Week of November 18, 2019

WEEKLY REMINDERS

¨       OLQM is having our annual canned food drive.  All food will be delivered to St. Patrick’s Home Outreach Program. Please consider donating canned foods for our food drive.

¨   Monday, November 18^th, is Mickey and Minnie Mouse Dress-up Day!

¨   Dismissal is at 12:00 noon on Friday, November 22^nd.  The After-School Program will end at 6 p.m.

¨   Parent-Teacher Conferences are on Friday, November 22^ndfrom 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

¨   Our Thanksgiving Performance is on Tuesday, November 26^that 9:30 a.m.

¨   School is CLOSED on Thursday, November 28^thand Friday, November 29^th, for Thanksgiving.

Unit Topic:

   All About Us

 Essential Question for the Unit:

Who am I and who are the people in my life?

     Focus Question for this Week

What feelings do I have and why?

Focused Learning Activity for this Week

Feelings Chart 

In small group, children will be introduced to an interactive feeling chart. Students will be able to match how they are feeling to an array of labeled pictures.  The chart will become part of the morning routine but will also be available for children to access throughout the day as desired. 

   Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.SEL.1. Regulates responses to needs, feelings and events

Foundational text for the week:

The Feelings Book by Todd Parr

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 

What are some of the ways the children in this book feel?
Why did the child in the book feel like crying?

Level 2: Skill/Concept
What are some things that might make people feel like crying?
What are some things that might make people feel really happy? Why is it a good idea to share your feelings with someone else? How do you think the kids on the cover of this book feel? How do you know?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking
Have you ever tried something new? How did it feel?
What do you think it would feel like to kiss a sea lion?
What are some things that might make people feel like yelling really loud?

Level 4: Extended Thinking
Why do you think people like to hold hands with their friends?
Why might people have a tummy ache?

   Learning Centers Available for the Unit: 

Blocks-The student’s name cards will be available in block center.  Students are invited to write their names using blocks, discussing the lines in each letter of their name (straight, curved, etc.).

Pretend Play- Pretend play will be transformed into "circle time".  Students can take turns being the teacher and leading their friends in circle time activities.

Art- Various size shapes from construction paper will be cut out and students are invited to use the shapes to create their bodies. After gluing the shapes together, or to a piece of paper, children can use writing utensils to add additional details (hair, patterns on clothes, etc.).

Science- Students are invited to use magnifying glasses to explore fingerprints, skin, hair, etc.

Math-the teachers will help children figure out how many hands tall they are. The teachers will cut out several hands (all the same size) and tape to wall. She will then have children stand next to the hands and add a post-it to mark each child’s height. children will count how many hands tall they are and write the number on the post-it. 

Library- Students are encouraged to read a book with a friend. One child could read to the other or they could look at a book together.

Writing- Students will be able to play a matching game where they match pictures of the students in the class with that student's name.

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 Help Line at 888-227-8175