Week of January 20, 2020
WEEKLY REMINDERS
· Friday, January 31st.Dismissal will be at 12:00 noon. The After-School Program will end at 6 p.m.
· Parent-Teacher Conferences are on Friday, January 31st from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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 this Week
Number Parking Lot
Teacher will work with students in the math center. She will assist students in numeral recognition by matching numbered cars to the corresponding "parking spot".
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK. MATH.3a: When counting objects, says the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object (1:1 correspondence).
Foundational text for the week:
Whose Vehicle is This? by Sharon Katz Cooper
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard addressed:
PK.ELAL.5: Participates in discussions about a text.
Questions that will be asked throughout the week:
Level 1: Recall
What are some of the vehicles you noticed in this book? Who drives these vehicles? What does a locomotive do?
Level 2: Skill/Concept
Where are some places we see vehicles?
How do vehicles move?
Some people ride bicycles. Where would you like to go on a bicycle?
How do vehicles move?
Some people ride bicycles. Where would you like to go on a bicycle?
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
How do people stay safe when driving vehicles?
Why do you think some vehicles have (wings, wheels, lights, etc.)?
Why don’t all vehicles have (wings, wheels, lights,etc.)?
Why do you think some vehicles have (wings, wheels, lights, etc.)?
Why don’t all vehicles have (wings, wheels, lights,etc.)?
Level 4: Extended Thinking
Firefighters need to reach a fire quickly so no one gets hurt. What other drivers and vehicles need to move quickly?
Fire engines have flashing lights and loud sirens. What are some other vehicles that have flashing lights and loud sirens? Why?
Fire engines have flashing lights and loud sirens. What are some other vehicles that have flashing lights and loud sirens? Why?
Learning Centers Available for the Unit:
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 boats (with teacher support) and then will be asked to predict if their boat will float or sink, why or why not?
Math- Students will be invited to match numbered cars to the corresponding amount of people each car holds.
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.
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
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