Week of May 21st!

Theme for the Unit:

Babies!

Enduring understandings that the student should have by the end of the unit:

• Human babies need special food and care.
• Animal babies need special food and care.
• There are similarities and differences in the ways babies are cared for.
• All babies grow.

Lessons and activities for the week:

Blocks- The children will be invited to use blocks to create animal babies’ habitats that they are investigating.

Pretend Play- The Dramatic Play area will be turned into a pediatrician’s office.

Art- The teacher will supply clay for the children to use to create the animal babies they are studying

Science- Children will be invited to open plastic eggs and determine if the animal inside hatches from an egg or not and sort them into two piles accordingly. 

Math- Cutouts of babies of various lengths will be added to the math center.  Students will be able to measure each baby and tell which is longest and shortest.

Library- Students are invited to read books about our theme, babies.

Writing/Technology- Weekly learning games on iPads are provided.  

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

Some of the books we will read this week are:

Over in the Meadow by Ezra Jack Keats.  

Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman 

 Weekly Lesson Plan 

Recommended Home-School Connection:

Dear families, 

Your child is currently investigating a baby animal of choice and working on creating a baby animal book. Encourage your child to discuss what they already know and what they would like to learn about the animal they are investigating. If possible, take your child to the library and find books related to the animal your child is researching. You can help your child answer questions about what the baby is called, what it looks like, what it eats, etc. 

Reminders / Notices:
School is closed on Friday, May 25th and Monday May 28th in honor of Memorial Day.

Dear parents, 

If you have any questions about the UPK for All program that the teacher or school is unable to answer please feel free to contact: The Archdioceses Help Line at 888-227-8175 from 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. or by Email at catholicschool.upk.arch.ny.org.