Week of February 6, 2023,
WEEKLY REMINDERS
· Dismissal will be at 12:00 noon on Friday, February 10th. The doors will open at 11:45am
· There is no after-school program on Friday, February 10th
· Parent-teacher conferences will be on Friday, February 10th from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
· In-person meetings 1pm-2:45pm. Virtual meetings 3pm-5:45pm
· Valentine's Day Assemblies Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at 9:30.
· For all students entering Kindergarten. Scholarships are available for Kindergarten Apply Now www.ApplyCatholicSchoolsNY.org for more information please see Alba in the school office.
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Unit Topic
Transportation
Essential Question for the Unit:
How does my community use various modes of transportation?
Focus Question for this Week
Who operates the vehicles in my community?
Focused Learning Activity for the Week:
The teacher will read a Donald Crews book based on child’s choice. The teacher will share the title of the book, the author’s name as well as the illustrator. The teacher will ask the children what they think the book is about. The teacher will pause throughout the book to ask the questions suggested in Section VI: Inquiry and Critical Thinking Questions for Foundational Texts.
Differentiation: Multiple entry points will be considered for all children to be successful. For example, repeat directions, extend time, adapt materials, preview questions, and provide 1:1 support.
For children who need additional support: The teacher will read a small selection of pages rather than the entire book.
For children who are ready for a challenge: Children will be invited to create their own books in the writing center about vehicles and their drivers.
Children whose home language is a language other than English: The teacher will provide the activity in the child’s native language.
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK. AC.1.Demonstrates motivation to communicate
Foundational Text for the Week
Truck by Donald Crews link to story
School Bus by Donald Crews link to story
Harbor by Donald Crews link to story
Flying by Donald Crews link to story here
Questions that will be asked throughout the week related to the foundational text:
Truck by Donald Crews
Level 1: Recall
What was in the back of the truck?
Level 2: Skill/Concept
What was the truck in this book doing? How do you know?
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
There are many pictures in this book and only a few words. That means I used the pictures to tell this story and there are many different ways we could tell the story. Let’s take a look at some of the pages and tell a partner what we think could be happening
School Bus by Donald Crews
Level 1: Recall
What do school buses do?
Level 2: Skill/Concept
Why are school buses helpful?
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
Why are school buses yellow?
Harbor by Donald Crews
Level 1: Recall
What were some of the boats that were in the harbor?
Level 2: Skill/Concept
Why is the tugboat the busiest boat in the harbor?
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
Ferry boats do not need to turn around because the back becomes the front. What other vehicles don’t need to turn around? What are some vehicles that do need to turn around?
Flying by Donald Crews
What were some of the things the plane flew over?
Level 2: Skill/Concept
The airplane in this book flew through the clouds. What do you think it is like to fly through the clouds?
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
There are many different types of transportation. When might it be helpful to take an airplane?
Lessons and Activities for the Week:
Blocks- Students are invited to create a variety of ramps and use different vehicles to race, predicting which one will go down the fastest and why.
Pretend Play- Pretend Play will be transformed into an airport. Students are invited to create an airplane using large pieces of cardboard.
Art-Make a Vehicle:
The teacher will provide recycled materials (e.g., boxes, empty and clean food containers) as well as tape and/or glue and invite children to build vehicles. Provide pictures of vehicles for the children to reference and encourage them to develop a plan for the building before they begin. Have them consider what they will make and what materials they will need.
Science-Paper Airplanes:
the teacher will provide simple directions for folding a paper airplane and invite children to try to fold their own. Encourage the children to explore how they might make the airplanes fly
Math- Students will be invited to match numbered cars to the corresponding amount of people each car holds.
Library- Students have been invited to sequence the pictures and retell a familiar story, using a felt board.
Writing- Students will be invited to match lettered cars to their corresponding spots in a "parking lot".
Sensory- Students will be able to play with their own individual containers of play-doh and sand.
For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!
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