Week of May 17, 2021

 

WEEKLY REMINDERS

 

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ZOOM Links for This Week: 

 

 Monday 5/16 to Friday 5/21

 

      8:15 a.m. Meeting 

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       2:00 p.m. Meeting

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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 Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers, Here!

 

 

 Questions for the foundational read aloud

 

 Level 1: Recall 

When and where are babies born?

What are some ways babies are carried? What are some noises that babies make?

Level 2: Skill/Concept

Every day, everywhere babies are rocked. Why do you think people rock babies?

Every day, everywhere babies are kissed. Why do you think people like to kiss babies?

Every day, everywhere babies make friends. How do babies make friends?

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Why do you think babies usually crawl before they walk?

What do you think babies think about when they are learning to walk? When babies first start to walk they fall a lot. How do you think that makes them feel?

Level 4: Extended Thinking

Babies are growing. How are you growing?

In this book, babies make friends with puppies, kittens, young people and old people. How do you make friends?

 

 

 

Remote Learners Weekly Activity:

 

Baby Portraits

Show your child pictures from when they were a baby. Invite them to look at the pictures and draw or paint a picture of themselves as a baby. As your child observes and considers their pictures, engage them in discussion about the details they notice in the pictures. What has changed about the way they look now compared to when they were babies? Why? 

 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

 PK.SOC.6. Develops an understanding of how people and things change over time and how to relate past events to their present and future activities

 

 

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Unit Topic:

Babies

 

Essential Question for the Unit:

What are babies? 

 

Focus Questions for this Week:

What do human babies need?

 

Focused Learning activity for the week:

 

  Baby Nursery

 

Teachers will work with students in the block area to help them set up a baby nursery.  She will ask students to brainstorm what objects need to be added to have a baby nursery after discussing what is a baby nursery.

 

 

 Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.AL.2: Actively engages in problem solving.

 

Foundational Text for the Week:

Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers

 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.CKW.4 (Social Studies): Develops an understanding of how people and things change over time and how to relate past events to their present and future activities.

Questions for the foundational read aloud

 Level 1: Recall 

When and where are babies born?

What are some ways babies are carried? What are some noises that babies make?

Level 2: Skill/Concept

Every day, everywhere babies are rocked. Why do you think people rock babies?

Every day, everywhere babies are kissed. Why do you think people like to kiss babies?

Every day, everywhere babies make friends. How do babies make friends?

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Why do you think babies usually crawl before they walk?

What do you think babies think about when they are learning to walk? When babies first start to walk they fall a lot. How do you think that makes them feel?

Level 4: Extended Thinking

Babies are growing. How are you growing?

In this book, babies make friends with puppies, kittens, young people and old people. How do you make friends?

 

Lessons and activities for the week:

 

Blocks- The block area will be turned into a baby nursery.  Students will pretend to care for babies by feeding, cleaning, and changing the baby dolls provided. 

 

Art- Students are invited to create their own baby portraits with a variety of art materials.

 

Science- Students are invited to create the animal babies and habitats they are investigating.  

Math- Cutouts of babies of various lengths will be added to the math center.  Students will be able to measure each baby and tell which is longest and shortest.

Library- Students are invited to read books about our theme, babies.

Writing- Cards will be supplied with pictures of animal babies as well as their names. They will be placed in a bin for children to reference as they create their own animal baby book.

Sensory- Students will be able to give babies a bath with their own containers and consider why babies need help to wash or take a bath.

 

 

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