Monday, January 15, 2018

Week of January 16th!

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.
  •  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- An assortment of shape cutouts and pictures of vehicles will be added to the center.  Students will be invited to reference the vehicles to create their own vehicles.

Science- Students are invited to create airplanes (with teacher support) and then will be asked to predict 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-  Students will be invited to match lettered cars to their corresponding spots in a "parking lot".

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

Some of the books we will read this week are:
  •  What Do Wheels Do All Day by April Jones Prince
  • Transportation in My Neighborhood by Shelly Lyons





Reminders / Notices:
  • A parent workshop, "Who's the Boss?", will be held in the library on Wednesday, January 17th, at 8:30 a.m.  All pre-k parents are encouraged to attend.





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

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