Week of December 10th!

WEEKLY REMINDERS:

• Our Holiday Presentation will be on Thursday, December 20th at 9:00 a.m.

• There is No after-school on Thursday, December 20th. 

• Christmas break begins on Thursday, December 20th at Dismissal.  School resumes on January 3rd.

Unit Topic:

Where We Live

Essential Question for the Unit:

Where do the people and animals around me live?

Focus Question for this Week:

Where do people and animals live?

Focused Learning Activity for this Week:

• Pictures of animals and their habitats will be added to the science center.  Students will be encouraged to talk about the arrangement of animals as well as the arrangement of habitats.  They will then be asked to match the pictures, placing the animal in the appropriate habitat.  Students will be asked why or how they made the matches. The teacher will ask students higher order thinking questions, such as, "why do you think an animal would need thick fur to live in the arctic?

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.CKW.5 (Science): Observes and describes characteristics of living things.

Foundational Text for the Week: A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed: 

PK.CKW.11 (Reading Standards for Literature): With prompting and support, make connections between self, text and the world around them (text, media, social interaction).

Questions that will be asked throughout the week: 

Level 1: Recall

• Why did Hermit Crab need a new house?
• Hermit Crab liked the way his new house felt, but did not like the way it looked. Why didn’t Hermit Crab like the way the house looked?
• What are some of the things Hermit Crab used to decorate his house?

Level 2: Skill/Concept

• What are some things you like about where you live?
• Hermit Crab invited many friends to live with him; who lives with you?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

• Hermit crab added many things to his home, which one do you like best? Why?
• When the Smaller Crab moved into Hermit Crab’s house she promised to be good to his friends. How do you take good care of your friends?

Level 4: Extended Thinking

• Hermit Crab was very polite and used his manners when he asked the sea creatures to decorate his house; when do you use your manners?
• What do you think Hermit Crab would have done if the sea creatures he asked to decorate his house said no?
• Hermit Crab moved two times in this story; have you ever moved to a new home? How did you feel about moving?

Learning Centers Available for the Unit:

Blocks-Pictures of different types of homes and buildings will be posted in block center and students are invited to build the homes in the pictures or similar homes.

Pretend Play- Students will decorate a building facade that will be used in the pretend play area.  

Art- Students will be supplied with popsicle sticks in order for them to create a home by gluing sticks onto paper.

Science- Multiple pictures of animals and their homes will be provided in science center for students to match.

Math- People figures, number cards, and pictures of homes 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 home.

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 blueprint with blue paper and chalk.  

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

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