REMINDERS!
- Please return all forms, completed
- Please make sure your child has two extra change of clothes, including underwear, tops bottoms and socks.
Exploration Three
Exploration 1: Our Community
Essential Question: What is our community?
Focus Area: Our Classroom
Weekly Focus: Our Day
Focused Learning Activity for the Week:
Children will be invited to all centers and asked to explore different toys.
Standard Addressed:
Goal P-ATL.1 Child manages emotions with increasing independence.
Foundational Text for the Week:
Thats Me Loving You! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Questions that will be asked throughout the week related to the foundational text:
· What are some of the ways we might remember that someone loves us?
This is a book about love. Who are some of the people you love?
Does love stop when you can’t see someone?
Learning Centers Available for the Theme:
Blocks- Children are encouraged to use explore the block center. They will be shown a few unit blocks, shown where they can be found in the classroom, and shown how to match them to their outline in order to clean up.
Dramatic Play- Children are invited to explore the dramatic play area and use the props provided. Dramatic Play will be set up as a kitchen. Teacher will introduce basic materials, how to use them, and how to put them away.
Art- Children are invited to explore the art area. They will be shown a paint container, brush and paper. Teacher will model how to dip brush in paint and paint a few brushstrokes on paper. Students will be shown where materials can be found in the classroom and what they should do when they finish painting.
Science- Children will be shown a few items from a collection of natural objects. Teacher will model how students can begin to explore some of the materials. They will be shown where these materials can be found in the classroom and how to put them away when finished.
Math- Children will be shown a couple of puzzles. Teacher will model how to take apart and how to put a few pieces together. Students will be shown where puzzles can be found and how to put them away.
Library- Students are able to explore books from the classroom library.
Writing- Students are invited to explore the materials provided in the writing center. They are encouraged to explore their name cards.
Sensory- Students will be shown a small amount of sand and a few toys. They will be shown where these materials can be found in the classroom.
For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!
If you have any questions or concerns, you can email me at misssanchez@olqmnyc.org or email Mrs. Zogka at MrsZogka@olqmnyc.org.
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