Group Meeting: The children brought their favorite books to school. They took turns telling the title of the book and why they liked the book. We had quite a variety of books!
Story: The story for today was The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle. This was a book that we didn't get to read during Eric Carle week. In this story, a spider is busy spinning a web. Her animal friends what to play with her, but she is too busy. At the end of the story, the spider finishes the web and catches the pesty fly that has been bothering all of the animals in the book.
Large Group: The children did a relay race with the books that we have read during this special month. Every child was given a book. They had to race to the other side of the room and put it on a chair according to the author's picture. When all of the books were in place, we checked them to make sure they were in the right place. I was amazed! The children were able to sort the books by author with only one or two mix-ups.
Snacks: The children enjoyed Papa Murphy's cheese pizza! The morning class celebrated with Mrs. Smith's class. The afternoon class celebrated with Mrs. Lehenbauer's class.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Monday, April 29, 2019
Group Meeting: Tomorrow, we will be celebrating our accomplishment of reading 2000 books by the end of April. The children have been asked to bring their favorite book to school. We will eat pizza and read books.
Small Groups: During our Small Group time, we remembered the author/illustrators that we learned about in April and made lists of the books that they had written. I was very surprised at how well the children could remember the names of the books that we had read.
Story: The story for today was Wild About Books by Judy Sierra. A librarian mistakenly drives her bookmobile to the zoo. The animals soon get very excited about reading books and writing their own stories. They build their own library so that children and animals can check out books to read. Ask your child to tell you some of the books that are mentioned in this story.
Large Group: The children moved to the music The Elephant by Hap Palmer. The children listen to the music and move slowly when the rhythm is slow and quickly when the rhythm is fast.
Snacks: The morning snack was crackers, apples, peanut butter, and milk brought by Addy. The afternoon snack was grapes, cheese crackers, and milk brought by Brooklyn. Thank you, Addy and Brooklyn!
Small Groups: During our Small Group time, we remembered the author/illustrators that we learned about in April and made lists of the books that they had written. I was very surprised at how well the children could remember the names of the books that we had read.
Story: The story for today was Wild About Books by Judy Sierra. A librarian mistakenly drives her bookmobile to the zoo. The animals soon get very excited about reading books and writing their own stories. They build their own library so that children and animals can check out books to read. Ask your child to tell you some of the books that are mentioned in this story.
Large Group: The children moved to the music The Elephant by Hap Palmer. The children listen to the music and move slowly when the rhythm is slow and quickly when the rhythm is fast.
Snacks: The morning snack was crackers, apples, peanut butter, and milk brought by Addy. The afternoon snack was grapes, cheese crackers, and milk brought by Brooklyn. Thank you, Addy and Brooklyn!
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Art Show Tonight!
Group Meeting: The art work is on display. The room looks great. We can't wait to show you all of the wonderful things that they children have made. During Group Meeting, we talked about the art show so that the children would know what to expect tonight.
Small Groups: The children completed a Let's Find Out magazine about Earth Day. Earth Day was April 22, but it's never too late to talk about how to care for our environment.
Story: The story for today was One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss. This is a book of rhymes about unusual characters. Many of the children were familiar with this book.
Large Group: The children went to the Outdoor Classroom.
Snacks: The morning class had strawberries, Lucky Charms, and milk brought by Abby. The afternoon class had apples, Goldfish and juice brought by Brayden. Thank you, Abby and Brayden!
We hope to see everyone tonight any time between 6-7!
Small Groups: The children completed a Let's Find Out magazine about Earth Day. Earth Day was April 22, but it's never too late to talk about how to care for our environment.
Story: The story for today was One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss. This is a book of rhymes about unusual characters. Many of the children were familiar with this book.
Large Group: The children went to the Outdoor Classroom.
Snacks: The morning class had strawberries, Lucky Charms, and milk brought by Abby. The afternoon class had apples, Goldfish and juice brought by Brayden. Thank you, Abby and Brayden!
We hope to see everyone tonight any time between 6-7!
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Group Meeting: I read a book to the children written by Dr. Seuss. This book is a little different from most of his books. The title is My Many Colored Days. This book is illustrated by two other artists. The theme of this book is that colors can be used to describe our feelings.
Small Groups: After reading My Many Colored Days, we did an experiment using colors. The children dropped yellow, red, and blue liquid watercolor onto a pan of milk. The colors floated on top of the milk and began to mix just a little. Then, one child dipped a Q-tip into dish soap and touched the milk. The colors moved away from the Q-tip very quickly and began to mix. I explained that this happens because of the fat in the milk being touched by the detergent. YouTube has some wonderful videos about this experiment. It would be fun to try it at home using food coloring.
Story: The story for today was What Pet Should I Get? by Dr. Seuss. A boy and his sister Kay have been told that they can get one pet from the pet store. Which one should they get? At the end of the story, the picture shows the children leaving the store with a basket, but the words do not tell us what pet they chose? It was interesting to see the children's reaction to having to end the story with their own thoughts of which pet was selected.
Large Group: Because of the weather, we stayed inside. Both classes asked if we could play the Shoe Game which was interesting to me. It's so simple and yet so fun!
Snacks: The morning class had pretzel rods, grapes, and milk brought by Rory. The afternoon class had mini pancakes and juice brought by Avani. Thank you, Rory and Avani!
Small Groups: After reading My Many Colored Days, we did an experiment using colors. The children dropped yellow, red, and blue liquid watercolor onto a pan of milk. The colors floated on top of the milk and began to mix just a little. Then, one child dipped a Q-tip into dish soap and touched the milk. The colors moved away from the Q-tip very quickly and began to mix. I explained that this happens because of the fat in the milk being touched by the detergent. YouTube has some wonderful videos about this experiment. It would be fun to try it at home using food coloring.
Story: The story for today was What Pet Should I Get? by Dr. Seuss. A boy and his sister Kay have been told that they can get one pet from the pet store. Which one should they get? At the end of the story, the picture shows the children leaving the store with a basket, but the words do not tell us what pet they chose? It was interesting to see the children's reaction to having to end the story with their own thoughts of which pet was selected.
Large Group: Because of the weather, we stayed inside. Both classes asked if we could play the Shoe Game which was interesting to me. It's so simple and yet so fun!
Snacks: The morning class had pretzel rods, grapes, and milk brought by Rory. The afternoon class had mini pancakes and juice brought by Avani. Thank you, Rory and Avani!
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Group Meeting: We used the Promethean board to listen to the story Ten Apples Up On Top by Dr. Seuss. This is one Seuss book that I do not have, so I was happy to see a read along version on YouTube.
Small Groups: After listening to the story Ten Apples Up On Top, the children completed a paper in which they used daubers to place the correct amount of apples on top of the dog, lion, and tiger's head. To do so, they had to identify the numerals 1-10 and place the corresponding amount.
Story: During story time, I read There's a Wocket in my Pocket by Dr. Seuss. In this book, Dr. Seuss creates characters to rhyme with objects in the house. There was a Wasket in the basket, a Nooth Grush on the tooth brush and a Yottle in the bottle. After the story, we made up our own nonsense rhyming words.
Large Group: The morning class used the parachute to do some gross motor activities. The afternoon class went to the Outdoor Classroom.
Snacks: The morning class had crackers, bread, peanut butter, jelly, and milk brought by Monroe and Noah. The afternoon class had an assortment of sweet bread and juice brought by Asher. Thank you, Monroe, Noah, and Asher!
Small Groups: After listening to the story Ten Apples Up On Top, the children completed a paper in which they used daubers to place the correct amount of apples on top of the dog, lion, and tiger's head. To do so, they had to identify the numerals 1-10 and place the corresponding amount.
Story: During story time, I read There's a Wocket in my Pocket by Dr. Seuss. In this book, Dr. Seuss creates characters to rhyme with objects in the house. There was a Wasket in the basket, a Nooth Grush on the tooth brush and a Yottle in the bottle. After the story, we made up our own nonsense rhyming words.
Large Group: The morning class used the parachute to do some gross motor activities. The afternoon class went to the Outdoor Classroom.
Snacks: The morning class had crackers, bread, peanut butter, jelly, and milk brought by Monroe and Noah. The afternoon class had an assortment of sweet bread and juice brought by Asher. Thank you, Monroe, Noah, and Asher!
Monday, April 22, 2019
We had to cancel classes this morning due to a plumbing issue. When I got to the preschool this morning, the drinking fountain in the hallway was putting out a small stream of water. I jiggled the handle to make it stop. That caused the fountain to shoot water straight up into the air and all over the floor. To make it worse, nothing that I did would make it stop. It didn't take long for the floor to be covered in water. I scrambled to find buckets to catch the water until I could get to the water shut off valve. Unfortunately, the only way to make the water stop was to shut off water to the whole building. Without water to wash, flush, and run the dishwasher, we could not hold classes for the morning. The plumber came and took the fountain apart to find the valve inside so that only the fountain could be shut off. The water was turned back on and we were able to have afternoon class. Thank you morning parents for being so understanding!
For the afternoon class:
Group Meeting: The author for this week is Theodore Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. We watched a video about Dr. Seuss that went with a Let's Find Out Magazine. The children are bringing the magazine home today to be completed with a parent.
Small Groups: We are making final plans for the Art Show. Things are starting to look really pretty around here!
Story: I read Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. This is the story of Sam I Am who does not want to eat green eggs and ham. Will he eat them in a boat, with a goat? Will he eat them with a fox, in a box? Most of the children had heard this story before and helped me to fill in the rhyming words.
Large Group: The children played a game with the parachute taking turns running underneath as the other children held it up.
Snacks: The snack was Goldfish and juice brought by Anaya. Thank you, Anaya!
For the afternoon class:
Group Meeting: The author for this week is Theodore Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. We watched a video about Dr. Seuss that went with a Let's Find Out Magazine. The children are bringing the magazine home today to be completed with a parent.
Small Groups: We are making final plans for the Art Show. Things are starting to look really pretty around here!
Story: I read Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. This is the story of Sam I Am who does not want to eat green eggs and ham. Will he eat them in a boat, with a goat? Will he eat them with a fox, in a box? Most of the children had heard this story before and helped me to fill in the rhyming words.
Large Group: The children played a game with the parachute taking turns running underneath as the other children held it up.
Snacks: The snack was Goldfish and juice brought by Anaya. Thank you, Anaya!
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Group Meeting: We have reached our goal of 2000! That's amazing! It only took us 3 weeks to reach our goal. We will celebrate with a pizza party on April 30th.
Small Groups: Our Let's Find Out Magazine was about the signs of Spring. The accompanying video was about the sounds of Spring.
After play time, we had our Easter/Spring Party. We started with a snack of Cheddar Bunnies, marshmallows, pretzels, and M&Ms. Our first game was the Bunny Hop(see below). After that, we did relay races, balancing an egg on a spoon. At the end, we did an egg hunt in the Outdoor Classroom.
The children were given an egg from the church. Inside was an animal and an invitation to attend Vacation Bible School in the summer.
Happy Easter!
Small Groups: Our Let's Find Out Magazine was about the signs of Spring. The accompanying video was about the sounds of Spring.
After play time, we had our Easter/Spring Party. We started with a snack of Cheddar Bunnies, marshmallows, pretzels, and M&Ms. Our first game was the Bunny Hop(see below). After that, we did relay races, balancing an egg on a spoon. At the end, we did an egg hunt in the Outdoor Classroom.
The children were given an egg from the church. Inside was an animal and an invitation to attend Vacation Bible School in the summer.
Happy Easter!
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Group Meeting: The Eric Carle book for today was Have You Seen My Cat? There are many members of the cat family besides the domestic cats in our homes. This book helps us identify the different cats!
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed in Monday's post. The schedule for today was:
Activity #1 Green Group
Activity #2 Red Group
Activity #3 Yellow Group
Story: At story time, I read The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle. This book tells the life cycle of a seed. The seed blows until it lands in soil, grows into a plant, and blooms. Then the flower dies and releases the seeds into the air to repeat the cycle. The pictures in this book are especially beautiful.
Large Group: The morning class went to the Outdoor Classroom. The afternoon class stayed inside as it looked like rain would be coming. They played London Bridge instead.
Letter Learning: We have learned the words "I" and "see". Today, we added "the". Tomorrow, we will make complete sentences.
Snacks: The morning snack was banana bread, cream cheese, and milk brought by Meier. The afternoon snack was Goldfish, cheese sticks, and juice brought by Zenie. Thank you, Meier and Zenie!
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed in Monday's post. The schedule for today was:
Activity #1 Green Group
Activity #2 Red Group
Activity #3 Yellow Group
Story: At story time, I read The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle. This book tells the life cycle of a seed. The seed blows until it lands in soil, grows into a plant, and blooms. Then the flower dies and releases the seeds into the air to repeat the cycle. The pictures in this book are especially beautiful.
Large Group: The morning class went to the Outdoor Classroom. The afternoon class stayed inside as it looked like rain would be coming. They played London Bridge instead.
Letter Learning: We have learned the words "I" and "see". Today, we added "the". Tomorrow, we will make complete sentences.
Snacks: The morning snack was banana bread, cream cheese, and milk brought by Meier. The afternoon snack was Goldfish, cheese sticks, and juice brought by Zenie. Thank you, Meier and Zenie!
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Group Meeting: I read the Eric Carle book Do You Want to Be My Friend? The words in the title of this book are the only words to the story. A little mouse is saying these words to an animal. We only see the animal's tail until we turn the page. It was fun to guess what animal was next just by looking at it's tail.
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed in yesterday's post. The schedule for today was:
Activity #1 Yellow Group
Activity #2 Green Group
Activity #3 Red Group
Story: The story for today was The Mixed-up Chameleon by Eric Carle. There once was a small green chameleon that wished to be handsome like a flamingo, smart like a fox, and funny like a seal. But with each transformation in size, shape, and color, the chameleon learns that maybe being yourself is best of all. After I read this book, I asked the children if Eric Carle was trying to teach us something with this book. Ask your child to tell you what we learned.
Large Group: The children went to the Outdoor Classroom.
Letter Learning: Yesterday, we learned that the letter I can be a word to describe yourself. Today, I put the word "see" next to the letter I. We made up sentences that said, "I see _____."
Snacks: The morning snack was graham crackers, frosting, and juice brought by Malia Y. The afternoon snack was pretzels, cheese sticks, and juice brought by Willie. Thank you, Malia and Willie!
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed in yesterday's post. The schedule for today was:
Activity #1 Yellow Group
Activity #2 Green Group
Activity #3 Red Group
Story: The story for today was The Mixed-up Chameleon by Eric Carle. There once was a small green chameleon that wished to be handsome like a flamingo, smart like a fox, and funny like a seal. But with each transformation in size, shape, and color, the chameleon learns that maybe being yourself is best of all. After I read this book, I asked the children if Eric Carle was trying to teach us something with this book. Ask your child to tell you what we learned.
Large Group: The children went to the Outdoor Classroom.
Letter Learning: Yesterday, we learned that the letter I can be a word to describe yourself. Today, I put the word "see" next to the letter I. We made up sentences that said, "I see _____."
Snacks: The morning snack was graham crackers, frosting, and juice brought by Malia Y. The afternoon snack was pretzels, cheese sticks, and juice brought by Willie. Thank you, Malia and Willie!
Monday, April 15, 2019
Eric Carle
Group Meeting: This week, we will be reading books written and illustrated by Eric Carle. I read The Very Hungry Caterpillar during Group Meeting. We had quite a few reading papers come in today. Our total is now 1470. Very nice!
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed below as well as the schedule for today.
Activity #1 (Red Group) After listening to The Very Hungry Caterpillar, the children made a sequence drawing of the story. They drew the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
Activity #2 and Activity #3 (Yellow Group and Green Group)The children are working on projects for the Art Show. I'm not sharing any information so that the projects will be a surprise.
Story: The story for today was The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle. After a firefly is born, it searches for another firefly light so that it is not lonely. It sees a light, but it is a lightbulb. It sees another light, but it is a candle. The story continues as the firefly sees many things that you would see on a summer evening. Ask your child to tell you what it sees up in the sky.
Large Group: The children went to the Outdoor Classroom.
Letter Learning: The children completed the third round of the alphabet last week. This week, we are going to learn how putting letters together can make words. We will learn a few sight words along the way.
Snacks: The morning class snack was strawberries, carrots, ranch dip, and milk brought by Malia S. The afternoon snack was Goldfish and juice brought by Stella. Thank you, Malia and Stella!
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed below as well as the schedule for today.
Activity #1 (Red Group) After listening to The Very Hungry Caterpillar, the children made a sequence drawing of the story. They drew the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
Activity #2 and Activity #3 (Yellow Group and Green Group)The children are working on projects for the Art Show. I'm not sharing any information so that the projects will be a surprise.
Story: The story for today was The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle. After a firefly is born, it searches for another firefly light so that it is not lonely. It sees a light, but it is a lightbulb. It sees another light, but it is a candle. The story continues as the firefly sees many things that you would see on a summer evening. Ask your child to tell you what it sees up in the sky.
Large Group: The children went to the Outdoor Classroom.
Letter Learning: The children completed the third round of the alphabet last week. This week, we are going to learn how putting letters together can make words. We will learn a few sight words along the way.
Snacks: The morning class snack was strawberries, carrots, ranch dip, and milk brought by Malia S. The afternoon snack was Goldfish and juice brought by Stella. Thank you, Malia and Stella!
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Group Meeting: We are half way to our goal of 2000 books! By this afternoon, we had 1030 books read.
Small Groups: I read the story The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog by Mo Willems. In this story, Pigeon finds a hot dog and shares it with Ducking. Following the story, we made Pigs in a Blanket. The children wrapped biscuit dough around a half of a hot dog. We put them in the oven to be ready in time for snack time.
Story: At story time, I read Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late by Mo Willems. It's time for bed, but Pigeon says he's not tired. The bus driver has asked us to make sure that he goes to bed on time. Ask your child to tell you how Pigeon tries to convince us to let him stay up late. Knuffle Bunny makes an appearance in this book as well.
Large Group: The children watched a short video about plant parts that went along with our Let's Find Out Magazine. The morning class children took the magazine home today so that they can finish the back page. The afternoon class will receive it on Monday.
Letter Learning: The letter for today was Uu. This finishes our third time through the alphabet. On Monday will be will starting to look at how letters form words.
Snacks: The children ate the Pigs in a Blanket that they made during Small Group time. Ketchup and mustard were available. We also had juice and birthday brownies.
Small Groups: I read the story The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog by Mo Willems. In this story, Pigeon finds a hot dog and shares it with Ducking. Following the story, we made Pigs in a Blanket. The children wrapped biscuit dough around a half of a hot dog. We put them in the oven to be ready in time for snack time.
Story: At story time, I read Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late by Mo Willems. It's time for bed, but Pigeon says he's not tired. The bus driver has asked us to make sure that he goes to bed on time. Ask your child to tell you how Pigeon tries to convince us to let him stay up late. Knuffle Bunny makes an appearance in this book as well.
Large Group: The children watched a short video about plant parts that went along with our Let's Find Out Magazine. The morning class children took the magazine home today so that they can finish the back page. The afternoon class will receive it on Monday.
Letter Learning: The letter for today was Uu. This finishes our third time through the alphabet. On Monday will be will starting to look at how letters form words.
Snacks: The children ate the Pigs in a Blanket that they made during Small Group time. Ketchup and mustard were available. We also had juice and birthday brownies.
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Group Meeting: I read the book Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems. Ask your child to tell you why it is not a good idea for Pigeon to have a puppy.
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed in Monday's post. The schedule for today was:
Activity #1 Red Group
Activity #2 Yellow Group
Activity #3 Green Group
Story: At story time, I read Knuffle Bunny, Too by Mo Willems. This is a sequel to the story I read yesterday. Trixie is old enough to go to preschool. One day, she takes Knuffle Bunny to show to her friends. Sonja has also brought her bunny to preschool and it looks just like Knuffle Bunny. When the two girls can't stop arguing about how to pronounce their bunny's names, the teacher takes the bunnies away. At the end of the day, each girl takes a bunny home. Is it the right bunny? Ask your child to tell you what happens next.
Large Group: The children drew pictures of things that they would not like to lose like Knuffle Bunny in our story. Some drew stuffed animals and some drew blankets.
Letter Learning: The letter for today was Oo.
Snacks: The morning snack was Ritz bits and juice brought by Josie. The afternoon snack was yogurt, nuts, dried fruit, granola, and juice brought by Siler. Thank you, Josie and Siler!
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed in Monday's post. The schedule for today was:
Activity #1 Red Group
Activity #2 Yellow Group
Activity #3 Green Group
Story: At story time, I read Knuffle Bunny, Too by Mo Willems. This is a sequel to the story I read yesterday. Trixie is old enough to go to preschool. One day, she takes Knuffle Bunny to show to her friends. Sonja has also brought her bunny to preschool and it looks just like Knuffle Bunny. When the two girls can't stop arguing about how to pronounce their bunny's names, the teacher takes the bunnies away. At the end of the day, each girl takes a bunny home. Is it the right bunny? Ask your child to tell you what happens next.
Large Group: The children drew pictures of things that they would not like to lose like Knuffle Bunny in our story. Some drew stuffed animals and some drew blankets.
Letter Learning: The letter for today was Oo.
Snacks: The morning snack was Ritz bits and juice brought by Josie. The afternoon snack was yogurt, nuts, dried fruit, granola, and juice brought by Siler. Thank you, Josie and Siler!
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Group Meeting: We are reading books by Mo Willems this week. Today, I read That's Not a Good Idea. Our book count is up to 720 books. Wow! I'm beginning to think we should have made the goal higher :)
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed in Monday's post. The schedule for today was:
Activity #1 Yellow Group
Activity #2 Green Group
Activity #3 Red Group
Story: During story time, I read Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems. Trixie is a toddler who has a stuffed bunny named Knuffle Bunny. She takes him everywhere. One day, Trixie and Daddy go to the laundromat to do their laundry. Knuffle Bunny goes along. On the way home, Trixie realizes that she has left Knuffle Bunny behind. Because she is a toddler, she hasn't learned the words to explain the situation to Daddy. Ask your child to tell you how the story ends.
Large Group: The children went to the Outdoor Classroom.
Letter Learning: The letter for today was Ii.
Snacks: The morning snack was cheese sticks, strawberries and juice brought by James. The afternoon snack was Ritz crackers, carrots and juice brought by Nia. Thank you, James and Nia!
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed in Monday's post. The schedule for today was:
Activity #1 Yellow Group
Activity #2 Green Group
Activity #3 Red Group
Story: During story time, I read Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems. Trixie is a toddler who has a stuffed bunny named Knuffle Bunny. She takes him everywhere. One day, Trixie and Daddy go to the laundromat to do their laundry. Knuffle Bunny goes along. On the way home, Trixie realizes that she has left Knuffle Bunny behind. Because she is a toddler, she hasn't learned the words to explain the situation to Daddy. Ask your child to tell you how the story ends.
Large Group: The children went to the Outdoor Classroom.
Letter Learning: The letter for today was Ii.
Snacks: The morning snack was cheese sticks, strawberries and juice brought by James. The afternoon snack was Ritz crackers, carrots and juice brought by Nia. Thank you, James and Nia!
Monday, April 8, 2019
Group Meeting: The author/illustrator for this week is Mo Willems. A note is going home today with information about this author. As of today, the preschool children have read 550 books! That's amazing!
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed below as well as the schedule for today.
Activity #1 (Green Group)The children drew the faces that will be printed on the class T-shirt. They practiced first as we have to use a permanent marker for this activity.
Activity #2 (Red Group) The children are working on a special art activity for the Art Show that is coming up at the end of the month.
Activity #3 (Yellow Group) The children played a game to go with our story for today. The story was Duckling Gets a Cookie!? The children rolled a dice to move a cookie back and forth between Duckling and Pigeon. Who will get the cookie?
Story: We read two Mo Willems stories today. The first was at Group Meeting time. We read Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! At the beginning of this story, a bus drivers asks the reader to watch his bus and make sure that the pigeon does not drive it. Pigeon begs and pleads, but the children did not let him drive the bus. At Story Time, we read Duckling Gets a Cookie!? In this story, Pigeon's friend Duckling gets a cookie. Pigeon is upset because he didn't get a cookie. He pouts and whines about not getting a cookie until Duckling gives it to him. Ask your child to tell you why Duckling gives Pigeon the cookie.
Large Group: The children went to the Outdoor Classroom.
Letter Learning: The letter for today was Ee.
Snacks: The morning class had animal crackers and juice brought by Jai. The afternoon class had bagels and juice brought by Landon. Thank you, Jai and Landon!
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed below as well as the schedule for today.
Activity #1 (Green Group)The children drew the faces that will be printed on the class T-shirt. They practiced first as we have to use a permanent marker for this activity.
Activity #2 (Red Group) The children are working on a special art activity for the Art Show that is coming up at the end of the month.
Activity #3 (Yellow Group) The children played a game to go with our story for today. The story was Duckling Gets a Cookie!? The children rolled a dice to move a cookie back and forth between Duckling and Pigeon. Who will get the cookie?
Story: We read two Mo Willems stories today. The first was at Group Meeting time. We read Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! At the beginning of this story, a bus drivers asks the reader to watch his bus and make sure that the pigeon does not drive it. Pigeon begs and pleads, but the children did not let him drive the bus. At Story Time, we read Duckling Gets a Cookie!? In this story, Pigeon's friend Duckling gets a cookie. Pigeon is upset because he didn't get a cookie. He pouts and whines about not getting a cookie until Duckling gives it to him. Ask your child to tell you why Duckling gives Pigeon the cookie.
Large Group: The children went to the Outdoor Classroom.
Letter Learning: The letter for today was Ee.
Snacks: The morning class had animal crackers and juice brought by Jai. The afternoon class had bagels and juice brought by Landon. Thank you, Jai and Landon!
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Group Meeting: Our book challenge is off to a great start. We have had a few children return their reading papers already. If you need another reading paper, let us know. We'd be happy to put one in your child's cubbie to take home.
Small Groups: Our Let's Find Out Magazine was about caterpillars and butterflies. We watched a video which taught us the word metamorphosis. We watched the process of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly.
Story: The author/illustrator for this week is Lois Ehlert. She created the book Waiting for Wings which tells the story of a caterpillar becoming a butterly. The pictures in this book are beautiful. Ask your child to tell you why flowers smell so pretty.
Large Group: The Green Group brought items for Show and Tell.
Letter Learning: The letter for today was Aa.
Snacks: The morning class had Teddy Grahams, cheese sticks and milk brought by Jackson. The afternoon class had pancakes and juice brought by Kinley. Thank you, Jackson and Kinley!
The children have notes in their bags about the last day of school. I know it's a little early, but we need to plan ahead for this special day!
Small Groups: Our Let's Find Out Magazine was about caterpillars and butterflies. We watched a video which taught us the word metamorphosis. We watched the process of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly.
Story: The author/illustrator for this week is Lois Ehlert. She created the book Waiting for Wings which tells the story of a caterpillar becoming a butterly. The pictures in this book are beautiful. Ask your child to tell you why flowers smell so pretty.
Large Group: The Green Group brought items for Show and Tell.
Letter Learning: The letter for today was Aa.
Snacks: The morning class had Teddy Grahams, cheese sticks and milk brought by Jackson. The afternoon class had pancakes and juice brought by Kinley. Thank you, Jackson and Kinley!
The children have notes in their bags about the last day of school. I know it's a little early, but we need to plan ahead for this special day!
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
I want to thank you for attending Parent/Teacher Conferences this week. It's always great to touch base with everyone. I wish we had time to do it more often.
Group Meeting: We have begun a Book Challenge. A note went home on Monday and Tuesday to explain how this challenge will work. We are trying to collectively read 2000 books by the end of April. We had four children return their reading papers already today. Four pieces of pizza were added to the bulletin board.
Small Groups: This week, we are learning about author/illustrator Lois Ehlert. During Small Group time, I read the story Rain Fish. In this book, Lois Ehlert has created fish out of scraps that you would see floating down the street during a rain storm. Newspapers, receipts, tickets, bottle caps, and cardboard are just a few of the things that float together and begin to look like fish.
Story: During story time, I read Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert. When the leaves from the trees fall to the ground, they form a shape that looks like a Leaf Man. As the wind blows Leaf Man, we see other shapes that resemble animals made from leaves. Ask your child to tell you about some of the animals that were made with leaves.
Large Group: The children went to the Outdoor Classroom. We will be going out as often as we can, now that the weather is good. Please send jackets if the weather is cool.
Letter Learning: The letter for today was Ss.
Snacks: The morning snack was Goldfish and juice brought by Finn. The afternoon snack was Paw Patrol grahams and milk brought by John. Thank you, Finn and John!
Group Meeting: We have begun a Book Challenge. A note went home on Monday and Tuesday to explain how this challenge will work. We are trying to collectively read 2000 books by the end of April. We had four children return their reading papers already today. Four pieces of pizza were added to the bulletin board.
Small Groups: This week, we are learning about author/illustrator Lois Ehlert. During Small Group time, I read the story Rain Fish. In this book, Lois Ehlert has created fish out of scraps that you would see floating down the street during a rain storm. Newspapers, receipts, tickets, bottle caps, and cardboard are just a few of the things that float together and begin to look like fish.
Story: During story time, I read Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert. When the leaves from the trees fall to the ground, they form a shape that looks like a Leaf Man. As the wind blows Leaf Man, we see other shapes that resemble animals made from leaves. Ask your child to tell you about some of the animals that were made with leaves.
Large Group: The children went to the Outdoor Classroom. We will be going out as often as we can, now that the weather is good. Please send jackets if the weather is cool.
Letter Learning: The letter for today was Ss.
Snacks: The morning snack was Goldfish and juice brought by Finn. The afternoon snack was Paw Patrol grahams and milk brought by John. Thank you, Finn and John!
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