Pre K 3 Family Engagement Week 5 - April 20, 2020

This week, Pre K 3 students will be focusing on the letter U and the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Unit. Below are suggested activities that

students may engage in at home.

Questions of the Week (to ask children) What words start with the letter U? What is the Earth? What is the Universe? How can you help the Earth? How can you make a self-portrait using recycled materials?

Literacy The children can trace the uppercase letter U (using thick pencils), in their

black notebooks. The children can paste pictures of objects that begin with the letter U onto

letter U pages in their black notebooks. The children can cut and paste the letter U found in magazines and

newspapers, or printed on a computer. The children can paste the letter U onto letter U pages in their black notebooks.

The children can form the letter U by painting or coloring a large cardstock letter U and adhering pictures of umbrellas and or unicorns on to it.

The children can trace the letter U (in their black notebooks), using their fingers.

Math The children can count the number of umbrellas/unicorns that they adhered on

to the letter U. The children can count the same number on a number line.

The children can color water bottle caps two different colors, and can arrange then in an AB pattern (for example, red, yellow, etc.).

The children can arrange recycled materials UNDER a table. The children can hold recycled items UP in their hands. (The children will gain an understanding of the positional words UNDER and UP which both begin with our letter of the week-U!)

Art

The children can create a painting of the Earth by painting/coloring a recycled paper plate blue and green. The children will use more blue paint than green paint to understand that there is more water than land on Earth.

The children can create self-portraits using recycled materials. The children can create their faces using, for example, bottle caps for eyes, shredded newspaper for hair, etc.

Science 1) The children can create oobleck using the colors of the Earth!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usnp854FWb8&t=11s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw8KaHglokQ

Ingredients: cornstarch, water, blue/green food coloring

2) The children can make slime in the shape of the Earth!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEMdTkd8npI

Ingredients: glue, borax, blue/green food coloring

3) The children can make lava lamps with recycled plastic bottles!

Ingredients: 1 cup oil, 1/4 cup vinegar, food coloring, 1 tsp of baking soda, 1 tsp of water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9QdMaOlVrM

OR1 cup oil, ¼ cup water, alka seltzer tablet, food coloring:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnbjsF52x_M

Science

The children can watch the following videos to gain an understanding of the importance of Earth Day:

We Love Earth for Kids! Songs About the Environment: https://youtu.be/EUIXjNGGsbE

Earth Day Songs for Children-Protect Our Planet: https://youtu.be/yfhyXx1kCz0

Save the Planet Song for Kids/Environment Song for Children:

https://youtu.be/lJToF8D9bdU

Earth Day with Peppa Pig: https://youtu.be/QhXqv6hdrxc

Stay Clean, Max: http://www.nickjr.com/max-and-ruby/videos/ruby-earth-day- party/

Blocks

The children can use blocks/Legos to build the Earth. The children can use green and blue blocks/Legos to create the Earth.  The children can incorporate animals in their creations, placing land animals on the green areas and water animals on the blue areas.

Dramatic Play The children can help families recycle items at home. The children can help

adults sort compost, paper, can (metal), and plastic items.

Stories of the Week The children can listen to the following stories: Umbrellabird’s Umbrella: https://youtu.be/bA78EuOK42c Earthday Birthday: https://youtu.be/aA-obG2CAkQ The Earth Book: https://youtu.be/lpEc5nHqO2c 10 Things I Can Do to Help My World: https://youtu.be/xTN6T74W4L8 Letter U Olive and the Rhyme Rescue Crew:

https://youtu.be/mWPe6IGHuiw

Additional Daily Activities Saying Prayers The best way to learn a new prayer is through repetition. It is suggested to have a child hear an adult read one line and then have the child repeat the line. After individual lines are read, the adult and the child can then try to recite the entire prayer together. When praying, please make sure your child is standing with folded hands, and facing a cross.

Visiting Seesaw!

Pre K 3 is using an exciting new form of online learning called Seesaw! Seesaw is a platform for student engagement. Students use creative tools to take pictures, draw, record videos and more to capture learning in a portfolio. In addition, teachers, such as myself, find or create activities to share with students.

This week, activities are focusing on learning about the letter U, Earth Day, patterns, and positional words such as “under” and “up”.

Come and join the fun!

Having PE CLASS with Mr. B!

Having ART CLASS with Mrs. Hill !

Having MUSIC CLASS with Mrs. Corvini!

For classes with Mr. B, Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Corvini, please go to shgsyonkers.org and click on to School Updates, and then scroll down to Class Pages.

PHOTOS…

Please take pictures and videos of your child engaging in home activities, and send them to me! cdanyluk@shgsyonkers.org Pictures/videos may be included in the school newsletter.

*Mrs. Strub would love to see you exercising, and creating art and music, just like you do in GYM, ART and MUSIC classes!

CELEBRATE…

EARTH DAY!Wednesday, April 22

Enjoy engaging with your children, in all of the activities described above, as well as the ones posted in Seesaw!