Pre-K+4+Succot

PK.CC.5 With guidance and support count to answer "how many?" questions about as many as 10 things arranged in a line or as many as 5 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1-10, count out that many objects || S.PK.8 Describe and identify the similarities, categories, and different structures f familiar plants and animals (Plants have roots, stems, leaves; animals have eyes, mouths, ears). S.PK.4 Use simple tools for investigation of the home, classroom, and other familiar places. ||
 * = Essential Questions ||=  || Content/ Skills || Tennessee Early Learning Standards ||
 * = Judaic Studies ||= * Hebrew vocabulary pertaining to Succot
 * Learned about lulav and etrog-learned the brachot
 * Found the first letter of our Hebrew names in the Torah
 * Children shared what kind of sukkah they have and how they celebrate Sukkot with their families ||  || RI.PK.4 Develop new vocabulary by engaging in meaningful discussions and activities to promote leaning of unfamiliar words found in informational text. ||
 * = Language Arts ||= * KWL chart for Succot ||  || SL.PK.4 Actively participate in conversations to tell or talk about familiar people, places, things and events, and with prompting and support, add additional details that help enrich and extend conversation. ||
 * = Social Studies ||= * Looked at different types of succot
 * Visited the Beit Midrash and saw the Sefer Torah and looked at the Hebrew words inside
 * Skyped with Israel and saw how a family in Israel celebrated Sukkot ||  || SS.PK.2 Demonstrate awareness of different cultures through exploration or customs and traditions, past and present. ||
 * = Math ||= * Graphed favorite citrus fruit
 * Counted the walls of the succah
 * We measured the class succah
 * Counted 4 arba minim ||  || PK.MD.1 Recognize the attributes of length, (how long, tall, short), area (how much it covers), weight (how heavy or light), and volume or capacity (how much it holds) of everyday objects using appropriate vocabulary.
 * = Science ||= * 5 senses of Succot
 * Explored and tasted citrus fruits and compared to other fruits
 * Nature walk and collected things to go on succah decoration
 * Poured sand though a funnel for etrog ||  || S.PK.1 Use senses to gather, explore, and interpret information
 * = Social Skills ||= Work together to build a sukkah with blocks ||  || SE. PK.6 Initiate play and interact positively with another child or children. ||
 * = Creativity/ Critical Thinking ||= * Designed etrog boxes
 * Decorated class succah
 * Connected how we use our bodies with Sukkot ||  || CA.PK.1 Experiment with a variety of mediums and art materials for tactile experience and exploration. ||
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