Week of February 16, 2021

 

 

                   Reminders

 

   ·February 15,2021 school will be closed President’s Day  

 

  

ZOOM Links for This Week:

 

    Monday 01/16 to Friday 01/19

 

      8:30 a.m. Meeting 

      Meeting ID: 824 4622 2633

      Passcode: 123456

         Join URL: Click HERE

 

       2:00 p.m. Meeting

       Meeting ID: 824 4622 2633

       Passcode: 123456

      Join URL: Click HERE 

 

    If your child cannot attend one of these two meetings, please let me know and I can schedule a meeting at a time that is more convenient for you.  

 

The link for the read aloud of this week’s foundational

text, Rain by Linda Ashman HERE!

 

Lessons and Activities for the Week for At Home Learners:

 

 

Water and ice

 

    Invite your child to explore water and ice.  Discuss the following questions:  What do you know about water?  What do you know about ice? What do you know about the relationship between water and ice? After discussing the relationship between water and ice.  Provide ice for the children to explore.  Ask your child about melting and what happens when ice melts. Encourage your child to think of ways to melt the ice. 

 

Open ended questions

 

     What did you observe here/when ____?
 What did your sense of ____ tell you about ____? 

     What will you try next? 

     How do you know? How could we find out? 

 

 

There are numerous activities posted every week on our

     classroom SeeSaw Account! 

 

      Please send any pictures or drawings to 

 

       xiomaraserbones@olqmnyc.org or text the picture to

       (203)539-0863.

                         Information for In-Person Learners

 
                               Unit Topic:

                                                  Water

 

                     Essential Question for the Unit:

                                         What does water do?

  

Focus Questions for this Week:

             What happens to water when it changes temperature?

 

 

Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

 

Water and Ice

The teachers will work with students in the Science Center to explore water and ice.  The students will discuss the following questions:  What do they know about water?  What do they know about ice? What do they know about the relationship between water and ice? After discussing the relationship between water and ice, the teacher will provide ice for the children to explore.  The teacher will ask students about melting and what happens when ice melts. The children will be encouraged to think of ways to melt the ice. Their responses will be recorded on paper and with pictures. 

 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

 

· PK. ELAL.19. Participates in collaborative conversations with diverse peers and adults in small and large groups and during play.

 

· PK.SCI.1.Asks questions and uses observations to test the claim that different kinds of matter exist as either solid or liquid

 

Foundational text for the week:

                                                   Rain by Linda Ashman

 

 

            Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

            PK. ELAL.7: Develops and answers questions about 

          characters, major events, and pieces of information in a

         text. 

 

QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ASKED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK:

 

 

Level 1: Recall

   What does the boy wear outside in the rain?

   What does the boy order at the Rain or Shine Café?

   What does the man order at the Rain or Shine Café?

   What does the man forget at the café?

Level 2: Skill/Concept

  How does the boy feel about the rain? How do you know?

    How does the man feel about the rain at the beginning of the story? How do you know?

  How does the man feel about the rain at the end of the story? How do you know?

How did the boy help the man change his mind about the rain?

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

      How do you feel about going outside in the rain? Why?

      At the beginning of the story the man is very upset. What are some things that make you upset? 

     The boy in the story is very happy. What are some things that make you happy?

 

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking

   If you don’t have a raincoat, hat or umbrella to wear outside in the rain, what can you do if you want to stay dry?

 The boy made the man feel better. When someone is upset what can you do to make him/her feel better?

 

   Learning Centers Available for the Unit: 

Blocks- Pictures of bridges will be added to the center. Students encouraged to try to build bridges. 

 

Art- Students are invited to draw a picture with crayons. They may choose to draw an underwater or rainy-day scene. After their drawings are complete, watercolor paints will be used to lightly paint over their crayon drawings. 

 

Science- Students are invited to sort animals into two categories: those that live in water and those that live on land. 

 

Math- Seashells will be added to math center. Students will be able to match the correct number of shells to a number card. 

 

Library- Students are invited to read books about or theme, water.

 

Writing-Students will be asked the question, "Where can we find water?" and be asked to write or draw their answers.

 

Sensory-Sand and water, or play-doh.

 

 

 

For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!  

 

 

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