Week of January 17, 2023

  

WEEKLY REMINDERS

·      Friday, January 20, 2023 Vision and Hearing Testing - NYC Department of Health for all 4-year-olds.

 

·      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

  How do people and animals make homes?

Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

                  

blueprints

 

The teacher will show the children a couple of blueprints and ask them what they think they are. The teacher will share that blueprints are used in construction. They are the plans for a building that help construction workers know what to do as they build. Students will be invited to investigate the blueprints. What do they notice? Do they see windows and doors? A roof? Etc. Children will be encouraged to make their own blueprints. The teacher will ask the children to think about a building they would like to create. Children will be provided with dry-erase markers, a blueprint or chalk, blue paper, and a ruler to choose how to create their building. 

 

Differentiation: For all children to be successful multiple entry points will be taken into consideration to meet individual students’ needs.  For example, repeat directions, extend time, adapt materials, preview questions, and provide 1:1 support. 

 

For children who need additional support: The teacher will work 1:1 with these children or in a smaller group. The teacher will pick 1-3 aspects of a blueprint to focus on. 

 

For children who are ready for a challenge: Children will be provided with building materials (small blocks, Lincoln Logs, etc.) to build the buildings they designed. 

 

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.SCI.11 Develops a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem 

Foundational Text for the Week

             

 It's Moving Day by Pamela Hickman 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 burrow? 

What are some of the animals who lived in the burrow? 

What happens on Moving Day? 

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept 

The first woodchuck that moved out of the burrow left so he could move to a farmer’s field where there was more food for him to eat. How do you think the farmer would feel about that? Why? 

How do you think the animals knew when the burrow was empty, and they could move in? 

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking 

After the first snake moved into the burrow, other snakes came to join it. Why do you think the snakes wanted to live together in the burrow? 

All of the snakes left the burrow at the same time. How do you think you might feel if you were by the burrow and saw all the snakes leaving together? Why? 

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking 

Why did the animals like living in the burrow? 

Some of the animals lived in the burrow alone. Some of the animals lived in the burrow with other animals. Would you like to live in the burrow with any of the animals? Why or why not? The burrow is beneath the big tree. How do you think the burrow got there? 

 

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.

Week of January 9, 2023

  

WEEKLY REMINDERS

 

·      Under New York State and City Health codes all Pre-K and Kindergarten students are required to have an annual Flu shot. 

·      Documentation must be presented to the school office before the child enters school for the day.

·      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

  What types of homes do the people in my city (NYC) live in?

     

Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

                  

How Many People Live Here?

  

The teacher will draw an outline of homes on pieces of paper and supply small people figurines and number cards. Children will pick a card, read the number, and put that many people in the home

 

For children who need additional support: 

The teacher will provide number cards 1-5.   

 

For children who are ready for a challenge: 

The teacher will provide number cards 1-15        

 

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.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

             

 Going Up! by Sherry J. Lee the link to the foundational text HERE!!

 

Questions that will be asked throughout the week 

      related to the foundational text: 

Level 1: Recall 

Where were Sophie and her dad going? Where was Olive’s birthday party? Why was everyone riding the elevator?

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept 

How did everyone fit in the same elevator? 

What type of home do you think Sophie and her dad live in? How do you know? 

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking 

All of the people who got on the elevator were Sophie’s neighbors. Neighbors are people who live near each other. Who are your neighbors? 

Sophie and her neighbors were going to a party together for another neighbor. What are some things you do with your neighbors?

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking 

The party is a birthday party for Sophie who is a dog. What types of things you do you think dogs might like to do at a party? Why? 

Sophie brought her favorite cookies to the party, Vicky, Babs and their dog, Norman brought a balloon, the Flores family brought shoes for dancing, Grace and Arnie brought instruments to make music. What would you bring with you if you were going to Olive’s party? Why? 

  

 

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.

Week of January 3, 2023

  

WEEKLY REMINDERS

 

·      Under New York State and City Health codes all Pre-K and Kindergarten students are required to have an annual Flu shot. 

·      Documentation must be presented to the school office before the child enters school for the day.

·      Monthly calendar will be sent home along with the menu for the month. Please check your child's book bag. 

·      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 people and animals live? 

     

Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

                  

Animal Habitats

 

The teacher will have a set of cards with different animals.  She will ask the students where they think each animal lives, modeling how to put the animal card on the correct habitat sheet. The teacher will observe students in the science center as they match animals to their habitats.

 

For children who need additional support: 

The teacher will provide fewer sets of cards to match.   

 

For children who are ready for a challenge: 

The teacher will provide more sets of cards to match and ask higher-order thinking questions, such as "Why do you think an animal would need thick fur to live in the arctic?"

 

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.SCI.5. Observes familiar plants and animals (including humans) and describes what they need to survive.

 

Foundational Text for the Week

             

 Ruby’s Birds by Mya Thompson the link to the foundational text HERE!!

 

Questions that will be asked throughout the week 

      related to the foundational text: 

     Level 1: Recall

    Where did Eva and Ruby go together?

    What did Eva want show Ruby in the park?

    What did Ruby want to show her family in the park?

 

     Level 2: Skill/Concept

    Do you think Ruby knew that birds lived in Central

    Park before she went there with Eva? Why do you

   think that? What type of home do you think Ruby and Eva 

    live in? How do you know?

 

     Level 3: Strategic Thinking

     Eva liked to hear the warbler’s song because it is a

     sound she heard at her home in Costa Rica. What

     are some sounds you like to hear? Why?

     Eva wanted Ruby to be quiet when they were in

     Central Park together. Do you think Ruby likes to be

     quiet? How do you know?

 

     Level 4: Extended Thinking

    Eva taught Ruby how to watch for birds living in

    Central Park. How might we find birds near us?

    In this book, there was a bird living in Ruby’s house

    (her pet, Alex) and birds living in Central Park.

    Where else can birds live? 

  

 

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.