Pre-K 4    Week of June 6, 2022

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Monday, 6/6

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

Thursday 6/9

*Children come in at 9:15 AM* *Ceremony Begins at 10 AM*- End of Year "Moving Up Ceremony" in the gymnasium.

*(Two (2) Adults Permitted per Child)*

Friday, June 17th, 9:00am- Father's Day "Donuts with Dad" .
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Unit Topic:

Babies

Essential Question:

What are babies?

Focus Question for The Week:

What can we learn about animal babies? *Note that children will explore this question for two weeks.

Foundational Text for The Week:

Lizard from the Park by Mark Pett



Level 1: Recall
What did Leonard find in the park? Where was Buster’s family?

Level 2: Skill/Concept
What kind of animal is Buster? How do you know? How did Leonard feel about Buster? How do you know? As Buster got bigger and bigger, he seemed to enjoy himself less and less. Why do you think that happened?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking
How do you think Leonard felt when he found the egg? Tell me more about that. How do you think Leonard felt when Buster hatched from the egg? Tell me more about that. How do you think Leonard felt when Buster was too big to live with him anymore? Tell me more about that.

Level 4: Extended Thinking
What were some of the ways Leonard took care of Buster? How would you take care of a dinosaur if you found a dinosaur egg in the park?

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

PlayDough Animal Babies


Supply PlayDough and animal shape cutters for the children to use to create the animal babies they are studying. Provide pictures of these animals for the children to reference as they create. Use the names of the animal babies frequently throughout this activity. Children can also use clay to create objects related to the animal babies such as food, homes, etc. Ask children to tell you about their animal and add this as dictation to their project or invite them to add their own writing.

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard(s) Addressed

PK.SCI.5

Plans and conducts investigations to determine how familiar plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive in the environment.

 
 

PK.PDH.5

Demonstrates eye-hand coordination and fine motor skills.



Lessons and Activities for the Month

Blocks

Build Animals: Invite children to use blocks to create the animal babies and habitats that they are investigating. Supply pictures of these animals and their habitats for the children to reference as they create. Use the accurate baby and adult animal names frequently with the children as you interact with them.

Dramatic Play

Baby Nursery: Share with the children that you are going to create a place to care for babies. Sometimes a place to care for babies is called a nursery. Ask the children what they know about babies and what you will need to take care of babies. Chart children’s responses, then follow up on their ideas by adding supplies as possible and assisting children in creating other items as necessary.

Art

Baby Powder Paint: Add baby powder to paint. Encourage children to notice the smell as they use the paint. Talk with children about why people might use baby powder with babies.

Science

Life Cycle: Provide pictures that model an animal life cycle. Invite children to sequence the pictures. This can also be done with pictures of humans. For example, supply a picture of an infant, toddler, child, teen, adult and elderly adult.


√ Opportunity for Assessment: What can the child share about animal life cycles? Can they put the pictures in the correct order.

Math

Animal Count: Supply an assortment of baby animals. Invite children to count them and tell you how many there are. As children are successful, rearrange the animals in different arrays and try with various numbers.

Library

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

Writing

Animal Baby Names: Supply cards with pictures of animal babies as well as their names. Place them in a basket for children to reference as they write and draw in this center. Encourage children to notice and make the sound of the first letter of the animal names, as they are ready.

Sensory

Baby Bath: Add child-safe soap, baby dolls, and washcloths to water in the sensory table. Invite children to give the babies a bath and consider why babies need help to wash or take a bath. Model using vocabulary words such as baby, infant, newborn, gentle, and tiny as you interact with the children in this activity


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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