooses.

Language Arts Informal and Formal Assessment for recording answers Little Critter: Happy Mother’s Day by Mercer Mayer Name ______________ Date _____________ Date ______________

Story Details Use picture icons or objects when asking questions.

INFORMAL ASSESSMENT Did the student identify the story detail from a choice of 2? Circle Answer Choice

FORMAL ASSESMENT Did the student identify the story detail from a choice of 2? Indicate below:

Little Critter was getting ready for MOTHER’S DAY.

Yes No No Answer

Yes No No Answer

Little Sister collects FLOWERS from Mom’s garden.

Yes No No Answer

Yes No No Answer

Little Sister makes a PICTURE.

Yes No No Answer

Yes No No Answer

Litter Critter and Little Sister buy mom a HAT.

Yes No No Answer

Yes No No Answer

Little Critter makes mom EGGS for breakfast but drops them on the floor.

Yes No No Answer

Yes No No Answer

LANGUAGE ARTS Little Critter: Happy Mother’s Day by Mercer Mayer

Game Day Directions: Cut out the story detail picture icons below. As you read the story, show the picture icon or have student explore with the object. Then, glue each picture in the corresponding story detail box.

Little Critter was getting ready for MOTHER’S DAY

Little Sister collects FLOWERS from Mom’s garden.

Little Critter makes a PICTURE.

Little Critter and Little Sister buy mom a HAT.

Little Critter makes mom EGGS for breakfast but drops them on the floor.

Story

Detail

Icons

Math Sequencing Name ______________ Date _____

Directions: 1.Cut out the bottom row of pictures. 2. Say the

name of each picture in the row. 3. Complete the pattern by

naming what comes next from a choice of 2 picture icons. 4. Glue

answer choice in the last box.

Cut out the icons in the red boxes to complete the patterns.

Math

Name______________ Date____________

Directions: Listen to each word. Mark the box if it

describes the spring month of May? How many did you mark?

Math Name ____________ Date___________

Directions: Count how many objects are in each box.

Mark the corresponding number.

Write your name in the box. How many letters are in your name?

Math

Materials: Scissors-Glue-Plain Piece of Paper

Directions: Cut out the strips below. Mix them up. Beginning with #1, glue the strips

onto the plain sheet of paper in number order from 1-5.

Family Life What Do You Like To Smell Name________

Mark the YES or NO box. Date ________

Family Life

PAGE 2 Name ___________________ Date _________

Mother’s Day Article Worksheet

What is this article about?

When month is Mother’s Day celebrated?

What can you do to celebrate Mother’s Day?

Sing Happy Birthday Make a Card

Family Life What Do You Like To Smell Name________

Mark the YES or NO box. Date ________

Science

Scratch and Sniff Painting

Materials

Glue Paper plate various flavors of jello or kool aid

Directions:

1. Drizzle the glue onto the plate, using random directions

2. Sprinkle the jello or kool aid over the glue, covering it all.

3. Shake off the excess jello or kool aid and observe what happens:

As the jello or kool aid gets wet, the glue changes color!

4. Let dry, then gently scratch and sniff your design!

Cherry Blossom Tree

Materials

Pink, Brown paint

Paint brush, paper

plate

Soda bottles-any size will work

Directions

1. Draw or paint a tree with branches on paper.

2. Dip the bottom of the soda a 2 bottle into

the paint.

3. Press the end of the bottle with the paint on

it on the tree branches.

Let dry

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