Week of May 21st!

Theme for the Unit:

Babies!

Enduring understandings that the student should have by the end of the unit:

• Human babies need special food and care.
• Animal babies need special food and care.
• There are similarities and differences in the ways babies are cared for.
• All babies grow.

Lessons and activities for the week:

Blocks- Students are invited to use blocks to create the animal babies and habitats that they are investigating.

Pretend Play- Pretend Play will be turned into a baby nursery.  Students will pretend to care for babies by feeding, cleaning, and changing the baby dolls provided.

Art- Students are invited to create their own baby portraits with a variety of art materials.

Science- Students will be able to play a matching game, matching the adult animal to its offspring.

Math- Cutouts of babies of various lengths will be added to the math center.  Students will be able to measure each baby and tell which is longest and shortest.

Library- Students are invited to read books about our theme, babies.

Writing- Cards will be supplied with pictures of animal babies as well as their names. They will be placed in a bin for children to reference as they create their own animal baby book.  

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

Some of the books we will read this week are:

•  Over in the Meadow by Ezra Jack Keats
• Owl Babies by Martin Waddell

Reminders / Notices:

• School is closed on Friday, May 25th and Monday May 28th in honor of Memorial Day.

Link to Weekly Lesson Plan

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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Week of May 14th!

Theme for the Unit:

Babies!

Enduring understandings that the student should have by the end of the unit:

• Human babies need special food and care.
• Animal babies need special food and care.
• There are similarities and differences in the ways babies are cared for.
• All babies grow.

Lessons and activities for the week:

Blocks- Students are invited to use blocks to create the animal babies and habitats that they are investigating.

Pretend Play- Pretend Play will be turned into a baby nursery.  Students will pretend to care for babies by feeding, cleaning, and changing the baby dolls provided.

Art- Students are invited to create their own baby portraits with a variety of art materials.

Science- Students will be able to play a matching game, matching the adult animal to its offspring.

Math- Cutouts of babies of various lengths will be added to the math center.  Students will be able to measure each baby and tell which is longest and shortest.

Library- Students are invited to read books about our theme, babies.

Writing- Cards will be supplied with pictures of animal babies as well as their names. They will be placed in a bin for children to reference as they create their own animal baby book.  

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

Some of the books we will read this week are:

•  Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
• Hush! a Thai Lullaby by Mingfong Ho

Reminders / Notices:

• Scholastic Book Orders are due no later than May 15th.  

• School is closed on Friday, May 25th and Monday May 28th in honor of Memorial Day.

Link to Weekly Lesson Plan

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

Week of May 7th!

Theme for the Unit:

Babies!

Enduring understandings that the student should have by the end of the unit:

• Human babies need special food and care.
• Animal babies need special food and care.
• There are similarities and differences in the ways babies are cared for.
• All babies grow.

Lessons and activities for the week:

Blocks- Students are invited to use blocks to create the animal babies and habitats that they are investigating.

Pretend Play- Pretend Play will be turned into a baby nursery.  Students will pretend to care for babies by feeding, cleaning, and changing the baby dolls provided.

Art- Students are invited to create their own baby portraits with a variety of art materials.

Science- Students will be able to play a matching game, matching the adult animal to its offspring.

Math- Cutouts of babies of various lengths will be added to the math center.  Students will be able to measure each baby and tell which is longest and shortest.

Library- Students are invited to read books about our theme, babies.

Writing- Cards will be supplied with pictures of animal babies as well as their names. They will be placed in a bin for children to reference as they create their own animal baby book.  

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

Some of the books we will read this week are:

•  Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers
• Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats

Recommended Home School Connection:

•  Families are asked to talk about important milestones in your child’s life and create a timeline that reflects a few of these experiences. Think of two to four noteworthy events in your child’s past such as when they were born, took his/her first steps, or an important family event such as a new home or sibling, etc. You can draw or include pictures on the timeline!

Reminders / Notices:

• Muffins with Mom will be on Friday, May 11^th, at 9:00 a.m. Students may wear any clothes they like.

• Scholastic Book Orders are due no later than May 15th.  

• School is closed on Friday, May 25th and Monday May 28th in honor of Memorial Day.

Link to Weekly Lesson Plan

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

Week of April 30th!

Theme for the Unit:

Plants!

Enduring understandings that the student should have by the end of the unit:

• Plants are living things; every part of a plant has an important function.
• Plants grow from seeds and need water, nutrients and light to live.
• Plants are all around us.
• There are many different types of plants. 
• Plants are important for many reasons. 

Lessons and activities for the week:

Blocks- Students will be invited to build a park using blocks and materials added to the block center.

Pretend Play- The teacher will turn Dramatic Play into a flower shop by adding pretend flowers, containers, pictures of flower arrangements, cash register, notepad, writing utensils etc. Children can pretend to make, buy, and sell floral arrangements. Vocabulary words such as bouquet, floral arrangement, florist, and flower will be highlighted.

Art- The teacher will supply pipe cleaners as well as tissue paper circles. Children can pierce the middle of the tissue paper circles with the pipe cleaner, adding as many as they would like, then fold the circles up to create a flower. After creating these flowers children can use them in the Dramatic Play flower shop.

Science- The teacher will provide individual pictures of the plant life cycle. Students will be asked to sequence the pictures. The teacher will provide pictures / diagrams for children to refer to as they play and talk with them about each stage in the life cycle. 

Math- The teacher will cut out several paper watermelons, add a number to each one, and ask children to put the appropriate number of seeds on each watermelon. Students are encouraged to write the corresponding number.

Library- Students are invited to read books about our theme, plants.

Writing- Students will write letters on a sheet of construction paper.  They can glue seeds onto the letter.  Teacher will talk with students about words that start with the letter.

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

Some of the books we will read this week are: 

•  The Vegetables we eat by Gail Gibbons
• Stone Soup by Heather Forest

Reminders / Notices:

•     Picture day is Thursday, May 3rd.  Picture money may be given to Mrs. Resto in the picture envelope that was given out last week.     
•       Our Mother's Day show (Muffins with Mom) is on Friday, May 11th at 9:00am.  Students may wear any clothes they like.

Link to Weekly Lesson Plan

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

Week of April 23rd!

Theme for the Unit:

Plants!

Enduring understandings that the student should have by the end of the unit:

• Plants are living things; every part of a plant has an important function.
• Plants grow from seeds and need water, nutrients and light to live.
• Plants are all around us.
• There are many different types of plants. 
• Plants are important for many reasons. 

Lessons and activities for the week:

Blocks- Students will be invited to build a park using blocks and materials added to the block center.

Pretend Play- The teacher will turn Dramatic Play into a flower shop by adding pretend flowers, containers, pictures of flower arrangements, cash register, notepad, writing utensils etc. Children can pretend to make, buy, and sell floral arrangements. Vocabulary words such as bouquet, floral arrangement, florist, and flower will be highlighted.

Art- The teacher will supply pipe cleaners as well as tissue paper circles. Children can pierce the middle of the tissue paper circles with the pipe cleaner, adding as many as they would like, then fold the circles up to create a flower. After creating these flowers children can use them in the Dramatic Play flower shop.

Science- The teacher will provide individual pictures of the plant life cycle. Students will be asked to sequence the pictures. The teacher will provide pictures / diagrams for children to refer to as they play and talk with them about each stage in the life cycle. 

Math- The teacher will cut out several paper watermelons, add a number to each one, and ask children to put the appropriate number of seeds on each watermelon. Students are encouraged to write the corresponding number.

Library- Students are invited to read books about our theme, plants.

Writing- Students will write letters on a sheet of construction paper.  They can glue seeds onto the letter.  Teacher will talk with students about words that start with the letter.

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

Some of the books we will read this week are: 

• An Orange in January by Diana Hutts

• The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss

Reminders / Notices:

•    Our Spring Show is this Tuesday, April 24th, at 9:00am.  Please dress your child in yellow.

• Dismissal is at 12:00 noon this Friday, April 27th.

•  Parent Teacher Conferences are on Friday April 27th from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Link to Weekly Lesson Plan

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

Week of April 16th!

Theme for the Unit:

Plants!

Enduring understandings that the student should have by the end of the unit:

• Plants are living things; every part of a plant has an important function.
• Plants grow from seeds and need water, nutrients and light to live.
• Plants are all around us.
• There are many different types of plants. 
• Plants are important for many reasons. 

Lessons and activities for the week:

Blocks- Students will be invited to build a park using blocks and materials added to the block center.

Pretend Play- The teacher will turn Dramatic Play into a flower shop by adding pretend flowers, containers, pictures of flower arrangements, cash register, notepad, writing utensils etc. Children can pretend to make, buy, and sell floral arrangements. Vocabulary words such as bouquet, floral arrangement, florist, and flower will be highlighted.

Art- The teacher will supply pipe cleaners as well as tissue paper circles. Children can pierce the middle of the tissue paper circles with the pipe cleaner, adding as many as they would like, then fold the circles up to create a flower. After creating these flowers children can use them in the Dramatic Play flower shop.

Science- The teacher will provide individual pictures of the plant life cycle. Students will be asked to sequence the pictures. The teacher will provide pictures / diagrams for children to refer to as they play and talk with them about each stage in the life cycle. 

Math- The teacher will cut out several paper watermelons, add a number to each one, and ask children to put the appropriate number of seeds on each watermelon. Students are encouraged to write the corresponding number.

Library- Students are invited to read books about our theme, plants.

Writing- Students will write letters on a sheet of construction paper.  They can glue seeds onto the letter.  Teacher will talk with students about words that start with the letter.

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

Some of the books we will read this week are: 

• An Orange in January by Diana Hutts

• The Vegetables We Eat by Gail Gibbons

Reminders / Notices:

• Parent surveys for school evaluation have been sent to parent's e-mail. They are due by the end of the week. If you have any questions please see or call Robert in the office.   

• Dismissal is at 12:00 noon on Friday April 27th.

•  Parent Teacher Conferences are on Friday April 27th from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Link to Weekly Lesson Plan

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

Week of April 9th!

Theme for the Unit:

Plants!

Enduring understandings that the student should have by the end of the unit:

• Plants are living things; every part of a plant has an important function.
• Plants grow from seeds and need water, nutrients and light to live.
• Plants are all around us.
• There are many different types of plants. 
• Plants are important for many reasons. 

Lessons and activities for the week:

Blocks- Students will be invited to build a park using blocks and materials added to the block center.

Pretend Play- The teacher will turn Dramatic Play into a flower shop by adding pretend flowers, containers, pictures of flower arrangements, cash register, notepad, writing utensils etc. Children can pretend to make, buy, and sell floral arrangements. Vocabulary words such as bouquet, floral arrangement, florist, and flower will be highlighted.

Art- The teacher will supply pipe cleaners as well as tissue paper circles. Children can pierce the middle of the tissue paper circles with the pipe cleaner, adding as many as they would like, then fold the circles up to create a flower. After creating these flowers children can use them in the Dramatic Play flower shop.

Science- The teacher will provide individual pictures of the plant life cycle. Students will be asked to sequence the pictures. The teacher will provide pictures / diagrams for children to refer to as they play and talk with them about each stage in the life cycle. 

Math- The teacher will cut out several paper watermelons, add a number to each one, and ask children to put the appropriate number of seeds on each watermelon. Students are encouraged to write the corresponding number.

Library- Students are invited to read books about our theme, plants.

Writing- Students will write letters on a sheet of construction paper.  They can glue seeds onto the letter.  Teacher will talk with students about words that start with the letter.

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

Some of the books we will read this week are: 

•  The Curious Garden by Peter Brown 
• Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner 

Reminders / Notices:

•    Dismissal is at 12:00 noon on Friday April 27th.

•         Parent Teacher Conferences are on Friday April 27th from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m

Link to Weekly Lesson Plan

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