The Grand Finale

1. The Grand Finale Weekly Plan template for theme-based area activities that support literacy development

2. The Theme • Outline the main theme for the week and any related themes (e.g., the Rainforest as a main theme, with climate and weather as related themes) • Life in the Pond

3. Goals • What are your literacy goals for the week? • For the children to be able to identify creatures in a pond • Phonological awareness and/or Fluency • Vocabulary development • Stories • Songs • Poems • Guess Who? • Reading comprehension • Retelling stories- flannel boards • Acting out stories • Alphabetic Principle • Alphabet chart • Sound of letters

4. Blocks Theme-based activities in this area to support • Miniature animals in bowl pond • Phonological awareness and/or Fluency • Hand clapping for various word sounds/see list • Vocabulary development • Picture card with words written • Reading comprehension • Alphabetic Principle

5. Dramatic Play Theme-based activities in this area to support • Make headbands with pictures • Phonological awareness and/or Fluency • Vocabulary development • Words of 1.) animal names on headbands 2.) acting out the book • Reading comprehension • Alphabetic Principle

6. Toys and Games Theme-based activities in this area to support • Match game- Quackers (duck) game • Phonological awareness and/or Fluency • Sounds of animals • Vocabulary development • Learning the names of the animals • Reading comprehension • Alphabetic Principle

7. Art Theme-based activities in this area to support Mural of a pond, toad painting • Phonological awareness and/or Fluency • Vocabulary development • Pictures of frogs and toads • Colors to match • Reading comprehension • Alphabetic Principle • Written words

8. Library Theme-based activities in this area to support • Good Morning Pond, In the Small Small Pond, In the Tall Tall Grass • Flannel board activities • Phonological awareness and/or Fluency • Vocabulary development • Reading comprehension • Alphabetic Principle

9. Discovery Theme-based activities in this area to support • Tadpoles and toad • Phonological awareness and/or Fluency • Vocabulary development • learning the names • Reading comprehension • computer research (teacher tube) • Alphabetic Principle • Names

10. Sand and Water Theme-based activities in this area to support • Miniature pretend pond • Phonological awareness and/or Fluency • Sounding the creatures that are in the pond • Vocabulary development • Reading comprehension • Alphabetic Principle

11. Music and Movement Theme-based activities in this area to support • “Little White Duck” • Act it out • Sequence • Rhyme • Repetitions • Word sounds • Phonological awareness and/or Fluency • Vocabulary development • Reading comprehension • Alphabetic Principle

12. Cooking Theme-based activities in this area to support • Jello Pond • Phonological awareness and/or Fluency • Movement words • Vocabulary development • Reading comprehension • Alphabetic Principle

13. Computers Theme-based activities in this area to support • Teacher Tube • URL- tadpoles • Phonological awareness and/or Fluency • Vocabulary development • Reading comprehension • Alphabetic Principle

14. Outdoors Theme-based activities in this area to support • Finding bugs to feed the toad • Phonological awareness and/or Fluency • Vocabulary development • Background knowledge of bugs they know • Reading comprehension • Alphabetic Principle

15. Family and Community Theme-based activities to help families support • Families went to local pond, took pictures and send them in for all children to enjoy and send in books • Phonological awareness • Vocabulary development • Reading comprehension • Alphabetic Principle and Fluency