English Language Arts Preschool-Age 4 (2023)
Lesson Plans

Reading (P4.R)

Students will learn to proficiently read and comprehend grade level literature and informational text, including seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance, at the high end of the grade level text complexity band, with scaffolding as needed. *Standard R.4 includes an asterisk to refer educators back to the Text Complexity Grade Bands and Associated Lexile Ranges in the introduction of the standards.

Standard P4.R.6-7:

With prompting and support, retell simple texts, including event sequence and characters. (RL & RI)

• Drama - Hello Toes, Hello Feet
  Children will act out the story by copying the actions the little girl has done while wearing different shoes  to help demonstrate the beginning, middle, and end of the story. 
• Drama - I Ain't Gonna Paint
  Children will act out the story with a beginning, middle, and end. Children will be able to identify body parts, review and label several color words, and use rhyming to predict what will be painted next.  
• Drama - Khalil & Mr. Hagerty
  Children will be assigned a main character in a story they have recently read.  They will act out the story with a beginning, middle, and end.
• Drama - Theo's Mood
  Children will be assigned a main character in a story they have recently read.  They will act out the story with a beginning, middle, and end. 
• Main Occupational Roles
  Talk about several occupations and how that occupation contributes to our needs and the needs of the community. Discuss the occupations in your setting and in the homes of your child(ren).
• Nursery Rhyme - Alphabet Song
  Children will listen and sing along to the alphabet song as the letters are being pointed to on a paper, chart, or on the wall. Allow children to help point to the letters as they are ready.
• Nursery Rhyme - Five Green and Speckled Frogs
  Children will listen to a song with movements as the adult points out the words in the rhyme. Once your child(ren) knows the song and the motions they will point out the words and control their movements.
• Nursery Rhyme - Five Little Ducks
  Children will listen to Five Little Ducks as the adult points out the words in the rhyme.  Allow children to help point out the words as they are ready.. Once your child(ren) knows the song and the motions, they will sing the song and control their movements by keeping their arms and hands in a space close to their bodies and not in anyone else?s space.
• Nursery Rhyme - Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
  Children will listen to Head Shoulders Knees and Toes as the adult points out the words in the rhyme.  Allow children to help point out the words as they are ready. Once your child(ren) knows the song and the motions, they will sing the song and control their movements by keeping their body movements in a designated space. 
• Nursery Rhyme - If You're Happy and You Know It
  Children will listen to If You?re Happy and You Know It as sn adult points out the words.  Allow children to help point out the words as they are ready. Once your child(ren) knows the song and the motions, they will sing the song and control their movements.
• Nursery Rhyme - Old McDonald
  Children will listen to Old McDonald as the adult points out the words in the rhyme.  Allow children to help point out the words as they are ready. Once your child(ren) knows the song and the motions, they will sing the song and control their movements to a designated space as they act out the animals.
• Nursery Rhyme - Once I Caught a Fish Alive
  Children will listen to and recite a rhyme as the adult points out the words.  Allow children to help point out the words as they are ready. 
• Nursery Rhyme - Row Row Row Your Boat
  Children will listen to Row, Row, Row Your Boat as the adult points out the words in the rhyme.  Allow children to help point out the words as they are ready. Child(ren) will sing the song and control their movements within a designated area. 
• Nursery Rhyme - Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
  Children will listen to Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear as the adult points out the words in the rhyme.  Allow children to help point out the words as they are ready.. Once your child(ren) knows the song and the motions, they will sing the song and control their movements.
• Nursery Rhyme - Ten in the Bed
  Children will listen to Ten in the Bed as the adult points out the words in the rhyme.  Allow children to help point out the words as they are ready.. Once your child(ren) knows the song and the motions, they will sing the song and control their movements in a defined space. 
• Nursery Rhyme -The Wheels on the Bus
  Children will listen to The Wheels on the Bus as the adult points out the words in the rhyme. Children will participate with listening and movement.
• Read - Dragons Love Tacos
  Child(ren) will read the book Dragons Love Tacos with an adult for the first time. Story will be re-read several times during the week.
• Read - Dream Snow
  Child(ren) will read the book Dream Snow with an adult for the first time. Story will be re-read several times during the week.
• Read - Fry Bread
  Child(ren) will read the book Fry Bread with an adult for the first time. Story will be re-read several times during the week.
• Read - Hello Toes, Hello Feet
  Child(ren) will read the book Hello Toes, Hello Feet with an adult for the first time. Story will be re-read several times during the week.
• Read - I Ain't Gonna Paint No More
  Child(ren) will read the book I Ain't Gonna Paint No More with an adult for the first time. Story will be re-read several times during the week.
• Read - Kahlil and Mr. Hagerty
  Child(ren) will read the book Khalil and Mr. Hagerty with an adult for the first time. Story will be re-read several times during the week.This story is about a house that has been separated into an upstairs and downstairs apartment.  A young boy named Khalil and and older gentleman, Mr. Hagerty,  form a friendship throughout the story. Together they share ideas, time, and thoughts. 
• Read - Mel Fell
  Child(ren) will read the book Mel Fell with an adult for the first time. Story will be re-read several times during the week.
• Read - Saturday
  Child(ren) will read the book Saturday with an adult for the first time. Story will be re-read several times during the week.
• Read - Seeds Move
  Child(ren) will read the book Seeds Move with an adult for the first time. Story will be re-read several times during the week.
• Read - Silly Sally
  Child(ren) will read the book Silly Sally with an adult for the first time. Story will be re-read several times during the week.
• Read - Strictly No Elephants
  Child(ren) will read the book Strictly No Elephants with an adult for the first time. Story will be re-read several times during the week.
• Read - Theo's Mood
  Child(ren) will read the book Theo's Mood with an adult for the first time. Story will be re-read several times during the week.
• Repeated Reading
  Repeated Reading According to research, it is recommended that preschool teachers prepare children for later reading instruction. They can do so by introducing the five critical building blocks for literacy including phonological awareness, letter identification, vocabulary knowledge, print concepts, and a positive attitude toward reading (Henry, 2019). (Early Learning Standards, ELA Introduction) 

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