Sunday, April 25, 2021

Week of April 26th!!

Reminders / Notices

There are numerous activities posted every week on 

our classroom SeeSaw Account! 

 

ZOOM Links for This Week:

Monday 04/26 to Friday 04/30

 

8:30 a.m. Meeting 

Meeting ID: 354 597 9563 

Password: love


2:00 p.m. Meeting

Meeting ID: 788 4577 9415 

Password: love

 

 

If your child cannot attend one of these two meetings, please let me know and I can schedule a meeting at a time that is more convenient for you.

 

The link for the read aloud of this week’s foundational text, 

Orange in January by Dianna H Aston Here!


Read-Aloud Questions:

Level 1: Recall 

Where was the orange at the beginning of the book? Where was the orange at the end of the book? 

How did the orange get from the tree to the grocery store? 

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept 

The book says, “The petals fell away, and the orange began to grow into what it was meant to be.” What was the orange meant to be? How did the boy get the orange? 

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking 

The boy shared the orange. Why do you think he did that? 

How do you think the other children felt when he shared the orange with them? 

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking 

If you were going to grow a kindness garden, what would you need? What would you do? 


Remote Learners Weekly Activity:

Watch the video The Parts of a Plant HERE!



Invite your child to draw and label the parts of a plant after watching and discussing this video. Note your child’s observations, understandings and use this information to talk with them about it.


Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.SCI.6. [P-LS3-1.] Develops a model to describe that some young plants  and animals are similar to, but not exactly like, their parents


Open ended questions:

I notice that you ____.

That reminds me of ____. What if you try ____?

How could we find out _____?


Unit Topic:

Plants 


Essential Question for the Unit:

How do plants grow and why are they important?         


Focus Questions for this Week:

What do plants need and where do we find them?


Focused Learning activity for the week:

Mrs. Gonzalez and Mrs. Tavares will work with students in the

Writing center.  The teacher will invite children to explore and discuss plant parts ( stem, petals, roots, leaves,seeds etc.)  

Children will be supplied with pipe cleaners as well as paper circles to create and label their flower. 


Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.SCI.5 Plans and conducts investigations to determine how familiar plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive in the environment.



Foundational Text for the Week:

An Orange in January by Dianna H Aston

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.CLL.11 (Reading Standards for Literature): With prompting and support, make connections between self, text and the world around them (text, media, social interaction).


QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ASKED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK:

Level 1: Recall 

Where was the orange at the beginning of the book? Where was the orange at the end of the book? 

How did the orange get from the tree to the grocery store? 

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept 

The book says, “The petals fell away, and the orange began to grow into what it was meant to be.” What was the orange meant to be? How did the boy get the orange? 

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking 

The boy shared the orange. Why do you think he did that? 

How do you think the other children felt when he shared the orange with them? 

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking 

If you were going to grow a kindness garden, what would you need? What would you do? 



Lessons and activities for the week:

Blocks- Students will be invited to build a garden using blocks and materials added to the block center.

Pretend Play- The teacher will turn Dramatic Play into a flower shop by adding pretend flowers, containers, pictures of flower arrangements, cash register, notepad, writing utensils etc. Children can pretend to make, buy, and sell floral arrangements. Vocabulary words such as bouquet, floral arrangement, florist, and flower will be highlighted.


Art- The teacher will supply pipe cleaners as well as tissue paper circles. Children can pierce the middle of the tissue paper circles with the pipe cleaner, adding as many as they would like, then fold the circles up to create a flower. 


Science- The teacher will provide individual pictures of the plant life cycle. Students will be asked to sequence the pictures. The teacher will provide pictures / diagrams for children to refer to as they discuss each stage in the life cycle. 


Math- The teacher will cut out several paper watermelons, add a number to each one, and ask children to put the appropriate number of seeds on each watermelon. Students are encouraged to write the corresponding number.

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

Writing- Students will write letters on a sheet of construction paper.  They can glue seeds onto the letter.  Teacher will talk with students about words that start with the letter.


Sensory- Students will be able to play with their own individual containers of play-doh.


For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!


If there are any questions regarding the Pre-K for All program that can not be answered by the office or classroom teacher, please feel free to contact the Help Line at 888-227-8175



Sunday, April 18, 2021

Week of April 19th!!

 Reminders / Notices

  • Dismissal is at 12:00 noon on Friday, April 23rd 
  • Parent-Teacher Conferences are on Friday, April 23rd from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.


ZOOM Links for This Week:

Monday 04/19 to Friday 04/23

 

8:30 a.m. Meeting 

Meeting ID: 354 597 9563 

Password: love


2:00 p.m. Meeting

Meeting ID: 788 4577 9415 

Password: love

 

 

If your child cannot attend one of these two meetings, please let me know and I can schedule a meeting at a time that is more convenient for you.

 

There are numerous activities posted every week on 

our classroom SeeSaw Account! 

 

The link for the read aloud of this week’s foundational text, 

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown Here!


Remote Learners Weekly Activity:

Watch the video about a plant’s life cycle Here!

Invite your child to draw the life cycle of a plant. A diagram will be provided . Note your child’s observations and understandings, and use this information to talk with them about each stage of the life cycle. 




Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.SCI.6. [P-LS3-1.] Develops a model to describe that some young plants and animals are similar to, but not exactly like, their parents



Open ended questions:

What did you observe here/when ____?
What did your sense of ____ tell you about ____? 

What will you try next? 

I wonder what would happen if ____?
How do you know? How could we find out?



Unit Topic:

Plants 


Essential Question for the Unit:

How do plants grow and why are they important?         


Focus Questions for this Week:

What are plants?     


Focused Learning activity for the week:

Mrs. Gonzalez and Mrs. Tavares will work with students in the science 

center.  The students will be provided with individual pictures of each part of the plant life cycle. The teacher will invite children to sequence the pictures. A diagram will be provided for students to reference as they play. The teacher will note the students observations and understandings, and use this information to talk with them about each stage of the life cycle.


Students will be provided with individual pictures of each part of a butterfly life cycle.  The teacher will encourage children to sequence the pictures. A diagram will be provided . 


Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.SCI.6. [P-LS3-1.] Develops a model to describe that some young plants and animals are similar to, but not exactly like, their parents



Foundational Text for the Week:

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown


Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.CLL.11 (Reading Standards for Literature): With prompting and support, make connections between self, text and the world around them (text, media, social interaction).


QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ASKED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK:


Level 1: Recall

Where did the garden start growing? Where did the garden spread?

What did Liam do in the winter?



Level 2: Skill/Concept

How does the city look at the beginning of the book? How does the city look at the end of the book? Do you prefer the way it looks at the beginning or the end? Why?

The book says that Liam didn’t feel like a gardener at first but after a while he did. Why do you think that happened?

Other people in the city decided to be gardeners too. Why do you think they wanted to be gardeners?



Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Do you think the people in the city felt different after there were many gardens and plants growing in the city? Why or why not?

How do plants and gardens make you feel?



Level 4: Extended Thinking

Can you be a gardener? Why or why not?

If you were going to grow a garden, what would you need? What would you do?



Lessons and activities for the week:


Blocks- Students will be invited to build a garden using blocks and materials added to the block center.


Pretend Play- The teacher will turn Dramatic Play into a flower shop by adding pretend flowers, containers, pictures of flower arrangements, cash register, notepad, writing utensils etc. Children can pretend to make, buy, and sell floral arrangements. Vocabulary words such as bouquet, floral arrangement, florist, and flower will be highlighted.


Art- The teacher will supply pipe cleaners as well as tissue paper circles. Children can pierce the middle of the tissue paper circles with the pipe cleaner, adding as many as they would like, then fold the circles up to create a flower. 


Science- The teacher will provide individual pictures of the plant life cycle. Students will be asked to sequence the pictures. The teacher will provide pictures / diagrams for children to refer to as they discuss each stage in the life cycle. 


Math- The teacher will cut out several paper watermelons, add a number to each one, and ask children to put the appropriate number of seeds on each watermelon. Students are encouraged to write the corresponding number.


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


Writing- Students will write letters on a sheet of construction paper.  They can glue seeds onto the letter.  Teacher will talk with students about words that start with the letter.


Sensory- Students will be able to play with their own individual containers of play-doh.



For more information on the Lesson Plan, click Here!


If there are any questions regarding the Pre-K for All program that can not be answered by the office or classroom teacher, please feel free to contact the

Help Line at 888-227-8175














Sunday, April 11, 2021

Week of April 12th!!

Reminders

·      Dismissal is at 12:00 noon on Friday, April 23rd 

·      Parent-Teacher Conferences are on Friday, April 23rd from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. 

 

 

ZOOM Links for This Week:

Monday 04/12 to Friday 04/15

 

8:30 a.m. Meeting 

Meeting ID: 354 597 9563 

Password: love


2:00 p.m. Meeting

Meeting ID: 788 4577 9415 

Password: love

 

 

If your child cannot attend one of these two meetings, please let me know and I can schedule a meeting at a time that is more convenient for you.

 

There are numerous activities posted every week on 

our classroom SeeSaw Account! 

 

The link for the read aloud of this week’s foundational text,Can't You Sleep Little Bear? by Martin Waddell HERE!

 

Remote Learners Weekly Activity:


Mrs. Gonzalez and Mrs. Tavares will invite children to plant seeds. The teacher will place half of the planted seeds in an area that gets sunlight and the other half in an area that is dark. The children will be encouraged to predict which seeds are most likely to grow and why. The planted seeds will be monitored periodically. To conclude the experiment, the teacher will refer back to the children’s predictions. The children will be invited to discuss and graph the results. 

 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.SCI.9. [P-PS3-1.] Participates in an investigation to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface. 

 

Open ended questions:w

What did you observe here/when ____?What did your sense of ____ tell you about ____? 

What will you try next? 

I wonder what would happen if ____?How do you know? How could we find out? 

 

*Please send pictures or drawings of the weekly activity to MrsGonzalez@olqmnyc.com or text the picture 

to (862)248-2841 

 

Unit Topic:

Light

 

Essential Question for the Unit:

·     How and why do we use different kinds of light?  


     Focus Questions for this Week:

·     How does light help us? 



 

Focused Learning activity for the week:

Invite your child to plant seeds. Place half of the planted seeds in an area that gets sunlight and the other half in an area that is dark. Invite your child to predict which seeds are most likely to grow and why. Monitor the planted seeds periodically. To conclude the experiment, refer back to your child’s predictions; discuss and graph the results or have your child draw the results. 

 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.SCI.9. [P-PS3-1.] Participates in an investigation to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface. 

 

 

Foundational Text for the Week:

Can't You Sleep Little Bear? by Martin Waddell

 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK. ELAL.7: Develops and answers questions about characters, major events, and pieces of information in a text. 

 

QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ASKED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK:

 

Level 1: Recall

Where does Little Bear sleep?

Why couldn’t Little Bear sleep?

What did Big Bear do to help Little Bear sleep?

 

Level 2: Skill / Concept

What did Big Bear and Little Bear use to light their cave? What do you use to light the place you live?

Why did Big Bear and Little Bear go home when it got dark outside?

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Big Bear and Little Bear played outside in the bright sunlight. What do you like to do when it is sunny outside?

Why do you think Big Bear wanted Little Bear to go to sleep?

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking

Why do you think Little Bear does not like the dark?

Big Bear takes Little Bear outside to see the moon and Little Bear falls asleep. What are some other things you could do to help someone who is scared of the dark fall asleep?

 

Lessons and activities for the week:

 

Blocks- Students are invited to explore how they might use blocks and a flashlight to create shadow letters.  

 

Pretend Play- Students will be able to use flashlights for shadow play.  

 

Art-  Students will be invited to create sun catchers with tissue paper and paint.  

 

Science- Students will be able to use the light table to look at x-rays and an assortment of translucent objects.   

 

Math- Students will be able to match shape manipulatives with their shadow.  

 

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

 

Writing- Students are invited to use a trace and draw projector. 

 

Sensory- Students will be able to play with their own individual containers of play-doh.

 

For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!

 

Please always make sure to read the OLQM School Blog for additional information, located 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