Dayton's Bluff PreKindergarten
Unit Newsletter - Creating-Constructing (March-April)
Creating and Constructing in Our World
Read Alouds
Not a Box
Nelly Gnu and Daddy Too
Henry's Amazing Imagination!
I Got the Rhythm
Vocabulary
Week 2: brick, glue, hammer, ladder, measure, paintbrush, roof, string, sturdy, tape, tape measure, tools, walls
Week 3: adventure, alien, author, create, fibber, illustrator, imagination, plan, speech bubble, story, truth, visualize
Week 4: beat, boom box, blink, bop, community, create, drum, hips, neighborhood, rhythm, snap, sniff, stomp
Guiding Questions
Week 2: What can families create? Why do we create? How do you plan what you want to create? What are tools? What tools can you use to create at home/school?
Week 3: How do you tell your own stories? How do you plan what you want to create? How do you solve problems when working with others? How can you share your own stories?
Week 4: How does music and movement make you feel? How can you express yourself with your body? Where do you experience music and movement in your community/neighborhood? What rhythm patterns do you hear? What rhythm patterns can you make?