Week of October 4th, 2021
Reminder
School will be closed on Monday October 11th, 2021 for Columbus day
Exploration one
Our Community
Essential Question:
What is our community?
Focus Area:
Self
Weekly Focus:
Our Families
Focused Learning Activity for the Week:
Children will be invited to the art center and asked to draw a self-portrait.
Standard Addressed:
P-SE 9: Child recognizes self as a unique individual having their own abilities, characteristics, emotions, and interests.
Foundational Text for the Week:
You hold me up by Monique Gray Smith and Danielle Daniel
Questions that will be asked throughout the week related to the foundational text:
1. What are some of the things the people in this book do together?
2. What things in this book do we do together?
3. In this book they share that holding someone up means taking care of them. What are
some of the ways the people in this book care for each other or hold each other up?
4. What are some ways we can care for each other or hold each other up? Tell me more about that.
Learning Centers Available for the Theme:
Blocks- Children are encouraged to use explore the block center. They will be shown a few unit blocks,
shown where they can be found in the classroom, and shown how to match them to their outline in
order to clean up.
Dramatic Play- Children are invited to explore the dramatic play area and use the props provided.
Dramatic Play will be set up as a kitchen. Teacher will introduce basic materials, how to use them,
and how to put them away.
Art- Children are invited to explore the art area. They will be shown a paint container, brush and
paper. Teacher will model how to dip brush in paint and paint a few brushstrokes on paper. Students
will be shown where materials can be found in the classroom and what they should do when they finish
painting.
Science- Children will be shown a few items from a collection of natural objects. Teacher will model
how students can begin to explore some of the materials. They will be shown where these materials
can be found in the classroom and how to put them away when finished.
Math- Children will be shown a couple of puzzles. Teacher will model how to take apart and how to put
a few pieces together. Students will be shown where puzzles can be found and how to put them away.
Library- Students are able to explore books from the classroom library.
Writing- Students are invited to explore the materials provided in the writing center. They are
encouraged to explore their name cards.
Sensory- Students will be shown a small amount of sand and a few toys. They will be shown where
these materials can be found in the classroom.
For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!
If you have any questions or concerns, you can email me at mswaseem@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
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