Connections Pre-K Sampler

26 ii Unit 1 Pre-K Overview Unit 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students learn to select a set according to the attribute of color, size, or position of the set. They see the whole set as composed of smaller sets that have a common attribute. Unit 1 focuses on sorting, classifying, and comparing sets of objects— critical activities in a child’s development. Young children start by comparing objects because numbers are too abstract. Activities that develop the idea of one-to-one correspondence and conservation of number help children understand the concept of equal groups. Studentsmake and compare two unequal groups to develop the concepts of more and less. Students explore orientation in time (a schedule, a calendar) and orientation in space (positional terms). PK-1 Identify and sort by color. PK-2 Develop an understanding of one-to-one correspondence and conservation of number. Compare two sets of objects to determine if they have the same number. PK-3 Identify which of two sets hasmore or less (fewer) objects. Determine which of two sets hasmany objects or one object. PK-10 Count aloud to 20 to 31. Order numbers to 31 using a calendar. PK-11 Read aloud numbers 0–31writtenwith digits. PK-12 Identify positional words: top, middle, bottom, inside, outside, left, right, in, out, over, under, on, off, above, below, forward, backward, before, after, between, in front of, behind. PK-13 Classify and sort objects by size and shape. Identify how objects are alike and different. Identify what does not belong. PK-14 Compare and order objects differing in just one attribute: big, little, biggest, smallest, same size; longer, longest; shorter, shortest, same length; taller, tallest, same height; wide, narrow, same width; thick, thin. PK-17 Define time intervals as day and night. Know the names of months, days of the week, and seasons. PK-19 Participate in a discussion about daily schedule. PK-29 Understand order of events. PK-30 Gather information for a graph. Use physical objects tomake a graph. Count and tally numbers. Sorting and Comparing Unit1