Austin ISD Kindergarten 2015 Kindergarten Pretend and Learn Lesson Unit: Plants Pretend and Learn Theme: Flower Shop Whole Group Introduction to Center Center Introduction Before a new Pretend and Learn area is made available to students during center time it should be introduced to the whole class. This helps ensure all students know appropriate roles they make take on and have a basic knowledge of the concepts within the pretend and learn center. To introduce a center you might consider: • Statues: Naming different roles (Gardener, Florist, Customer) one might take on in the center and asking students to make frozen statues (take on silent and still poses) that show something someone in that role might do (Example: A chef might stir, decorate a cake, lick a spoon) name out some of the things you see statues doing • Idea and Movement: Ask students “what kinds of things do ______ do?” after a child answers the teacher asks them to show with their body what that action would look like. Once the child shows their movement for the action the teacher repeats the movement then the whole class tries the movement. Get 3-5 responses per role. • Artifact: Bring out a few objects (or use pictures) from your new pretend and learn center. Invite students to tell you what see when they look at the object (color, size, shape, etc.), share what they know about the object (what its name is) and finally what it might be used for or do. http://www.utexas.edu/cofa/dbi/content/artifacts • Other resources can be found at http://www.utexas.edu/cofa/dbi/teaching_strategies Center Participation and Organization Students can sort, organize and create bouquets with silk or paper flowers. They can use open and closed signs, order forms, delivery forms, and write checks as well as use a cash register for sales of products. Students can also use gardening tools to recreate the process a plant goes through from seed to market. Content Area Supported Treasures Vocabulary English and Spanish vocabulary cards are located below. Materials Silk flowers or printed paper flowers Tissue paper Ribbon Gardening Tools Plastic pots Vases Bins for materials Apron/smock Cash register Wallet Paper for order forms, delivery requests, notes, etc Seed packets Play-doh Connections Literature: • Sparkle Kids Rosa Bloom’s Flower Shop by Vivian French • Flower Garden by Eve Bunting • Jack’s Garden by Henry Cole • How a Seed Grows by Helene J. Jordan • Zinnia's Flower Garden by Monica Wellington
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Austin ISD Kindergarten 2015
Kindergarten Pretend and Learn Lesson
Unit: Plants Pretend and Learn Theme: Flower Shop
Whole Group Introduction to Center Center Introduction Before a new Pretend and Learn area is made available to students during center time it should be introduced to the whole class. This helps ensure all students know appropriate roles they make take on and have a basic knowledge of the concepts within the pretend and learn center. To introduce a center you might consider: • Statues: Naming different roles (Gardener, Florist, Customer) one might take on in the center and asking
students to make frozen statues (take on silent and still poses) that show something someone in that role might do (Example: A chef might stir, decorate a cake, lick a spoon) name out some of the things you see statues doing
• Idea and Movement: Ask students “what kinds of things do ______ do?” after a child answers the teacher asks them to show with their body what that action would look like. Once the child shows their movement for the action the teacher repeats the movement then the whole class tries the movement. Get 3-5 responses per role.
• Artifact: Bring out a few objects (or use pictures) from your new pretend and learn center. Invite students to tell you what see when they look at the object (color, size, shape, etc.), share what they know about the object (what its name is) and finally what it might be used for or do. http://www.utexas.edu/cofa/dbi/content/artifacts
• Other resources can be found at http://www.utexas.edu/cofa/dbi/teaching_strategies Center Participation and Organization Students can sort, organize and create bouquets with silk or paper flowers. They can use open and closed signs, order forms, delivery forms, and write checks as well as use a cash register for sales of products. Students can also use gardening tools to recreate the process a plant goes through from seed to market.
Content Area Supported Treasures
Vocabulary English and Spanish vocabulary cards are located below.
Materials Silk flowers or printed paper flowers Tissue paper Ribbon Gardening Tools Plastic pots Vases Bins for materials Apron/smock Cash register Wallet Paper for order forms, delivery requests, notes, etc Seed packets Play-doh
Connections Literature: • Sparkle Kids Rosa Bloom’s Flower Shop by Vivian French • Flower Garden by Eve Bunting • Jack’s Garden by Henry Cole • How a Seed Grows by Helene J. Jordan • Zinnia's Flower Garden by Monica Wellington
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• Sunflower House by Eve Bunting • The Flower Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta • From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons • This is the Sunflower by Lola M. Shaefer
Writing: Students will write flower orders, checks, and greeting cards.
Technology: Students can use calculators, cash registers, or iPads as a way to add up the price of flowers and to create receipts for customers.
Example Pictures
Adding nametags or role tags help define jobs in the pretend and learn center. Students can make floral arrangements with tissue paper and ribbons or use koozies, vases, pots, buckets or cups to display flowers. http://www.playtolearnpreschool.us/2015/04/flower-shop-dramatic-play.html
Include boxes, bins or other containers to help keep materials organized.
Transform your existing Pretend and Learn center furniture into a flower shop by covering with paper or tablecloths and decorating as alternate furniture. Use the refrigerator as the cooler to keep flowers fresh, turn the oven around and use as a stand for the register, etc. http://prektweets.blogspot.com/2013/04/spring-blocks-pretend-and-reading.html
Flower Order Form Deliver to________________________________ Delivery date ____________________________ Address ________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Color of flowers: ___ Red ___ Purple ___ Orange ___ Yellow ___ White ___ Blue ___ Green ___ Other Container: ___ Vase ___ Tissue Paper
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Cost of flowers $___________________ Signature __________________________
Pedido de Flores Llevar a________________________________ Fecha de entrega ________________________ Dirección ________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Colores de las flores: ___ Rojo ___ Morado ___ Anaranjado ___ Amarillo ___ Blanco ___ Azul ___ Verde ___ Otro Envase: ___ Florero
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___ Papel Precio del arreglo $___________________ Firma __________________________
Flower Order Form Deliver to_______________________________ Delivery date ___________________________ Address ________________________________ ________________________________________ Description ______________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Write your message below
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Cost of flowers $_________________________ Signature _______________________________
Pedido de Flores Llevar a _______________________________ Fecha de entrega _______________________ Dirección _______________________________ _______________________________________ Descripción _____________________________
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_______________________________________ _______________________________________ Escribe su mensaje abajo
Precio del arreglo $_______________________ Firma ________________________________
Print two copies and attach to craft stick. Students can make flower arrangements by sticking into a pot full of clay.
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