Monday   

9:00-9:40 - No School - Labor Day

Welcome & Rules:  Students will understand the class rules and rewards system for positive behavior.                                                                       TPR (Total Physical Response) Activity:  Where is Thumbkin?  Students will learn about the five fingers on the hand.  This exercise stresses skills on greetings and farewells.                                                                                                                               Kid Writing:  Students will be asked to respond to the following prompt and draw a picture:  What is your favorite subject in school?  Why do you enjoy this subject?   

TPR Activity:  Around the Room - Students will play a game that involves moving around the room and locating objects.  They will listen for clues and locate objects based on what is heard.                                                                                                                                 Read Aloud:  The Chimp that Went to School - Students will listen to a read aloud.  They will be asked questions about characters, objects in pictures, and what is taking place.                                                                                        Kid Writing Activity:  Students will write two sentences that answers; Who was the story about and what was his name?  What happened to him?  I will work with students so they understands who the story is about and write a sentence about him/her.

TPR Activity:  All Around the School (p. 56) - Students and I will walk around the school building.  I will say names of rooms and places, or show students on note cards.  They will locate the places around the building.                                                                                        Kid Writing Activity:  Students will learn about characteristics of caves by seeing pictures.  They will respond to the following in a kid writing journal:  What would you see if you went into a cave?  Students will write at least 2 sentences.  I will work with students to show them pictures of what kinds of things or animals are found in a cave.                                                                        

TPR Activity:  Hi My Name is Joe!  This activity involves using large motor skills and following directions.                                                                          Kid Writing Activity:  Students will finish their kid writing that they began yesterday.  They may draw their pictures of what they wrote.                                                                                                    BINGO Game:  If there is enough time, students will play vocabulary BINGO.