Week of January 22!

 Theme for the month: Transportation

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

• I use transportation to get to pre-K and other places.
• We use different types of transportation for different reasons.
• Vehicles move in different ways.
• Some vehicles are operated by community helpers such as bus drivers, conductors,  firefighters, police officers, and mail carriers.
• There are many ways to stay safe when using transportation.

Learning Activities and Centers:

Blocks- Students are invited to create a variety of ramps and use different vehicles to race, predicting which one will go down the fastest and why. 

Pretend Play- Pretend Play will be transformed into a subway station. Students are invited to create a train using large pieces of cardboard.  

Art- 

The children will be invited to dip vehicle wheels into paint and then drive the vehicles on paper. Before children drive the vehicles on paper they will be asked to predict what they think will happen and why.

Science- Students are invited to create airplanes (with teacher support) and then will be asked to predict if their plane will fly, why or why not?

Math- Students will be invited to match numbered cars to their corresponding spots in a "parking lot".

Library- Students are invited to sequence the pictures and retell a familiar story, using a felt board.

Writing-  Students will be invited to match lettered cars to their corresponding spots in a "parking lot".

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

Some of the books we will read this week are:

Whose Vehicle Is This? by Sharon Katz Cooper 

 Tito the Firefighter (Tito el Bombero) by Tim Hoppey

Things That Go! Collection by National Geographic Kids 

Lesson Plan Link

Reminders / Notices:**

• Dismissal is at 12:00 noon on Friday, February 2nd. 
• Parent - Teacher Conferences are on Friday, February 2nd. 

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