Week of January 16, 2018

          Transportation!

Enduring understandings that the student should have by the end of the unit:

·     I use transportation to get to pre-K and

   other places.

·     We use different types of transportation for different reasons.

·     Vehicles move in different ways.

·     Some vehicles are operated by community helpers such as bus drivers, conductors, firefighters, police officers, and mail carriers.

·     There are many ways to stay safe when using transportation.

Lessons and activities for each center:

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 things we can find at an airport using large pieces of cardboard.

Art- An assortment of shape cutouts and pictures of vehicles will be added to the center.  Students will be invited to reference the vehicles to create their own vehicles.

Science- Students are invited to create airplanes (with teacher support) and then will be asked to predict if their plane will fly, why or why not?

Math- Students will be invited to match numbered cars to their corresponding spots in a "parking lot".

Library- Students are 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- Sand and water, or play-doh.

Some of the books we will read this week are:

•      What Do Wheels Do All Day by April Jones Prince

•     Transportation in My Neighborhood by Shelly Lyons

Link to Weekly lesson Plan

Reminders

·     Wednesday, January 17th, at 8:30 in the library. Parent workshop, "Who's the Boss?"

If you have any questions Mr. Woods or I cannot answer feel free to contact the Archdiocese at (888) 227-8175 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm or Email At Cathlicschools.upk@archny.org 

Thank you