question assigment

Fri 10

Exercise - Investigation 1 - What are the

different types of exercise? - Day 1

Preparation

Collect materials and prepare for the day.

Materials

253, "DescribingMighty Minutes Shapes"

(with marker)

Large Group:

203, "Listen to LetterMighty Minutes Sounds"

(with accompanying poster); notecards; photos or drawings of someone running in place, standing on one foot, doing a push-up, sitting down, and touching toes

Choice Time - Art:Exerciseschart; materials to create movement cards, e.g., notecards, writing utensils

Read-Aloud:Exercise: Let's Move and Play

Small Group:

LL57,Intentional Teaching Experience "Photo Writing"

; small clipboards with paper; pens or markers; variety of photos or pictures cut from magazines and mounted on index cards

Outdoors:movement cards

Large-Group Roundup: child-created movement cards

Vocabulary :endurance to do something for a long time

:strength to be strong

:balance to pose or hold a position without falling

:flexibility to bend easily

Question of the Day

Can you jump five times?

Thu 9

Exercise - Exploring the Topic - What do we

know about exercise? What do we want to

find out? - Day 4

Preparation

Collect materials and prepare for the day.

Materials

251, "Favorite Treats"Mighty Minutes

(with chart paper and marker)

Question of the Day:photo taken from Day 3 of a child in your class exercising on the playground

Large Group:

210, "CollectingMighty Minutes Questions"

(with accompanying poster); What We Know chart; chart paper; markerAbout Exercise

Choice Time - Art:photos taken on Day 3 of the children exercising on the playground; bookmaking materials, such as heavy cardstock or construction paper, glue sticks, and writing utensils

Read-Aloud: Rah, Rah, Radishes!

Small Group:

M56,Intentional Teaching Experience "Where's the Beanbag?"

; beanbags; basket or tub; masking tape; chart paper; marker

Outdoors:

P15,Intentional Teaching Experience "Dribble Kick"

; one 10-inch diameter rubber playground ball or a foam or soft-covered soccer ball for each child

Large-Group Roundup: What We Want to Find chartOut About Exercise

Additional Preparations In preparation for large group on Investigation 1, Day 1, write the following exercises on notecards or pieces of paper and attach a photo of each action to its corresponding card: "Run in place for 10 seconds," "Stand on one foot for 3 seconds," "Do two push-ups," and "Sit down and touch your toes."

Vocabulary :investigate to look into carefully and closely so

as to learn the facts

Wed 8

Exercise - Exploring the Topic - What do we

know about exercise? What do we want to

find out? - Day 3

Preparation

Collect materials and prepare for the day.

Materials

246, "Little Snowflakes"Mighty Minutes

Large Group:

230, "Syllables on theMighty Minutes Move!"

; clipboards; paper; writing utensils

Choice Time - Outdoors: camera

Read-Aloud: Exercise: Let's Move and Play

Small Group:

M31,Intentional Teaching Experience "Lining It Up"

; collection of objects to be arranged by size

Outdoors:

P27,Intentional Teaching Experience "Galloping"

Large-Group Roundup:Exerciseschart

Additional Preparations Print out photos of the children exercising on the playground today for the children to use to make a book on Day 4.

Vocabulary :observers people who watch and listen, but do

not participate

Question of the Day

What exercise do you do outside?

Mighty Minutes®

246, "Little Snowflakes"Mighty Minutes

PoemChildren act out a poem about snowflakes and count out the number of "snowflakes" that land.

Tue 7

Exercise - Exploring the Topic - What do we

know about exercise? What do we want to

find out? - Day 2

Preparation

Collect materials and prepare for the day.

Materials

235, "What Is Today?"Mighty Minutes

Large Group:

217, "Mind on Rhymes"Mighty Minutes

(with accompanying poster);Exercise: Let's Move ; sticky notes; chartand Play Exercises

Choice Time - Discovery: several photos of children running, climbing, jumping, and balancing

Read-Aloud:Rah, Rah, Radishes!

Small Group:

M61,Intentional Teaching Experience "Shake, Rattle, and Roll"

; five blank-faced cubes; shape stickers, e.g., circle, triangle, and square; parquetry or pattern blocks (five of each shape per child); container with lid; tape; paper plates

Outdoors:

P39,Intentional Teaching Experience "Beach-Ball Kicker"

; beach balls; large outdoor space

Large-Group Roundup:chart paper, marker, photos sorted during choice time

Additional Preparations Collect sticky notes and review the guidance for today's large group to prepare for a picture walk of .Exercise: Let's Move and Play

Vocabulary :actions movements

Question of the Day

What types of exercise do you like to do?

Mon 6

Exercise - Exploring the Topic - What do we

know about exercise? What do we want to

find out? - Day 1

Preparation

Collect materials and prepare for the day.

Materials

279, "Letter, Letter,Mighty Minutes Sound!"

(with letter cards)

Large Group:

249, "How ManyMighty Minutes Movements?"

; chart paper; marker

Choice Time - Music and Movement: chart, cameraExercises

Read-Aloud:Exercise: Let's Move and Play

Small Group:

LL34,Intentional Teaching Experience "Alphabet Books"

; books about the alphabet; construction paper; markers; alphabet cards

Outdoors:camera

Large-Group Roundup:Exerciseschart

Preparing for Upcoming Wow! Experiences Identify a place near the playground where the children can sit and observe others playing on the playground. Coordinate with other teachers to go outdoors when you know children from other classrooms will be on the playground.

Vocabulary :exercise the movement of the body to stay

healthy

Question of the Day

Can you run in place?

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Mighty Minutes®

253, "DescribingMighty Minutes Shapes"

GameChildren guess a shape as it is drawn and described by a teacher.

Question of the Day

What type of exercise is [Dillon] doing? (Display a photo taken on Day 3 of a child in your class exercising on the playground.)

Mighty Minutes®

251, "Favorite Treats"Mighty Minutes

PoemChildren create a list of treats, vote for their favorite one, and tally the results.

Large Group

Exercise on the PlaygroundTake the children outdoors to observe and document how people exercise.

Opening Routine

Welcome the children to the large-group area and begin your opening routine.

Song, Movement, or Game

Use

230, "Syllables on theMighty Minutes Move!"

Discussion and Shared Writing: Exercise on the Playground

Review the question of the day.

Say: "We are going to visit a playground today to see the different ways children move their bodies to exercise."

Find a place on the playground where children can sit quietly and observe.

Give the children clipboards, paper, and writing utensils. Explain that they will be (people whoobservers watch and listen) and notice the different ways that children move as they play.

Invite the children to do an observational drawing of a child participating in exercise.

Call the children's attention to the different ways that the other children are moving on the playground. For example, say: "Tabitha, who are you watching exercise? Yes, that boy is riding a tricycle. He is using his legs to pedal the tricycle. Can you draw the boy riding his tricycle on your paper?"

Document the different movements the children notice to discuss and add to the chart duringExercises large-group roundup.

Before transitioning to the interest areas, explain to the children that they can exercise outdoors.

Mighty Minutes®

235, "What Is Today?"Mighty Minutes

SongChildren sing a song about the days of the week.

Large Group

What Types of Exercise Do You Like to Do? Read .Exercise: Let's Move and Play

Opening Routine

Welcome the children to the large-group area and begin your opening routine.

Song, Movement, or Game

Use Mighty Minutes

217, "Mind on Rhymes"Mighty Minutes

with its accompanying poster.

Discussion and Shared Writing: What Types of Exercise Do You Like to Do?

Review the question of the day.

Read Exercise: Let's Move and Play.

Before reading, use sticky notes to cover the action word headings such as , , ,jumping pushing climbing and .stretching

While reading, take a picture walk of the book. Invite the children to look at each photo and name the type of , or movements, thatactions are exercise. Encourage the children to share their experiences doing the exercise. Reveal the action words on each page as the children guess.

After reading, review the Exercises chart with the children. Write down any new movements that the children discuss.

Before transitioning to the interest areas, explain to the children that they can sort photos of the different types of exercise they learned about in the Discovery area.

Mighty Minutes®

279, "Letter, Letter,Mighty Minutes Sound!"

GameChildren play a variation of "Duck, Duck, Goose" to identify letter sounds.

Large Group

Types of ExerciseShow the children a variety of exercise movement cards. Children act out each movement and discuss the exercises.

Opening Routine

Welcome the children to the large-group area and begin your opening routine.

Song, Movement, or Game

Use

203, "Listen to LetterMighty Minutes Sounds"

with its accompanying poster.

Discussion and Shared Writing: Types of Exercise

Review the question of the day.

Write the following exercises on notecards or pieces of paper and attach a photo of the action to the card: "Run in place for 10 seconds"; "Stand on one foot for 3 seconds"; "Do two push-ups"; and "Sit down and touch your toes."

Show the children the cards and discuss the movements written on them. Model how to do the movements safely and for how long.

Explain to the children that you will hold up a card and they will perform the action themselves.

As the children complete the movements on the card, introduce and discuss the terms endurance (to do something for a long time)

(to hold still without falling),balance (to be strong), and strength (to bend). For example,flexibility

say: "You are using endurance when you run for a long time" or "You are showing your flexibility when you bend to touch your toes."

Before transitioning to the interest areas, explain to the children that they can create their own movement cards and perform those movements in the Art area.

Large Group

What Do We Want to Find Out About Exercise?Document the children's questions about exercise on theWhat We Want to Find Out

chart.About Exercise

Opening Routine

Welcome the children to the large-group area and begin your opening routine.

Song, Movement, or Game

Use

210, "CollectingMighty Minutes Questions"

with its accompanying poster.

Discussion and Shared Writing: What Do We Want to Find Out About Exercise?

Post the What We Know About chart near the large-groupExercise

area.

Say: "Look at our chart. We already know a lot of things about exercise. I wonder what you would like to investigate about exercise."

Explain that means toinvestigate look closely at something to get more information.

Encourage the children to share their ideas. Record their responses on a chart labeled What We Want to

.Find Out About Exercise

As the children respond, expand on their language and help them formulate questions. For example, if a child says, "I can run really fast," you can respond, "I wonder what happens to your body when you run really fast. I will write, 'What happens to our bodies when we exercise?' on our chart."

Before transitioning to the interest areas, explain to the children that they can create a class book in the Art area using the photos of them exercising on the playground.

Choice Time

OutdoorsChildren exercise on the playground.

As you interact with the children outdoors, make time to do the following:

Invite the children to exercise on the playground.

As they play, discuss with individual children what types of exercises they are doing. For example, say: "Damien, I noticed that you toran the swings when you noticed Pamela was done" or "Gilberto, I notice that you up the stairsclimbed of the play structure so you could slide down the slide."

Take photos of the children exercising to make a class book on Day 4.

Read-Aloud

Exercise: Let's Move and Play

Read .Exercise: Let's Move and Play

Before Reading Show the cover of the book. Ask: "Do you remember this book?" and "Can you tell me what it is about?"

While Reading Explain that instead of sitting during the story, the children will stand up and pantomime (act out) the movement they see on each page. Model for the children how to pantomime movements, such as climbing, pushing, and pulling.

After Reading Ask the children to share what types of exercises in the book they recall seeing on the playground today.

Small Group

M31,Intentional Teaching Experience "Lining It Up"

: Children line items up in different ways, e.g., by shortest to tallest, smallest to largest.

Lining It Up

Use

M31,Intentional Teaching Experience "Lining It Up"

.

Choice Time

DiscoveryChildren sort photos of children exercising into different groups.

As you interact with the children in each interest area, make time to do the following in the Discovery area:

Display several photos of children running, climbing, jumping, balancing, etc.

Choose a few exercise categories for the children to sort their photos into, such as , , and climbing running

. Provide boxes, baskets, orjumping plastic toy hoops with the categories labeled for the children to sort the photos into.

Ask the children to sort the photos.

Discuss what the children see the people doing in the photos. For example, say: "Alejandro, what is the child doing in this photo? Yes, he is using his arms to climb on the monkey bars. That is right, this photo goes into the climbing category."

Read-Aloud

Rah, Rah, Radishes!

ReadRah, Rah, Radishes!

Before Reading Show the children the cover of the book and ask: "What do you think this book is about?"

While Reading Use the photos to introduce the different vegetables. Explain to the children that eating vegetables keeps your body strong just like exercise.

After Reading Ask the children which vegetable is their favorite. Make a class list of favorite vegetables. Review the photos again and ask: "Which vegetables would you like to try?"

Large Group

What Is Exercise?Introduce the children to exercise. Invite them to run in place and notice how their body feels and changes. 

Opening Routine

Welcome the children to the large-group area and begin your opening routine.

Song, Movement, or Game

Review the question of the day.

Use

249, "How ManyMighty Minutes Movements?"

Invite the children to perform different types of movements, e.g., running in place, jumping jacks, hopping on one foot. Write the different movements the children perform on a piece of chart paper.

Discussion and Shared Writing: What Is Exercise?

Say: "I noticed that when I move my body to [run in place], I am breathing faster than before. Are you breathing faster, too? What else do you notice about your body?"

Invite the children to share what they notice about their bodies as they move, e.g., they are getting warmer, thirsty, tired.

After the movement activity, introduce the term . Explainexercise that is when someoneexercise moves their body.

Ask: "Did we just exercise our bodies?"

Review the list of movements the children performed and explain that all of the movements are exercises. Write the title on theExercises chart.

Before transitioning to the interest areas, explain to the children that they can exercise more in the Music and Movement area.

Choice Time

ArtChildren create their own exercise movement cards.

As you interact with the children in each interest area, make time to do the following in the Art area:

Display the chart andExercises materials for the children to create movement cards, e.g., notecards and writing utensils.

Invite the children to choose an exercise they would like others to perform.

As the children create their cards, ask questions and make comments that support them in deciding how long or how many times they would like their peers to perform the action. For example, say: "Jessie, you picked as your exercise.jump How many times would you like everyone to jump?"

After the cards are created, invite the children to take turns holding up their cards for their peers to perform.

Supervise and model how to perform the movements to ensure that children are doing them safely.

Read-Aloud

Exercise: Let's Move and Play

Read .Exercise: Let's Move and Play

Before Reading Show the children the book. Read the title and say: "Who can tell me the title of this story?"

While Reading Call children's attention to the illustrations of the muscles of the children featured in the book. Discuss how exercise uses different muscles.

After Reading Invite the children to share what muscle groups they recalled from the book and what exercises used those muscles.

Choice Time

ArtChildren create a page for the class book calledHow We Exercise.

As you interact with the children in each interest area, make time to do the following in the Art area:

Review the question of the day.

Display the photos taken on Day 3 of the children exercising on the playground and book-making materials, such as heavy cardstock or construction paper, glue sticks, and writing utensils.

Invite the children to choose one photo to create a page for the book.

Ask the children to glue the photo to a sheet of paper. Then, ask the children to write, draw, or dictate what they would like to share about the photo.

Ask questions to support children's observations. You might say: "Felipe, you chose the picture of Josie and Caleb playing hopscotch on the playground. How are they moving their bodies as they play? Yes, they are hopping. Let's write about that on the page."

Collect the children's papers and add them to a class book called

.How We Exercise

Read-Aloud

Rah, Rah, Radishes!

ReadRah, Rah, Radishes!

Before Reading Show the children the cover of the book and ask: "Who can remember what this book is about?"

While Reading Point out the action words for each type of vegetable (e.g., "Slice 'em. Mash 'em. Wham! Wham! Wham!" for potatoes).

After Reading Point out the last page, "A Few More Bites." Read the "Color Your Plate" section. Invite the children to think about different-colored foods they like to eat and share their favorites with a peer.

Outdoors

P27,Intentional Teaching Experience "Galloping"

: Children follow a sequence of movements to practice galloping.

Use

P27,Intentional Teaching Experience "Galloping"

.

Large-Group Roundup

Review the events of the day.

Invite the children to share the different types of exercise they observed and did outdoors.

Display the chart.Exercises Document any new types of exercise the children recall on the chart.

Family Partnerships

Connect with families and share what their children learned today.

Invite children to interview a family member about their favorite types of exercise.

Reflection

Small Group

M61,Intentional Teaching Experience "Shake, Rattle, and Roll"

: Children play a game where they roll shape dice, sort them by shape, and then match them to pattern blocks. 

Shake, Rattle, and Roll

Use

M61,Intentional Teaching Experience "Shake, Rattle, and Roll"

.

Outdoors

P39,Intentional Teaching Experience "Beach-Ball Kicker"

: Children practice kicking beach balls.

Use

P39,Intentional Teaching Experience "Beach-Ball Kicker"

.

Large-Group Roundup

Review the events of the day.

Invite the children to share how they sorted photos into the different categories during choice time.

Display a chart titled What We Know . Write the children'sAbout Exercise

responses on the chart.

Post the chart in your large-group area and update it with the children's ideas throughout the study.

Family Partnerships

Connect with families and share what their children learned today.

Invite families to contribute photos of family members exercising.

Reflection

Choice Time

Music and Movement Children perform exercises such as sit-ups, push-ups, skips, and jumps.

As you interact with the children in each interest area, make time to do the following in the Music and Movement area:

Introduce new exercises, such as sit-ups, push-ups, skipping, and jumping.

Model how to perform these actions safely. Write the names of the movements on the chart.Exercises

Invite the children to perform the actions. Ask: "What parts of your body are you moving?" and "How does your body feel when you exercise?"

Take photos of the children exercising to share with families at the end-of-study celebration.

Read-Aloud

Exercise: Let's Move and Play

Read Exercise: Let's Move and Play.

Before Reading Show the cover of the book and read the title. Say: "The children on the cover of this book are exercising. What movements do you see them doing?"

While Reading Point out the children on the page and discuss the different types of exercise they are doing.

After Reading Invite the children to discuss the different ways they like to exercise.

Small Group

LL34,Intentional Teaching Experience "Alphabet Books"

: Children look at and discuss letters in an alphabet book.

Alphabet Books

Use

LL34,Intentional Teaching Experience "Alphabet Books"

.

Small Group

LL57,Intentional Teaching Experience "Photo Writing"

: Children closely examine photos and dictate or write about what they notice.

Photo Writing

Use

LL57,Intentional Teaching Experience "Photo Writing"

.

Outdoors

Children explore movement cards.

Create movement cards for the children to use while exercising outdoors.

Large-Group Roundup

Review the events of the day.

Ask a few children who created movement cards to share their cards with the class. Invite the class to perform the movement shown on these cards.

Family Partnerships

Connect with families and share what their children learned today.

Share with families the movement cards you and the children created. Encourage families to do similar activities with their children at home.

Reflection

Small Group

M56,Intentional Teaching Experience "Where's the Beanbag?"

: Children take turns tossing a beanbag into a basket and use positional words to describe where their beanbags land.

Where's the Beanbag?

Use

M56,Intentional Teaching Experience "Where's the Beanbag?"

Outdoors

P15,Intentional Teaching Experience "Dribble Kick"

: Children practice dribbling and kicking a ball with their feet.

Use

P15,Intentional Teaching Experience "Dribble Kick"

.

Large-Group Roundup

Review the events of the day.

Invite the children who created a page for the class book to share what they did.

Review the What We Want to Find chart.Out About Exercise

Post the chart in your large-group area and update it with the children's ideas throughout the study.

Family Partnerships

Outdoors

Take photos of children exercising outdoors.

Take photos of children exercising outdoors to add to the book.How We Exercise

Large-Group Roundup

Review the events of the day.

Invite the children to share the different types of exercises they performed during choice time.

Review the chart. InviteExercises the children to share any new movements they did throughout the day. Add these movements to the chart.

Family Partnerships

Connect with families and share what their children learned today.

Download, customize, and send home the Letter to Families introducing the study. You can access all family resources through

®.MyTeachingStrategies

Reflection

Reflection

Reflect on your teaching practice and the events of the day.

During Exploring the Topic, the children explored concepts and materials related to exercise.

Which activities were the children most engaged in?

Which concepts sparked their interest and curiosity?

Review your observation notes and identify which children often chose to participate in study-related activities and which children did not. Consider how you can better engage the children who were less involved with the study.

Which activities did the children who were less engaged in the study gravitate toward?

How can you incorporate more of those kinds of activities into your plan?