Pre-K People & Feelings
36 weeks of short, flexible play-based activities for ages 3–5. Explore with a caring adult; practice may be oral, physical, or artistic.
What children will practice
Watch a grown-up demonstrate, try it together, then show what you notice by speaking, pointing, moving, or drawing. There are no timed drills or required independent handwriting tasks.
All 36 weekly people & feelings activities
📖 Open Textbook- Week 1
All about me
I can say your name and something you enjoy while drawing a self-portrait.
Unit: Welcome to Learning - Week 2
My family is special
I can draw or name people who care for you; families can look different.
Unit: Welcome to Learning - Week 3
Our home routines
I can put picture cards for eating, play, and bedtime in a usual order.
Unit: Welcome to Learning - Week 4
Naming our feelings
I can use a mirror to show happy, sad, and surprised faces.
Unit: Welcome to Learning - Week 5
Kind hands
I can practice asking before touching another person's things.
Unit: Our Families & Feelings - Week 6
Taking turns
I can play a short game and say whose turn comes next.
Unit: Our Families & Feelings - Week 7
Being a helpful neighbor
I can pretend to help carry groceries with toy bags.
Unit: Our Families & Feelings - Week 8
People in our community
I can match a firefighter, librarian, and nurse picture to what they do.
Unit: Our Families & Feelings - Week 9
Safe helpers
I can name trusted adults to ask for help when you need it.
Unit: Colors, Shapes & Sounds - Week 10
Following a shared plan
I can practice two simple steps to clean up after building blocks.
Unit: Colors, Shapes & Sounds - Week 11
Friends can be different
I can notice something two friends enjoy together and one difference.
Unit: Colors, Shapes & Sounds - Week 12
Solve a small problem
I can use puppets to practice asking kindly for a toy turn.
Unit: Colors, Shapes & Sounds - Week 13
Places in our neighborhood
I can identify a park, store, and library in neighborhood pictures.
Unit: Nature Detectives - Week 14
Near home and far away
I can point to a familiar place nearby and a place farther away on a picture map.
Unit: Nature Detectives - Week 15
Make a simple map
I can draw a path from a toy house to a toy park.
Unit: Nature Detectives - Week 16
Celebrations and traditions
I can talk about one family tradition without assuming all families do the same.
Unit: Nature Detectives - Week 17
Listen to another person
I can practice listening while a family member tells a short story.
Unit: Stories & Imagination - Week 18
Ask politely
I can role-play saying please, thank you, and may I join?.
Unit: Stories & Imagination - Week 19
Helping at home
I can choose a safe age-appropriate job, such as pairing socks.
Unit: Stories & Imagination - Week 20
Caring for animals
I can pretend to provide food, water, and shelter for a stuffed pet.
Unit: Stories & Imagination - Week 21
Traffic safety
I can practice stopping at a pretend crosswalk and holding an adult's hand.
Unit: Things That Move - Week 22
Our community rules
I can describe why people wait in line and take turns.
Unit: Things That Move - Week 23
We have needs and wants
I can sort pictures of water, food, toys, and homes with a grown-up.
Unit: Things That Move - Week 24
What do workers use?
I can match a mail carrier to a letter and a gardener to a watering can.
Unit: Things That Move - Week 25
Sharing a space
I can practice returning art supplies so the next person can use them.
Unit: Our Neighborhood - Week 26
Learning about countries
I can look at a globe and say that people live in many places.
Unit: Our Neighborhood - Week 27
Our family's languages
I can learn a greeting in a language used by family or neighbors.
Unit: Our Neighborhood - Week 28
How places change
I can compare a familiar street picture from yesterday and today.
Unit: Our Neighborhood - Week 29
Make choices together
I can vote between two storybooks and count hands raised.
Unit: Growing & Changing - Week 30
When I need help
I can practice saying, 'I need help with this, please.'.
Unit: Growing & Changing - Week 31
Show empathy
I can notice a sad puppet and choose a kind way to respond.
Unit: Growing & Changing - Week 32
Our caring community
I can draw a place where people help one another.
Unit: Growing & Changing - Week 33
Keep things safe
I can sort safe and unsafe pretend choices with adult guidance.
Unit: Ready to Celebrate - Week 34
Remember our year
I can name a new friend, place, or helpful habit you learned about.
Unit: Ready to Celebrate - Week 35
Plan a celebration
I can work together to choose a song and a game everyone can enjoy.
Unit: Ready to Celebrate - Week 36
Say what I'm proud of
I can tell an adult one kind thing you did for someone else.
Unit: Ready to Celebrate