Week of March 9, 2020 

WEEKLY REMINDERS

·       Friday, March 13th School will be closed

·       Tuesday, March 17th Students may wear green on St. Patrick's Day, 

·       Wednesday, March 18th at 9:00 am in the gym Parents are invited to attend our Pre-K Hands on Science Activity.  

                               Unit Topic: 

                                                                                            Light 

     Essential Question for the Unit:

     How and why do we use different kinds of light? 

     Focus Question for this Week:

              What kinds of light are around us?    

  

Focused Learning Activity for this Week: 

Exploring with Light Table 

Teacher will work with students in the science center. Teacher will model how to use and care for the light table. Teacher will observe each student as they use the light table and ask higher order thinking questions about their experiences. Teacher and student will discuss what an X-ray is and what they are used for.

       Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard addressed: 
PK.CKW.6 (Science): Acquires knowledge about the physical properties of the world.

 Foundational text for the week: 

 Round Trip by Ann Jonas 

  

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard addressed: 

PK.CLL.1 (Reading Standards for Literature): With Prompting and support, ask and answer about details in a text. 

 Questions that will be asked throughout the week: 

  

Level 1: Recall 

Where were the people going on the trip? How did the people in this story get to the city? 

Have you ever gone on a trip? Where did you go? How did you get there? 

Level 2: Skill / Concept 

The trip started as soon as it was light. What does that mean? What time of the day did the trip start? Why was the neighborhood quiet, the houses dark and the stores closed when the trip started? Why do we turn on lights when it is dark?  Level 3: Strategic Thinking 

When the people got to the city, they saw a lot of lights. Why? 

The people in this book rode in a car and on the subway. Do cars and subways have lights? Why?  Level 4: Extended Thinking What do you notice about the pictures in this book? Why do you think the illustrator only used black and white? What color does the illustrator use to show light? What color does the illustrator use to show darkness? Why? 

  

Learning Centers Available for the Unit: 

Blocks- Students are invited to explore how they might use blocks and a flashlight to create shadow letters. 

Pretend Play- Students will be able to use flashlights for shadow play. 

Art- Clear contact paper and tissue paper will be added to the art center in order for students to make "stained glass windows." 

Science- Students will be able to use the light table to look at x-rays and an assortment of translucent objects.  

Math- Students will be able to match shape manipulatives with their shadow. 

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

Writing- Students will use finger lights to aid them in drawing a picture under the writing table  

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 

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Week of March 2, 2020

WEEKLY REMINDERS

·      Monday, March 2nd is Dr. Seuss' Birthday.  Students may dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character.   

·      Friday, March 6th and Friday, March 13th School will be CLOSED

Unit Topic:

Water  

     Essential Question for the Unit:

What does water do?

   Focus Question for this Week:

     How does water help us?

Focused Learning Activity for this Week:

The Water Cycle

The teacher will work with students in the science center.  She will discuss the water cycle, using the terms, precipitation, condensation, and evaporation.  Teacher will then show students how the water cycle works using hot water, shaving cream and blue food coloring in a jar. Throughout the lesson, the teacher will ask students to predict what will happen next.

         Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard addressed:

     PK.SCI.8 Indicators: b. Uses vocabulary to describe weather conditions (e.g., cloud cover (sunny, partly cloudy, cloudy, foggy), precipitation (no precipitation, snow, hail, rain), wind (no wind, some wind, strong wind), and temperature (cold, cool, warm, hot)

Foundational text for the week:

Snow by Uri Shulevitz

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard addressed: 

PK.ELAL.7: Develops and answers questions about characters, major events, and pieces of information in a text. 

 Questions that will be asked throughout the week: 

  

Level 1: Recall

 How did the city look before it started to snow? How did the city look when it was covered in snow? What does the man with the hat say about the snow? What does the woman with the umbrella say about the snow? 

 Level 2: Skill/Concept

Do you think the boy with the dog wanted it to snow? How do you know? The radio and television said, “No snow.” The book says the snowflakes don’t listen to the radio. What does that mean? The boy in this book is wearing a hat and scarf and the other people are wearing big jackets. Why? 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

When if first started to snow, the snowflakes melted. Why? When it started to snow more, the book says the rooftops got lighter. How did the snow make the rooftops lighter? How did the people in the book feel when there was a lot of snow? How do you know? 

Level 4: Extended Thinking

Does it snow when it is warm outside? Why or why not? When does snow melt?  What happens to snow when it melts?
How will the city look when the snow melts? 

Learning Centers Available for the Unit: 

Blocks-Add pictures of ice castles. The teacher will Invite children to refer to these pictures and build their own ice castles. Consider covering the blocks with white paper and adding clear plastic cups for children to use in their structures. 

 Pretend Play-Large cardboard boxes will be added to pretend play for students to pretend they are in a boat. 

 Art-The teacher will invite children to use markers to create a picture. After they have finished with the markers, the teacher will provide spray bottles of water and invite children to lightly spray their papers. After they have sprayed their papers, the teacher will encourage them to watch and describe how the water has changed their work.  

Science-Students are invited to sort animals into two categories: those that live in water and those that live on land. 

Math- Seashells will be added to math center. Students will be able to match the correct number of shells to a number card. 

Library-The teachers will read by Patricia Polacco with children in the library, then talk with them about what they do with their families when the weather is bad.  

Writing-Where Do We Find Water? Invite children to think about this question, then draw or write their answers on an index card or small piece of paper.  

Technology-The teacher will assist the children to enter the question where do we find water? into a search engine and join the children in observing the images that are displayed. Ask them which ones they have seen before and which ones they have never seen.

 Sensory-Add child-safe soap to the water table as well as doll clothes and invite children to wash the clothes. The teacher will engage the children in discussions about how people use water to keep things clean.  

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