Reminders
- Thursday children may dress- up for Dr. Seuss Day
- Friday will be half Day!
Exploration Topic: Our Community
Essential Question: What is Our Community?
Focus Area: Building
Weekly Focus: Noticing Buildings
Focused Learning Activity for the Week:
Students will be encouraged to join teacher at the Blocks Area to learn how buildings and houses are constructed. Children will then construct on their own.
Students that need extra support: Will be given prompted questions like what do you see? What else can you find? What about this?
Students that are ready for a challenge: Will be prompted to use multiple sentences when responding to the question, name the colors they picked and the colors they made.
ELL Students: Will be given the directions / questions in Spanish. Dictation will be written in whichever language they answer
Standard Addressed:
Goal –LC 2. Child understands and responds to increasingly complex communication and language from others.
Foundational Text for the Week:
All Buildings in New York: That I Have Drawn So Far by James Gulliver Hancock
- This book is about buildings where we live – New York City. Are there any buildings in here that you have seen before?
- The Flat Iron building is different than most other buildings. Let’s look together and see what makes if different. What do you notice?
- Some of the buildings had pictures on them. Let’s look at this one with the noodles. What do you think might be inside this building?
Learning Centers Available for the Theme:
Blocks- Children are encouraged to 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 and clothing 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. Students will be prompted to wash their hands before and after using the sand table.
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
