Pre-K Weekly Lesson Plan

Ms Natalie

Literacy Unit ~ Its okay to be different by Todd Parr

Themes to explore

Diversity

1.

Portfolio Assessment

Understand the concept of

Drawing individual and

diversity and how we can be

Facial and body

parts

Lesson objectives

friends faces with

different.
2.

Use numbers and new vocabulary

to describe facial and other

Names
3.

Twister game

Phonetic awareness of first

Creating their own class

letter sounds

Feelings

Teacher documentation
of progress

differences

Friendship

unique characteristics

4.

Pre-reading skills and strategies

5.

Exploring the theme of

book to celebrate how

each one of us are
different

friendship and feelings

Teachers Notes
Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Things to do
Monday: The book, email parents to bring in a doll to class, scanned pages on

iPads, markers, pencils and paper, magazines, pictures

Tuesday: Body song music, counters, counting numbers, printed twice face template
Wednesday: name song, name sticks, letter blocks/magnets/felt, various counters,
printed blank spaces to write friends names and place counters on, counting stations
Thursday: the book, pre-made letters, words or sentences from the book, iPads
with scanned pictures and highlighting app tested, notepad for documentation
Friday: True or false cards, paper, paint, colouring pencils to make book

Circle Time

Language/Literacy/

Math/Our world/

Art/Music/Performa

Writing

Cross curricular

nce/Portfolio

subjects

Monday

Read the story- Ask

kids to talk about the

Teacher draws a

pictures

graphic organiser on

Have kids create their

board and elicits from

own G.O. in groups by

Discuss how each

children their favourite

drawing, or using

childs doll/figurine is

parts of the story.

magazine cut-outs or

different

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pictures

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Arrange children into
groups of 3-/4,
Review story: Have
specific pages on iPads
for each group

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Draw ideas of acting

out page on paper.

Kids can act out their

Write one or two

designated page using

words with the help of

their dolls or their

teacher or friend or

own bodies

from the page

Teacher demonstrates
acting out activity
Drawing/Assessment

Tuesday

Sing Heads, Shoulders

song or another

Use body parts to

body/face related song

practice count

Activities:
1.

Children draw

Have kids look through

their own face

Talk about how we

the book and count

and its distinct

look different relating

objects in the

features and

to the pages in the

illustrations: wheelchair

colour

book together

has 4 wheels,

Phonetic Awareness:

Wednesday

Numbers 1-5:

2.

Listening to

Let them compare to

Friend A

their world: what do

describe B and

you have that has 4

C draws what

wheels?

they hear

Writing Activity:
Pull name sticks out of

Talk about our names,

the jar, have children

How many letters in

sing a name song, and

try sound out the

your name?

ask about the kids

letters, copy the name

Counting stations with

familys names. How

with letter

various numeracy

are names different?

blocks/magnets, write

activities for counting

and say friends names

how many letters in a

name

Circle Time

Language/Literacy/

Math/Our world/

Art/Music/Performance/

Writing

Cross curricular subjects

Portfolio

Friday

Thursday

Identify the front,

back, author and

Differentiated

Text to self & world:

In pairs

illustrator of the book

Instruction:

Using vocabulary to

students can

discuss and explore the

use new

Check understanding

Print Concepts

story illustrations in

vocabulary to

with other similar

Give individual children

more depth.

describe a page

books

2/3 of the following

Let children choose

they like from

to find and highlight

their favourite page

the book

on designated page on

and talk together

Teacher

Teacher expands

their iPad

about new words they

documents from

students basic

~ Find a letter

can use to describe

the beginning of

vocabulary use

~ Find a word

what they see

the day during

by using running

~ Find a sentence

circle time and

commentary on

how they

each page of

progressed after

the book

group discussion

During circle time,

Show a page from

Twister game:

groups are given

the book

Create a circle with

true/false cards.

Make a statement

childrens names and

Teacher can show a

(true or false).

spinning arrow. As a

page of the book and

Use language

circle, children turn

ask/make a statement

expanded

the arrow twice. The

about the picture, be

throughout the week

first name chosen

it true or false. This

Have students

should talk about the

will allow time to

explain their answer

second name: whats

check comprehension

(allowing time for

beautiful about them

and an opportunity to

them to use the

and two things that

use newly learned

acquired vocabulary)

are different about

words

that person

Portfolio Page for Diversity

In groups, create
ideas why they
are different and
special

Discuss and show results from group

work.
Encourage class to create their own
book of drawings, words and pictures
with the same title as the book read
and explored in class:
Its okay to be different