Week of December 18, 2022
WEEKLY REMINDERS
· Under New York State and City Health codes all Pre-K and Kindergarten students are required to have an annual Flu shot. Students will be required to remain at home until proof is provided that your child has received the Flu vaccine.
· Ugly Sweater Day on Tuesday, December 20th
· Christmas Recess 2022 Begins at Dismissal on December 21, 2022
· No After School Program on December 21st!
· School Resumes on Tuesday, January 3, 2023
· Always make sure to read the OLQM School Blog for additional information, located HERE!
If you have any questions or concerns, you can email me at xiomaraserbones@olqmnyc.org or text/call (203)539-0863 I will do my best to answer at the end of the day.
Unit Topic
Where we live?
Essential Question for the Unit:
Where do people and animals live around me?
Focus Question for the Week Related to the Text
Where do I live? Where do my family members live?
Focused Learning Activity for the Week:
The teacher will share pictures of New York City (preferable pictures of parts of the city that are familiar to the children)
The children will be invited to explore the book, Children of the World by Tessa Strickland, Kate DePalma, David Dean with the teacher. The teacher will highlight the beginning section of the book that focuses on where children are, where they live, and their special places. The children will be encouraged to respond to the questions in the book, generate their own questions, and engage in a discussion about the book.
For children who need additional support:
Rather than reading the whole book, the teacher will select a few pages to discuss with the children.
For children who are ready for a challenge:
The children will be asked about homes for things that were not included in the book.
Children whose home language is a language other than English:
The teacher will provide the activity in the child’s native language.
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK. ELAL.5. [PKR.1.] Participates in discussions about a text (e.g., during whole or small group interactive read-aloud discussions, during peer sharing, and within play scenarios.
Foundational Text for the Week
A New Home by Tania Regil
The link to the foundational text HERE!
Questions that will be asked throughout the week related to the foundational text:
Level 1: Recall
Where is the boy moving?
Where is the girl moving?
Both the boy and the girl are nervous they will miss things from their old cities when they move to their new cities. What are some of the things they think they will miss?
Level 2: Skill/Concept
Do you think the boy and the girl will still be able to do the things they love in their new cities? Why or why not?
After the boy and the girl move to their new cities and learn about the things, they can do there, how do you think they will feel? Why?
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
What do you think the boy might tell the girl about New York City? Why?
What do you think the girl might tell the boy about Mexico City? Why?
Level 4: Extended Thinking
Have you ever moved to a new place? Maybe a new home? Or to a place that was far away from your old home? How did you feel about moving? Why?
What are some of the things you like about where you live now? What would you miss if you moved?
Lessons and Activities for the Week:
Blocks- Children will be provided with pictures of different types of homes and buildings in the block center. Children will be encouraged to discuss what shapes they can use to recreate the structures.
Dramatic Play- Children will be invited to create the façade of a home using a very large piece of flat cardboard.
Art- Children will be supplied with popsicle sticks in order for them to create a home by gluing sticks onto paper.
Science- Children will be able to identify the different habitats that animals live in. Children will be encouraged to use pictures to match the animals to their habitats.
Math- Children will be provided with people figures, number cards, and pictures of homes which will be placed in the math center. Students will be encouraged to pick a number card and place the corresponding number of people into a car.
Library- Students are encouraged to look at two non-fiction books about homes and compare and contrast what they see.
Writing- Students will discover blueprints and create their own blueprints with write-and-wipe blueprint mats.
Sensory- Students will be able to play with their individual containers of 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.
