Kindergarten Pretend and Learn Lesson Unit: Amazing Creatures Pretend and Learn Theme: A Bug’s Eye View Implementing the Pretend and Learn Lesson in the Kindergarten Classroom Center Introduction (Whole Group) 1. Have the students imagine they are tiny insects. “What might the world look like to you if you were so small?” 2. Pretend to be insects. Have the students act out and explain what insect they are and what the “insect” is dong. 3. Brainstorm what types of animals you would find on the forest floor. Generate a list, as a class (shared writing) and post it in the center as an anchor. 4. Discuss the various roles available (insects, animals, explorers, etc.) and role play how they could all work together. Center Participation Students can: use art supplies to create costumes to act out (insects, animals, explorers, etc.) use art supplies to construct animals to label and add to the center walls. use booklet paper to “observe” and record findings in a Field Journal or write a fictional story from a bug’s point of view. use a camera or iPad to take photos to be printed and used in a booklet or displayed in center. Center Organization 1. Provide construction paper, pipe cleaners, scissors, markers, sequins, etc. in buckets, baskets, or bins. 2. Take photos of what the items should look like when they are put away. 3. Use labeled (words/photo) bins, buckets, baskets, and/or shelves to keep the materials separated and easy to use. 4. Keep props in a separate bucket, include photo of expected placement. Content Area Social Studies, Language Arts, Science Austin ISD Kindergarten 2015
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Kindergarten Pretend and Learn Lesson
Unit: Amazing CreaturesPretend and Learn Theme: A Bug’s Eye View
Implementing the Pretend and Learn Lesson in the Kindergarten ClassroomCenter Introduction (Whole Group)
1. Have the students imagine they are tiny insects. “What might the world look like to you if you were so small?”
2. Pretend to be insects. Have the students act out and explain what insect they are and what the “insect” is dong.
3. Brainstorm what types of animals you would find on the forest floor. Generate a list, as a class (shared writing) and post it in the center as an anchor.
4. Discuss the various roles available (insects, animals, explorers, etc.) and role play how they could all work together.
Center ParticipationStudents can:
use art supplies to create costumes to act out (insects, animals, explorers, etc.)
use art supplies to construct animals to label and add to the center walls. use booklet paper to “observe” and record findings in a Field Journal or write
a fictional story from a bug’s point of view. use a camera or iPad to take photos to be printed and used in a booklet or
displayed in center.
Center Organization1. Provide construction paper, pipe cleaners, scissors, markers, sequins, etc. in
buckets, baskets, or bins.2. Take photos of what the items should look like when they are put away.3. Use labeled (words/photo) bins, buckets, baskets, and/or shelves to keep the
materials separated and easy to use.4. Keep props in a separate bucket, include photo of expected placement.
Content AreaSocial Studies, Language Arts, Science
VocabularyEnglish and Spanish vocabulary cards are located below
MaterialsConsumables*Butcher Paper (to cover furniture and create scene)Paper Towel RollsConstruction PaperMarkers, Crayons, Colored PencilsScissorsPipe CleanersSentence Strips/or Small Paper for Labeling
ConnectionsLiterature:Beetles / Escarabajo (Treasures)Salta, Ranita, SaltaThe Magic School Bus Hops HomeThe Magic School Bus Gets Ants in it’s PantsThe Magic School Bus Butterfly and the Bog BeastThe Magic School Bus In a BeehiveThe Magic School Bus Spins a WebFace Bug by Patrick LewisFly Guy by Tedd ArnoldDiary of a Fly by Doreen CroninDiary of a Spider by Doreen CroninThe Very Busy SpiderThe Very Lonely FireflyThe Very Hungry CaterpillarThe Grouchy LadybugThe Mixed-Up ChameleonThe Very Clumsy Click Beetle by Eric Carle
Writing:Field Journal (see anchor below)Lists of animalsWrite fictional booklet based on an animal in the habitat (example Diary of a Fly)Make labels
Technology:Bugs, Bugs, Bugs (Tumblebooks), The Magic School Bus (United Streaming), Student Photography (using iPad or class camera, teacher may choose to print photos for display in center)
Austin ISD Kindergarten 2015
Examples¨A Bug´s Eye View¨ is a center with limitless creative possibilities.
Set-up: Use butcher paper to cover your pretend and learn furniture and to create larger-than-life blades of grass, flowers, and a stream. If you cover your table in blue paper and let it drape down onto the floor, it gives the effect of a flowing stream. The area under the table instantly becomes a small animal/insect habitat.
Pipe cleaners, pom-poms, sentence strips, and construction paper can be used to make antennae and wings.
Large stuffed animals or insects (to continue the idea that the students are small insects) make fun props for students to play with and imagine that they are on level with the forest creatures.