Week of January 17th!

• Please read Mr. Woods' blog regarding the breakfast and lunch program.

Theme for the Unit:

Transportation!

Enduring understandings that the student should have by the end of the unit: 

·I use transportation to get to pre-K and other places.

We use different types of transportation for different reasons. 

·Vehicles move in different ways.

·Some vehicles are operated by community helpers such as bus drivers, conductors, firefighters, police officers, and mail carriers. 

·There are many ways to stay safe when using transportation. 

Lessons and activities for the week:

Blocks- Students are invited to create a variety of ramps and use different vehicles to race, predicting which one will go down the fastest and why. 

Pretend Play- Pretend Play will be transformed into an airport. Students are invited to create an airplane using large pieces of cardboard with teacher’s support.  

Art- The teacher will provide recycled materials (e.g., boxes, empty and clean food containers) 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.

Science- Students are invited to create paper airplanes (with teacher support) and then asked if their plane will fly, why or why not?

Math- Students will be invited to match numbered cars to their corresponding spots in a "parking lot"

Library- Students are invited to sequence the pictures and retell a familiar story, using a felt board.

Writing/Technology-Weekly learning games on iPads are provided.  

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

Some of the books we will read this week are:

•   What Do Wheels Do All Day by April Jones Prince

•  Transportation in My Neighborhood by Shelly Lyons

Recommended Home School Connection:

Tuesday: Universal Handwriting Page 28 and 29

Wednesday: Getting ready to read and write Page 28 and 29

Thursday: Math News Here’s What I Know


Reminders

 • School is CLOSED on Thursday, January 26^th for Teacher Conference Day.

Link to Weekly lesson Plan








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