Rocks
be a rock collector
Objectives of the Week:
· Uses Classification skills
· Uses number concepts and operations
· Participates cooperatively and constructively in group situations
· Demonstrates emergent writing skills
Welcome to our new friends in PK4.1
Dear families,
Prek 4 has rocked this week learning and discovering new things about rocks! We have focused in what kind of people work with rocks and what are some ways they use rocks. We talked about :
- Geologists and how they study and discover rocks.
- Jewelers and how they make necklaces and rings with rocks.
- Road constructors and how they use rocks to build roads and bridges.
- Sculptors and how they build big and small statues.
We also talked about differences and similarities amongst rocks and sort them by size (small, medium, big) and by how they feel (rough or smooth). Children are very excited about bringing a rock from home and explaining where they found the rocks they brought and why did they choose this rock.
You are still welcome to come and share if you have a rock collection, unusual items made from rocks, or an electric rock-polishing machine or if you or someone you know might be willing to talk with us about a hobby or job related to rocks, such as making jewelry, rock climbing, or working in a quarry or mine. We appreciate anything you can do to help us learn all that we can about rocks. Please do not send anything of great personal or financial value.
What you can do at home?
Last Week we suggested going rock hunting and collecting rocks around your neighborhood. This week you can use these rocks to make fun games with your child at home. While playing, you can encourage them to use their English to describe them (talk about the rock’s color, shape, size and texture) and also using critical thinking to solve problems.
Here are some examples of what games you can play:
- Tic Tac Toe (mark X’s and O’s on rocks)
- Hopscotch
- Rock Balancing/ Rock stacking (the higher tower wins the game)
- Create a Rock maze
- Measuring things around the neighborhood with rocks
Next week we will be learning about minerals, how are they formed.
Vocabulary words
pebbles, gravel, large rocks, rough rocks, smooth rocks, polished rocks, shiny rocks, gemstones, crystals, geodes, paving stones, lava, pumice, geologist, igneous rocks, metamorphic rocks, boulders, stonemasons, sculptors, jewelers, magma, volcano, fossils, quarry, hills, mountains, valleys, earth, petroglyph, sand, dust
Song of the week
A Rock Song (to the tune of "Frere Jacques")
Rocks in my pockets,
Rocks in my pockets,
Big and small,
Big and small.
Shiny little pebbles,
Shiny little pebbles,
Found them all,
Found them all.
Remindes
We will be hosting our next CD parent coffee next Monday, Feb 5th in the ES Conference room at 10:00, so mark your calendars and join us for some more tips and strategies. The topic that will be addressed on Monday is: Choices. We hope to see you all there and until then we wish you well.
Kindly,
ES Counselors
Spirit week
Mystery reader after Carnival break