Family Theme Newsletter Theme: STORE

Dear Families, We are starting a three-week unit during which well learn about a variety of STORES. Below are some ideas that you can try at home to further extend your childs learning. Go shopping together! Read labels at the store and talk about them. Is the print big or little? What colors are on the package? What do the words on the labels mean? While in a store have your child close her eyes and listen. What sounds are there? Music, people talking, cash registers? Go to a different section of the store. Are the sounds the same or different? Let your child help you make a shopping list. Allow him/her to copy words from labels and shopping ads.

Here are some of the learning objectives well be assessing throughout this unit:
Listens and responds to stories, songs and poems Understands that books are handled in certain ways Describes different weather conditions Identifies characteristics of the places where they live Uses a variety of materials to create original work Uses scissors appropriately for a variety of cutting and art activities

Here are some of the learning objectives well be reviewing throughout this unit: Uses one-to-one correspondence when counting objects Recognizes and reproduces patterns with concrete objects Participates in creating and using real and pictorial graphs Isolates initial sound in a word Makes observations and shows understanding about typical behaviors/habits of familiar animals, insects, etc Creates or recreates stories, moods, or experiences through dramatic representations Understands object position by directionality (right, left, under, top, etc.) Retells the sequence of a story (setting, characters, problems, events, resolution) Sorts objects into groups and explains how the grouping was done Identifies all 26 alphabet letters (upper-andlower-case)

Each day we immerse children in a variety of literature. Here are some of the books that your child may enjoy hearing throughout this unit:
Georges Store at the Shore by Francine Bassede Store by Susan Canizares and Samantha Berger Signs at the Store by Mary Hill 26 Letters and 99 Cents by Tana Hoban Sheep in a Shop by Nancy Shaw Maxs Dragon Shirt by Rosemary Wells

Were always happy to take recyclable items that come in handy as we work in Creativity & Art, Science & Sensorial, Math & Manipulatives, and other areas of the classroom! Heres a list of the items that we could use for our STORE Unit:
empty food boxes, coupons, store flyers, note pads, shopping lists, catalogs, flyers, empty milk gallons & quarts, employment classified section of the newspaper and newspaper ads. Thanks in advance for your help!

Pre-Kindergarten Family Theme Newsletter STORE

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