Week of May 10, 2021

 

WEEKLY REMINDERS

 

       Friday May 14, Early dismissal Day At 12 noon    

 

ZOOM Links for This Week: 

 

 Monday 5/10 to Friday 5/14

 

      8:15 a.m. Meeting 

      Meeting ID: 832 3348 8869

      Passcode: 123456

      Join URL: Click HERE

 

       2:00 p.m. Meeting

       Meeting ID: 832 3348 8869 

       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.  

 

Lessons and Activities for the Week for At Home Learners:

 

 

The link for the read aloud of this week’s foundational text, Rah, Rah, Radishes: A Vegetable Chant by April Pulley Sayre HERE!

 

 Questions for the foundational read aloud

 

 Level 1: Recall

What are some of the vegetables in this book?

Who gets a “thank you” in this book?

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept

There is a page in this book about sweet corn. It says to “shuck an ear.” What does it mean to “shuck an ear” when you are talking about sweet corn? This book suggests many different things we could do while we read. Let’s look and see if we can find and try some. Examples include: Carrots are calling, take a bite! Broccoli, cauliflower, shout it out! Pile up peppers Celebrate celery, give a cheer! Root for rutabagas.

Bounce for beets! Potatoes. Tomatoes. Yum a yam! Slice ‘em. Mash ‘em. Wham! Wham! Wham!

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Have you ever had any of the vegetables in this book? What did you think? If you haven’t had any of these vegetables, which ones do you think you might want to try? Why?

What do you notice about the vegetables in this book? Why is it important to observe, or look carefully at something?

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking

This book is all about vegetables. Why do you think the author, April Pulley Sayre, might have wanted to write a book about vegetables? Vegetables can be different colors. We saw many of them in this book. Why do you think vegetables are different colors.

 

 

Remote Learners Weekly Activity:

 

Plant Taste Test

 Speak with your child t about where food comes from and why it is important for their bodies. Highlight plant-based foods and parts of plants that people commonly eat. then supply a variety of plants for children to sample and talk about their favorite and their least favorite. Encourage your child to draw picture of their favorite.

 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

 

PK.SCI.4. [P-LS1-1.] Observes familiar plants and animals (including humans) and describes what they need to survive 

 

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:

Why are plants important?

 

Focused Learning activity for the week:

 

                                    Plant Taste Test 

The teachers will talk with the children about where food comes from and why it is important for their bodies. Highlight plant-based foods and parts of plants that people commonly eat. The teachers will then supply a variety of plants for children to sample and talk about their favorite and their least favorite.

 

 Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.SCI.4. [P-LS1-1.] Observes familiar plants and animals (including humans) and describes what they need to survive 

 

Foundational Text for the Week:

 Rah, Rah, Radishes: A Vegetable Chant by April Pulley Sayre

 

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

What are some of the vegetables in this book?

Who gets a “thank you” in this book?

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept

There is a page in this book about sweet corn. It says to “shuck an ear.” What does it mean to “shuck an ear” when you are talking about sweet corn? This book suggests many different things we could do while we read. Let’s look and see if we can find and try some. Examples include: Carrots are calling, take a bite! Broccoli, cauliflower, shout it out! Pile up peppers Celebrate celery, give a cheer! Root for rutabagas.

Bounce for beets! Potatoes. Tomatoes. Yum a yam! Slice ‘em. Mash ‘em. Wham! Wham! Wham!

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Have you ever had any of the vegetables in this book? What did you think? If you haven’t had any of these vegetables, which ones do you think you might want to try? Why?

What do you notice about the vegetables in this book? Why is it important to observe, or look carefully at something?

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking

This book is all about vegetables. Why do you think the author, April Pulley Sayre, might have wanted to write a book about vegetables? Vegetables can be different colors. We saw many of them in this book. Why do you think vegetables are different colors?

 

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