Week of March 7th

         

REMINDERS!

• Wednesday is National barbie day.. children may dress up in Barbie or Ken outfits. 
• Thursday is Mario day Children may dress -up in anything Mario related 
• Friday no early drop off, doors will open at 7:45am
• Please make sure your child walks into the school building with a mask on already. 
• Please make sure your child has two extra change of clothes, including underwear, tops bottoms and socks. 

Exploration TWO

Exploration 2: Our Environment

Essential Question: What can we discover about community?

Focus Area: Moving

Weekly Focus: Investigating how we move through the city

Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

 Math/ Art

Children will be provided with cutouts  of shapes. They will be asked to use the shapes to make a form of transportation they like to use to get through the city. 

 

Standard Addressed:

Goal: SCI: 1- 6 Children will be working with teacher discussing, predicting and testing to come  to a conclusion.

 

Foundational Text for the Week:

Along A Long Road by Frank Viva

Questions that will be asked throughout the week related to the foundational text:

• There is a man riding a bike in this book. What other vehicles do you see in this book?
• The man went UP, around a town and then back DOWN. He went IN a tunnel and then _ (out) _. What else did he do?
• The man in this book rides his bike on a road. Do you ever travel on roads? Where do you go? What vehicle(s) do you use?

 

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.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email me at misssanchez@olqmnyc.org or email Mrs. Zogka at MrsZogka@olqmnyc.org. 

 

If there are any questions regarding the Pre-K for All program that cannot be answered by the office or classroom teacher, please feel free to contact the Help Line at 888-227-8175

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