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HISD EARLY CHILDHOOD DEPARTMENT ∙ CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, & ASSESSMENT
Theme #2 Training
My Family and
Friends
Mi familia y mis
amigos
Let’s Dissect Theme 2
• Using the sorting chart and your Teacher’s
Guide, find the focus for weeks 1-4 of literacy
and math.
• Now let’s take the information that we’ve
learned from the sorting chart and transfer it.
into a graphic organizer to get a bigger picture
of what the theme is about.
What is a Frayer Model?
• Strategy that uses a graphic organizer for
vocabulary building.
• Requires that you (1) define the target
vocabulary or concept (2) apply this
information by generating examples and non-
examples.
• Promotes critical thinking and helps students to
identify and understand unfamiliar vocabulary.
Let’s define Theme #2
Overview Subthemes
Theme 1 Focus Theme 2 Focus
Name Writing
Sorting
Lang. Arts Math
Reflect on our EOY Data
• The commonalities from the sorting chart were
– Vocabulary
– Geometry
Research shows that…
• Vocabulary development has an impact on
children’s reading comprehension and
academic success as they get older.
(Chall, Jacobs, & Baldwin 1990 – The reading crisis-Why poor Children
Fall Behind)
• Children who acquire a substantial vocabulary
are often able to think more deeply, express
themselves better, and learn new things more
quickly.
(Susan Canizares – Scholastic/Parent and Child Magazine)
Let’s focus on Vocabulary
• How can we use the Frayer Model to introduce
vocabulary in the classroom? Let’s define
“School Family”.
• II.D.1 Child uses a wide variety of words to label and describe people, places,
things, and actions.
• II.D.3 Child demonstrates understanding in a variety of ways or knowing the meaning of 3,000 to 4,000 words, many more than he or she uses.
• II.A.3 Child shows understanding of the new language being spoken by English-
speaking teachers and peers (ELL)
Description Draw a picture
Non-characteristicsCharacteristics
Let’s Practice
• As a table, choose one of the vocabulary
words. These are all words that you will be
using in Theme 2.
• Use the Frayer Model to define the word.
Anchor Charts and
Vocabulary• Make thinking visible by recording content
during the learning process.
• Contain only the most relevant or important
information.
• Reflect current learning.
• Neat, organized, and have simple icons and
graphics.
What does it look like in
Pre-K?
• Lots of pictorial representations
• Clear and to the point
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/141793088239041721/
http://www.pinterest.com/hisdechdept/anchor-charts/
• Remember to teach all these strategies in
whole group before you put them in a
workstation.
Let’s Take a Look at
Geometry (Shapes)• Shapes are the building blocks to
understanding math.
• Shapes teach children the process of observing
same and different.
• Weeks 2
• Exploring with 3D shapes
• Identifying common shapes
• Week 3
• Naming common shapes
• (Shapes) slides, flips and turns
Let’s Use the Frayer Model
to Define a 3D Shape• Choose a 3D shape
• Use the Frayer Model and the items in the
baggie to define the 3D shape.
• V.C.2 Child creates shapes.
Description Example
Characteristics Non-characterictics
Let’s Use an Anchor Chart
• Let’s use an Anchor Chart to make sure our
students understand 3D shapes.
http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=2
7366&CategoryID=6976
Common Shapes (2D
Shapes)• At your table come up with a way to introduce one of
the four common shapes.
• http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/b6ba47a3-34c8-47d3-99ea-ba35ad0d4d62/b6ba47a3-34c8-47d3-99ea-ba35ad0d4d62/
• V.C.1 Child names common shapes.