Pre-K 4 Week of January 10, 2022
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Contact info:
MrTaraza@olqmnyc.org (I usually try to reply within the same day).
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
Unit Topic:
Transportation
Essential Question:
How does my community use various modes of transportation?
Focus Question for The Week:
How are various modes of transportation similar and different?
Foundational Text for The Week:
I Really Want to See You, Grandma
Focused Learning Activity for The Week
DIY Train Tracks
- Print a photo of train tracks and tape it near the block area.
- Set out a bowl of craft sticks and glue.
- Encourage children to arrange the sticks to build train tracks.
- If desired, glue the sticks together.
Big Questions
- How did you make train tracks?
- How many sticks did you use?
- Could you make a straight track? A curved track?
- What could you make to go on the train track?
TOILET PAPER ROLL CAR CRAFT
Provide recycled materials (e.g., cardboard tubes, buttons, tops, etc.) as well as tape and/or glue and invite children to build vehicles. Provide pictures of vehicles for the children to reference and encourage them to develop a plan for building before they begin. Have them consider what they will make and what materials they will need.
Materials
- Toilet paper tube (or cardboard tube cut in half)
- White paint
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Hot glue/gun
- 4 lids or pouch caps
- Markers, stickers, or paint
Instructions
- 1. Cut a U shape in the cardboard tube to make the opening for toys to sit in the car. Fold the U up and cut it again to make it smaller.2. Paint the toilet paper tube white and set it out to dry.3. Let kids decorate their cars with markers, stickers or paint.4. Hot glue the wheels on and it’s ready to play with. Vroom Vroom!
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard(s) Addressed
PK.PDH.5. Demonstrates eye-hand coordination and fine motor skills
PK.SCI.11. [K-2-ETS1-2.] Develops a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem
Lessons and Activities for The Week
Blocks
Provide students with street signs, people, and trees to help students think about what is in thier community. Teacher will encourage students to describe roles of people in thier community and why they are important.
Art
Provide children with recycled materials to craft various modes of transportation.
Science
Provide sample sketches of ramps for children. Encourage them to build a ramp and see how far they can make objects travel on the ramp. Encourage them to measure the distance to see how they can change the ramp to make it travel shorter or longer distance.
Math
Provide children with sorting cards to sort different modes of transportation into groups. Children will learn to sort land, air, and water transport methods. After sorting encourage children to count how many objects they've sorted.
Library
Students are encouraged to look at two non-fiction books about transportation and compare and contrast what they see.
Writing
Provide children with crayons, markers, and pencils to draw a picture of their favorite mode of transportation. Include an assortment of sketches for tracing to encourage children to draw using thier favorite stencils.
Sensory
Students will be able to play with their individual containers of play-doh.
For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!
To view this weeks' foundational text, please click HERE!
If you have any questions or concerns, you can email me at MrTaraza@olqmnyc.org or email Mrs. Zogka at MrsZogka@olqmnyc.org.
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
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