Week of December 9th!

REMINDERS

• School is closed on Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th for Thanksgiving.
• Our Holiday Show is on Tuesday, December 17th at 9:00 am in the gymnasium.
• Christmas recess begins at dismissal at 12:00 noon on Friday, December 20th.  There will be NO After-School on Friday, December 20th.
• School resumes on Monday, January 6th!

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 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?

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- 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- Sand and water, or play-doh.

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