Weekly Newsletter
New Unit: Roads
Dear parents,
Our new study Roads has sparked children’s interest in these essential pathways that unite our community. We have begun the week discussing the road to school. After looking at a video of the route, children were encouraged to talk about their observations of this frequently used road. A route was defined as “the path you take to travel from one place to another.” Our focus question “What do we know about roads?” generated ideas which were integrated in a class chart.
Children were reminded about road safety, using the sidewalk or maintaining a safe distance to explore the roads. And next week we will explore these concepts on a walk around our parking lot were we noticed traffic signs, speed bumps, sidewalks, and even different types of parking spaces (for disabled people, for expecting mothers).
We have also explored maps. A map was defined as “a kind of drawing that shows where things are”. When we travel, we use maps to tell us which roads to take to get where we want to go. Children were invited to create a map as a large group activity using props from the classroom. We finalized the week with the focus question “What do we want to find out about roads?” These questions will guide our study to our student’s special interests.
Find below a Road Scavenger Hunt for the weekend, have fun!
Have a lovely weekend,
PK3 Team
New Unit: Roads
Books, Rhymes and Poems
Learning Centers
Making Maps
Question of the day: What is this used for?
Nicolas: Para que los coches puedan pasar
Elizabeth: When the cars pass they have to go straight
Isabella: That is map!
Eva: es para que si sean las carreteras entonces los carros pueden pasar
Alessa: Ahi hay un medico para sanar a los enfermos
Rhett: it’s a thing so you know where you have to go
Bobby: so we don’t get lost
Corina: eso los carros estan ahi y estan unidos a las casa para que no se vayan. Los carros necesitan manejar.
Leticia: si los carros se chocan se hacen dano. Si no tienen calles van por el pasto
Corina: la calle es para menejar los carros. Las calles nos ayudan a ir por un camino seguro.
Emilia: Si las calles no estan los autos se caen y no pueden andar por la misma
Bobby: if there is no roads in an area where there is sea the cars will fall in the sea
Elizabeth: when the cars get lost they need to bring a map
Rhett: we need bridges to go over the rivers
Eva: tenemos que tener carreteraspara que los carros no se choquen.