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Mrs. Darlene Dolan
PreK-4
stbrendanschoolbronx@gmail.com
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☺️ Week of May 10th - May 14th☺️
Blended Learning Schedule For This Week
Group A: Mon, Tues, Wed, (in school) Thurs, Fri (home)
Group B: Mon, Tues, Wed, (home) Thurs, Fri (in school)
✏️Important Dates to Remember✏️
Tuesday May 11th - We will participate in a virtual field trip to the Bronx Zoo. Details will be sent home along with a link for students at home to log in.
⭐️Theme for the Month: Unit 9: Babies⭐️
Week 2: What can we learn about animal babies?
Family Engagement Activities1. Sit with your child and look at pictures of when he/she was a baby. Talk about the things that he/she liked to do, eat, etc. What was ther favorite toy? Song? Stuffed animal... Ask your child to notice how he/she looked as a baby. What has changed?
2. Share a short, simple story from when your child was younger. If you would like, write the story on a piece of paper. You can also add pictures. If you send it in to school we will read the stories together as a class.
3. Ask your child what types of food they think babies eat and why. Invite them to create their own baby food. This can be done by pureeing steamed fruits or vegetables in a blender.
4. Baby Food Taste Test. Have your child taste different types of baby food. Which do they like best? How does it feel? Why is it so soft?
5. Now that the weather is nice, think about planning a visit to The Bronx Zoo. It is a wonderful place to visit. Look for animal babies.
✏️ Activities and Suggestions for Learning at Home✏️*Each week suggestions for activties for the week will be listed here. These are just suggestions.
*It is important to come up with a schedule at home that works for you and your child to allow time for learning, playing, snacks, meals, rest, outdoor time if possible and Zoom.
Zoom:
*Sessions will be at 9:15 and 2:00 daily for the whole class to join.
*Small Group sessions for Remote Only learners will be at 12:45pm. Please follow the schedule you were given.
*Please be on time for our Zoom sessions.
*No eating or drinking while on Zoom.
*Please take turns speaking, so that every child has a chance to be heard.
*An adult must be present with each child, however; the adult does not need to be visible on the screen.
SeeSaw:
Several activities will be posted on SeeSaw every day. You can complete these activities with your child at your own pace, however; it is important to keep up with the activities in order to follow along with what we are learning in class. This is especially important for my Remote Only learners.
Math: Building Blocks
Continue to practice adding to sums no more than 10.
Use counting, adding and subtracting skills to solve problems. Here is an example....
At snack or meal time, give your child a handful of crackers or another small food. Ask your child to count them. Ask your child how many he/she would have if you gave them one more...two more...How many would they have if you took one away?Literacy (Reading/Writing):
Word of the week: it
Have your child practice writing his/her first and last name name daily. The children do not have to master writing their whole name at once. They may need to learn it letter by letter. If your child already knows how to write his/her first name, they can practice writing their last name.Create a ”reading space” at home for your child. This should be a space where your child can sit and look at books, either alone or with with someone. It should be a quiet area, with as little distractions as possible.
Art:
Baby portraits.....Draw a picture of yourself as a baby. Draw a picture of yourself now.
Science:
Ask your child what types of food they think babies eat and why. Invite them to create their own baby food. This can be done by pureeing steamed fruits or vegetables in a blender.
Look at pictures of baby animals. You can look in books or online. Talk about how animal babies are the same/different from human babies.
Continue to to take care of the seeds / plants that you have been growing. Continue to notice the changes you see. Plants grow just like babies grow! Do the need the same things?
Blocks/ Dramatic Play:
If blocks are not available at home, use household items. Empty food boxes and cans are a great option. Your child can even decorate them.
Allow your child time to make believe. It is important for children to use their imagination. Use baby dolls....pretend you re the mom / dad, a pediatrician....
Gross Motor:
If possible, try to get your child outside each day for some exercise and fresh air. Go to the park for a little while, go for a walk, if possible allow your child to play outdoor games. If it is not possible to get outside allow your child time to to move his/her body inside. There are many great websites with exercise activities for children. Here is a list of some that we use at school.*The Learning Station - we use this in class for indoor music and movement activities - the kids love it!
*Some great websites for math and language are:
*Cosmic Kids Yoga - we use this in class too. Kid-friendly yoga with a story :)
The kids love this also!
*GoNoodle - this is a great website for kids!
*Jack Hartman Music and Movement Videos
RESOURCES FOR DISTANCE LEARNING
(1)starfall.com
(2)ABCmouse.com
(3)PBSkids.org
(4)SCHOLASTIC.COM/LEARNATHOME (for daily activities, videos and read-alouds)
(5)preschoolinspirations.com
*Link for Pre K Learn At Home instructional Resources from DOE:
https://cdn-blob-prd.azureedge.net/prd-pws/docs/default-source/default-document-library/learn-at-home-2020/early-childhood-family-activities-accessible.pdf
*Below please find a new link for some more activities you can do at home :)
https://infohub.nyced.org/docs/default-source/default-docume nt-library/dece-spring-into- learning!.pdf
Thank you for all of your cooperation,
Mrs. Dolan and Mrs. Doreen