ZOOM Links for This Week:
Monday 12/07 to Wednesday 12/11
8:30 a.m. Meeting
Meeting ID: 871 8421 6645
Password: prek4
Join URL: Click HERE
2:00 p.m. Meeting
Meeting ID: 815 1643 6161
Password: prek4
Join URL: Click HERE
If your child can not attend one of these two meetings, please let me know and I can schedule a meeting at a time that is more convenient for you.
The link for the read aloud of this week's foundational text, A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle is located HERE.
Lessons and Activities for the Week for At Home Learners:
There are numerous activities posted every week on our classroom SeeSaw Account! Please check your email for instructions on how to sign up!
Monday- Invite your child to look at pictures of blueprints and then create their own using blue paper, white chalk, and rulers.
Tuesday- Have your child count the number of squares they can find at home. Repeat with other shapes.
Wednesday- Ask your child to observe the homes around them as you take a walk together outside. Families and children can discuss what types of homes you see. Do you see people homes or animal homes? What do you notice about the homes? Are they apartments? Houses? Do they have many windows? How many floors do you think there are in each building?
Thursday- Observe a construction site (remembering to be careful and stay safe). Ask your child questions such as: What do you notice? How do the people who work here stay safe? What do you think the building will look like when it is done?
Friday- Use shoe boxes or other cardboard boxes to build an apartment building. Show your child pictures of various types of apartment buildings from around New York City as a reference. Facilitate discussions about the important details your child notices before they start creating, and as they work. Children may want to furnish the apartments with small furniture. Any furniture that children would like, but is not available, can be made with recycled materials.
Please send any pictures or drawings to
MissMcGarry@olqmnyc.com or text the picture to (929) 279-1610
Information for In-Person Learners
Focus Question for this Week:
Where do people and animals live?
Focused Learning Activities for this Week:
Ms. McGarry and Mrs. Madera will work with students in the science center. They will have two sets of cards with different animals and different habitats. They will ask the students where they think each animal lives, modeling how to put the animal card on the corresponding habitat card. The teacher will ask students 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.SCI.4: Observes familiar plants and animals and describes what they need to survive.
Foundational Text for the Week:
A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK.ELAL.5 : Participates in discussions about a text.
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 HermitCrab 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’shouse 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 liked the way his new house felt, but did not like the way it looked. Why didn’t HermitCrab 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’shouse 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?
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.
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- Cut-outs of shapes will be added to the math center. Students are encouraged to create their homes out of shapes.
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- Students will be able to play with their own individual containers of play doh.
For more information about 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
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