Week of October 12, 2021

 

WEEKLY REMINDERS

 

·      Please make sure your child has an extra change of clothes. 

·       Bring in a picture of your family for us to hang on our family tree!

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Unit Topic:

My Five Senses

 

Essential Question for the Unit:

How do we use our senses to explore, investigate and understand the world around us?

 

Focus Question for the Week Related to the Text:

How do we use our sense of sight?

  

Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

 The teachers will work with students to transform the dramatic play center into an apple orchard. Students will be asked to brainstorm and think of what objects should be added to the center to create the orchard. 

 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.AL.4: Exhibits curiosity, interest, and willingness to learn new things and have new experiences.

 

Foundational Text for the Week:

Windows by Julia Denos link to the week’s foundational text click HERE!!

 

Questions that will be asked throughout the week related to the foundational text:

 

Level 1: Recall 

What are some things the book says you might see if you take a neighborhood walk in the almost- night? 

What does the book suggest you do if you see a dark, empty window when you’re out walking? 

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept

 What are some things you see when you take a walk near your home/pre-K? 

What sense are you using when you use your eyes to look around for things on a walk? 

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking 

What might people see in our classroom if they noticed our windows here? If our classroom windows were dark and you couldn’t see inside, what story might you tell about it? 

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking 

How does our sense of sight help us learn about our world? 

The boy in this story learns about his neighborhood by observing the windows in the homes near him. 

What are some other ways he could learn about his neighborhood? 

 

Lessons and Activities for the Week:

 

Blocks- Children are encouraged to use tree shaped blocks.  Students will be able to explore how the blocks feel and look compared to the other blocks in the block area.

 

Pretend Play- The Dramatic Play center will be transformed into an apple orchard. Students will be able to explore apples with their senses.    

 

Art- Play-doh will be added to the art center as children discuss how the play-doh feels, looks, and smells.

 

Science- A "Feely Box" will be added to the science center.  Students are invited to put their hands in the holes of the box and identify the object using only their sense of touch. 

 

Math- Students will be able to sort animal manipulatives by color, size, type, and texture.

 

Library- Students are invited to look at our classroom books and discuss what they see with their peers.

 

Writing- Scented markers will be provided in the writing center. Students will be encouraged to use their sense of smell as they use the markers.

 

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.