Week of March 11th!

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Unit Topic:

Water

Essential Question for the Unit:

 What does water do?

Focus Questions for this Week:

What happens to water when it changes temperature?

Focused Learning activity for the week:   

  Mrs. Gonzalez and Mrs. Tavares will work with students in the Art Center.  Students will be invited to use markers to create a picture.  They will then be provided with spray bottles of water to lightly spray their papers.  Students will be able to watch and describe how the water has changed their work.

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.CKW.6 (Science): Acquires knowledge about the physical properties of the world.

Foundational Text for the Week:

Rain by Linda Ashman

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.SED.2: Regulates his/her responses to needs, feelings, and events.

QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ASKED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK:

Level 1: Recall

What does the boy wear outside in the rain?

What does the boy order at the Rain or Shine Café?

What does the man order at the Rain or Shine Café?

What does the man forget at the café?

Level 2: Skill/Concept

How does the boy feel about the rain? How do you know?

How does the man feel about the rain at the beginning of the story? How do you know?

How does the man feel about the rain at the end of the story? How do you know?

How did the boy help the man change his mind about the rain?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

How do you feel about going outside in the rain? Why?

At the beginning of the story the man is very upset. What are some things that make you upset?

The boy in the story is very happy. What are some things that make you happy?

Level 4: Extended Thinking

If you don’t have a rain coat, hat or umbrella to wear outside in the rain, what can you do if you want to stay dry?

The boy made the man feel better. When someone is upset what can you do to make him/her feel better?

Lessons and activities for the week:

Blocks- Pictures of bridges will be added to the center. Students are encouraged to try to build bridges. 

Pretend Play- Large cardboard boxes will be added to Pretend Play for students to pretend they are in a boat. 

Art- Students are invited to draw a picture with crayons. They may choose to draw an underwater or rainy day scene. After their drawings are complete, watercolor paints will be used to lightly paint over their crayon drawings. 

Science-The students will be invited to test how well different substances (e.g., sugar, salt flour, oil, rice, etc.) dissolve in water by placing them in testing tubes. 

Math- Seashells will be added to math center. Students will be able to match the correct number of shells to a number card. 

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

Writing- Students will be asked the question, "Where can we find water?" and be asked to write or draw their answers.

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

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