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Early Dismissal on Friday, May 14th
There are numerous activities posted every week on
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ZOOM Information for This Week:
Monday 05/10 to Friday 05/14
2:00 p.m. Meeting
Meeting ID: 788 4577 9415
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**If your child cannot attend one of the zoom meeting, 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,
Rah, Rah, Radishes: A Vegetable Chant by April Pulley Sayre
Read-Aloud Questions:
Level 1: Recall
What are some of the vegetables in this book?
Who gets a “thank you” in this book?
Level 2: Skill/Concept
There is a page in this book about sweet corn. It says to “shuck an ear.” What does it mean to “shuck an ear” when you are talking about sweet corn?
This book suggests many different things we could do while we read. Let’s look and see if we can find and try some.
Examples include:
Carrots are calling, take a bite! Broccoli, cauliflower, shout it out! Pile up peppers
Celebrate celery, give a cheer! Root for rutabagas.
Bounce for beets!
Potatoes. Tomatoes. Yum a yam! Slice ‘em. Mash ‘em. Wham! Wham! Wham!
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
Have you ever had any of the vegetables in this book? What did you think? If you haven’t had any of these vegetables, which ones do you think you might want to try? Why?
What do you notice about the vegetables in this book? Why is it important to observe, or look carefully at something?
Level 4: Extended Thinking
This book is all about vegetables. Why do you think the author, April Pulley Sayre, might have wanted to write a book about vegetables?
Vegetables can be different colors. We saw many of them in this book. Why do you think vegetables are different colors
Remote Learners Weekly Activity:
Measurement
For the past several weeks, your child has been studying a plant or tree . Invite your child to visit their plant again this week. For this activity, bring some string, yarn, ribbon or something similar with you. Use the string to measure your child’s plant. Later, find loose parts of the same type/length (e.g., paper clips, buttons, marker tops) to measure the string. Measure by placing the loose parts end-to-end next to the string. Invite your child to count how many (paper clips) long their string is. Invite your child to draw or write about this activity.
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK.MATH.10.[NY-PK.MD.1.] Identify measurable attributes of objects such as length or weight, and describe them using appropriate vocabulary (e.g., small, big, short, tall, empty, full and light)
Unit Topic:
Plants
Essential Question for the Unit:
How do plants grow and why are they important?
Focus Questions for this Week:
Why are plants important?
Focused Learning activity for the week:
Mrs. Gonzalez and Mrs. Tavares will work with students in the
Math center. The teacher will invite children to use yarn to measure their class plant. The children will be encouraged to find loose parts of the same type/length (e.g., paper clips, buttons, marker tops, unifix cubes) to measure the string/yarn. The teacher will guide children in placing the loose parts end-to-end next to the string. The children will be invited to count how many (paper clips) long their string is. Children will be encouraged to discuss , draw or write about this activity.
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK.MATH.10.[NY-PK.MD.1.] Identify measurable attributes of objects such as length or weight, and describe them using appropriate vocabulary (e.g., small, big, short, tall, empty, full and light)
Foundational Text for the Week:
Rah, Rah, Radishes: A Vegetable Chant by April Pulley Sayre
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK.AC.4. Demonstrates a growing receptive vocabulary
QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ASKED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK:
Level 1: Recall
What are some of the vegetables in this book?
Who gets a “thank you” in this book?
Level 2: Skill/Concept
There is a page in this book about sweet corn. It says to “shuck an ear.” What does it mean to “shuck an ear” when you are talking about sweet corn?
This book suggests many different things we could do while we read. Let’s look and see if we can find and try some.
Examples include:
Carrots are calling, take a bite! Broccoli, cauliflower, shout it out! Pile up peppers
Celebrate celery, give a cheer! Root for rutabagas.
Bounce for beets!
Potatoes. Tomatoes. Yum a yam! Slice ‘em. Mash ‘em. Wham! Wham! Wham!
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
Have you ever had any of the vegetables in this book? What did you think? If you haven’t had any of these vegetables, which ones do you think you might want to try? Why?
What do you notice about the vegetables in this book? Why is it important to observe, or look carefully at something?
Level 4: Extended Thinking
This book is all about vegetables. Why do you think the author, April Pulley Sayre, might have wanted to write a book about vegetables?
Vegetables can be different colors. We saw many of them in this book. Why do you think vegetables are different colors?
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
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