Week of September 27, 2021
WEEKLY REMINDERS
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· Bring in a picture of your family for us to hang on our family tree!
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Unit Topic:
Welcome to Pre-K
Essential Question for the Unit:
What is Pre-K?
Focus Question for this Week:
Who are the people in my classroom community?
Focused Learning Activity for this Week
Exploring Emotions
The teacher will provide pictures of people making various expressions. Children will be invited to look in the mirror and copy the expressions. The teacher will take pictures of the children mimicking the emotions. We will discuss emotions and consider when we might experience them and how to recognize them in others.
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK.SEL.2 Recognizes self as an individual having unique abilities, characteristics, feelings, and interests
Foundational text for the week:
Wide Big World by Maxine Beneba Clarke the link for the read aloud of this week’s foundational text HERE!
Questions that will be asked throughout the week related to the foundational text:
Level 1: Recall
What does Izzy notice about Belle? What does Belle do? What are other things Belle describes in the story? Where does Belle say we can find differences?
Level 2: Skill/Concept
The book discusses differences we can find in nature. When we are outside, what are some things we can see that are from nature? Do the things you mentioned look different from each other? What is different about them?
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
What emotions is Izzy's face expressing at the beginning and end of the book? Do her feelings seem to change? Izzy learned that differences make us unique. What makes you unique? What are some things that What happened in the story that caused her feelings to change? Make our pre-k classroom unique?
Level 4: Extended Thinking
In the book the teacher, Mr. Jay, says nature is smart. Why would he say nature is smart? In what ways do you think nature is smart?
Learning Centers Available for the Unit:
Blocks- The teachers will invite students to explore the block center.
Art- The teachers will invite students to explore the art center.
Science-The teachers will invite students to explore the science center.
Math-The teachers will invite students to explore the math center.
Library-The teachers will invite students to explore the library center.
Writing-The teachers will invite students to explore the writing center.
Sensory-The teachers will invite students to explore the sensory center.
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.
