Week of June 21, 2021
WEEKLY REMINDERS
Our Moving Up Ceremony is on, June 25th at 9:00 AM
Only 4 guests are permitted. They must wear a mask and have their temperature taken. A Health and Safety Checklist will be required before entering the auditorium.
ZOOM Links for This Week:
Monday 6/21 to Thursday 6/24
8:15 a.m. Meeting
Meeting ID: 832 3348 8869
Passcode: 123456
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2:00 p.m. Meeting
Meeting ID: 832 3348 8869
Passcode: 123456
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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 When I Was Little- A Four Year Old's Memoir of Her Youth by Jamie Lee Curtis, HERE!
Questions for the foundational read aloud
Level 1: Recall
What are some of the things the girl in the book did when the girl was little, she cried a lot. What does she do now?
Level 2: Skill/Concept
What is a memoir?
The girl in this book shares many things about her from when she was little. What are some things you did when you were little?
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
The little girl in this book says she is more helpful now than when she was a baby.
Can babies be helpful? Why or why not?
What are some things babies need help with?
Level 4: Extended Thinking
What are some ways you are different now than when you were little?
What are some ways you are the same now as when you were little?
Remote Learners Weekly Activity:
How Long Is It?
Invite your child to use unifix cubes to measure different things around the house for example a marker, paintbrush, book, toys, spoon etc. Discuss how many cubes each item measured. Use the words long and short when discussing the items length.
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK. MATH .10 Identifies measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight, and describes them using appropriate vocabulary
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Unit Topic:
Babies
Essential Question for the Unit:
What are babies?
Focus Questions for this Week:
How do babies change?
Focused Learning activity for the week:
How Tall Is The Baby?
The teacher will work with students in the math center to measure cutout babies of various lengths. Students will be encouraged to use unifix cubes to measure each baby. Students will discuss how many cubes each baby measured, and which was longest and shortest.
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK. MATH .10 Identifies measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight, and describes them using appropriate vocabulary
Foundational Text for the Week:
When I Was Little- A Four Year Old's Memoir of Her Youth by Jamie Lee Curtis
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK.CKW.4 (Social Studies): Develops an understanding of how people and things change over time and how to relate past events to their present and future activities.
Questions for the foundational read aloud
Level 1: Recall
What are some of the things the girl in the book did when the girl was little, she cried a lot. What does she do now?
Level 2: Skill/Concept
What is a memoir?
The girl in this book shares many things about her from when she was little. What are some things you did when you were little?
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
The little girl in this book says she is more helpful now than when she was a baby.
Can babies be helpful? Why or why not?
What are some things babies need help with?
Level 4: Extended Thinking
What are some ways you are different now than when you were little?
What are some ways you are the same now as when you were little?
Lessons and activities for the week:
Blocks- The block area 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 are invited to create the animal babies and habitats they are investigating.
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- Cards will be supplied with pictures of animal babies as well as their names. They will be placed in a bin for children to reference as they create their own animal baby book.
Sensory- Students will be able to give babies a bath with their own containers and consider why babies need help to wash or take a bath.
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
