Welcome to our PreK-4 Blue Class Page!  This is where you'll find our class information as well as any school information you need to know. 

My email is astraehle@shgsyonkers.org.  If at any time you need to contact me, please do.  I check my emails frequently throughout the day!

Please remember to check your child's folder each day. Notebooks will also be sent home only when assignments are given.  Please remember to read to your child every day and ask your child about our school day. 

Thanks again for all you do!  I'm looking forward to working with you and your child this school year!  So far the children are happy and already learning!

Ms. Straehle 

Please keep saving recyclable items for future projects and activities. (cardboard rolls, empty food boxes, tissue boxes, cleaned and safe plastic and glass bottles and metal cans, newspapers, magazines, egg cartons, bottle tops, egg cartons, etc.)

              PreK-4 lessons for the week of March 30 – April 3
                              Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
 
Please continue to collect recyclables. Your child will need them for activities and projects.
Please write your first and last name every day.

Math - Objective: Number recognition, Counting, matching numbers to quantity (see pictures)

Procedure – Recycling Number Game – You’ll need 2 containers. One for numbers and one for dots. Have your child write each number 1-10 on 10 individual small pieces of paper. Then draw dots showing 1-10 on 10 more individual small pieces of paper. Crinkle up these 20 papers and drop them on the floor. Have your child pick up one paper at a time identifying each number and counting how many dots. The number papers go in the paper container, the dots go in the dot container. You can also have your child match numbers to dots.

Procedure - Cardboard Tube Counting – Use 10 cardboard rolls. You can cut them in half if they’re paper towel rolls. Have your child write the numbers 1-10 on each one. Cut straws or use small items to count and put in each numbered roll. Your child can count the items going in and count the items when they’re taken out. Mix up the number order of the tubes to make it more challenging.   
Write the numbers 1-10 in your notebooks.

 Literacy  - Objective: Letter Ee, read alouds, Vocabulary words, Recycling Alphabet Game (see picture)

Procedure – Recognize and write the upper and lowercase Ee 5x’s each day, draw 5 pictures that begin with the letter Ee, cut out/print pictures to create an Ee book or poster. Find 3 things in your home that begins with the letter Ee. Share them with your family.
Identify the letter Ee in books you read, games you play or on labels you have at home.

Alphabet Game – You’ll need 2 containers for this game. One for uppercase letters and one for lowercase letters. Label each container. Have your child write each upper and lowercase letter of the alphabet on its own piece of small paper. (You will have 52 pieces of paper - 26 uppercase and 26 lowercase letters) Crumble the 52 pieces of paper and drop them on the floor. Have your child pick up, open and identify the letter on the paper picked up. Ask your child where the letter should go – the uppercase or lowercase container. You can have your
child match the upper and lowercase letters as well.  

Read “Something from Nothing.” You can find the read aloud on YouTube. Ask what happened first, next and last in each story. Ask about favorite part and why and who was your favorite character in the story and why. What 5 things did the grandfather make?  Draw pictures to show your answers.
Go over new vocabulary words – paper, plastic, glass, metal. Have your child write these words and print or have your child draw pictures to match each word.
Please refer to the upper and lowercase letter writing sheets that were sent home so your child will know how to correctly write letters.

Art- Objective: Cutting, Drawing, Gluing (see pictures)

Procedure - Recycling Person - Using newspapers and/or magazines, bottle tops, egg cartons, etc. create a Recycling Person. Cut up pieces of paper and use the small recyclables to create your own Recycling Person. Name your person and talk about how you made it with your family. You can create a Recycling Family using the same materials if you’d like as well!

Painting with Recyclables – If you have paint at home, collect and paint with tubes, bottle caps, plastic bottles, egg cartons, etc.  Talk about what you made with your family. If you have no paint, decorate the recyclables you have with markers, stickers, etc.
Recycle old dried out markers by putting them in water to create recycled watercolor to paint!  

 Science  - Objective: Recycling
Procedure – Recyclables – Sink or Float – Gather small recyclables (bottle caps, plastic bottles, cardboard tubes, etc.) Before you begin, predict which items you think will sink or float. Ask your family too! Place each item in a container of water and watch what happens! Create a “Sink and Float” chart or book showing your results! See if your predictions were correct.

Recycling Nature Hunt – Take a walk around your neighborhood and/or home. Identify the recyclable items you see (see picture)
Blocks - Objective - Recyclables

Procedure: Bowling Alley – Create a Bowling Alley with blocks and plastic bottles. Collect and write the numbers 1-10 on each bottle. Set up the bottles and have fun! Identify and count the number on each bottle and how many bottles you knock down each time you play!  

Dramatic Play - Objective - Role Play
Procedure: Set aside clean and safe paper towel rolls, magazines, bottle tops, egg cartons, plastic bottles, etc. Role play being a Sanitation Worker collecting and sorting recyclables around your home.

Story Time: Objective – Reading Comprehension, Story Sequencing, Answering questions

Choose 5 stories in the morning and read them throughout the day. You may YouTube many read aloud books if you do not have a large book collection at home!

Please remember to send me pictures via email of your child doing these activities so I can share them with everyone!
 


PreK-4 lessons for the week of March 23 - 27

 
We will be starting our Recycling Unit this week. I’ll be sending you Recycling videos for you to watch with your child that will explain what and how recycling is done.
Please write your first and last name every day.

Math - Objective: Number recognition, Counting, Sequencing (1st, 2nd, 3rd), More and Less
Procedure - While at home, talk about the process of recycling and the sequential order in which you recycle items. Create a chart and count how many bottles, glass, paper and plastic you recycle each day. Talk about more and less (Which items do you recycle more and less of?)
Make 2 sets of number cards (1-10 or more) at home big enough for your child to step on. Play a game where adults scatter cards around a room. Your child then finds, identifies and steps on the number card that matches the number you hold up. Have your child clap and jump that many times.

Literacy - Objective: Letter Uu , Read alouds, Vocabulary words
Procedure – Recognize and write the letter Uu, draw 5 pictures that begin with the letter Uu, cut out/print pictures to create a Uu book or poster. 
Identify and write the letters you see on the labels of the different items you recycle.
Read “The Paper Bag Princess.” You can find the read alouds on YouTube. Ask what happened first, next and last in the story. Ask about favorite part and why and who was your favorite character in the story and why. Draw pictures to show your answers.
Go over new vocabulary words – reduce, reuse, recycle. Have your child write these words and print pictures to match what the vocabulary words mean.
Please refer to the upper and lowercase letter writing sheets that were sent home so your child will know how to correctly write letters.

Art- Objective: Cutting, Drawing, Gluing
Procedure - Using boxes at home, create your own recycling bins for paper, plastic and glass. Print and/or draw pictures to label your boxes. Write the words paper, plastic and glass on the boxes.  
Create a 3D collage using pieces of recycled items. For example: cut up pieces of newspapers, foil, magazines, paper towel rolls, toilet paper rolls, plastic bags etc. 

Science - Objective: Recycling
Procedure – Watch recycling videos. Talk about what happens to the cans, bottles and paper after they’re brought to a recycling center.  
Have your child help sort and place recyclables in your recycling bins. You can use the recycling bins you made as well. 
Nature Scavenger Hunt (Handout) - Collect and save some non-living items you found during your Nature Hunt to create a “Nature Box” at home to explore and share with others.

Blocks - Objective - Small, Medium, Large, Recyclables
Procedure: Use tissue boxes, plastic bottles, egg cartons, etc. with your Leggos and blocks to create small, medium and large structures. 
Order blocks, Leggos and recyclables in size order.

Dramatic Play - Objective - Role Play
Procedure: Set aside clean and safe paper towel rolls, magazines, bottle tops, egg cartons, plastic bottles, etc. to role play working in a recycling center identifying and sorting recyclables. You can use the recycling bins you created!

Story Time: Objective – Reading Comprehension, Story Sequencing, Answering questions
Choose 5 stories in the morning and read them throughout the day. You may YouTube many read aloud books if you do not have a large book collection at home!
Please remember to send me pictures via email of your child doing these activities so I can share them with everyone!
 










Pre K 4 lessons for week of
March 16-March 20
Please write your first and last name everyday
Math
Objective: Number Recognition, counting, sequencing (1 ^st, 2 ^nd, 3 ^rd), patterning.
Procedure:
While at home or walking, make up a number of silly steps that can be acted out by your child. For example, take 2 steps backwards, 5zig zag steps to the door. Count how many steps it takes to get to the car, front door, how many steps to go up or down.
As your child gets dressed in the morning, talk about the steps… What comes 1 ^st 2 ^nd, 3 ^rd, etc. Also ask them do they notice any patterns on their clothing.
Encourage your child to help set the table for mealtime. Encourage mathematical thinking. Ask questions… (“If we have 5 people eating, how many napkins do we need?”)
While at home or out, ask your child if they notice any numbers on signs or anywhere else. Ask them to identify the number.
 
Literacy
Objective: Recognize letter Aa, write letter Aa, Think of Aa words,
Story sequencing, reading comprehension.
Procedure: Read a story to your child. Ask them what happened 1 ^st, 2 ^nd, 3 ^rd etc. After the story ask them what was their favorite part and why. What they didn’t like and why.
Art
Objective: Cutting, tracing, copying designs on clothing.
Procedure: Parents draw a large figure of a person in your house. Have your child trace and cut it out. Have them draw clothing on it that the specific person is wearing.
Draw a picture of any signs of Spring you see.
Blocks
Objective: Small, medium, large
Procedure: With blocks, legos or any building toys in your home, build small, medium and large buildings. (Tissue boxes or any other box can be used as well.)
 
Science: Skittles experiment. Make Play doh (Handouts attached.)
March comes in like a lion (cold) and out like a lamb (warm) Create a lion and lamb weather chart. Ask your child everyday if they think it’s a lion or lamb day.
Dramatic Play
Objective: Role Play
Procedure: Set aside old clothes and crate a costume box and act out some stories read at home.
Story Time: Choose 5 stories in the morning and read them throughout the day.