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Kindergarten Pretend and Learn Lesson

Unit: Friends

Pretend and Learn Theme: Camping

Implementing the Pretend and Learn Lesson in the Kindergarten Classroom

Center Introduction

1. Set up the center by using the printable materials and example pictures found below.

2. Introduce the center by brainstorming vocabulary related to going camping. The teacher might want to create an anchor chart of these words.

3. Use the CLI strategy “Statues” to have the students create a statue for each vocabulary term.

4. Discuss what happens when you go camping, what do you need to bring, what will you see, what activities will you do, what food do you eat, etc.)

5. Tour the center and model how to use the center with the help of a few students.

6. Discuss “What to Do” and “What Not to Do” in the center.

Center Participation and Organization

1. Students can go fishing for sight words and write the words in their tackle box.

2. Students can match the upper and lower case letters and initial sound by putting s’mores together.

3. Students can tell stories to their friends.

4. Students can identify and describe animals that live in the forest.

5. When it is time to clean up students will put things back where the teacher had them set-up.

Content Area Supported

Treasures

Vocabulary

English and Spanish vocabulary cards are located below

Materials

· Printables found below

· Parent Letter to send home at least 2 weeks before you implement this center

· Books related to camping and forests (see list below)

· Any materials related to camping (tents, campfire stories, making s’mores, animals that live in the forest, etc.)

· Brochures from national parks

Connections

Literature: the following titles will fit well with this center

· Martha Camps Out (Bilingual) by Karen Barss

· The Berenstain Bears Go to Camp by Stan Berenstain

· Arthur Goes to Camp by Marc Brown

· Sipping Spiders Through a Straw: Campfire Songs for Monsters by Kelly DiPucchio

· Fred and Ted Go Camping by Peter Eastman

· Toasting Marshmallows : Camping Poems by Kristine O'Connell George

· Bailey Goes Camping by Kevin Henkes

· Camping Trip by Christianne C Jones

· Acampar by Christianne C Jones

· Camping Day by Patricia Lakin

· Mi día de campamento by Marcia Leonard

· Just Me and My Dad by Mercer Mayer

· Vamos a acampar by Kyla Steinkraus

· Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping by Mélanie Watt

· S Is for S'mores: A Camping Alphabet (Alphabet Books) by Helen Foster James

Writing: Students will go fishing for sight words and write the words in their tackle box. Students will write campfire stories or poems to share with their friends.

Technology: Students can use an iPad to film themselves telling their campfire story. Students can play nature songs and/or sounds using an iPod or CD player. Students can research a state or national park using Google or PebbleGo and then write a travel brochure reviewing the park of their choice. Students can Skype park rangers from various parks across the US.

Additional Resources and Links

· http://www.pre-kpages.com/dramatic-play-camping-theme/

· Pinterest (Dramatic Play Camping)

Credits

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camping

campfire

s’more

tent

cooler

sleeping bag

stars

fishing

forest

fishing pole

tackle box

marshmallow

chocolate

graham crackers

bear

squirrel

deer

tree

lake

bird

day

sky

night

ranger

acampar

fogata

sándwich dulce

caseta

hielera

saco de dormir

estrellas

pescar

bosque

caña de pescar

caja de pesca

malvavisco

chocolate

galletas graham

oso

ardilla

venado

árbol

lago

pájaro

día

cielo

noche

guardabosques

Austin ISD Kindergarten 2015

can

and

I

like

(cut and place a magnet and/or paperclip on the fish then have kids “fish” by using a paperclip and/or magnet on the end of the string)

mom

a

dad

see


you

go

me

we


the

you

it

is


a

yo

y

puedo


un

soy

una

estoy


uno

es

el

la


tiene

veo

voy

no


Name:________________________

Write the sight word that’s on the fish!

Nombre:________________________

¡Escribe la palabra que encontrastes en el pez!

M

M

A

A

T

T

F

F

S

S

N

N

M

M

B

B

N

N

P

P

S

S

T

T

English Letters

a

m

f

t

n

s

Spanish letters

b

m

p

n

t

s

(English Pictures)

(Spanish pictures)

_____________

Ranger of the Day!

_____________

¡Guardabosques del día!

Park Hours

Monday______ to ______

Tuesday______ to ______

Wednesday______ to ______

Thursday______ to ______

Friday______ to ______

Saturday______ to ______

Sunday ______ to ______

Horario del parque

lunes______ a ______

martes______ a ______

miércoles______ a ______

jueves______ a ______

viernes______ a ______

sábado______ a ______

domingo ______ a ______

Camping

Fishing

Acampar

Pescar

Low

High

Moderate

Very High

Today’s Fire Danger!

Bajo

Moderado

Alto

¡El peligro de incendios de hoy!

Grave

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