Pre-K 4    Week of June 20, 2022

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Friday, 6/24

 •LAST DAY OF SCHOOL DISMISSAL IS AT 12 PM

FOR ALL.

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MrTaraza@olqmnyc.org (I usually try to reply within the same day).

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Unit Topic:

Transformation

Essential Question:

What is transformation and how do things change?

Focus Question for The Week:

How will I continue to change and grow?

Foundational Text for The Week:

I'm Big Now! by Anthea Simmons / Gergie Birkett

Level 1: Recall

Where did some of the families take the little red stroller? What did the children do with the stroller when they were too big for it?

Level 2: Skill/Concept

Why do people use strollers for babies? When the children were too big for the stroller, they shared it with someone who was younger. How does it feel when someone shares with you?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

How do you think the children knew when they were too big for the stroller? How do you know when you are too big for something? Why did all the families in this book wish they had a stroller? How do you think they felt when they got the little red stroller?

Level 4: Extended Thinking

The little red stroller traveled so many places with so many children that it became very tattered and tired and it could not go on any further. What do you think happened to it when everyone was done with it? Why?

Review

Ask children to share events that happened in the story that stook out to them most. Find out what they enjoyed or find interesting? Record children's anwsers and read back the findings about the story.

Focused Learning Activity for The Week

Transform This! *Challenge

Supply various objects such as recycled materials and challenge children to select one and transform it into something new. Allow children to use an assortment of art materials such as recycled materials, collage materials, markers, paint, glue, etc. to transform the object they select. Talk with the children about what the original item was and what they have transformed it into as well as how they transformed the object. When finished, children can work in the writing area and write about how they transformed the object.

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard(s) Addressed

PK.SCI.10

Asks questions, makes observations, and gathers information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.

 

Lessons and Activities for the Month

Blocks

Begin building a tower in the Blocks/Construction Area. Invite children to make the tower taller. Ask them to think about how they can make the tower taller and then work together on this task. Encourage them to see how tall they can make the tower. Additionally, encourage children to think of other ways to change the tower, such as making it smaller, wider or narrower.

Dramatic Play

Kindergarten: Invite children to create a kindergarten classroom in the dramatic play area. They can discuss what they think kindergarten will be like, create a classroom accordingly, then take on roles, and pretend it is the beginning of their kindergarten year. If children are unfamiliar with kindergarten, consider providing books, or using other resources such as an online search engine, or pictures from kindergarten classes as inspiration for this activity.

Art

Limited Numbers Provide assorted open-ended materials the children can use to create art. Suggest a category by which the children can sort the objects as well as a number and invite them to take the correct number of items and use them to make any type of art they would like. For example, you might suggest they find and use four red items or three round items. Repeat according to the children’s interests. In each round, they can build on their original work, or create something new

Science

Supply pictures of various insects or animals that experience metamorphosis such as butterflies and toads and invite children to sequence the pictures. Talk with them about the changes they notice in the pictures. Use the words metamorphosis, pupa, grow, change, and life cycle frequently throughout the activity.

Math

Floor Puzzles: Invite children to assemble puzzles, including large floor puzzles (if available) and discuss how putting the pieces together transforms the pieces from many small designs or pictures into a larger picture.

Library

Students are invited to read fiction and non-fiction books about our theme, Transformation.

Writing

Encourage children to write a story about something or someone who experiences a change. Ask how the character felt before, during and after the change.

Sensory

Water Beads: Re-introduce waterbeads to the sensory table and ask children to observe and discuss how the water beads transformed after adding 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