Week of June 1, 2021

Announcements

Upload evidence of student work from the blog activities onto Seesaw as frequently as possible.

As always, please make sure to read the OLQM school blog for additional updates and information located HERE!

 If there are any questions regarding the 3-K/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

Zoom Link

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2519847674?pwd=OWh0SW5oZlVpR1F4K2tHUVduYk1EZz09

Meeting ID: 251 984 7674

Passcode: school

You are encouraged to join both AM and PM sessions.

*The same link will be used to meet daily until further notice*

Zoom Link (AM 8:30-8:45)

Zoom Link (PM 2:30-2:45)

This weeks focus is "Change (Self)"

To view the full lesson plan and daily activities for this week, please click here.

To view this weeks foundational text, please click here, and here.

Activities for virtual students at home

Parents must submit photo evidence of all completed activities on Seesaw or to my email: MrTaraza@olqmnyc.org

Rainbow Fish Arts & Crafts (Tuesday & Wednesday)

See E-Mail for Rainbow Fish Clipart

(Part 1)

 

Children will color and decorate their own rainbow fish using any colors they'd like.

 

Materials:

 

Blue Construction Paper

Rainbow Fish Clipart

Crayons/Markers/Color pencils

Tissue Paper

Pipe Cleaners

Glue

Any kind of decoratives (Glitter, Pom Poms)

 

If none of the materials are readily available at home. Draw your own rainbow fish and use as many colors as you can find.

(Part 2)

 

Children will add any decorative design they'd like to their rainbow fish and add ocean life details (plants, fish, scales, seahorses, etc.) to thier blue paper.

 

● Goal P-PMP 3. Child demonstrates increasing control, strength, and coordination of small muscles.

"Color Mixing Emotions Painting" - Seed Germination (Thursday & Friday)

Color Mixing Emotions Painting

 

Children will explore color mixing to pain different emotions. We will be using various techniques such as using white and black to create light and dark colors.

 

Materials:

 

Paintbrush

Paper

Primary Colors (Red, Yellow, Blue)

 

Children will paint emotions (Happy, Sad, Angry, Scared, Sleepy, Excited)

 

● Goal P-SCI 3. Child compares and categorizes observable phenomena.

 

● Goal P-PMP 3. Child demonstrates increasing control, strength, and coordination of small muscles.

            Week of May 24, 2021

Announcements

Upload evidence of student work from the blog activities onto Seesaw as frequently as possible.

As always, please make sure to read the OLQM school blog for additional updates and information located HERE!

 If there are any questions regarding the 3-K/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

Zoom Link

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2519847674?pwd=OWh0SW5oZlVpR1F4K2tHUVduYk1EZz09

Meeting ID: 251 984 7674

Passcode: school

You are encouraged to join both AM and PM sessions.

*The same link will be used to meet daily until further notice*

Zoom Link (AM 8:30-8:45)

Zoom Link (PM 2:30-2:45)

This weeks focus is "How Things Grow"

To view the full lesson plan and daily activities for this week, please click here.

To view this weeks foundational text, please click here, here, and here.

Activities for virtual students at home

Parents must submit photo evidence of all completed activities on Seesaw or to my email: MrTaraza@olqmnyc.org

Writing and Tracing Our Names (Monday & Tuesday)

Children will practice writing the letters of their name.

 

Materials:

Pencil/Marker/Crayon/Color Pencil/Chalk

 

● Goal P-LIT 6. Child writes for a variety of purposes using increasingly sophisticated marks

 

● Goal P-PMP 3. Child demonstrates increasing control, strength, and coordination of small muscles.

"Magicn Corn Kernels" - Seed Germination (Wednesday & Thursday)

The first day can be used to gather supplies for the experiment. If you have everything already, then you may proceed with the following instructions below. 

 

Materials:

 

•Popcorn Kernel

 

• Mini Ziploc bags, one per student

 

• Moistening supplies (e.g., cotton balls, paper towels, or Soil Moist, which can be purchased at your local home gardening store). Enough for each Ziploc bag.

 

• OPTIONAL: string to make necklaces for the students to wear their Ziploc bags

Explain to your children that you have something very special to give them – “magic corn kernels” – As you hand out the supplies, remind your children that farmers are very patient and that, like farmers, they need to be very patient and wait their turn.

 

• Give each child a handful of corn kernels, a Ziploc baggie, and moistening supplies

 

• Explain to the children that, with a little warmth and moisture, the “magic corn kernel” can germinate (and explain that germinate means that the seed will sprout and the plant will start to grow)

 

• Instruct each child to place his/her magic corn kernels into the Ziploc bag, insert the moistening supplies (e.g., wet cotton ball, moist paper towel, etc) and lock the Ziploc bag shut.

 

• Check in with children over next 3-to-5 days until seeds germinate; wow, it’s magic!!!!

 

• After the kernels have germinated, ask the children what else they think the seeds will need to keep growing (e.g., sun, water, soil, etc). Explain that plants need nutrients from the soil to grow big and strong. Tell students that they can take their sprouted kernels home to plant in the soil with their parents’ permission.

 

● Goal P-SCI 1. Child observes and describes observable phenomena (objects, materials, organisms, and events).

 

● Goal P-SCI 2. Child engages in scientific talk

 

● Goal P-SCI 5. Child plans and conducts investigations and experiments.

"Magicn Corn Kernels" - Checkin (Friday)

Check on the status of the kernels. If the cotton / moistening suppplies have dried up, tell children to wet them again so they can continue to grow over the weekend. Reseal the bag and make sure they are recieving plenty of sunlight. We will retun the following week to see if any changes have occured.

 

 

● Goal P-SCI 1. Child observes and describes observable phenomena (objects, materials, organisms, and events).

 

● Goal P-SCI 2. Child engages in scientific talk

 

● Goal P-SCI 5. Child plans and conducts investigations and experiments.

           Week of May 17, 2021

Announcements

Upload evidence of student work from the blog activities onto Seesaw as frequently as possible.

As always, please make sure to read the OLQM school blog for additional updates and information located HERE!

 If there are any questions regarding the 3-K/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

Zoom Link

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2519847674?pwd=OWh0SW5oZlVpR1F4K2tHUVduYk1EZz09

Meeting ID: 251 984 7674

Passcode: school

You are encouraged to join both AM and PM sessions.

*The same link will be used to meet daily until further notice*

Zoom Link (AM 8:30-8:45)

Zoom Link (PM 2:30-2:45)

This weeks focus is "Things That Grow"

To view the full lesson plan and daily activities for this week, please click here.

To view this weeks foundational text, please click here, here, and here.

Activities for virtual students at home

Parents must submit photo evidence of all completed activities on Seesaw or to my email: MrTaraza@olqmnyc.org

The Giving Tree Paper Plate Craft (Monday & Tuesday)

Materials:

 

-Paper Plate

-Green Paint

-Brown Construction Paper for tree trunk or white paper if you don't have and color it brown.

 

Ask children what can you give? (e.g., hugs, love, cards, friendship, food, clothes, toys, kisses.)

 

Write down thier response.

 

● Goal P-PMP 3. Child demonstrates increasing control, strength, and coordination of small muscles.

 

● Goal P-LC 2. Child understands and responds to increasingly complex communication and language from others.

Crayola Model Magic or Playdough for Virtual Learners - A fine motor and literacy activity - (Wednesday)

Children will roll and squeeze model magic with fingers to craft pet snails. Model for children and let them go their own direction if they chose to.

 

Talk with children as they are working. Ask them, "What are you making?" "What colors are you using?"

 

● Goal P-PMP 3. Child demonstrates increasing control, strength, and coordination of small muscles.

Writing and Tracing Our Names (Thursday & Friday)

Children will practice writing the letters of their name.

 

Materials:

Pencil/Marker/Crayon/Color Pencil/Chalk

 

● Goal P-LIT 6. Child writes for a variety of purposes using increasingly sophisticated marks

 

● Goal P-PMP 3. Child demonstrates increasing control, strength, and coordination of small muscles.

          Week of May 10, 2021

Announcements

Friday, May 14th - Early Dismissal Day 12:00 noon for all students, all grades.

Upload evidence of student work onto Seesaw as frequently as possible.

As always, please make sure to read the OLQM school blog for additional updates and information located HERE!

 If there are any questions regarding the 3-K/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

Zoom Link

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2519847674?pwd=OWh0SW5oZlVpR1F4K2tHUVduYk1EZz09

Meeting ID: 251 984 7674

Passcode: school

You are encouraged to join both AM and PM sessions.

*The same link will be used to meet daily until further notice*

Zoom Link (AM 8:30-8:45)

Zoom Link (PM 2:30-2:45)

This weeks focus is "Grow" (Self)

To view the full lesson plan and daily activities for this week, please click here.

To view this weeks foundational text, please click here, here, and here.

Activities for virtual students at home

Parents must submit photo evidence of all completed activities on Seesaw or to my email: MrTaraza@olqmnyc.org

Practice Cutting Shapes (Monday & Tuesday) *See PDF in E-Mail

Art/Literacy Activity (Wednesday)

Fold a paper in half

 

On one side ask the child to draw a picture of when they were small or a baby.

 

On the other side, ask child to draw themself now.

 

Prompt child to respond to the following and record thier answers under their drawings.

 

When I was a baby, I used to...

 

Now that I am bigger, I can...

 

● Goal P-ATL 12. Child expresses creativity in thinking and communication.

 

● Goal P-LIT 6. Child writes for a variety of purposes using increasingly sophisticated marks.

Children will color and cut out each shape. After all shapes have been cut. Ask chilkdren to paste them on a piece of paper and name each shape they cut. Write down what they say.

 

● Goal P-PMP 3. Child demonstrates increasing control, strength, and coordination of small muscles.

 

● Goal P-MATH 9. Child identifies, describes, compares, and composes shapes

Writing and Tracing Our Names (Thursday & Friday)

Children will practice writing the letters of their name.

 

Materials:

Pencil/Marker/Crayon/Color Pencil

 

● Goal P-LIT 6. Child writes for a variety of purposes using increasingly sophisticated marks

 

● Goal P-PMP 3. Child demonstrates increasing control, strength, and coordination of small muscles.

           Week of May 3, 2021

Announcements

May:4th Star Wars Day

May 5th : Mr. Taraza & Meadows Birthday Celebration in classroom. Cinco De Mayo.

May 6th: National Nurses Day

May 9th Mother's Day: School Office Closed

Upload evidence of student work onto Seesaw as frequently as possible.

As always, please make sure to read the OLQM school blog for additional updates and information located HERE!

 If there are any questions regarding the 3-K/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

Zoom Link

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2519847674?pwd=OWh0SW5oZlVpR1F4K2tHUVduYk1EZz09

Meeting ID: 251 984 7674

Passcode: school

You are encouraged to join both AM and PM sessions.

*The same link will be used to meet daily until further notice*

Zoom Link (AM 8:30-8:45)

Zoom Link (PM 2:30-2:45)

This weeks focus is "Others" (Care)

To view the full lesson plan and daily activities for this week, please click here.

To view this weeks foundational text, please click here and here, and here.

Activities for virtual students at home

Parents must submit photo evidence of all completed activities on Seesaw or to my email: MrTaraza@olqmnyc.org

Writing and Tracing Our Names (Monday & Tuesday)

Children will practice writing the letters of their name.

 

Materials:

Pencil/Marker/Crayon/Color Pencil

 

● Goal P-LIT 6. Child writes for a variety of purposes using increasingly sophisticated marks

 

● Goal P-PMP 3. Child demonstrates increasing control, strength, and coordination of small muscles.

Five Little Ducks (Wednesday)

See PDF in Email for counting sheet and lyrics.

Story:

https://youtu.be/6tdbX8Mv7vg?t=17

1. Sing the Five Little Ducks With Your Child

2. Count all the ducks at the start of each verse

3. Cover a duck and have your child count the new total until there are none left as you sing

● Goal P-MATH 2. Child recognizes the number of objects in a small set.

 

● Goal P-MATH 3. Child understands the relationship between numbers and quantities

 

● Goal P-MATH 6. Child understands addition as adding to and understands subtraction as taking away from.

Tissue Paper Flower Stick (Thursday & Friday)

Children will be working on fine motor skills (folding and pressing paper, and folding and twisting wire) to make a mothers day gift for thier parent.

 

Materials:

 

Tissue Paper

Pipe Cleaner or Wire

 

● Goal P-PMP 3. Child demonstrates increasing control, strength, and coordination of small muscles

 

● Goal P-SE 7. Child expresses care and concern toward others.

Here are some examples:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uQ82QDo3Qs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64lPi_JTp_w