Registration for PreK Ages 3-4 is now open, please contact Ms. McGarry at OLQM (212) 567 - 3190.
Registration for OLQM Kindergarten can be found on the school website under the "Admissions" tab.
There are numerous activities posted every week on our classroom SeeSaw Account! Check it out!
Remote Learners Weekly Activity:
Invite your child to consider what the words sink and float mean. Provide an assortment of objects that sink as well as some that float and invite your child to place the objects in a tub of water and observe what happens. Before testing each object, your child can predict and record whether they think each one will sink or float and then compare the results to their predictions.
Materials suggested:
crayon
paper
marker
tin foil
rubber duck
water bottle cap
Click Here for printable experiment float/sink worksheet. Please send Mrs. Schiller a pic of your results.
Click Here for a do your own float/sink worksheet experiment. Please send Mrs. Schiller a pic of your results:
Mrsschiller@olqmnyc.com or text the picture to (518) 400-0229.
Additional activity
Invite your child to create a paper boat. Children can try floating their boats in the bathtub or sink.
Click HERE! to learn how to make a paper boat.
Open ended questions
What did you observe here/when ____?
What did your sense of ____ tell you about ____?
What will you try next?
I wonder what would happen if ____?
How do you know? How could we find out?
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
· PK.AC.3: Demonstrates understanding of what is observed.
· PK.AL.4. Exhibits curiosity, interest, and willingness to learn new things and have new experiences.
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*Please send pictures or drawings of the weekly activity to Mrsschiller@olqmnyc.com or text the picture to (518) 400-0229.
Unit Topic:
· Water
Essential Question for the Unit:
· What does water do?
Focus Questions for this Week:
· What happens when we put things in water?
Focused Learning activity for the week:
·Mrs. Schiller and Mrs. Molina will work with students in the Science Center. Students will be shown an arrangement of objects and asked to predict if the object will sink or float in a bucket of water. Students will then test their predictions and discuss why each item sank or floated.
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
· PK.AC.3: Demonstrates understanding of what is observed.
· PK.AL.4. Exhibits curiosity, interest, and willingness to learn new things and have new experiences
Foundational Text for the Week:
· Float by Daniel Miyares
The link for the read aloud of this week’s foundational text, Float by Daniel Miyares HERE!
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
· PK. ELAL.7: Develops and answers questions about characters, major events, and pieces of information in a text.
QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ASKED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK:
Level 1: Recall
· What did the boy make out of newspaper?
· What did the boy play with outside in the rain?
· How did the boy’s boat get into the river?
Level 2: Skill/Concept
· The boy put his boat in puddles outside. Where did the puddles come from?
· Why did the boy have to chase his boat?
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
· How did the boy feel when his boat got wrecked in the river? How do you know?
· How can you find out if something floats in water? What are some things that float?
Level 4: Extended Thinking
· Why do you think this book is called Float?
· The boy’s boat floated in the puddles but when it went in the river it fell apart. Why?
· Why do some things float and some things sink?
Lessons and activities for the week:
Blocks- Pictures of bridges will be added to the center. Students are encouraged to try to build bridges.
Art- Students are invited to draw a picture with crayons. They may choose to draw an underwater or rainy day scene. After their drawings are complete, watercolor paints will be used to lightly paint over their crayon drawings.
Science- Students are invited to sort animals into two categories: those that live in water and those that live on land.
Math- Seashells will be added to math center. Students will be able to match the correct number of shells to a number card.
Library- Students are invited to read books about or theme, water.
Writing- Students will be asked the question, "Where can we find water?" and be asked to write or draw their answers.
Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.
For more information on the Lesson Plan, Click Here
Please always make sure to read the OLQM School Blog for additional information, located HERE!
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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