- Please read Mr. Woods' blog regarding the breakfast and lunch program.
Theme for the Unit:
Transportation!
Enduring understandings that the student should
have by the end of the unit:
·
I use transportation to
get to pre-K and other places.
We use different types of transportation for different reasons.
We use different types of transportation for different reasons.
·
Vehicles move in different
ways.
·
Some vehicles are
operated by community helpers such as bus drivers, conductors, firefighters,
police officers, and mail carriers.
·
There are many ways to
stay safe when using transportation.
Lessons
and activities for the week:
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 a fire station. Students are invited
to create a fire truck using large pieces of cardboard.
Art- The art table
will be covered in butcher paper, and students are invited to paint or draw
train tracks. Students will then build their own trains and use them on the
tracks.
Science-
Students are invited to create paper airplanes (with teacher support) and then
asked if their plane will fly, why or why not?
Math- Students
will be invited to match numbered cars to their corresponding spots in a
"parking lot"
Library- Students
are invited to sequence the pictures and retell a familiar story, using a felt
board.
Writing/Technology-
Weekly learning games on iPads are provided.
Sensory-
Sand and water, or play-doh.
Some of the books we will read this week are:
- Transportation in My Neighborhood by Shelly Lyons
Recommended Home School Connection:
Tuesday – Math News Worksheet
Wednesday – Universal Handwriting Book pages 9 and 10
Thursday - Universal Handwriting Book pages 11 and 12
Friday – Have a great weekend!
Reminders / Notices:
·
School is CLOSED on Thursday,
January 26th for Teacher Conference Day.
If there are any questions regarding the Pre-K for All program
that can not be answered by the office or classroom teacher, please feel free
to contact the
Help Line at 888-227-8175
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