Week of March 14th, 2021

 

 

WEEKLY REMINDERS

Wednesday, March 17th Students may wear green on St. Patrick's Day,

 

 

ZOOM Links for This Week:

 

   Monday 3/15 to Friday 3/19

 

      8:30 a.m. Meeting 

      Meeting ID: 849 0798 4991      

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       2:00 p.m. Meeting

       Meeting ID: 849 0798 4991      

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If your child cannot attend one of these two meetings, please let me know and I can schedule a meeting at a time that is more convenient for you.  

 

Lessons and Activities for the Week for At Home Learners:

 

The link for the read aloud of this week’s foundational text,

 All About Light by Lisa Trumbauer HERE!

 Questions for the foundational read aloud

 

 

Level 1: Recall 

What are some of the different sources of light in this book? 

What happens when you turn on a lamp or a flashlight? 

What are some of the things light can do? 

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept 

How can the moon help us see? 

Why do we turn on lights when it is dark? 

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking 

There are many different kinds of light in this book. What kinds of lights are around us? 

How does light help us? 

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking 

What would happen if we did not have any light in our classroom? What would happen if you did not have any light where you live? What would you do? 

Sometimes we want light around us. Sometimes we do not. When might you want it to be dark? 

How can you make a space dark when it is light outside? 

 

Remote Learners Weekly Activity:

Sources of light 

Invite your child to draw/cut pictures of different sources of light after discussing what kinds of lights are around us?

 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

Pk.AC2. Demonstrates they are building background knowledge 

 

Open ended questions

I notice that you_____.

That remind me of____. what if you try?

How could we find out____?

 

There are numerous activities posted every week on our

classroom SeeSaw Account! 

 Please send any pictures or drawings to 

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Unit Topic:

Light

 

Essential Question for the Unit:

How and why do we use different kinds of light?

 

 

     Focus Questions for this Week:

       What kinds of lights are around us?

 

 

 Focused Learning activity for the week:

Exploring with Light Table  

The teachers will work with students in the science center.  Teachers will model how to use and care for the light table. They will observe each student as they use the light table and ask higher order thinking questions about their experiences. Teachers and students will discuss what an X-ray is and what they are used for.

 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.CKW.6 (Science): Acquires knowledge about the physical properties of the world.

 

Foundational Text for the Week: 

All About Light by Lisa Trumbauer

 

 

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 different sources of light in this book? 

What happens when you turn on a lamp or a flashlight? 

What are some of the things light can do? 

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept 

How can the moon help us see? 

Why do we turn on lights when it is dark? 

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking 

There are many different kinds of light in this book. What kinds of lights are around us? 

How does light help us? 

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking 

What would happen if we did not have any light in our classroom? What would happen if you did not have any light where you live? What would you do? 

Sometimes we want light around us. Sometimes we do not. When might you want it to be dark? How can you make a space dark when it is light outside? 

 

Lessons and activities for the week:

 

Blocks- Students are invited to explore how they might use blocks and a flashlight to create shadow letters.  

 

Art- Black and White Art: After reading the book Round Trip by Ann Jonas, the teacher will provide black and white paper for children to use to create a picture. They can cut or rip the paper and use glue to assemble the art. the teacher will use vocabulary words such as straight and wavy to describe the lines that they make. 

 

Science- Students will be able to use the light table to look at x-rays and an assortment of translucent objects.   

 

Math- Students will be able to match shape manipulatives with their shadow.  

 

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

 

Writing- Letters with Holes: The children are going to use a hole punch to create letters on pieces of paper. The teacher will allow children to place the papers over the light table and explore the letters and light. 

 

For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!

 

Please always make sure to read the OLQM School Blog for additional information, located 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