Week of April 19, 2021
WEEKLY REMINDERS
· Dismissal is at 12:00 noon on Friday, April 23rd
· Parent-Teacher Conferences are on Friday, April 23rd from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
ZOOM Links for This Week:
Monday 4/19 to Friday 4/23
8:15 a.m. Meeting
Meeting ID:444 482 5107
Passcode: 123456
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2:00 p.m. Meeting
Meeting ID: 444 482 5107
Passcode: 123456
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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.
Lessons and Activities for the Week for At Home Learners:
The link for the read aloud of this week’s foundational text, The Curious Garden by Peter Brown Here!
Questions for the foundational read aloud
Level 1: Recall
Where did the garden start growing? Where did the garden spread? What did Liam do in the winter?
Level 2: Skill/Concept
How does the city look at the beginning of the book? How does the city look at the end of the book? Do you prefer the way it looks at the beginning or the end? Why?
The book says that Liam didn’t feel like a gardener at first but after a while he did. Why do you think that happened?
Other people in the city decided to be gardeners too. Why do you think they wanted to be gardeners?
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
Do you think the people in the city felt different after there were many gardens and plants growing in the city? Why or why not? How do plants and gardens make you feel?
Level 4: Extended Thinking
Can you be a gardener? Why or why not?
If you were going to grow a garden, what would you need? What would you do?
Remote Learners Weekly Activity:
Watch the video about a plant’s life cycle Here!
Invite your child to draw the life cycle of a plant. A diagram will be provided. Note your child’s observations, understandings and use this information to talk with them about each stage of the life cycle.
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK.SCI.6. [P-LS3-1.] Develops a model to describe that some young plants and animals are similar to, but not exactly like, their parents
Open ended questions:
What did you observe here/when ____? What did your sense of ____ tell you about ____? What will you try next? I wonder what would happen if ____? 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 to (203)539-0863
Unit Topic:
Plants
Essential Question for the Unit:
How do plants grow and why are they important?
Focus Questions for this Week:
What are plants?
Focused Learning activity for the week:
The teachers will work with students in the science center. The students will be provided with individual pictures of each part of the plant life cycle. The teacher will invite children to sequence the pictures. A diagram will be provided for students to reference as they play. The teacher will note the students’ observations and understandings and use this information to talk with them about each stage of the life cycle.
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK.SCI.6. [P-LS3-1.] Develops a model to describe that some young plants and animals are similar to, but not exactly like, their parents
Foundational Text for the Week:
The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK.CLL.11 (Reading Standards for Literature): With prompting and support, make connections between self, text and the world around them (text, media, social interaction).
Questions for the foundational read aloud
Level 1: Recall
Where did the garden start growing? Where did the garden spread?
What did Liam do in the winter?
Level 2: Skill/Concept
How does the city look at the beginning of the book? How does the city look at the end of the book? Do you prefer the way it looks at the beginning or the end? Why?
The book says that Liam didn’t feel like a gardener at first but after a while he did. Why do you think that happened?
Other people in the city decided to be gardeners too. Why do you think they wanted to be gardeners?
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
Do you think the people in the city felt different after there were many gardens and plants growing in the city? Why or why not? How do plants and gardens make you feel?
Level 4: Extended Thinking
Can you be a gardener? Why or why not?
If you were going to grow a garden, what would you need? What would you do?
Lessons and activities for the week:
Blocks- Students will be invited to build a garden using blocks and materials added to the block center.
Art- The teacher will supply pipe cleaners as well as tissue paper circles. Children can pierce the middle of the tissue paper circles with the pipe cleaner, adding as many as they would like, then fold the circles up to create a flower.
Science- The teacher will provide individual pictures of the plant life cycle. Students will be asked to sequence the pictures. The teacher will provide pictures / diagrams for children to refer to as they discuss each stage in the life cycle.
Math- The teacher will cut out several paper watermelons, add a number to each one, and ask children to put the appropriate number of seeds on each watermelon. Students are encouraged to write the corresponding number
Library- Students are invited to read books about our theme, plants.
Writing- Students will write letters on a sheet of construction paper. They can glue seeds onto the letter. Teacher will talk with students about words that start with the letter.
Sensory- Students will be able to play with their own individual containers of play-doh.
For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!
Please always make sure to read the OLQM School Blog for additional information, located 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
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