Zoom Link At - Home Learners Nov. 2 - 6

Hello PreK 5 Families

Please see below the link for week November 2 - 6. This link was also sent via email.

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Mrs. Schiller & Ms. Molina

8:30 a.m. Meeting 

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2:30 p.m. Meeting 

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Week of 10/26 - 10/30

 

Costume Reminder:

Students are invited to wear their costumes to school and online via Zoom on Friday, October 30th!  If students are in school, they must also wear a face covering throughout the school day.

Lessons and Activities for the Week for At Home Learners:

Monday- Invite your child to stomp on as many leaves as possible. Ask what they hear as they stomp. Do the leaves crunch and crackle? Why or why not?

Tuesday- Play different kinds of music and encourage your child to dance freely or copy movements. Pause the music at various points and encourage students to “FREEZE!” when they hear the music stop.

Wednesday- Invite your child to make a rainstorm with bodies. For example, they might rub their hands together, tap their fingers, stomp their feet, clap loudly, etc. to represent the sounds heard in a rainstorm.

Thursday- Invite children to use mirrors to look at their faces to examine their features and explore the connections between their features and their five senses.

Friday- Invite your child to play Simon Says. Give directions for touching their noses, ears, mouth and eyes, but only if “Simon” says!

The link for the read aloud of this week's foundational text, Press Here by Herve Tullet is located Click Here

Information for In-Person Learners

Unit Topic:

• My Five Senses

Essential Question for the Unit:

• How do we use our senses to explore, investigate and understand the world around us?

Focus Question for the Week:

• How do we use our sense of taste?

Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

A "Feely-Box" will be added to the science center.  Students will be asked to reach their hand into the box, describe what they feel, and guess what is inside the box using only their sense of touch.


Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
• PK.AC.5: Demonstrates a growing expressive vocabulary.

• Foundational Text for the Week:

  • Press Here by Herve Tullet

  
  

  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 you supposed to press in this book?

  What happens when you press the dots in this book?

  What happens when you tilt and shake the book?

  
  

  Level 2: Skill/Concept

  Sometimes the book says to press gently on the dots. Press gently on your arm. How does that feel?

  Sometimes the book says to press hard on the dots. Press hard on your arm. How does that feel?

  The book says to blow gently on the dots. Blow gently on your arm. How does that feel?

  
  

  Level 3: Strategic Thinking

  What happens when you blow on something?

  What happens if you blow on something really hard?

  What happened to the dots when we blew really hard?

  
  

  Level 4: Extended Thinking

  When the book told us to clap more and more and more we clapped louder and louder and louder. Why?

  Were the dots really moving in this book? How do you know?

  
  

Lessons and Activities for the Week:

Blocks- Children are encouraged to use tree shaped blocks.  Students will be able to explore how the blocks feel and look compared to the other blocks in the block area.

Art- Individual containers of play-doh will be given to each child. Children can discuss how the play-doh feels, looks, and smells.

Science- A "Feely Box" will be added to the science center.  Students are invited to put their hands in the holes of the box and identify the object using only their sense of touch. 

Math- Students will be able to sort animal manipulatives by color, size, type, and texture.

Library- Students are invited to look at our classroom books and discuss what they see with their peers.

Writing- Scented markers will be provided to each student. Students will be encouraged to use their sense of smell as they use the markers.

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

Zoom Link At-Home Learners 10/26-10/30

 Hello PreK 5 Families

Please see below the link for week October 26 - 30. This link was also sent via email.

Thank you!

Mrs. Schiller & Ms. Molina

8:30 a.m. Meeting 

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2:30 p.m. Meeting 

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Zoom Link At-Home Learners 10/19 - 10/23/20

Hello PreK 5 Families

Please see below the link for week October 19 - 23. This link was also sent via email.

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Mrs. Schiller & Ms. Molina

8:30 a.m. Meeting 

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2:30 p.m. Meeting 

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Week of October 19 - 23

Lessons and Activities for the Week for At Home Learners:

Monday- Invite your child to stomp on as many leaves as possible. Ask what they hear as they stomp. Do the leaves crunch and crackle? Why or why not?

Tuesday- Play different kinds of music and encourage your child to dance freely or copy movements. Pause the music at various points and encourage students to “FREEZE!” when they hear the music stop.

Wednesday- Invite your child to make a rainstorm with bodies. For example, they might rub their hands together, tap their fingers, stomp their feet, clap loudly, etc. to represent the sounds heard in a rainstorm.

Thursday- Invite children to use mirrors to look at their faces to examine their features and explore the connections between their features and their five senses.

Friday- Invite your child to play Simon Says. Give directions for touching their noses, ears, mouth and eyes, but only if “Simon” says!

Weekly Activity to be emailed to Mrs. Schiller

Invite your child to smell or taste a new food or something they would not usually eat. Provide prompts to encourage discussion, how does it look? What do you see? How does the food feel before you try it? How does it feel in your mouth? How does it taste? How does it smell? Would you try it again? Why or why not?

Ask your child to draw a picture of the food that they tasted!

Please email the picture (with a description or dictation if possible) to mrsschiller@olqmnyc.com

Information for In-Person Learners

Unit Topic:

• My Five Senses

Essential Question for the Unit:

• How do we use our senses to explore, investigate and understand the world around us?

Focus Question for the Week:

• How do we use our sense of taste?

Foundational Text for the Week:

• My Five Senses by Aliki Click Here

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

• PK.ELAL.6: Retell stories or share information from a text.

Questions That Will Be Asked Throughout The Week:

Level 1: Recall

What are the five senses?
What do you use to see? Hear? Smell? Taste? Touch or feel? (In the initial read, focus on all senses. For later reads during the week that focuses on touch, highlight the sense of touch)

Level 2: Skill/Concept
What are some things you can see? Hear? Smell? Taste? Touch or feel?
How many senses do you use when you listen to a teacher read you a story? What are they?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Would you rather touch something that is hard or soft? Why? Smooth or bumpy? Why? Wet or dry? Why?
It could be dangerous to touch some things. What are some things that could be dangerous to touch?
What should you do if you see something that looks like it might be dangerous to touch?
How do our senses and body parts help us learn about our world?
How can our senses keep us safe?

Level 4: Extended Thinking
How can people communicate if they can’t hear or see?

Lessons and Activities for the Week:

Blocks- Children are encouraged to use tree shaped blocks.  Students will be able to explore how the blocks feel and look compared to the other blocks in the block area.

Art- Individual containers of play-doh will be given to each child. Children can discuss how the play-doh feels, looks, and smells.

Science- A "Feely Box" will be added to the science center.  Students are invited to put their hands in the holes of the box and identify the object using only their sense of touch. 

Math- Students will be able to sort animal manipulatives by color, size, type, and texture.

Library- Students are invited to look at our classroom books and discuss what they see with their peers.

Writing- Scented markers will be provided to each student. Students will be encouraged to use their sense of smell as they use the markers.

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

Zoom Link At - Home Learners 10/12-10/16

 Hello PreK 5 Families

Please see below the link for week October 12-16. This link was also sent via email.

Thank you!

Mrs. Schiller & Ms. Molina

8:30 a.m. Meeting 

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2:30 p.m. Meeting 

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Week of October 12-16, 2020

School is closed on Monday, October 12th in observance of Columbus Day.

Tuesday 10/13 to Friday 10/16 

Lessons and Activities for At Home Learners:

Monday- Look out of a window with your child and discuss what they see at various times throughout the day. What do they see in the morning? In the evening? Right before bed? What is different each time they look? What is the same? Why?

Tuesday- Take a sensory walk with your child. Have your child attention to what they hear, see, feel and smell. Additionally, encourage them to discuss how they can use their senses to stay safe when walking outside. How do our eyes help keep us safe? For example, looking for cars before crossing the street or identifying unsafe items to touch such as garbage or sharp items. How about our ears? Can our sense of smell help keep us safe? How?

Wednesday- Collect various leaves from trees in the neighborhood or near your home. Place a piece of paper over a leaf and rub the side of a crayon over the paper. Watch as the leaf appears and ask your children to consider why this happens.

Thursday- Invite children to use mirrors to look at their faces to examine their features and explore the connections between their features and their five senses.

Friday- Engage your child in a conversation about the weather: How does it feel outside today? It is fall; how does the weather change in the fall? What are your senses telling you about the weather and how do we respond? What do we need to do to keep our bodies healthy and safe? Do we need to wear jackets? Mittens or a hat? Etc.

Invite your child to smell or taste a new food or something they would not usually eat. Provide prompts to encourage discussion, how does it look? What do you see? How does the food feel before you try it? How does it feel in your mouth? How does it taste? How does it smell? Would you try it again? Why or why not?

Ask your child to draw a picture of the food that they tasted!

Instructional Book: Tap,Tap, Bang, Bang Book. Book click here

Information for In-School Learners

Unit Topic:

• My Five Senses

Essential Question for the Unit:

• How do we use our senses to explore, investigate and understand the world around us?

Focus Question for the Week:

• How do we use our sense of hearing?

Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

Students will be engaged in a conversation about the weather: How does it feel outside today? It is fall; how does the weather change in the fall? What are your senses telling you about the weather and how do we respond? What do we need to do to keep our bodies healthy and safe? Do we need to wear jackets? Mittens or a hat? Etc.

Students will be asked to draw a picture of things they do or wear in the fall.

Foundational Text for the Week:

• Tap, Tap, Boom, Boom! by Elizabeth Bluemle
• Click here for book
  

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

• PK.ELAL.6: Retell stories or share information from a text.

Questions That Will Be Asked Throughout The Week:

Level 1: Recall

What makes the “Tap, tap, boom, boom” sound in this story?

What do the people in the story do to stay dry?

What was the surprise in the sky at the end of the book? What did people see?

Level 2: Skill/Concept

How does it feel when rain falls on you?

What do you do when you are outside and it is raining?

What would happen if you stood outside in the rain with no raincoat or umbrella?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Some of the people in this book shared their umbrellas. How do you feel when someone shares with you?

How do you feel when you share with someone else?

What are some things the people in the story probably heard when they went down into the subway tunnel?

Level 4: Extended Thinking

How might a little bit of rain sound?

How might a lot of rain sound?

In this book, they used words to sound like rain (i.e. tap, tap); what are some other things we could use to make the sound of rain?

Lessons and Activities for the Week:

Blocks- Children are encouraged to use tree shaped blocks.  Students will be able to explore how the blocks feel and look compared to the other blocks in the block area.

Art- Individual containers of play-doh will be given to each child. Children can discuss how the play-doh feels, looks, and smells.

Science- A "Feely Box" will be added to the science center.  Students are invited to put their hands in the holes of the box and identify the object using only their sense of touch. 

Math- Students will be able to sort animal manipulatives by color, size, type, and texture.

Library- Students are invited to look at our classroom books and discuss what they see with their peers.

Writing- Scented markers will be provided to each student. Students will be encouraged to use their sense of smell as they use the markers.

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

Zoom Link for At Home Learners 10/9/20

Hello PreK 5 Families

Please see below the link for Friday, October 9. This link was also sent via email.

Thank you!

Mrs. Schiller & Ms. Molina

8:30 a.m. Meeting 

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2:30 p.m. Meeting 

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At Home Activities for Week of 10/5-10/9

Hello PreK 5 Families

Our in-school learners will be returning tomorrow, Friday, October 9. Please send with your child the negative results from the Covid testing.

If you weren't able to join us this week for Zoom these are a few activities for you at home. 

Focus words for the week:

1. Senses

2. Eyes

3. Vision

4. Sight

5. View

The Focus Book: Brown Bear, Brown Bear what do you see? 

I have attached a link from youtube to read along at home. After reading you can ask your child what animals they recall from the story and if they've ever seen the animals from the book and where (zoo, farm, television, etc)?

Click here for Brown Bear book

Attached Worksheets:

1. Sequence the order of animals as they appear in our Brown Bear book using the worksheet or say the animals together in order. 

Sequence worksheet

2. Draw one of the animals that you've seen in the story. 

Supporting Unit Book: Our Senses 

I have attached a link from youtube to read along at home. After reading talk about the 5 senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell, & touch) and the sense of sight. Ask you child what they see around them. Ask you child what color eyes they have.

Click here for Our Senses book

Senses/Sight pictures

Enjoy reading with your little one! Have a wonderful long weekend!

Mrs. Schiller & Ms. Molina

Week of 10/5-10/8/20

Hello PreK 5 Parent

Please see the Groupings for the Week of October 5 - October 8. The Zoom links are posted below for our at-home learners and an email with link was sent too. In-school students resume this Friday, October 9 and our virtual students will continue daily at 8:30am and 2:30pm. I will send out the virtual students Zoom link for Friday by email and post on Blog later this week. We have a full day of school this Friday, 10/9 with dismissal at 3:00pm. 

If you haven't gotten a Covid test please get that completed ASAP, as your child will not be allowed to return without a negative result. Please email me with any questions at: mrsschiller@olqmnyc.org or call the school to speak with Mr. Woods at: (212) 567-3190.

Group #1: 9:00am - 9:30am Oct. 5 - Oct. 8

1. Kaylee

2. Kasey

3. Nicole 

4. Alayssa

5. Mason

6. Adrian

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Group #2: 10:30am - 11:00am Oct 5 - Oct 8

1. Cassie

2. Hilary

3. Madelyn

4. Jaydelin

5. Emilia

6. Jhael

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Group #3: 2:00pm - 2:30pm Oct 5 - Oct 8

1. Kazier 

2. Zayden

3. Ethan

4. Allyson

5. Amaia

6. Julian

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At Home Activities for Week of 9/28-10/2/20

Hello PreK 5 Families

If you weren't able to join us this week for Zoom these are a few activities for you at home. 

Focus words for the week:

1. Custodian

2. Principal

3. Helpful

4. Teacher

5. Centers

The Focus Book: I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont. 

I have attached a link from youtube to read along. After reading you can ask your child what 3 things the girl likes about herself.

Click here for book

Attached are 4 worksheets;

1. I Like Myself with 6 ways you like yourself. Practice counting to 6 while you complete the worksheet.

2. I am special self portrait. Identify body parts that your child draws as you complete the worksheet. Remind them that they are special as they trace the words.

3. Yes/No discussion questions about the I Like Myself story.

4. Book Review of the I Like Myself story.

Book Review

Yes/No Questions

I am special worksheet

I Like Myself worksheet

Enjoy reading with your little one! Have a wonderful weekend and watch for next week's Zoom link to be posted later this weekend.