Pre-K 4    Week of March 14, 2022

Please Read All The Reminders

Monday, 3/14

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

 •National Pi Day.

Thursday, 3/17

 •Green Day. (Children may wear something green).

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:

Water

Essential Question:

What does water do?

Focus Question for The Week:

What happens to water when it changes temperature?

 

Foundational Text for The Week:

Alfie (The Turtle that Disappeared) by Thyra Heder

Focused Learning Activity for The Week

Ice Painting

Make colored ice cubes out of water and food coloring. Insert a Popsicle stick into the water as it freezes to create a handle for children to hold while painting. When the cubes are frozen, invite children to use the colored ice paint. Before they begin painting, ask them to predict how the paints will work and what will happen as they use them.

 

Materials: 

Ice Cube Tray

Water

Popsicle Sticks

Paint or Food Color

Freezer

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard(s) Addressed

 

PK.SCI.1

Asks questions and uses observations to test the claim that different kinds of matter exist as either solid or liquid.

Lessons and Activities for the Week

Blocks

Add pictures of ice castles to the Blocks/Construction Center. Invite children to refer to these pictures and build their own ice castles. Consider covering the blocks with white paper and adding clear plastic cups for children to use in their structures.

Dramatic Play

Laundromat: Use cardboard boxes to create washers and dryers; add clothing, empty bottles of detergent and pretend money for children to use at the laundromat. Invite them to do the laundry and talk about the role water plays in cleaning clothes. If desired, children can design and set up the laundromat scene. 

Art

Introduce watercolor paint and brushes into the art area. Provide cups of water and paper for children to explore water colors and color mixing techniques.

Science

Land or Water: Provide an assortment of small animal and sea creature toys (e.g., dog, cow, fish, shark, etc.). Invite children to sort the toys into two categories: those that live in water and those that live on land. Use a blue piece of paper as a base for the water animals and green for land.

Math

Fish for a Number: Provide a pretend fishing pole with a magnetic end, and a set of dot cards. Invite children to draw a card from the set of cards, determine the number of dots on the card and then fish for the number.

Library

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

Writing

The children are invited to explore alphabet and numbers in the water.

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