WEEK OF NOVEMBER 4

Essential Question: Who am I and who are the people in my life ? 

   
Focus Questions:
What makes me important and unique?

What feelings do I have and why? 

Vocabulary:
alike, curly, different, first name, favorite, individual, interest, important, last name, portrait, prefer, same, self- portrait, short, special, skill, straight, strength, tall, unique, wavy
afraid, angry, bored, brave, comfortable, confused, creative, ecstatic, excited, feelings, frustrated, gloomy, grumpy, happy, hopeful, love, mad, nervous, playful, relaxed, sad, scared, silly, shy, strong, surprised, thoughts
 

Foundational Learning Experiences: 

The children will observe their faces in a mirror. They will use paper and writing utensils such as pencils, crayons or markers to draw what they see. We will encourage 
them to look carefully at their faces and consider how to illustrate the features and details they see.

PK.CKW.1 (The Arts): Expresses oneself and represents what s/he knows, thinks, believes and feels through visual arts.

In small groups children will be introduced to an interactive feelings chart. Children will be able to match how they are feeling from an array of labeled pictures. The chart will become part of the morning routine but will also be available for children to access throughout the day as desired.

PK.SED.2: Regulates his/her responses to needs, feelings and events.

Family and Community Engagement:
           Families, please  share with your  child a favorite story from the past. Among other things, this could be a story about the first time your child did something new.

Reading is a very important part of every child’s growth and learning experiences. Each week we will have a book that will be the main focus of the lessons and other books that will support the ideas and concepts we are learning about. This week our focus book will be:

Each week the children will focus on activities in each learning center that reinforce what they are learning about.  This week some of the activities include:

                       All about us Centers
                 
                              Block center

We will use various blocks to create our classroom. There will be pictures of the children to use to add to their classroom.

                       Dramatic play
We will transform our dramatic play area into a diner. We will bridge our five senses unit into all about us and have children discover the food they enjoy with family and friends. 

                                    Art
 Children will Create self portraits. 

                                Science
 children will use magnifying glasses to explore fingerprints, skin, hair, etc. 

                                Math
children will figure out how many “feet” or “hands” tall they are. We will Cut out several feet or hands (all the same size) and tape to wall. Have children stand next to the feet/hands and add a post-it to mark each child’s height. Have children count how many feet/hands tall they are. We will Invite them to write the number on a post-it. 

                                 Sensory
The children will go digging in the sand to find and identify their friends pictures. 

Throughout the year we we will continue to practice writing our names as well as identifying the letters in our name. 
 Please practice this at home with your children. 

Culminating Celebration: Families - Please share with us your favorite family recipe by writing it down and sending it to school with your child. We will make a cookbook with all of our families' recipes and display it in our dramatic play or library area. 

*SHEETS AND BLANKETS WILL BE SENT HOME AT THE END OF THE WEEK. PLEASE BE SURE TO WASH THEM AND RETURN THEM ON MONDAY.

*CHECK YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL BAG DAILY FOR ANY NOTES. 
 
*IF YOUR CHILD HAS AN ACCIDENT IN SCHOOL, PLEASE SEND IN REPLACEMENT CLOTHING.