Scope and Sequence

Unit: Hatching Chicks

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Math

Exploring new
chick
development
eggs

Exploring chicks
on the iPad

Sequencing the
chick
development
eggs.

Science

Making
Predictions: what
color is the egg
going to be?

Light & Shadow

Exploration on
feathers

Candling the eggs

Reading

Inside an Egg by
Sylvia Johnson

One Egg by Louise

Spilsbury

First the Egg by

Laura Seeger

Fine Motor

Drawing
representations of
the chicken eggs
Play Farms

Creating salt
dough chick
representations
Creating Hens and
Roosters

How to handle
and care for the
eggs

A visit from the

Chick Expert

Painting scenery
to add to our hen
house
Transforming our
dramatic play into
a hen house
Establishing rules
for handling the
chicken eggs

Dramatic Play

Social/Emotional

Thursday
Using the
SmartBoard to
engage in chick
games, explore
farms, and watch
videos on chick
development.
Discussing and
documenting the
different
temperatures and
humidity.
Chickens Arent
the Only Ones by
Ruther Heller
Creating clay
chick
representations
Role playing: hen
and rooster
Practicing hygiene
skills when
encountering the
eggs

Friday
Chick
differentiation
counting male vs
female chicks

Exploring life
science how do
we care for the
chicks? What do
they need to
survive?
The Chick That
Wouldnt Hatch by
Claaniel
Exploring chick
feed
Animals on the
farm
Participating in
dialog about
chicks.