Week of May 29, 2018

Babies!

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

·               Human babies need special food and care.

·               Animal babies need special food and care.

·               There are similarities and differences in the ways

        babies are cared for.

·               All babies grow.

Lessons and activities for each learning center 

Blocks- Students are invited to use blocks to create a nursery or place to care for a baby. 

Pretend Play-Pretend Play will be turned into a baby nursery.  Students will pretend to care for babies by feeding, cleaning, and changing the baby dolls provided.

Art-Students are invited to create their own baby portraits with a variety of art materials.

Science- Students will be able to play a matching game, matching the adult animal to its offspring.

Math- Cutouts of babies of various lengths will be added to the math center.  Students will be able to measure each baby and tell which is longest and shortest.

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

Writing/Technology- Weekly learning games on iPads are provided.  

Sensory-Sand and water, or play-doh.

Some of the books we will read this week are: 

• When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Olds Memoir of Her Youth by Jamie Lee Curtis
• ABC Zooborns! by Andrew Bleiman

                             Reminders

Thursday June 7thand Friday, June 8^thSchool will be closed.

 Link to Weekly lesson Plan

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 5:00pm

or Email At Cathlicschools.upk@archny.org 

Thank you