- No After school program this week.
- Tuesday June 20th 2023, Students may wear dress down clothes this week
- June 23, 2023–Last day of school, Dismissal 11:45 am.
Exploration Topic: Our Impact
Essential Question: How do my actions impact growth and change?
Focus Area: Change
Weekly Focus: Things that Change How am I helping the children notice changes around them (e.g., light and dark, weather)? How am I helping the children explore the changes in their lives (e.g., transition to summer, or a new classroom)? What materials can I provide to support this Exploration?
Focused Learning Activity for The Week: Students will be encouraged to join the teacher in the science area. With this activity, children will have the opportunity to better understand how things change around them, ways they may change. The teacher will show children the light table we have in the classroom, then the teacher will put it on and then off, children will see directly the changes it made. The teacher will ask What changes can you notice? Tell me more about it? What other things can you notice that change around you?
Students that need extra support: Will be given prompting answers and asked children What does it mean to change? For example, "The teacher will invite children to sit in the science area, and she will show children the light table and will put it on and off, then the teacher will ask children," What changes do you notice happening with the light table? The teacher will write whatever they express.
Students that are ready for a challenge: Will be prompted to use multiple sentences when responding to the question "What does it mean to change? What changes do you notice that happen with the light table?" ? Tell me more about it? Children will have the opportunity to explain what they know in long sentences; the teacher will extend the conversation and will write whatever they say.
ELL Students: Will be given the directions / questions in Spanish. Dictation will be written in whichever language they answer.
Foundational Text for the Week: The Goodbye Book by Todd Parr Standard Addressed: P-SE 9.. Child recognizes self as a unique individual having own abilities, characteristics, emotions, and interests. In this book there are many feelings people might feel when they say goodbye. What are some of those feelings? Sometimes saying goodbye is really hard. Sometimes saying goodbye is easy. Will you tell me about a time when you said a hard goodbye or an easy goodbye? We are getting ready to say goodbye to our 3-K class. What are some of the things you will remember about our class?
Learning Centers Available for the Theme:
Blocks- Children are encouraged to 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 and clothing 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 can 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. Students will be prompted to wash their hands before and after using the sand table.
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