PKFA2 | Ms. Joanne & Ms. Jean

Welcome to PKFA-2
BE CURIOUS * KEEP LEARNING * TRY YOUR BEST EVERYDAY

Welcome to Unit 9: Babies, Pre-K for All’s ninth Interdisciplinary Unit of Study. In Unit 9: Babies, children continue to study living things by moving from observing and learning about different kinds of plants to the needs and characteristics of different kinds of animal babies. Since humans are members of the animal kingdom, this includes the opportunity to study human babies. This unit, like all Pre-K for All units, provides opportunities for children to observe objects and phenomena in their environment with increasing complexity, and apply knowledge and skills learned in previous units. In the first week, children establish their understanding of human babies by considering the question, “What do human babies need?” Activities in this week help children express what they already know and extend their learning through play, literature and discussion. Throughout this unit, there are opportunities for children to discuss, write about, and learn what babies need. In this unit the second question, “What can we learn about animal babies?” is designed to take about two weeks to implement.

Essential Question:
* What are babies?

Focus  Questions: 
* What do human babies need? 
* What can we learn about animal babies? 
* How do babies change?

Focus  Vocabulary:
adopted adult appointment babble baby bassinet bib big bottle born calf care car seat change child clothing coo cradle crawl crib cry diaper disguise duck duckling egg elephant frog gentle grow habitat hatch height hospital infant lizard lullaby newborn nursery nurture outgrow parade parent pediatrician premature rattle roll size sleep small stroller swaddle tadpole talk tiny toddler veterinarian walk weight zoologist

Important Dates:
May 3: Museum Visit- "Come Fly With Me" (In Class)
May 6: Arbor day Activities
May 20: Yoga with Ms. CC
May 25: Lizard Guy (In Class Visit)
May 26-30: School Closed
May 31: School Resumes

May Calendar Raffle -
Purchase a May calendar raffle ticket for a chance to win a prize. They are $10 each. Starting May 1st one ticket will be drawn each day for the entire month. There is a different cash prize daily.