Week of October 17th!!

Reminders!

 

·      SCHOOL CLOSED on Thursday, October 20th 

·      NO AFTER-SCOOL PROGRAM on Friday, October 21st 

·      Please return ASQ Questionnaires by Tuesday. 

·      PreK For All Classes 8:00 AM - 2:45 PM 

·      Dismissal is at 2:45 PM

·      Please make sure your child has an extra change of clothes. (I will let you know if your child is missing a change of clothes)

·      Please bring in a picture of your family and a baby picture of child for us to hang on our family tree! 

·      Always make sure to read the OLQM School Blog for additional information, located HERE!

·      I will do my best to answer at the end of the day. 

·      Please remember to bring sleeping mats to school.

·      If you have any questions or concerns, you can email me at mrsgonzalez@olqmnyc.org or text/call (862) 248-2941.  I will do my best to answer at the end of the day.

 

 

 

Unit Topic:

My Five Senses

 

Essential Question for the Unit:

How do we use our senses to explore, investigate and understand the world around us?

 

Focus Question for the Week Related to the Text:

How do we use our sense of hearing?

 

Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

Listening Walk

The students will be instructed to close their eyes and listen for a special sound.  The teacher will crunch dry leaves and ask students to guess what the sound is.  The teacher will ask them to open their eyes, show the leaves and ask if their predictions were correct. Students will be asked when and where they might find dry leaves. Students will be invited on a listening walk. The teacher will encourage students to make a few predictions about what else they might hear outside.

 

For children who need additional support:Children who need extra support will walk with a teacher or other adult.

 

For children who are ready for a challenge: Students who excel with this activity will be encouraged to keep count of sounds they hear (i.e. number of horns they heard)

 

For ELL children: The teacher will scaffold language for listening comprehension by practicing listening to additional sounds before the walk. Children will be invited to close their eyes and practice identifying sounds such as a siren, a baby crying, a dog barking, etc.

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.AL.4.Exhibits curiosity, interest, and willingness to learn new things and have new experiences.

 

Foundational Text for the Week:

Squeak, Rumble, Whomp ! Whomp! Whomp! by Wynton Marsalislink to the week’s foundational text HERE!!

 

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

 

Level 1: Recall 

What are some of the things in this book that make noise?

What are some of the sounds you heard in this book? 

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept 

We often use our voices for talking. This is one way we can make sound. What are some other ways we can use our bodies to make sound? 

What part of your body do you use to hear? 

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking 

In this book, there are instruments that make noise, vehicles that make noise, and things at the boy’s home that make noise. What are some things in our classroom that make noise? 

The boy in this book has an alarm clock. His alarm clock ticks and makes a “tlick-tlock” sound. Do you use know anyone who uses an alarm clock? Who? How can alarm clocks be helpful? 

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking 

Sounds can make us feel different ways. Some sounds might make us feel happy. A sound that makes me feel happy is ___________. What are some things that make you feel happy? Sad? Excited? 

 

 

Lessons and Activities for the Week:

 

Blocks- Children are encouraged to use tree shaped blocks.  Students will be able to explore how the blocks feel and look compared to the other blocks in the block area.

 

Pretend Play- The Dramatic Play center will be transformed into an apple orchard.     

 

Art- Play-doh will be added to the art center as children discuss how the play-doh feels, looks, and smells. 

 

Science- Magnifying glasses will be added to the science area for children to use their sense of sight and investigate various material such as leaves, pinecones, acorns etc. 

 

Math- Students will be able to sort animal manipulatives by color, size, type, and/or texture.

 

Library- Students are invited to look at our classroom books and discuss what they see with their peers.

 

Writing- Scented markers will be provided in the writing center. Students will be encouraged to use their sense of smell as they use the markers.

 

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

 

 

For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!!

 

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.