Hickory , Dickory , Dock

We had a blast with a mouse this week! The students chanted Hickory, Dickory , Dock as they moved the mouse up and down the clock. As the class listened to and used rhyme, rhythm and repetition their early literacy skills were increased.

Rhymes help children articulate words, modulate voices ( practicing pitch and volume ) and enunciate clearly by repetition.

Old McDonald - Obj. 34 Explores musical concepts and expression

An important rule for playing musical instruments is to learn the resting position. Controlling impulses is part of building self- regulation.

Benefits of Old McDonald

Vocabulary expression - Children learn names of different farm animals and their sounds

Verbal expression - Singing along builds confidence in speaking and articulation

Social interaction - Singing in a group builds a sense of belonging and teaches children to listen to others

Handwriting without tears - Big line and little line

We used a big line and and little line to form the letter L this week. This is a fun way for the class to learn letter names and good habits for writing letters later on.

Obj. 17 Demonstrates Knowledge of print and its uses

We made black bean and corn salad this week. The children learned that print has meaning. As we made the salad the children learned to take turns and follow a recipe.

Ms. Diane

What names do we need to know at school?

The first week of school was a blast ! We learned the names of our friends and teachers. Mrs. Allison was amazing as our music teacher and Mrs. Nicole taught us how to use our gross motor skills in physical education class. Our favorite name this week was Humpty Dumpty. This egg was loved by everyone !

Science with Humpty Dumpty

The students dropped a raw egg and a hard boiled egg this week. We learned that when the raw egg is boiled it becomes a solid.

The Three Little Kittens

Nursery rhymes help your child with early language and communication development, build confidence and prepare children for reading and writing as they get older. We brought a rhyme to life this week as we pretended to be kittens. Each child had to find the mittens with their name on them. After everyone found their mittens it was time for pie. This activity helped your child with name recognition and matching skills.

Music with Mrs. Allison

Mrs. Allison played a listening game with the class. The class had to skate, gallop, walk and run to the instructions as the song played.

Little Miss Muffet

Nursery rhymes have a huge impact on children's language and communication development.

Children relish in listening to songs full of rhyming, rhythm and repetition. As the children learn nursery rhymes their language and literacy skills are thriving.

This class is off and running. More news about nursery rhymes next time.

Ms. Diane

Music with Mrs.Allison

This week in Primary, we celebrate Easter. We moved our bodies together using scarves to Vivaldi’s Sping. We talked about how this is a classical piece of music and that there are no words. We sang Five Little Ducks and danced to Here Comes Peter Cottontail. We even shook our own Easter eggs. We talked about the Easter Bunny, springtime and the real reason for our Easter celebration, Jesus! They had a blast!

Resurrection Eggs

Each child opened an egg this week as we learned the true meaning of Easter

Our Easter Celcbration

A special thank you to all our parents for making this a special day for the class. Our room mom is the best! A special thank you to Mrs. Craig for getting everything together for the party. Mrs. Molly , Madelyn's mom surprised the students with four day old baby chicks. What a great day!

We had a BALL!

This week we talked about materials that balls are made of. The children examined balls made of glass, marble, sand , play -doh , plastic and yarn. The marbles were a hit!

Letter W

Where do you start your letter? The paintbrushes moved from the top the bottom of the page as the children made a letter W with paint.

A B Patterns with balls

The children used balls to make A B patterns.

Gross Motor Workout

During P.E. this week the class had to follow the directions on the color card and complete the task. The children jumped, walked , galloped, and turned around in a circle. They had a great time!

The Ball Unit

The students used a parachute to move a ball this week. We learned about forces that make a ball move.

TWINKLES THE TOOTH FAIRY

We enjoyed our educational visit from Twinkles. Twinkles is employed with Pediatric Dentistry Of Texarkana and were amazed at her presentation. The students learned to brush their teeth two times a day for two minutes. She used posters to show us foods that are good or bad for our teeth. The highlight of her visit was the fairy dust. Twinkles used the fairly dust to help the children remember to brush their teeth. All in all it was a great visit.

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

The children had to sort the colored cereal and make a rainbow. This activity help your child with fine motor skills and color recognition.