Theme for the month:
My Five Senses!
Enduring understandings that the student should have by the end of the unit:
• There are five senses. They are smell, taste, touch, sight and hearing.
• We use our senses to understand our bodies, learn what they need, and keep us safe.
• We use our senses to learn about the people, places, objects, and environment around us.
• We experience and interact with the world differently when our senses, such as vision or hearing, are impaired.
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. Students will be able to explore apples with their senses.
Art- Play-doh will be added to the art center as children discuss how the play-doh feels, looks, and smells.
Science- A "Feely Box" will be added to the science center. Students are invited to put their hands in the holes of the box and identify the object using only their sense of touch.
Math- Students will be able to sort animal manipulatives by color, size, type, and texture.
Library- Students are invited to look at our classroom books and discuss what they see with their peers.
Writing- Students will be encouraged to write letters in shaving cream and discuss how it feels.
Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.
Some of the books we will read this week are:
My Five Senses by Aliki
Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley
Reminders / Notices:
Children are invited to wear their Halloween costume to school on Wednesday, October 31st!
Parents are invited.
Home-School Connection
Below you will find a few helpful activities to foster math skills.
Activity 1
Invite your child to sort socks that are the same.Encourage your child to look at your socks and their socks to compare size, ask “How are the socks different? How do you know? .
Activity 2
While visiting the park encourage your child to collect leaves. Invite your child to sort the leaves by size, shape and color. Encourage your child to count the leaves after sorting.
**Together, sort the leaves onto paper plates or into separate piles. First, set up a category. For example, ask children to sort all the big leaves on one plate and small leaves on another.
Activity 3
Go on a rock scavenger hunt at your local park . Use an egg carton to sort rocks.
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.
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