Pre-K 4    Week of February 28, 2022

Please Read All The Reminders

Monday February 28, 2022 -

 •Please remember to send sleeping mats to school!!!

•Parents in UPK program are reminded to please fill in school survey.

•March menus have or will be sent home today - please check your child's bookbag.

Wednesday March 2, 2022 -

Dr. Seuss' Birthday - students may dress up as their favorite character or must be in uniform if not dressing up.

If you or your child is experiencing fever, fatigue, congestion, headache, vomiting, or any other covid-like symptoms the night before school, please remain home and obtain a negative result before coming to the school building. If you or your child tests positive and were present any day of the school week, please notify the teacher. Remote work is always available for students at any time.

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

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:

Light

Essential Question:

How and why do we use different kinds of light?

Focus Question for The Week:

What are shadows?

 

Foundational Text for The Week:

Moonbear's Shadow by Frank Asch

What things did Bear try in order to get rid of his shadow? Why didn’t anything work?

Can you always see your shadow? What are some times you can’t see it? What other shadows can you see?

Call children’s attention to illustrations showing the sun in different positions in the sky. Look here, the sun is lower in the sky. Do you think that means it’s morning, lunch time, or almost night time?

What was Bear’s problem in the beginning? At the end of the story, did Bear learn something?

Why can’t Bear see his shadow anymore? Did he really bury it?

Focused Learning Activity for The Week

Shadow Puppets

Invite children to create shadow puppets together by drawing. They could try to make different types of animals, objects, people, or make one puppet and use it to tell a story together. Provide various models for children to draw and describe the kinds of lines and curves needed to make the puppet.

Materials:

Pencil

Paper

Glue

Popsicle Stick

Light Source

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard(s) Addressed

 

PK.ELAL.15

Uses a combination of drawing, dictating, oral expression, and/or emergent writing to narrate an event or events in a sequence

 

PK.ELAL.23

Creates a visual display (e.g., drawing, art work, building, writing)

 

PK.PDH.5

Demonstrates eye-hand coordination and fine motor skills

 

PK.SCI.9

Plans and conducts an investigation to determine the efect of sunlight on Earth’s surface

Lessons and Activities for the Week

Blocks

Skyline: Add pictures of the nighttime NYC skyline to the walls in the Blocks/Construction Center. Invite children to observe the lights in the picture and create additional buildings to add to the skyline.

Dramatic Play

 Add a basket of sunglasses to the Dramatic Play Center. Talk with the children about when and why they might wear sunglasses. Invite them to use them as they play. 

Art

Introduce children to light and dark color mixing techniques. Big Ideas: How can we make shades /colors lighter or darker?

Science

Add artificial light sources for children to investigate in the science area. Include materials for children to explore how light bends/reflects. (Flash lights, Lightbulb, tin foil, mirror)

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

Math

The teacher will supply translucent plastic chips in a variety of colors. Children will be invited to sort objects into different groups. Students will also be invited to work individually and small groups to identify and match numbers 1-20 and count objects up to 20.

Library

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

Writing

The children will be invited to use a hole puncher to create letters on pieces of paper. The teacher will allow children to place the papers over the light table to explore the letters and light. 

Sensory

The children are invited to explore alphabet and numbers inside sensory chests and match them together.

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