Week 5 Kindergarten Plan: ABC Bootcamp Pivot, American Symbols, Five Senses, and Sorting

# Overview Week 5 is a four-day kindergarten week that keeps center routines and procedures front and center while introducing small groups. The core classroom rhythms remain steady: ABC BOOTCAMP, Number Bootcamp, five senses instruction, a unit on American symbols, and continued focus on sorting and independent work.

# ABC BOOTCAMP: a targeted pivot

• Letter-sound introduction with letter sound cards.
• Embedded mnemonics delivered via the Mnemonic Alphabet resource and mnemonic characters.
• A circle chart activity to connect sounds to known words and objects.
• Handwriting instruction where the teacher models explicitly and students practice independently while the teacher supports.
• Hat crafts tied to letters: students choose between cut-and-paste and assembly-required hats.

# Five Senses: Last Stop on Market Street The required reading curriculum focuses on the five senses. This week's shared text is Last Stop on Market Street. Classroom work includes:

• A notice-and-wonder chart to capture initial observations.
• A text-evidence chart identifying what the main character sees and hears.
• A question-and-answer chart to practice comprehension and talk about sensory details.

# American Symbols unit Lessons introduce three American symbols: the U.S. flag, the Statue of Liberty, and the White House. The unit ties into Constitution Day and remembrance of 9/11. Each symbol is paired with a simple art project so students make a tangible connection as they learn.

# Numbers, sorting, and independent practice

• The following day, students perform an individual rainbow sort to practice the skill on their own.

Other sorting work includes cut-and-paste activities for shape and size classification.

# Foodie Fun Friday The snack activity for Friday is an American flag-themed treat. Materials: a graham cracker base, frosting, and red and blue fruit to form the flag pattern.

# Resources and takeaways The post links to free lesson-plan templates and related resources, including the TKS Bootcamp Kit, letter-sound cards, Mnemonic Alphabet resources, and other unit-specific materials (phonics, counting, families, five senses, and Constitution Day lesson plans). These resources are intended to streamline planning and provide ready-made activities for the week.

# Practical classroom notes

• Keep explicit modeling short and focused, then transition students to independent practice with teacher support during centers and small groups.
• Use the art projects for American symbols as assessment checks: ask students to name the symbol and one fact as they work.
• For the magazine rainbow project, pre-sort magazines and provide clear color bins so students spend time matching rather than searching.
• Offer hat options for ABC BOOTCAMP so students with varying fine-motor skills can participate.

End of week goal: students should show improved independence in sorting tasks, demonstrate letter-sound recognition for the week's letters, participate in sensory discussions about the text, and identify basic facts about the three American symbols covered.