Preschool Lesson Plans: Rainforest

PRESCHOOL LESSON PLANS: RAINFOREST
Preschool Lesson Plans Rainforest is week 35 of the Teach for Mastery Preschool Curriculum. Lesson plans are done in a weekly format that can be posted in the classroom, as well as, detailed activity plans which include how to prepare the activity.

INCLUDED IN PRESCHOOL LESSON PLANS RAINFOREST:
- 1 book recommendation (You read the same book all week to allow children to deeply process and connect with the book. This is why children love to read a book over and over. This also allows you to discuss different aspects of the book at different times: characters, setting, plot, summary, retelling, sequencing)

- 5 detailed activity plans with printables (*if needed)
1. Building 2D Shapes*

2. Dot Letter Tracing*
3. Shape Playdough Mats*

4. Ii & Jj Sound Sort*
5. Shape Match*

- Group Time Routine (printables for Group Time are not included)

- 5 center play ideas with printables (*if needed)
1. Rainforest Discovery Bin
2. Playdough Letter Mats*

3. Cutting Pages*

4. Coin Counting Mats*
5. Name Puzzles*

Teach for Mastery Preschool Curriculum is based on the TN-ELDS. The TN-ELDS compare to most state preschool standards. Therefore, these lesson plans will meet your preschool standards easily. The academic focus for Rainforest is Ii & Jj and 2D Shape.

STANDARDS COVERED IN PRESCHOOL LESSON PLANS RAINFOREST:

• PK.MD.B.3 Begin to recognize currency and its purpose.
• PK.G.A.2 Correctly name some two-dimensional shapes.
• PK.G.B.4 Describe similarities and differences between two-dimensional shapes.
• PK.G.B.5 Model shapes in the world by building and drawing shapes.
• PK.FL.PWR.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text. a. Begin to demonstrate knowledge of one-to-one letter sound correspondence by producing the most frequent sound for familiar consonants.
• PK.FL.WC.4 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when encoding words. a. Begin to recognize the difference between upper and lowercase letters.
• PK.FL.PC.1 Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print. d. Recognize familiar uppercase letters and some of the most common lowercase letters.