Ms. Judith Smith

Prek 3 

stbrendanschoolbronx.org

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  Week of April 12-17

Blended Learning Schedule For This Week
Group A: Mon, Tues, Wed. (in school)  Thurs, Fri (home)

Group B:  Mon, Tues, Wed. (home) Thurs, Fri (school)

Please continue using same zoom link

            NEW UNIT STUDY
               Plant
Students will learn about Plants through exploration  and why plant is important to us and our environment.

                    Essential Questions:
                  1. What is Plant

             Focus Questions:
        1. What are Plants?
         2. What do plants need and where do we find them
          3. What are some different kind of plants?
         4. Why are plants important?
 
 Dramatic   Play: Pretend flower shop, pretend flowers, containers, pictures of flower arrangements( cash register). Students pretend to sell and buy flowers arrangements. Pretend gardens, students can create fields, flowers, vegetables students love to eat. ( this can also be done for students at home).
Block Center :  Add pictures of plants, green roots, garden. Use blocks wrap in brown paper and other colors. Students use to create stems, tree trunks, soil.( paper, scissors)students can create leave , flowers.

 Art Center: Plant stamp( part of a plant). Students dip paint and press to create plant. Paint Flowers: students look at pictures of painting and create their own painting of flowers. Leaf Rubbing: supply different leaves for students to create. Plant painting:students use parts of plants such as flower, twig,stem.
                   
 Science /Discovery : plant life cycle: picture of different plants. Observe the parts of a plant and how it grows. Students sequencing the pictures.
Math:   
Numbers: counting- adding. magnetic numbers, card numbers, letters, seashells, sea animals.
Library: Read books : Flower Garden- Eve Bunting, An Orange in January- Diana Hutts Aston, If You Plant a Seed-Kadir Nelson, Rah, Rah, Radishes- A vegetable chant- April Pulley Saye




                Resources: YouTube , ABCMOUSE. Star falls, Epics- books for kids. 

       Birthday Shoutout!,, April 2021
   
                   UPDATES: 
       April 12-School reopened 
Please dropped off at 8:20am sharp
Pick up at 2:55 pm ( SHARP) 

     Please check emails for any information and also to reach out to me you can send an email or call      the school office.

Thank you
Mrs. Judy


                   Zoom Sessions: 9:00am( Remote)
                                             1:45pm( Remote)

                     Thank you and have a great week