Pre-K

Brainstorm: "Which animals hibernate?"

A preschool teacher and her students add their new knowledge about hibernating animals to a class chart.

Turn and Talk: "Whisper to your friend what you're thinking."

A preschool teacher and her students re-read the story "Bear Snores On," identifying key elements of the story and making connections to knowledge about hibernation.

Brainstorm: "Do you remember the problem in the story?"

A preschool teacher and her students re-read the story "Bear Snores On," identifying key elements of the story and making connections to knowledge about hibernation.

Turn and Talk: "Tell Jarek why they don't look the same."

A preschool teacher and her students use "Accountable Talk" phrases to analyze sight words. For more on Accountable Talk, see Michaels et al (2007)

Brainstorm: "What kind of prints do you make?"

A preschool teacher and her students generate ideas about the different kinds of prints or tracks that might be left in the snow.

Turn and Talk: "Ask one of your friends if they know what shape that is!"

A preschool teacher and her students engage in conversation using different prompts related to the week's theme.

Brainstorming: "Where could we get a snake?"

A preschool teacher and her students engage in conversation using different prompts related to the week's theme.

Brainstorming: "Why do you think he picked the snowball up?"

A preschool teacher and her students generate possible explanations for the main character's actions in the book "The Snowy Day."

Brainstorming: "Imagination caps: how silly can we make this?"

A preschool teacher and her students brainstorm alternate words and insert them into a poem to make it as "silly" as possible.