Sunday, February 28, 2021

Week of March 1 - March 5

  Zoom meetings scheduled for 

8:30am  & 1:15pm 

same class code and password for both.

REMINDERS!

  • Tuesday is Dr. Seuss Birthday.. children may dress up for that day. 
  • Parents May Register children for Universal Pre-k for 4 year olds for school year 2021 - 2022
  • Please have children complete assignments on Seesaw 
  • Please have children do assignments from the blog and send me pictures 

Exploration TWO

Exploration 2: Our Environment  

Essential Question: What can we discover about our community?

Focus Area: Moving

Weekly Focus: Noticing Things That Move 


Vocabulary words: 

Airplane 

Bicycle

Car

Subway 

Train



Monday

Book : A Hop Is Up by Kristy Dempsey


Activity: Ask children what are things that move?

Ask them how do they move?

The children in the book hop, spin, leap, run ask your children to do so. Let them know those are ways that the can move.


Grossmotor:



Tuesday 


Book: Race Car Count by Rebecca Kai Dotlich

Activity: 


Grossmotor:





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Sunday, February 21, 2021

Week of 2/22 - 2/26

   Zoom meetings scheduled for 

8:30am  & 1:15pm 

same class code and password for both.

REMINDERS!

  • Please have children complete assignments on Seesaw 
  • Please have children do assignments from the blog and send me pictures 

Exploration TWO

Exploration 2: Our Environment  

Essential Question: What can we discover about our community?

Focus Area: Building 

Weekly Focus: Buildings 


Vocabulary words: 

Building 

Cement

Door



Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Book : The Mixed- Up Truck by Stephen Savage


Activity: show children different pictures of the vehicles used for building. Explain to them what each do. Asked them to pick on truck and draw a picture of it. 







Mediation for children: Calming Activity



Thursday 



Activity: complete seesaw activities 








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Monday, February 15, 2021

Week of 2/15 - 2/19

  Zoom meetings scheduled for 

8:30am  & 1:15pm 

same class code and password for both.

REMINDERS!

  • Please have children complete assignments on Seesaw 
  • Please have children do assignments from the blog and send me pictures 

Exploration TWO

Exploration 2: Our Environment  

Essential Question: What can we discover about our community?

Focus Area: Building 

Weekly Focus: Investigating Buildings 


Vocabulary words: 

Cement

Door

Foundation

Trowel 

Window


Monday

School closed 


Tuesday 

Book: What To Do With A Box by Jane Yolen & Chris Sheban 

Activity: today we are going to have children collect recyclable items throughout the house package boxes, cereal boxes toilet paper rolls and explain to them that these items will be used to build anything of their choice. 

some example for the projects are:

 how to turn a box into a cats home 

building a cat house 


click here to view lesson plan 



Sunday, February 7, 2021

Week of 2/8 - 2/12

 Zoom meetings scheduled for 

8:30am  & 1:15pm 

same class code and password for both.

REMINDERS!

  • Friday 2/12 School will be closed for Teacher PD
  • Monday School will be closed for Presidents Day
  • Please have children complete assignments on Seesaw 
  • Please have children do assignments from the blog and send me pictures 

Exploration TWO

Exploration 2: Our Environment  

Essential Question: What can we discover about our community?

Focus Area: Building 

Weekly Focus: Noticing Buildings 


Vocabulary words: 

Bricks 

Cements 

Door 

Roof

Window


Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 


Book: All The Buildings In New York: That I Have Drawn So Far By James Gulliver Hancock

Activity: show children pictures of different buildings in NYC and ask them questions about what they see? 

Have them draw a picture of the building of their choice. 

The Chrysler Building


Empire State Building 


FlatIron Building 


New York Times Building 


Wool Worth Building 


Grossmotor:


Letter Bb:  letter Bb song 





Thursday

Miss Sanchez out no Zoom meetings 

please complete assignments on seesaw


Letter Bb:  letter Bb song 

have children write the letter Bb 3x's



Friday 

School closed for Teacher Professional day 

Seesaw Assignments for the Weekend






please click here to view Lesson plan

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Week of 2/1 - 2/5

  Zoom meetings scheduled for 

8:30am  & 1:15pm 

same class code and password for both.


REMINDERS!

  • Friday half-day for Parent teacher conferences through Zoom
  • Please have children complete assignments on Seesaw 
  • Please have children do assignments from the blog and send me pictures 

Exploration TWO

Exploration 2: Our Environment  

Essential Question: What can we discover about our community?

Focus Area: Building 

Weekly Focus: Construction


Vocabulary words: 

Construction 

hammer

Screwdriver 

drill


Monday & Tuesday 

Classes Cancelled due to winter storm


Wednesday

Book: Dreaming Up: a celebration pf building 

This week we will be focusing on how buildings are built or constructed.


Allow children to watch this video about what being a construction worker is like... CLICK HERE

Ask your children questions about the video


Grossmotor: exercise song for kids 


Letter Aa:  letter Aa song 

have children write the letter Aa 3x's




Thursday

Book: Dreaming Up: a celebration pf building 

This week we will be focusing on how buildings are built or constructed.


click here to view the video on construction 

Grossmotor: exercise song for kids 


Letter Aa:  letter Aa song 

have children write the letter Aa 3x's



Friday 

Book: My Little Cities New York by Jennifer Adams

Discuss with your children about living in New York what are some places to visit. Time Square, Museums, Statue of liberty and show them pictures. Remind the children that all of these buildings and places were built by people, construction workers. 


Activity: have children draw their own New York City Building. 


Grossmotor: exercise song for kids 


Letter Aa:  letter Aa song 

have children write the letter Aa 3x's


Workbook pages 71 - 73  for the weekend.