1. Spoon By: Lisa and Karine Weekly Plan template for theme-based area activities that support literacy development

2. The Theme Spoon is about diversity within families We will talk about families Learn about differences Learn about likenesses

3. Goals What are your literacy goals for the week?  Vocabulary development:  stories  finger plays  word wall  Reading comprehension:  Theme related books  Word strips

4. Blocks Theme-based activities in this area to support Vocabulary development: Pictures of diverse families with words i.e. mother, father, sister, aunts, twins

5. Dramatic Play Theme-based activities in this area to support Vocabulary development: Chopsticks with picture Spoons with picture Forks with picture Knives with picture Ladle with picture Fake sushi with picture Measuring cups with picture

6. Toys and Games Theme-based activities in this area to support Vocabulary development: Matching game: listening to beginning sounds of the words to the pictures Learning the names of the new vocabularies Reading Comprehension: Different kinds of spoons such as a ladle, wooden spoon, sundae spoon, chopsticks, metal spoons

7. Art Theme-based activities in this area to support Vocabulary development & Reading Comprehension: Cut out paper spoons, make themselves, about talk about diversity and themselves Add mirrors to the art area

8. Library Theme-based activities in this area to support Phonological awareness and/or Fluency & Reading comprehension: Diverse family books Flannel boards Word strips

9. Discovery Theme-based activities in this area to support Vocabulary development: Learning the names of the different spoons: chopsticks, ladle, sterling silver spoons, etc Reading comprehension: Research different kinds of spoons

10. Sand and Water Theme-based activities in this area to support Vocabulary development: Measuring spoons Measuring cups List of different kinds of spoons Talk about what they are used for

11. Music and Movement Theme-based activities in this area to support Vocabulary development: I’m moving I’m learning CD Stir the soup

12. Cooking Theme-based activities in this area to support Vocabulary development & Reading comprehension: Make homemade butter Recipe chart Spreading it on bread and crackers with a spoon

13. Computers Theme-based activities in this area to support Reading comprehension: Google images of various spoons

14. Outdoors Theme-based activities in this area to support Alphabetic Principle: Bring out letters of the alphabet, bury them in the sand/woodchips and have children sift through to find the letter and tell us what they are

15. Family and Community Theme-based activities to help families support Vocabulary development: Have families bring in different kinds of spoons from different countries