REMINDERS!
- Friends with pull-ups please resupply we are running low on Pull-ups.
- Classroom supplies are running low such as Baby wipes, tissue, clorox wipes and Lysol spray, if you can please helps us restock.
- 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 3: Our Impact
Essential Question: How do my actions impact growth and change?
Focus Area: care
Weekly Focus: Self
Focused Learning Activity for the Week:
BLOCKS
Children will be playing with teachers at the blocks area investigating vehicles and building roads. Children will be adding traffic signs and learning about traffic regulations.
Standard Addressed:
Goal P-LC 2. Child understands and responds to increasingly complex communication and language from others.
Foundational Text for the Week:
Whose Truck? By Toni Buzzeo
- All of these trucks move. How do they move?
- There is a fire truck in this book. Sometimes I see firetrucks moving very fast. Why do you think fire trucks and other emergency vehicles move really fast?
- Sometimes trucks move fast and sometimes they move slowly. When does a truck need to move slowly?
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
