Week of January 6, 2020
WEEKLY REMINDERS
School resumes on Monday, January 6th!
Unit Topic:
Transportation
Essential Question for the Unit:
How does my community use various modes of transportation?
Focus Question for this Week
What kinds of transportation do I use and why?
Focused Learning Activity for this Week
Teachers will work with students in the pretend play area, creating materials that we can found at an airport. Teacher will ask students to think of things we can find at an airport after showing children pictures. Teacher will them ask students how they think we can build these materials for our pretend play area. Students will paint and build materials to transform pretend play into an airport
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK.AL.3 Approaches tasks and problems with creativity, imagination, and/or willingness to try new experiences.
Foundational text for the week:
The Bus for Us by Suzanne Bloom
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 question does Tess ask over and over again?
What were some of the vehicles that drove past Tess and Gus before the bus came?
What are the dog and the cat doing while the children wait for the bus?
What were some of the vehicles that drove past Tess and Gus before the bus came?
What are the dog and the cat doing while the children wait for the bus?
Level 2: Skill/Concept
Why do you think Tess asks the same question over and over again? Why do you think Gus looks sad just before the bus comes?
Gus and Tess take the bus to school. How did you get to pre-K today?
Gus and Tess take the bus to school. How did you get to pre-K today?
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
Why do people take the bus?
Tess holds her ears when the fire engine drives past. Why?
Tess holds her ears when the fire engine drives past. Why?
There is a picture of a skunk on the garbage truck. Why do you think that is there?
Level 4: Extended Thinking
Us and Gus are rhyming words. What are some other words that rhyme with us and Gus?
Tess looks a little nervous about getting on the bus. Why do you think she might be nervous? Have you ever been nervous? When?
Tess looks a little nervous about getting on the bus. Why do you think she might be nervous? Have you ever been nervous? When?
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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