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HISD EARLY CHILDHOOD DEPARTMENT ∙ CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, & ASSESSMENT

Theme #3 Training

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EARLY CHILDHOODCIA DEPARTMENT

Brain Smart Start

My School Family

(It Starts in the Heart CD)

This is my School Family (3 times)

• Wave to a friend

• Shake hands with a friend

• Pinky hug with a friend

• High five with a friend


Brain Smart Start

Bunny Breathing


Brain Smart Start

Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater

Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater

Had a friend he loved to greet!

Treated him with kind respect.

And in the morning hugged his neck.


COMMIT

Show respect

Share ideas

Participate fully

Limit

sidebar conversations

Brain Smart Start


Intended Outcomes

• Become familiar with the Giants Theme Guide

• Plan for Theme 3 using Thinking Maps

– Bubble Map

– Brace Map

• Review Morning Message

• Learn specific strategies to

-- Recognize and name letters

-- Recognize and create patterns


What is a Bubble Map?

• Graphic organizer

• One of the 8 Thinking Maps

• Visual tool for learning

Giants

Big & Little

Nature’s Giants

Giants Made by People

Make-Believe Giants


Getting Ready for Theme 3

Week 1—pages 17-18





Brace yourself for Theme 3

Giants

Week 1: Big & Little

Week 2____________________

Week 3__________

__________

Week 4__________

__________

Vocabulary—attributes of sizes

Classify objects, Compare length

Parts of word, Comprehension

Classification

Alphabet knowledge, Deletes syllable

Ordinal Numbers

Comprehension, Alliteration

Patterns

Nature’s Giants

Giants Madeby People

Make-BelieveGiants


Brace Yourself for Theme 3

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Vocabulary

Classify Objects

p. 24 List big and small items

p. 26 Compare Anglegs


Morning Message

What skills are covered in Morning Message each week?

• Phonological Awareness

• Print Awareness

• Alphabet Knowledge


Phonological Awareness Continuum

Morning Message follows the continuum

for Phonological Awareness


Focus: Alphabet Knowledge

• Pashler(2006) details how to optimize memory for learning sets of information and overcoming obstacles to forgetting. He indicates that the optimal review cycle to remember a set of items, such as alphabet letter names and alphabet letter sounds, should follow a distributed practice review every 18-36 days.


Letting go of Letter of the Week!

• “Fluent letter recognition is one of the (if not THE) predictors of reading success. Removing letters from their meaningful context removes the meaning and purpose from the letter.”

Adams, 1990

• “Children who are taught letters in isolation have difficulty placing that information into literacy activities.”

Wood and McLeMore, 2001


Uppercase Letter students need to focus on based on

data

Pictorial representation

Letter sorting

Formation-curvy,

straight, slant

Lowercase representation

Let’s focus on Letter Knowledge

III.C.1 Names at least 20 upper and at least 20 lowercase lettersIII.C.2 Recognizes at least 20 letter sounds


Bubble Map in Whole Group

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MZA

M

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M

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Mm

Come up with your

own M pictures

Bubble Map in Small Group

M not M

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M MMM

M not M


Bubble Map in Work Stations

• May use the same set of activities introduced in the small group

• May add variations for differentiation

• Do not put activities that have not been introduced and modeled


The Alphabet March


Strategies to Share


http://www.pinterest.com/christinamarkle/alphabet-activities/





Recognize and Create Patterns

Things that are arranged following a rule or rules.

Elements that repeat in a predictable manner.


10 Reasons Mathematical Patterns is important

1. Allows someone to identify patterns when they first appear.

2. Provides a sense of order.

3. Allows someone to make educated guesses.

4. Provides a clear understanding of mathematical relationships.

5. Aids in developing mental skills.


10 Reasons Mathematical Patterns is important

6. Provides a clear basis for problem solving skills.

7. Knowledge of patterns is transferred into Science.

8. Forms the basis of music.

9. Clear insight into the natural world.

10.Provides the basis for understanding algebra.


Bubble Map

Name Pattern

Extend Pattern

Pattern CoreAction Pattern

snap – snap – clap A A B

Create Pattern

Patterns


Theme 3 Bubble Map

Patterns

Name Pattern

Extend the Pattern

Pattern Core

Action Pattern


Frog Street CD


http://www.pinterest.com/hisdechdept/patterns/





Instructional Practice Rubric

I-4: Engages students in work that develops higher thinking skills.


Instructional Practice Rubric

I-3: Differentiates instruction for students needs by employing a variety of instructional strategies


Reflection

Inner Circle/Outer Circle

When the music stops, share one activity that you will implement for

Theme 3.


Questions?


We Wish You Well

We wish you well,

We wish you well,

All through the school year

We wish you well!

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