WEEKLY REMOTE LEARNING PLANNING FORM ROOM # 9

WEEKOF: 1/25-1/29/21 TEACHER’S NAME: Melissa Rivera

Day of the Week DAILY FOCUS(Focuses on the unit’s student outcomes-Daily Focus Question/ Lesson)

Play focus[Planting seeds for play activities (aka learning centers) Insert 4 additional DETAILED center ideas/ activities DAILY- this does not include art, writing, literacy]

MondayDate: 1/25/21

How does water help people/ animals? /Animals that live in the cold ice water.

Unit Water

Why do we use water? Today we will discuss with the children the uses of water. Create a chart with the

children prepare visuals on possible responses to assist children.

(DRINK, CLEAN, LIVE) ETC... How does water help people and animals building on prior knowledge from last unit of habitats and discuss how some animals use

water as their habitat? Which animals live in water?

Literacy Center: They will use books to identify words that begin with our special letter/ Cut and paste pictures of things that begin with the letters of the month Find the letter V.Dramatic Play: M-F Discuss uses of water and how water can also keep our clothing clean.Laundromat: Add to your Dramatic Play center by incorporating materials to make a laundromat. Use cardboard boxes to create washers and dryers; add clothing, empty bottles of detergent and pretend money for children to use at the laundromat. Invite them to do the laundry and talk about the role water plays in cleaning clothes. If desired, children can design and set up the laundromat scene. At home have your child help you with laundry let them know what you need to keep clothing clean. Have them help you separate the clothes and assist you in putting them in the washing machine. They can also take a piece of dirty clothing and show them with water and soap from the sink how it gets clean.

Math Center:

Review: We will review our addition number sentences and have children use the bear counters, provide the children with pre-made number sentence boxes and have the children separate the bears in small groups count them and add them up. The children will then practice writing the number of what they counted.

Science Center: Stalks and Water Supply a container of colored water. Add a leafy celery stalk to the water. Invite children to predict what will happen if you leave the stalk in the water overnight. Record their predictions and invite them to monitor the stalks periodically. As the colored water becomes visible in the celery stalk or leaves, talk with the children about how the stalk transports the water. The following day refer back to their predictions to summarize and draw conclusions. Tell children that water helps move nutrients through plants. This helps plants stay alive. Without water, plants will start to wilt and eventually die.Writing CenterHave children play an alphabet matching game. They will match the letters they have to the ones in the cocoa cup then they will write the letters they

matched on a separate piece of paper.

 

Art Center: We will create our own penguins. We will provide the children with black, white, and orange construction paper, glue sticks, markers, sentence strips where the children can write the word penguin at the end of their project. The children will cut their own shapes for the penguins.

Block Center: Building an ice-skating rink. We will cover the floor with white paper and tape it down. They will be able to skate with their socks or create their own skates. They will be creating signs for the center. They will also create a concession stand using the blocks and add pretend food boxes to sell to their friends.

Tuesday

Date: 1/26/21

Focus Question How does water help people/ animals? /Animals that live in the cold ice water.

Unit Water

Animals that live in the cold ice water will be our focus for the rest of this week. Today we will discuss penguins. Teacher will have prepared a Penguin Fact sheet. We will talk about some penguin facts creating a KWL Chart, discuss what they know about the penguin, what they want to learn and what they learned. We will read the book

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And review facts about the penguin such as they are flightless birds, most live in the artic, a special type of penguin called the emperor penguin live in Antarctica. They live in the cold and stay warm because they have a layer of fat called blubber under their skin to keep them warm.

Computer Center: Shapes AdventuresThe children will be able to identify the shapes and sort them by color. At home you can use any shape computer game available such as https://www.sesamestreet.org/games?id=25871

Dramatic Play: M-F Discuss uses of water and how water can also keep our clothing clean.Laundromat: Add to your Dramatic Play center by incorporating materials to make a laundromat. Use cardboard boxes to create washers and dryers; add clothing, empty bottles of detergent and pretend money for children to use at the laundromat. Invite them to do the laundry and talk about the role water plays in cleaning clothes. If desired, children can design and set up the laundromat scene. At home have your child help you with laundry let them know what you need to keep clothing clean. Have them help you separate the clothes and assist you in putting them in the washing machine. They can also take a piece of dirty clothing and show them with water and soap from the sink how it gets clean.

Math Center: Number of the Week Number of the week 14: Let’s create a number 14 collage. Using any pictures or stickers have your child collage the number 14. At the bottom of your number try to write the number word fourteen.

Art Center: We will create our own penguins. We will provide the children with black, white, and orange construction paper, glue sticks, markers, sentence strips where the children can write the word penguin at the end of their project. The children will cut their own shapes for the penguins.

Block Center:Building an ice-skating rink. We will cover the floor with white paper and tape it down. They will be able to skate with their socks or create their own skates. They will be

creating signs for the center. They will also create a concession stand using the blocks and add pretend food boxes to sell to their friends.

Writing Center, The children will trace the letters in their name.Literacy Center: sight word of the week puzzle

WednesdayDate: 1/27/21

Focus Question How does water help people/ animals? /Animals that live in the cold ice water.

Unit Water

We will continue our topic on a snow and ice, we will discuss a new animal that lives in the cold ice snow, Polar Bears. We will read the book I see polar bears by August Hoeft

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What are some Polar Bear Facts:

Dramatic Play CenterM-F Discuss uses of water and how water can also keep our clothing clean.Laundromat: Add to your Dramatic Play center by incorporating materials to make a laundromat. Use cardboard boxes to create washers and dryers; add clothing, empty bottles of detergent and pretend money for children to use at the laundromat. Invite them to do the laundry and talk about the role water plays in cleaning clothes. If desired, children can design and set up the laundromat scene. At home have your child help you with laundry let them know what you need to keep clothing clean. Have them help you separate the clothes and assist you in putting them in the washing machine. They can also take a piece of dirty clothing and show them with water and soap from the sink how it gets clean.

They live in the artic, they have 42 teeth, they use ice as a platform to catch seals, their paws help them walk on ice, and they swim.

Block Center: Building an ice-skating rink. We will cover the floor with white paper and tape it down. They will be able to skate with their socks or create their own skates. They will be creating signs for the center. They will also create a concession stand using the blocks and add pretend food boxes to sell to their friends.

Sensory Center: Add items to a water bin and encourage students to find the items and sort by colorLiteracy Center: They will use books to identify words that begin with our special letter/ Cut and paste pictures of things that begin with the letters of the month.. VvArt Center: We will create our own polar bears. We will use paper plates, glue sticks, white tissue paper or cotton balls, white paper cup, and black construction paper. Then the children will be

provided a sentence strip to write the word polar bear the best they can with teacher visual.

Science Center: Salt and Ice: Supply salt and ice. Invite children to explore how these materials react to each other. Children might want to pour the salt onto the ice, or use pipettes to squirt salt water onto the ice. Engage children in conversations to extend their thinking and support their understanding.

Computer Center: https://www.education.com/game/alphabet-balloon-pop/ Alphabet Balloon pop game

ThursdayDate: 1/28/21

Focus QuestionHow does water help people/ animals? /Animals that live in the cold ice water.

Unit WaterToday we will learn all about the artic animal “walrus”. We will read the book and discuss some walrus facts with the children.

Writing Center: Create or trace rain drops and have students cut them out.

Block CenterBuilding an ice-skating rink. We will cover the floor with white paper and tape it down. They will be able to skate with their socks or create their own skates. They will be creating signs for the center. They will also create a concession stand using the blocks and add pretend food boxes to sell to their friends.

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Art Center:Creating Walrus using brown construction paper and paper plates.

Math Center:Feed the penguin math game. The teacher will prepare a box in the shape of a penguin. There will be fish with shapes on them. The children will pick up the fish one by one, if they get the shape, they chose to correct they get to feed the penguin.

Literacy Center: They will create a name puzzle using paper crayons and cut the letters of their name in puzzle form easy for them to put together/ The children will also create letter crafts for the letters of the month.

Sensory Center: Throughout the unit, vary the items in the water table. Observe how the children are using the materials to ensure that there are enough materials to keep children engaged without overwhelming their play. Consider a combination of funnels, colanders, buckets, plastic containers, pipettes, various sponges, ladles, whisks, basters and pumps from hand soap containers.

Dramatic Play M-F Discuss uses of water and how water can also keep our clothing clean.Laundromat: Add to your Dramatic Play center by incorporating materials to make a laundromat. Use cardboard boxes to create washers and dryers; add clothing, empty bottles of detergent and pretend money for children to use at the laundromat. Invite them to do the laundry and talk about the role water plays in cleaning clothes. If desired, children can design and set up the laundromat scene. At home have your child help you with laundry let them know what you need to keep clothing clean. Have them help you separate the clothes and assist you in putting them in the washing machine. They can also take a piece of dirty clothing and show

them with water and soap from the sink how it gets clean.

FridayDate: 1/29/21

Focus Question:

How does water help people/ animals? /Animals that live in the cold ice water.

Unit Water

Today we will learn about Snow Owls. What is the difference between an Snow owl and a regular owl? We will read the book The Little White Owl by Tracey Corderoy. We will discuss some Snow owl facts.

Writing Center: Practice writing the first letter in your name. Try using terms such as top to bottom, left to right to guide your child in writing at home.

Block Center: Building an ice-skating rink. We will cover the floor with white paper and tape it down. They will be able to skate with their socks or create their own skates. They will be creating signs for the center. They will also create a concession stand using the blocks and add pretend food boxes to sell to their friends.

Art Center:Creating Snow owl using paper bags and white paint.

Math Center:

Review: We will review our addition number sentences and have children use the bear counters, provide the children with pre-made number sentence boxes and have the children separate the bears in small groups count them and add them up. The children will then practice writing the number of what they counted.

Science Center:

Creating our own sparkly winter 2 ingredient playdough. We will need ½ cup of white hair conditioner, and 1 cup of cornstarch (you will need more to get the right consistency) then add blue glitter. Create the recipe along with the children on chart paper

Literacy Center: Letter hunt with the letter of the week Letter Vv.Sensory Center:Sand and Water: Fill the table with dry sand. Provide spray bottles filled with water and invite children to explore the changes in the appearance and texture of the sand as they squirt water on it as well as what happens to the water when it is sprayed on the sand. Remember to leave the lid off the table at the end of the day so the sand can dry.

NYS Pre-K Learning Standards:

PK.SEL.1. Regulates responses to needs, feelings and events

D4.4 Approaches to Learning- Demonstrates his/her ability to express ideas using a variety of methods

• V D5.4 Mathematics- counts to answer "how many" questions

• Ill.B.1 Counts with understanding

• Ill.B.2 Shows beginning understanding of number and quantity

U.B.I Shows beginning control of writing, drawing, and art tools

D5.1 Social Studies: Develops a basic awareness of self as an individual, self within the context of family, and self within the context of community.

V.D.2 Shows awareness of the environment

Social Emotional Curriculum

• https://hidecorg.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/social-emotional-home-link-english.pdf Weeks 13-16

• https://hidecorg.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/social-emotional-curriculum-spanish.pdf