Week of June 12, 2023 

WEEKLY REMINDERS

 

·      Thursday, June 15, 2023, Pre-k Father’s Day Celebration through Zoom At 10:00Am 

·      June 15th last day of After School Program

·      June 23rd Last Day of school, dismissal at 11:45am 

 

Always make sure to read the OLQM School Blog for additional information, located HERE! 

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email me at MrsHernandez@olqmnyc.org I will do my best to answer at the end of the day.

  

Unit Topic:  Babies

Essential Question for the Unit:

What are babies?

 

Focus Questions for this Week:

What do human babies need?

 

Focused Learning Activity for this Week

Pediatrician’s Office

The teacher will invite children to turn the Dramatic Play area into a pediatrician’s office.   The teacher will supply baby dolls and instruments for the children to use to take care of babies such as scales and measuring tapes, as well as writing utensils for children to take notes about the babies, schedule appointments, etc.  The teacher will use the term pediatrician and other related words such as appointment, infant, height, and weight throughout the experience to help children learn these vocabulary words.

 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK. ARTS.13. [TH: Pr4-6.PK] Performs Theatrical Arts

 

Foundational text for the week:

Babies Don’t Walk, They Ride! by Kathy Henderson Link to the foundational text HERE! 

Questions that will be asked throughout the week related to the foundational text:

Level 1: Recall

What are some of the ways babies ride?

Where did the babies in this book go?

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept

What does glide mean?

How can babies glide?

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Why don’t babies walk or run?

How do buggies, strollers, backpacks, slings, and car seats, help grown-ups care for babies?

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking

The book says that sometimes babies smile. What might make babies smile? What makes you smile?

The book says that sometimes babies scowl and howl. What do scowls and howls look like? What do they sound like? What are some things that make you scowl and howl?

When you feel like scowling and howling, what are some things you can do to help you feel better?

 

Lessons and Activities for the Week:

Blocks-Students will be invited to use blocks to create a nursery. 

Dramatic Play - The teacher will invite children to turn the Dramatic Play area into a pediatrician’s office.

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 the 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-Students will be able to give babies a bath with their own containers and consider why babies need help to wash or take a bath.

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