PreK-2: Gina Stabile

Week of November 18th 

Theme: All About Us 

Week 3  All About Us 
Essential Question: Who am I and who are the people in my life? 
Focus Questions: 
What makes my classroom unique and important? 
What makes my family important and unique? 

Focus Vocabulary: community, friends, kind, manners, peace, polite, respect, share, teamwork, together, adopted, aunt, big, brother, cousin, culture, family, father, grandfather, grandmother, older, siblings, sister, small, uncle, younger 

Foundational Learning Experience 
We will create a pictures of what is something we do with our families that make them special and unique. 

We will discuss what jobs are, why they are important and different types of jobs. The children will share the jobs of some their family members. 

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

Families write something special about your child on a small piece of paper and return it to school. We will display it in your child's cubby or somewhere your child can easily view the words from your family. 

All About Us Centers 

Blocks 
Build Together 
We will build together a structure together in the block area. We will create a "plan" of what we would like to build together and we will pretend we are construction workers that work together to make something. 

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

Math
Measure Me 
We will use the unit blocks to count how many unit blocks tall we are. 

Science 
Mirrors 
We will use mirrors to look at ourselves and then with our friends we will look at them in the mirror and compare and contrast on how they look alike or different.. 

Writing 
We will continue to practice to write our first name and last names. 

Sensory 
We will go digging in the sand and identify our friends pictures. 

Fine Motor 
We will create our family out of play dough. 

Books we will read this week 

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Home Extensions 
Please provide us what you and your child's favorite recipe is. 


Your child will be given an OPTIONAL packet every week that consists of tracing, coloring, etc numbers, letters and shapes. If you chose to do this packet with your child it is due the following Friday. 


Please continue to practice with your child how to write their first name if they have mastered it have them begin to practice writing their last name. 

Reminders 
November 27th- Thanksgiving recess begins and school resumes on December 2nd


Hope everyone has a great week. 
Ms. S