Unit
Topic:
Babies
Essential
Question
What
are babies?
Focus
Questions
What can we learn about animal babies?
Student Outcomes
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.
Learning
Centers and Activities:
Blocks- Students are invited to use blocks to
create a nursery or place to care for a baby.
Pretend Play- Pretend Play will be turned into
a baby nursery. Students will pretend to care for babies by feeding,
cleaning, and changing the baby dolls provided.
Art- Students will be invited to create an
artwork by mixing baby powder and paint.
Science- Students will be able to play a
matching game, matching the adult animal to its offspring.
Math-Students families will be invited to share
how long their child was at birth. The teacher will assist students in cutting
out a yellow piece of string to indicate the length they were at birth. The
teacher will use a piece of blue ribbon to measure the length of the students
now. The teacher and students will compare the two lengths to discuss how much
bigger s/he is now than when s/he was born.
Writing: The students will be invited to make a
book about the animal babies they are investigating.
Library- Students are invited to read books
about our theme, babies.
Sand/water sensory -Water and soap
will be added to the water table for children to bathe babies. The sand table
will be turn into a changing table.
Books
of the week:
Stellaluna by Janell
Cannon
Owl
Babies by Martin Waddell
Home-School
Connections:
Monday
– Unit Topic News
Worksheet
Tuesday
– Math News Worksheet
Wednesday
- Unit Topic News Worksheet
Thursday
- Unit Topic News Worksheet
Friday
– Unit Topic News Worksheet
Reminders/Important
Information: Mark Your Calendars *
Wednesday,
May 24th -Transitioning to PreK Parent Workshop at 8:30 A.M
Monday,
May 29th -School Closed for Memorial Day
Tuesday,
June 27th -Moving Up Ceremony (Graduation) at 10:00 A.M in the auditorium
Dear
parents,
If
you have any questions about the UPK for All program that I, Mrs. Gonzalez or
Mr. Woods are 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
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