Week of February 27, 2022

  

REMINDERS!

 

• Please make sure that your child walks into the school building with a mask at all time.

• Please make sure your child has two extra change of clothes, including underwear, tops bottoms and socks.

• Please remember to bring sleeping mats to school.

Exploration Topic: Our Environment

 

Essential Question: What can we discover about community? 

 

Month Four: Moving

 

Weekly Focus: Noticing Things That Move

Focused Learning Activity for the week: 

GOAL: P-ATL11 Child shows interest in and curiosity about the world around them.

Weekly Foundational Text:  Supertruck by Stephen Savage: When the City is hit by a colossal snowstorm, only one hero can save the day.

Weekly Teacher Reflections:

-How am I helping the children notice things that move?  What related materials am I providing for them to explore?

 

-How am I helping the children investigate the moving parts of things? What materials am I providing for them to explore? 

 

-How am I learning what the children are noticing and find most interesting in this study?

Learning Centers Available for the Themes:

BLOCKS: Children are invited to explored  the block area. Children will be motivated of how our body or things move, and how it helps us to build things in this area.

 

DRAMATIC PLAY: Children are invited to go and explore the dramatic play center,  and they are encouraged to use the props provided. Teacher will invite children to explore animals/costumes and ask children what are some ways that different animals move?   

 

ART: Children are invited to explore and use the art area. They will be encouraged to use the props and manipulate them, Teacher will shown materials that children can use to make things that move, for example, play-dough. 

 

SCIENCE: Children will be encouraged to participate in the science area. Children can find a variety of natural objects, and they will be shown a few items from a natural objects collection. The teacher will show children some insects from these collection, and children will identify which of them can fly or walk with the teacher help. 

 

MATH: Children are invited to use the materials in this area. The teacher will introduce to children some objects that can help us to count and match them with its correspondents. Children are encourage to use the props provided.

 

LIBRARY: Student are able to explore books from the classroom library.

 

WRITING: Student are encouraged to explore the materials in the writing center. Children are encourage to explore toy vehicle with markers taped and discover what they do when it moves. Children are invited and encouraged to explore their name cards and the ABCs letters. 

 

SENSORY: Student will be shown a small amount of sand as well as a few vehicles toys and explore how they move in the sand. The materials will be shown to then where they can be found and how to put them away.

To view the Lesson Plan, click HERE!

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email me at Mrs. marthacolon@olqmnyc.org or email Mrs. Zogka at MrsZogka@olqmnyc.org.

 

If there are any questions regarding the Pre-K for All program that cannot be answered by the office or classroom teacher, please feel free to contact the Help Line at 888-227-8175

Week of February 20, 2022

 

REMINDERS!

 

• Please make sure that your child walks into the school building with a mask at all time.

• Please make sure your child has two extra change of clothes, including underwear, tops bottoms and socks.

• Please remember to bring sleeping mats to school.

• President's Day- School Closed Monday.

Exploration Topic: Our Environment

 

Essential Question: What can we discover about community? 

 

Month Three: Building 

 

Weekly Focus: Building

Focused Learning Activity for the week: 

GOAL: P-ATL13 Child uses imagination in play and interactions with others.

Weekly Foundational Text: Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building by Christy Hale. A collection of concrete poetry, illustrations and photographs that shows how young children's constructions are reflected in notable works of architecture.

Weekly Teacher Reflections:

How am I learning about the children's ideas for building? How can I explore these ideas with them?

What materials am I providing for the children that support their curiosity about building?

What opportunities am I giving for the children to build?

Learning Centers Available for the Themes:

BLOCKS: Children are invited to explored  the block area. Children will be motivated to build in this area. The teacher will bring the book Dreaming Up by Christy Hale to show children construction they can make while playing in the area. The teacher will be shown a few unit blocks and where they can be found in the classroom. 

 

DRAMATIC PLAY: Children are invited to go and explore the dramatic play center,  and they are encouraged to use the props provided.  

 

ART: Children are invited to explore and use the art area. They will be encouraged to use the props and manipulate them. They will shown a bush, container, paint and paper.

 

SCIENCE: Children will be encouraged to participate in the science area. Children can find a variety of natural objects, and they will be shown a few items from a natural objects collection. 

 

MATH: Children are invited to use the materials in this area. The teacher will introduce some objects to children to count and match them with its correspondents. Children are encourage to use the props provided.

 

LIBRARY: Student are able to explore books from the classroom library.

 

WRITING: Student are encouraged to explore the materials in the writing center. Children are invited and encouraged to explore their name cards and the ABCs letters. 

 

SENSORY: Student will be shown a small amount of sand as well as a few toys. The materials will be shown to then where they can be found and how to put them away.

To view the Lesson Plan, click HERE!

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email me at Mrs. marthacolon@olqmnyc.org or email Mrs. Zogka at MrsZogka@olqmnyc.org.

 

If there are any questions regarding the Pre-K for All program that cannot be answered by the office or classroom teacher, please feel free to contact the Help Line at 888-227-8175

Week of February13, 2022

 

REMINDERS!

 

• Please make sure that your child walks into the school building with a mask at all time.

• Please make sure your child has two extra change of clothes, including underwear, tops bottoms and socks.

• Please remember to bring sleeping mats to school.

• Monday is Red Day, and children can wear red clothes.

• Wednesday, February 16 PreK For All Closed.

• Thursday is the 100th day at school, and the children can dress like they are 100. 

Exploration Topic: Our Environment

 

Essential Question: What can we discover about community? 

 

Month Three: Building 

 

Weekly Focus: Building

Focused Learning Activity for the week: 

Goal: P-ATL6  P-SCI3

Teacher will work with children using manipulatives at the table using magnets. Children will ask to construct a house or a building.

WEEKLY FOUNDATIONAL TEXT: I'm a Firefighter a Tinyville Town story by Brian Biggs.

 Weekly Teacher Reflections:

How am I learning about the children's ideas for building? How can I explore these ideas with them?

What materials am I providing for the children that support their curiosity about building?

What opportunities am I giving for the children to build?

Learning Centers Available for the Theme:

 BLOCKS: Children are invited to explore the materials in the block area. The teacher will introduce new materials and Invite children to explore them.

DRAMATIC PLAY:  Children are invited to explore the dramatic play area and use the materials provided. This center area will be set up as a kitchen.

 

ART:  Children are invited to use and explore the art art area. we have materials that children can use to draw paints of buildings.

 

SCIENCE: Children will be encouraged to explore the science area from the collections of natural objects. 

 

MATH: Children are encouraged to explore table top blocks and other manipulatives objects.  

 

LIBRARY: Children are invited to use the library and explore them. The teacher will invite children to read and explore the books from the classroom library. 

 

WRITING: Children are encouraged to use and explore the materials in the writing center. Children are encouraged to explore the letter of the week as well as their names cards. 

 

SENSORY: Student will be encouraged to use the sensory table and manipulate objects in this area. 

To view the Lesson Plan, click HERE!

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email me at Mrs. marthacolon@olqmnyc.org or email Mrs. Zogka at MrsZogka@olqmnyc.org.

 

If there are any questions regarding the Pre-K for All program that cannot be answered by the office or classroom teacher, please feel free to contact the Help Line at 888-227-8175

Week of February 6, 2022

 

REMINDERS!

 

• Please make sure that your child walks into the school building with a mask at all time.

• Please make sure your child has two extra change of clothes, including underwear, tops bottoms and socks.

• Please remember to bring sleeping mats to school.

• Dismissal for all students 12:00 PM noon- no after school program. Parent teacher conferences from 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM.

Exploration Topic: Our Environment

 

Essential Question: What can we discover about community? 

 

Month Three: Building 

 

Weekly Focus: Investigating Buildings

Focused Learning Activity for the week: 

Goal: P-ATL6  P-SCI3
Teacher will work with children at the block area. Children will be asked to construct a tower using the foam blocks.

WEEKLY FOUNDATIONAL TEXT: Float by Daniel Mayeres

Weekly Teacher Reflections:

 

 -What are the children noticing about the buildings and structures in the program environment?

 

-What materials can I provide to support the children's investigations of buildings and structures in the program environment?

Learning Centers Available for the Theme:

 BLOCKS: Children are invited to explore the materials in the block area. The teacher will introduce new materials and Invite children to explore them.

DRAMATIC PLAY:  Children are invited to explore the dramatic play area and use the materials provided. This center area will be set up as a kitchen.

 

ART:  Children are invited to use and explore the art art area. we have materials that children can use to draw paints of buildings.

 

SCIENCE: Children will be encouraged to explore the science area from the collections of natural objects. 

 

MATH: Children are encouraged to explore table top blocks and other manipulatives objects.  

 

LIBRARY: Children are invited to use the library and explore them. The teacher will invite children to read and explore the books from the classroom library. 

 

WRITING: Children are encouraged to use and explore the materials in the writing center. Children are encouraged to explore the letter of the week as well as their names cards. 

 

SENSORY: Student will be encouraged to use the sensory table and manipulate objects in this area.  

To view the Lesson Plan, click HERE!

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email me at Mrs. marthacolon@olqmnyc.org or email Mrs. Zogka at MrsZogka@olqmnyc.org.

 

If there are any questions regarding the Pre-K for All program that cannot be answered by the office or classroom teacher, please feel free to contact the Help Line at 888-227-8175