Zoom Link At - Home Learners 1/4 - 1/8

 Hello PreK 5 Families

Please see below the link for week January 1/4 - 1/8. This link was also sent via email for our at home learners.

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Mrs. Schiller & Ms. Molina

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Week of January 4 - 8

 Reminders / Notices:

• School resumes on Monday, January 4th!

Lessons and Activities for the Week for At Home Learners:

There are numerous activities posted every week on our classroom SeeSaw Account! 

The link for the read aloud of this week's foundational text, The Bus For Us by Suzanne Bloom is located HERE.

Monday- Use recycled materials (e.g., boxes, empty and clean food containers) as well as tape and/or glue and invite your child to build vehicles. Provide pictures of vehicles for your child to reference and encourage them to develop a plan for building before they begin. Have them consider what they will make and what materials they will need.

Tuesday- Invite your child to observe various vehicles outside and then draw what they see. Ask them what they notice about the vehicles as well as why the different parts of the vehicles are important and helpful. After children have completed their drawings, invite them to use recycled materials to create a 3D version of the vehicle they observed.

Wednesday- Provide simple directions for folding a paper airplane and invite your child to try to fold their own. Encourage them to explore how they might make the airplanes fly. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_plane for plane folding directions.

Thursday- Invite your child to use vegetables to make trucks. For example, a celery stalk could be the body of the truck, and cherry tomatoes, or carrot rounds could be wheels.

Friday- Invite your child to use foods to make a traffic light. For example, start with a rectangular cracker, cover with cream cheese and add a strawberry slice, apricot half and kiwi slice to create a traffic light.

Please send any pictures or drawings to 

Mrsschiller@olqmnyc.com or text the picture to (518) 400-0229

Information for In-Person Learners

     Unit Topic:

      Transportation

     Essential Question for the Unit:

      How does my community use various modes of transportation?

     Focus Questions for this Week:

      What kinds of transportation do I use and why?

      Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

     Mrs. Schiller and Mrs. Molina will work with students in the blocks area. Teacher will provide long wooden planks and ask students how they think they can create a ramp.  Teacher will then ask how we can make the ramp more or less steep.  Students will then be able to predict which ramp will make the car go down the fastest and why. 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

      PK.AL.3 Approaches tasks and problems with creativity, imagination, and/or willingness to try new experiences.

      Foundational text for the week:

     

 The Bus for Us by Suzanne Bloom

 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 question does Tess ask over and over again?
What were some of the vehicles that drove past Tess and Gus before the bus came?
What are the dog and the cat doing while the children wait for the bus?

Level 2: Skill/Concept
Why do you think Tess asks the same question over and over again?
Why do you think Gus looks sad just before the bus comes?
Gus and Tess take the bus to school. How did you get to pre-K today?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking
Why do people take the bus?
Tess holds her ears when the fire engine drives past. Why?

There is a picture of a skunk on the garbage truck. Why do you think that is there?

Level 4: Extended Thinking
Us and Gus are rhyming words. What are some other words that rhyme with us and Gus?
Tess looks a little nervous about getting on the bus. Why do you think she might be nervous? Have you ever been nervous? When?

Lessons and activities for the week:

Blocks- Students are invited to create a variety of ramps and use different vehicles to race, predicting which one will go down the fastest and why. 

Art- An assortment of shape cutouts and pictures of vehicles will be added to the center.  Students will be invited to reference the vehicles to create their own vehicles.

Science- Teacher will model how to draw a simple map with roads.  Students will be provided with metal cars and magnetic wands.  Students will be encouraged to make their car move down the road by using the magnet wands.

Math- Students will be invited to match numbered cars to the corresponding amount of people each car holds. 

Library- Students are invited to sequence the pictures and retell a familiar story, using a felt board.

Writing-  Students will be invited to match lettered cars to their corresponding spots in a "parking lot".

Sensory- Students will be able to play with their own individual containers of play-doh.

For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!

As always, please make sure to read the OLQM school blog for additional updates and information, located 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

Week of Dec 14 - Dec 18

Lessons and Activities for the Week for At Home Learners:

There are numerous activities posted every week on our classroom SeeSaw Account! Please check your email for instructions on how to sign up!

Monday- Invite your child to look at pictures of blueprints and then create their own using blue paper, white chalk, and rulers. 

Tuesday- Have your child count the number of squares they can find at home. Repeat with other shapes.

Wednesday- Ask your child to observe the homes around them as you take a walk together outside.  Families and children can discuss what types of homes you see. Do you see people homes or animal homes? What do you notice about the homes? Are they apartments? Houses? Do they have many windows? How many floors do you think there are in each building?

Thursday- Observe a construction site (remembering to be careful and stay safe). Ask your child questions such as: What do you notice?  How do the people who work here stay safe?  What do you think the building will look like when it is done?

Friday- Use shoe boxes or other cardboard boxes to build an apartment building. Show your child pictures of various types of apartment buildings from around New York City as a reference. Facilitate discussions about the important details your child notices before they start creating, and as they work. Children may want to furnish the apartments with small furniture. Any furniture that children would like, but is not available, can be made with recycled materials.

The link for the read aloud of this week's foundational text, The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf by Mark Teague is located HERE.

Please send any pictures or drawings to 

Mrsschiller@olqmnyc.com or text the picture to (518) 400 - 0229.

Information for In-Person Learners

Focus Question for this Week:

How do people and animals make homes?

Focused Learning Activities for this Week:

Mrs. Schiller and Ms. Molina will work with students in the art center. Students will be provided with popsicle sticks, glue and paper.  They will be invited to make a home by gluing the sticks onto the paper.

Mrs. Schiller and Ms. Molina will observe as students create their home. They will ask students to describe their home and to add details to their artwork by using crayons, colored pencils, and markers.   

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.ARTS.16: Creates visual arts.

Foundational Text for the Week: 

The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf by Mark Teague

Note: This version of the classic tale, The Three Little Pigs does not glorify violence or show violence in a graphic or frightening way.

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

When the farmer and his wife moved to Florida, what did the pigs want to do with the money the farmer and his wife paid them?

What did the first pig use to build his house? What did the second pig use to build his house?

Level 2: Skill/Concept

How do you think the first and second pigs felt when the wolf blew their houses down?

How do you think the first and second pigs felt whenthey got to the third pig’s house?

How do you think the third pig felt about sharing her house with the other pigs?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Why couldn’t the wolf knock down the brick house?

The wolf was very hungry so at the end of the story the pigs shared their food with him. What else could he have done to get food instead of trying to blowdown the pigs’ houses?

Level 4: Extended Thinking

The pigs used straw, sticks and bricks to build their homes; if you could build your own home what materials would you use? Why?

When all of the pigs lived together in the brick house the third little pig asked all of them to clean their rooms. What are some things you can do at home to be helpful?

Learning Centers Available for the Unit:

Blocks- Pictures of different types of homes and buildings will be posted in block center and students are invited to build the homes in the pictures or similar homes.

Art- Students will be supplied with popsicle sticks in order for them to create a home by gluing sticks onto paper.

Science- Multiple pictures of animals and their homes will be provided in science center for students to match.

Math- Cut-outs of shapes will be added to the math center.  Students are encouraged to create their homes out of shapes.

Library- Students are encouraged to look at two non-fiction books about homes and compare and contrast what they see.

Writing-  Students will discover blueprints and create their own blueprint with blue paper and chalk.  

Sensory- Students will be able to play with their own individual containers of play doh.

For more information about the lesson plan, Click Here

Please make sure to read the OLQM school blog for additional updates and information, located 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 12/14 - 12/18

Hello PreK 5 Families

Please see below the link for week December 14 - 18. This link was also sent via email.

Thank you!

Mrs. Schiller & Ms. Molina

8:30 a.m. Meeting 

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11:15 a.m. Meeting

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2:30 p.m. Meeting 

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Week of Dec 7 - 11

Lessons and Activities for the Week for At Home Learners:

There are numerous activities posted every week on our classroom SeeSaw Account! Please check your email for instructions on how to sign up!

Monday- Invite your child to look at pictures of blueprints and then create their own using blue paper, white chalk, and rulers. 

Tuesday- Have your child count the number of squares they can find at home. Repeat with other shapes.

Wednesday- Ask your child to observe the homes around them as you take a walk together outside.  Families and children can discuss what types of homes you see. Do you see people homes or animal homes? What do you notice about the homes? Are they apartments? Houses? Do they have many windows? How many floors do you think there are in each building?

Thursday- Observe a construction site (remembering to be careful and stay safe). Ask your child questions such as: What do you notice?  How do the people who work here stay safe?  What do you think the building will look like when it is done?

Friday- Use shoe boxes or other cardboard boxes to build an apartment building. Show your child pictures of various types of apartment buildings from around New York City as a reference. Facilitate discussions about the important details your child notices before they start creating, and as they work. Children may want to furnish the apartments with small furniture. Any furniture that children would like, but is not available, can be made with recycled materials.

The link for the read aloud of this week's foundational text, A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle is located HERE.

Please send any pictures or drawings to 

Mrsschiller@olqmnyc.com or text the picture to (518) 400-0229.

Information for In-Person Learners

Focus Question for this Week:

Where do people and animals live?

Focused Learning Activities for this Week:

Mrs. Schiller and Ms. Molina will work with students in the science center. They will have two sets of cards with different animals and different habitats.  They will ask the students where they think each animal lives, modeling how to put the animal card on the corresponding habitat card.  The teacher will ask students questions such as "Why do you think an animal would need thick fur to live in the arctic?' 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.SCI.4: Observes familiar plants and animals and describes what they need to survive.  

Foundational Text for the Week: 

A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle

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

Why did Hermit Crab need a new house?
Hermit Crab liked the way his new house felt, but did not like the way it looked. Why didn’t HermitCrab like the way the house looked?
What are some of the things Hermit Crab used to decorate his house?

Level 2: Skill/Concept
What are some things you like about where you live?
Hermit Crab invited many friends to live with him; who lives with you?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking
Hermit crab added many things to his home, which one do you like best? Why?
When the Smaller Crab moved into Hermit Crab’shouse she promised to be good to his friends. How do you take good care of your friends?

Level 4: Extended Thinking
Hermit Crab was very polite and used his manners when he asked the sea creatures to decorate his house; when do you use your manners?
What do you think Hermit Crab would have done if the sea creatures he asked to decorate his house said no?

Learning Centers Available for the Unit:

Blocks- Pictures of different types of homes and buildings will be posted in block center and students are invited to build the homes in the pictures or similar homes.

Art- Students will be supplied with popsicle sticks in order for them to create a home by gluing sticks onto paper.

Science- Multiple pictures of animals and their homes will be provided in science center for students to match.

Math- Cut-outs of shapes will be added to the math center.  Students are encouraged to create their homes out of shapes.

Library- Students are encouraged to look at two non-fiction books about homes and compare and contrast what they see.

Writing-  Students will discover blueprints and create their own blueprint with blue paper and chalk.  

Sensory- Students will be able to play with their own individual containers of play doh.

For more information about the lesson plan, Click Here

Please make sure to read the OLQM school blog for additional updates and information, located 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 12/7 - 12/11

Hello PreK 5 Families

Please see below the link for week December 7 - 11. This link was also sent via email.

Thank you!

Mrs. Schiller & Ms. Molina

8:30 a.m. Meeting 

Meeting ID: Click Here

Password: Click Here

Join URL: Click Here

11:15 a.m. Meeting

Meeting ID: Click Here

Password: Click Here

Join URL: Click Here

2:30 p.m. Meeting 

Meeting ID: Click Here

Password:   Click Here

Join URL: Click Here

Week of Nov 30 - Dec 4

Lessons and Activities for the Week for At Home Learners:

There are numerous activities posted every week on our classroom SeeSaw Account! Please check your email for instructions on how to sign up!

Monday- Invite your child to look at pictures of blueprints and then create their own using blue paper, white chalk, and rulers. 

Tuesday- Have your child count the number of squares they can find at home. Repeat with other shapes.

Wednesday- Ask your child to observe the homes around them as you take a walk together outside.  Families and children can discuss what types of homes you see. Do you see people homes or animal homes? What do you notice about the homes? Are they apartments? Houses? Do they have many windows? How many floors do you think there are in each building?

Thursday- Observe a construction site (remembering to be careful and stay safe). Ask your child questions such as: What do you notice?  How do the people who work here stay safe?  What do you think the building will look like when it is done?

Friday- Use shoe boxes or other cardboard boxes to build an apartment building. Show your child pictures of various types of apartment buildings from around New York City as a reference. Facilitate discussions about the important details your child notices before they start creating, and as they work. Children may want to furnish the apartments with small furniture. Any furniture that children would like, but is not available, can be made with recycled materials.

The link for the read aloud of this week's foundational text, The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Manus Pinkwater is located Here.

Please send any pictures or drawings to 

Mrsschiller@olqmnyc.com or text the picture to (518) 400-0229.

Information for In-Person Learners

Unit Topic:

Where We Live

Essential Question for the Unit:

Where do the people and animals around me live?

Focus Question for this Week:

Where do I live? Where do my family members live?

Focused Learning Activities for this Week:

Mrs Schiller & Ms Molina will work with students in the math center.  Based on a classroom read-aloud, students will be encouraged to roll dice, determine the number they rolled, and place the corresponding number of buttons on Corduroy's overalls.

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.AL.2: Actively engages in problem solving.

Foundational Text for the Week: 

The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Manus Pinkwater

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed: 

PK.ELAL.6 : Retells stories or shares information from a text.

Questions that will be asked throughout the week: 

Level 1: Recall
How did the big orange splot get on Mr. Plumbean’s house?
What did the neighbors want Mr. Plumbean to do about the splot?
What did Mr. Plumbean do when he painted his house?

Level 2: Skill/Concept
Why were the neighbors upset that Mr. Plumbean changed his house?
Why do you think Mr. Plumbean changed his house at night?
What happened when the neighbors talked to Mr. Plumbean at night?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking
Do you like the changes Mr. Plumbean made to his house? Why or why not?
Which house on Mr. Plumbean’s street do you like best? Why?

Level 4: Extended Thinking
Why do you think Mr. Plumbean changed his house?
If you lived on Mr. Plumbean’s street, how would you paint your house? Why?

Learning Centers Available for the Unit:

Blocks-Pictures of different types of homes and buildings will be posted in block center and students are invited to build the homes in the pictures or similar homes.

Art- Students will be supplied with popsicle sticks in order for them to create a home by gluing sticks onto paper.

Science- Multiple pictures of animals and their homes will be provided in science center for students to match.

Math- People figures, number cards, and pictures of homes will be placed in the math center.  Students will be encouraged to pick a number card, and place the corresponding number of people into a home.

Library- Students are encouraged to look at two non-fiction books about homes and compare and contrast what they see.

Writing-  Students will discover blueprints and create their own blueprint with blue paper and chalk.  

Sensory- Students will be able to play with their individual containers of play-doh.

For more information on the Lesson Plan, click Here

As always, please make sure to read the OLQM school blog for additional updates and information, located 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