Week of November 23rd!

Reminders

• Please check your emails for an invitation to the class SeeSaw account!
• Dismissal is at 2:00 on Wednesday, November 25th!
• School is closed on Thursday 11/26 and Friday 11/27 for Thanksgiving!

ZOOM Links for This Week:

Monday 11/23 to Wednesday 11/25 

8:30 a.m. Meeting 

Meeting ID: 871 8421 6645

Password: prek4

Join URL:  Click HERE

2:30 p.m. Meeting

Meeting ID: 815 1643 6161

Password: prek4

Join URL:  Click HERE

The link for the read aloud of this week's foundational text, Friendshape by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld is located HERE.

Lessons and Activities for the Week for At Home Learners:

Monday- Invite your child to draw an expressive self-portrait. Have them look in the mirror, make an expression and draw what they see.

Tuesday- Write your child's name on a piece of paper Invite them to refer to the paper and count the number of letters in their names then write the appropriate number on the paper. Children can count the letters in their own names as well as their family member's names.

Wednesday- Suggest physical challenges and invite your child to accept the challenge (i.e. Can you jump seven times on one foot? Can you hop to the wall?, etc.).

Thursday- Introduce your child to some basic yoga moves and invite them to participate. Discuss how some people use yoga to calm down and relax.

Friday- Cut paper plates in half, give your child half of a plate and invite them to draw a mouth that is expressing an emotion on it (i.e. a smile for happy, frown for sad). If you like, you can attach a Popsicle stick to the bottom of the plate for your child to hold and invite them to place the emotion mask over their own mouths. Provide a mirror for them to see the expressions and invite them to try to make their eyes match the expressions on the plates as well.

Weekly Activity to be emailed to Ms. McGarry

Create a family book! You can choose what type of information to include in the book. Ideas include the people in your family, where relatives live, things you likes to do together, favorite foods, languages spoken, family heritage, traditions, celebrations, pets, information about your home, etc. Children can choose how to illustrate the book (i.e. drawings, photographs, pictures from magazines, etc.).

Please send any pictures or drawings to 

MissMcGarry@olqmnyc.com or text the picture to (929) 279-1610

Information for In-Person Learners

 Unit Topic:

• All About Us

Essential Question for the Unit:

• Who am I and who are the people in my life?

Focus Question for the Week:

• What makes my class important and unique?

Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

Various size shapes from construction paper will be cut out. Students will be encouraged to use the shapes to create their bodies. After gluing the shapes to a piece of paper, children can use writing utensils to add additional details (hair, patterns on clothes, etc.).

Ms. McGarry and Mrs. Madera will observe as children identify the shapes they used.

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

• PK.MATH.13: Names shapes regardless of size.

Foundational Text for the Week:

• Friendshape by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

• PK.ELAL.12: Makes connections between self, text, and the world.
  
  

  
  

  Questions That Will Be Asked Throughout The Week:

  
  

  Level 1: Recall 

  Who are the friends in this story?

  What are some of the things the friends in this book do together?

  What were the friends in this story all thinking about at the same time?

  
  

  Level 2: Skill/Concept

  What is so great about having friends?

  How do the friends in this story have fun together?

  
  

  Level 3: Strategic Thinking

  Who are some of your friends?

  What do you like to do with your friends?

  How can friends help each other?

  
  

  Level 4: Extended Thinking

  What could you do when you and a friend quarrel or get upset with each other?

  What could you do if another child asks to play with you and a friend?

  What could you do if you see a child who looks lonely and does not have a friend to play with?

  
  

  
  

Lessons and Activities for the Theme:

Blocks-The student’s name cards will be available in block center.  Students are invited to write their names using blocks, discussing the lines in each letter of their name (straight, curved, etc.).

Art- Various size shapes from construction paper will be cut out and students are invited to use the shapes to create their bodies. After gluing the shapes together, or to a piece of paper, children can use writing utensils to add additional details (hair, patterns on clothes, etc.).

Science- Students are invited to use magnifying glasses to explore fingerprints, skin, hair, etc.

Math- Students will be encouraged to refer to their name cards and count how many letters are in their name, then place the appropriate number card next to the name card. Children can count the letters in their own names as well as their peers’ names.

Library- Students are encouraged to read a book with a friend. One child could read to the other or they could look at a book together.

Writing-  Students will be able to play a matching game where they match pictures of the students in the class with that student's name.

Sensory- Students will be able to play with their individual containers of play-doh.

For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!

As always, please make sure to read the OLQM school blog for additional updates and information located, HERE!

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