THE GIRL WHO WORE TOO MUCH

This week we took a trip to Thailand to learn about a little girl named Ari. Ari wants to wear every dress she has to a dance. Ari misses the dance because the clothes are too heavy. She learns to be happy with less. After I read the story it was time to pretend to be Ari. We had a wonderful time with this activity!

OBJ. 16 DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE OF THE ALPHABET - SHAVING CREAM LETTERS

The students made letters with shaving cream. The extra stimulation of shaving cream can help a child understand the idea of the shape of a letter.

Mrs. Cristen showed us how to crochet.

A special thank you to Mrs. Cristen for making every child a necklace. The necklace has the first letter of your child's name on it. The students learned that some clothes are crocheted

Mrs. Diane

As we study clothes, we will learn concepts and skills in literacy, math, science, social studies , and the arts. We will use thinking skills to investigate, ask questions , solve problems, make predictions , and test our ideas.

FireSafety

911

The children loved looking at the large truck and learning about fire safety. Our firemen were wonderful! Our special thanks to Ethan, Jimmy and Cole for giving us a WOW moment to kick off the clothing unit..

This week we learned how to take care of our clothes. Our clothes become dirty and they must be washed. The children used liquid, power and bar soap to find out which soap created more bubbles. After our experiment we determined that the liquid soap created more bubbles.

Goldilocks

The children were amazed to see Goldilocks on our playground. I used Goldilocks to help the children understand the concept of large, medium and small.

TheThreeBears-Large,Medium,Small

ORDER BY SIZE

Young children practice spatial reasoning by size by ordering objects from largest to smallest.This helps them with a range of activities from building more solid block towers to writing their name. Ordering by size also prepares children for more complex math such as putting numbers in order (1,2,3) and problem solving. During this activity your child had to put the bears in order from largest to smallest. After we used our plastic bears it was time to cut and glue in order from largest to smallest.

Mrs. Diane

Letter H is for Hare. A Special thank you to Jennifer McDaniel for bring her pet hares to our class.

WHEN DO THINGS HAPPEN AT SCHOOL?

The preschool day is full of events. It is important for your child to know when things happen at school. Routines help students feel safe and secure because they know what is coming next and what is expected.

Hickory , Dickory , Dock

We had a blast with a mouse this week! The children took turns placing the mouse up and down the clock. We talked about roman numerals and we listened to the clock as it chimed. The students chanted Hickory, Dickory , Dock as they moved the mouse up and down the clock.

Hearing and using rhyme, rhythm, and repetition helps children develop early literacy skills.

P. E.

The children used their hand eye coordination skills this week. Each child had a paddle and a balloon. The class had to throw the balloon up and hit it with the paddle.

Handwriting Without Tears - Roll A Dough Letters

Play doh was a hit this week! The children rolled out long lines and short lines to make letter F. Roll A Dough letters are a way for children to develop fine motor skills as they learn letters.

PEENY BUTTER FUDGE

Peeny Butter Fudge is one of our curriculum books. In our story the grandmother surprises her grandchildren with a change in the schedule. Mrs. Denise works at our school and she pretended to be my grandmother. We were surprised when grandmother changed our schedule by making Peeny Butter Fudge. During this activity your child learned to follow directions, take turns and count.

WHAT NAMES DO WE NEED TO KNOW AT SCHOOL?

The Beginning of School Study is a hit! During our study we will have a topic sentence for each week. This week was all about names. The children are learning to recognize their name and the names of their friends. Our favorite name this week was Humpty Dumpty. This egg was loved by everyone! Nursery rhymes are timeless and they are just as important to oral language development now as when they were first spoken in the 18th century.

The Three Little Kittens

Matching Mittens

Each child had to find a pair of mittens that were hidden in the classroom. The mittens had the children's names written on them. This lesson helped your child with name recognition and color matching.

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.