Week of January 27th!

Reminders / Notices:

• Dismissal is at 12:00 noon on Friday, January 31^st.  The After-School Program will end at 6 p.m.

• Parent-Teacher Conferences are on Friday, January 31^st from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

     Unit Topic:

     Transportation

     Essential Question for the Unit:

     How does my community use various modes of transportation?

     Focus Questions for this Week:

     How do we stay safe when using transportation?

     Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

     Ms. McGarry and Mrs. Madera will work with students in the listening center. They will play a cd with different transportation sounds.  Each student will be given a board with pictures of various modes of transportation.  Students will be encouraged to match the sound they hear to the correct type of transportation.

  

    Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

    PK.PDH.1: Uses senses to guide and assist learning.

      

      Foundational text for the week:

     

Go! Go! Go! Stop! by Cherise Mericle Harper

 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
What was Little Green’s first word?
What did the trucks do when Little Green said,“Go?” Why did this become a problem?

Level 2: Skill/Concept
Why was Little Red important? Why was Little Yellow important?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking
Little Green, Red and Yellow made a traffic light. What are some other traffic signals or signs you see outside?
What do traffic lights do?
Why is it important to follow traffic lights and signals?

Level 4: Extended Thinking
Little Green and Little Red were opposites. Name some other things that are opposites
Little Green, Little Yellow and Little Red had to work together to help the trucks. What are some things you can do with other children to help keep the classroom happy and safe?

Lessons and activities for the week:

Blocks- Students are invited to create a variety of ramps and use different vehicles to race, predicting which one will go down the fastest and why. 

Pretend Play- Pretend Play will be transformed into a fire station. Students are invited to create a fire truck using large pieces of cardboard.  

Art- An assortment of shape cutouts and pictures of vehicles will be added to the center.  Students will be invited to reference the vehicles to create their own vehicles.

Science- Teacher will model how to draw a simple map with roads.  Students will be provided with metal cars and magnetic wands.  Students will be encouraged to make their car move down the road by using the magnet wands.

Math- Students will be invited to match numbered cars to the corresponding amount of people each car holds. 

Library- Students are invited to sequence the pictures and retell a familiar story, using a felt board.

Writing-  Students will be invited to match lettered cars to their corresponding spots in a "parking lot".

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!

Please always make sure to read the OLQM school blog for additional 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

Week of January 20th

Reminders / Notices:

• School is Closed on Monday, January 20^th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 

• Dismissal is at 12:00 noon on Friday, January 31^st.  The After-School Program will end at 6 p.m.

• Parent-Teacher Conferences are on Friday, January 31^st from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

     Unit Topic:

     Transportation

     Essential Question for the Unit:

     How does my community use various modes of transportation?

     Focus Questions for this Week:

     Who operates the vehicles in my community?

     Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

     Ms. McGarry and Mrs. Madera will work with students in the math center. they will assist students in numeral recognition by matching numbered cars to their corresponding "parking lot" space.

  

    Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

    PK.MATH.3a: When counting objects, says the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object (1:1 correspondence).

      Foundational text for the week:

     

 Whose Vehicle is This? by Sharon Katz Cooper

 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
What are some of the vehicles you noticed in this book? Who drives these vehicles?
What does a locomotive do?

Level 2: Skill/Concept
Where are some places we see vehicles? 
How do vehicles move?
Some people ride bicycles. Where would you like to go on a bicycle?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking
How do people stay safe when driving vehicles?
Why do you think some vehicles have (wings, wheels, lights, etc.)?
Why don’t all vehicles have (wings, wheels, lights,etc.)?

Level 4: Extended Thinking
Firefighters need to reach a fire quickly so no one gets hurt. What other drivers and vehicles need to move quickly?
Fire engines have flashing lights and loud sirens. What are some other vehicles that have flashing lights and loud sirens? Why?

Lessons and activities for the week:

Blocks- Students are invited to create a variety of ramps and use different vehicles to race, predicting which one will go down the fastest and why. 

Pretend Play- Pretend Play will be transformed into a fire station. Students are invited to create a fire truck using large pieces of cardboard.  

Art- An assortment of shape cutouts and pictures of vehicles will be added to the center.  Students will be invited to reference the vehicles to create their own vehicles.

Science- Teacher will model how to draw a simple map with roads.  Students will be provided with metal cars and magnetic wands.  Students will be encouraged to make their car move down the road by using the magnet wands.

Math- Students will be invited to match numbered cars to the corresponding amount of people each car holds. 

Library- Students are invited to sequence the pictures and retell a familiar story, using a felt board.

Writing-  Students will be invited to match lettered cars to their corresponding spots in a "parking lot".

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!

Please always make sure to read the OLQM school blog for additional 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

Week of January 13th!

Reminders / Notices:

• We are celebrating National Hat Day on Wednesday, January 15^th.  Your child can wear their favorite hat to school.  A hat contest for all the prekindergarten classes will take place in the auditorium at 9 a.m. Parents are invited.  

• School is Closed on Monday, January 20^th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 

• Dismissal is at 12:00 noon on Friday, January 31^st.  The After-School Program will end at 6 p.m.

• Parent-Teacher Conferences are on Friday, January 31^st from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

     Unit Topic:

     Transportation

     Essential Question for the Unit:

     How does my community use various modes of transportation?

     Focus Questions for this Week:

     How are various modes of transportation similar and different?

     Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

     Ms. McGarry and Mrs. Madera will work with students in the block center. Students will be assisted as they build ramps with wooden blocks. Students will be asked higher order thinking questions as they build ramps, such as, "What would happen if we add another block?" and "Which ramp will make the car go the fastest? Why?"

  

    Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

    PK.SCI.2: Uses tools and materials to design and build a device that causes an object to move faster with a push or a pull.

      Foundational text for the week:

     

 What do Wheels Do All Day? by April Jones Prince

 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

What are three things wheels do?

What are some of the things you saw in this book that have wheels?

Level 2: Skill/Concept

In this book there are many vehicles and other things people can use to help them move (e.g., stroller, motorcycle, bus). What do all of them have in common?

What vehicles and things with wheels do you use?

The book says that some wheels “spit and sputter.”What does it mean for wheels to spit and sputter?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

This book is all about wheels. Can you think of some vehicles that do not have wheels?

What are some ways to move without wheels?

This book says that helicopters and airplanes have wheels. Why do helicopters and airplanes have wheels? What else do helicopters and airplanes use to move?

Level 4: Extended Thinking

Why do you think so many vehicles have wheels?

What would happen if _____ (cars, buses, etc.) did not have wheels?

Lessons and activities for the week:

Blocks- Students are invited to create a variety of ramps and use different vehicles to race, predicting which one will go down the fastest and why. 

Pretend Play- Pretend Play will be transformed into a fire station. Students are invited to create a fire truck using large pieces of cardboard.  

Art- An assortment of shape cutouts and pictures of vehicles will be added to the center.  Students will be invited to reference the vehicles to create their own vehicles.

Science- Teacher will model how to draw a simple map with roads.  Students will be provided with metal cars and magnetic wands.  Students will be encouraged to make their car move down the road by using the magnet wands.

Math- Students will be invited to match numbered cars to the corresponding amount of people each car holds. 

Library- Students are invited to sequence the pictures and retell a familiar story, using a felt board.

Writing-  Students will be invited to match lettered cars to their corresponding spots in a "parking lot".

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

For more information on the Lesson Plan, click 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

Week of January 6th!

Reminders / Notices:

• School resumes on Monday, January 6th!

• We are celebrating National Hat Day on Wednesday, January 15^th.  Your child can wear their favorite hat to school.  A hat contest for all the prekindergarten classes will take place in the auditorium at 9 a.m. Parents are invited.  

• School is Closed on Monday, January 20^th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 

• Dismissal is at 12:00 noon on Friday, January 31^st.  The After-School Program will end at 6 p.m.

• Parent-Teacher Conferences are on Friday, January 31^st from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

     Unit Topic:

     Transportation

     Essential Question for the Unit:

     How does my community use various modes of transportation?

     Focus Questions for this Week:

     What kinds of transportation do I use and why?

     Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

     Ms. McGarry and Mrs. Madera will work with students in the pretend play center, creating materials that firemen use.  students will be asked to think of things that firemen use (firetruck, hose, fire hydrant, etc.).  Students will then build materials to transform the pretend play center into a fire station.  

    Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

    PK.AL.3 Approaches tasks and problems with creativity, imagination, and/or willingness to try new experiences.

      Foundational text for the week:

     

 The Bus for Us by Suzanne Bloom

 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

What question does Tess ask over and over again?
What were some of the vehicles that drove past Tess and Gus before the bus came?
What are the dog and the cat doing while the children wait for the bus?

Level 2: Skill/Concept
Why do you think Tess asks the same question over and over again?
Why do you think Gus looks sad just before the bus comes?
Gus and Tess take the bus to school. How did you get to pre-K today?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking
Why do people take the bus?
Tess holds her ears when the fire engine drives past. Why?

There is a picture of a skunk on the garbage truck. Why do you think that is there?

Level 4: Extended Thinking
Us and Gus are rhyming words. What are some other words that rhyme with us and Gus?
Tess looks a little nervous about getting on the bus. Why do you think she might be nervous? Have you ever been nervous? When?

Lessons and activities for the week:

Blocks- Students are invited to create a variety of ramps and use different vehicles to race, predicting which one will go down the fastest and why. 

Pretend Play- Pretend Play will be transformed into a fire station. Students are invited to create a fire truck using large pieces of cardboard.  

Art- An assortment of shape cutouts and pictures of vehicles will be added to the center.  Students will be invited to reference the vehicles to create their own vehicles.

Science- Teacher will model how to draw a simple map with roads.  Students will be provided with metal cars and magnetic wands.  Students will be encouraged to make their car move down the road by using the magnet wands.

Math- Students will be invited to match numbered cars to the corresponding amount of people each car holds. 

Library- Students are invited to sequence the pictures and retell a familiar story, using a felt board.

Writing-  Students will be invited to match lettered cars to their corresponding spots in a "parking lot".

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

For more information on the Lesson Plan, click 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

Week of December 16th!

REMINDERS

• Our Holiday Show is on Tuesday, December 17th at 9:00 am in the gymnasium. Students are asked to wear dress up clothes.
• 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:

How do people and animals make homes?

Focused Learning Activities for this Week:

Ms. McGarry and Mrs. Madera will work with students in the art center. Students will be provided with popsicle sticks, glue, and paper.  They will be invited to make a home by gluing the sticks onto the paper.  Students will be asked to describe their home and to add detail to their artwork by using crayons, colored pencils, and markers. 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.ARTS.16: Creates visual arts.

Foundational Text for the Week: 

The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf by Mark Teague

Note: This version of the classic tale, The Three Little Pigs does not glorify violence or show violence in a graphic or frightening way.

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed: 

PK.ELAL.7: Develops and answers questions about characters, major events, and pieces of information in a text.

Questions that will be asked throughout the week: 

Level 1: Recall
When the farmer and his wife moved to Florida, what did the pigs want to do with the money the farmer and his wife paid them?
What did the first pig use to build his house? What did the second pig use to build his house?

Level 2: Skill/Concept
How do you think the first and second pigs felt when the wolf blew their houses down?
How do you think the first and second pigs felt whenthey got to the third pig’s house?
How do you think the third pig felt about sharing her house with the other pigs?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking
Why couldn’t the wolf knock down the brick house?
The wolf was very hungry so at the end of the story the pigs shared their food with him. What else could he have done to get food instead of trying to blowdown the pigs’ houses?

Level 4: Extended Thinking
The pigs used straw, sticks and bricks to build their homes; if you could build your own home what materials would you use? Why?
When all of the pigs lived together in the brick house the third little pig asked all of them to clean their rooms. What are some things you can do at home to be helpful?

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.

For more information about the lesson plan, click 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

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.

For more information about the lesson plan, click 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