Week of October 31, 2022
WEEKLY REMINDERS
· Children are allowed to wear their costumes to school.
· Our Halloween Parade will begin at 8:30 AM on Monday, October 31st in the school auditorium. Parents are invited to join the parade.
· Please remember to bring sleeping mats to school.
· PreK For All Classes 8:00 AM - 2:45 PM
· Dismissal is at 2:45 PM
· Please make sure your child has an extra change of clothes.
· Please bring in a picture of your family to hang on our family tree!
· Always make sure to read the OLQM School Blog for additional information, located HERE!!
· If you have any questions or concerns, you can email me at xiomaraserbones@olqmnyc.org or text/call (203)539-0863. I will do my best to answer at the end of the day.
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 touch?
Focused Learning Activity for the Week:
👐 Touch Scavenger Hunt 🤗
Activity Procedure:
Children will be asked to warm up their fingers. They will be invited to wiggle them, stretch them, and get them ready to go hunting for things in the classroom. The teacher will provide two contrasting materials; children will be asked to close their eyes, touch the materials, and describe how they feel. Children will be encouraged to find things in the classroom that feel a certain way. The teacher will tell children what to look for; they may walk around the room and use their fingers to find something that matches the texture for which the teacher is looking for.
For children who need additional support:
Children who may be uncomfortable touching items of various textures will be paired with someone who is comfortable. The other child touches the surface and explains how it feels. If children are not able to locate the suggested textures in the classroom, then items of various textures will be provided in a feely box for children to explore.
For children who are ready for a challenge:
Children who need a challenge will be paired with a child who is struggling to find appropriate textures in the classroom or is uncomfortable touching items of various textures. The child will be invited to be the teacher and suggest textures for the teacher or peers to find in the classroom.
English Language Learners (ELL’s)
The teacher will scaffold language by using contrasting descriptors: hard and soft, for example. The teacher will say, “This is hard” and have the children feel a hard object. The teacher will model, “This is soft,” and have them feel a soft object. Children will feel objects in partners and practice saying the words “hard” and “soft.” The activity will continue with other contrasting descriptors such as “smooth/bumpy,” etc.
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK. PDH.1. Uses senses to assist and guide learning.
Foundational Text for the Week:
Singing in the Rain! Illustrated by Tim Hopgood the link to the foundational text click HERE!
Questions that will be asked throughout the week related to the foundational text:
Level 1: Recall
What are the people in this book doing in the rain?
What are the people in this book wearing while they are out in the rain?
Level 2: Skill/Concept
What sense do you use when you feel water?
What would happen if you stood outside in the rain with no raincoat or umbrella?
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
How do the people in this book feel about being out in the rain? How do you know? How do you feel about going outside in the rain and getting wet? Why?
Level 4: Extended Thinking
How might it feel on your skin if you are outside and it is raining just a little bit- if it is sprinkling? How might it feel on your skin if you are outside and it is raining very hard- if it is pouring rain?
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- Playdough will be added to the art center as children discuss how the playdough 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 dough.
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.
