There was lots of activity in Preschool this week!
We have been talking alot about winter and the January calendar this week and just started having a Calendar Helper job at Circle Time/Meeting! The Calendar Helper gets to tell the class what the weather is outside and then points to the calendar numbers as we count all together. The kids are VERY excited about this new addition.
Our poem of the week was "The Chubby Little Snowman." Some of the students memorized it, but if you'd like to read it with them (and do the motions)here you go:
The Chubby Little Snowman
The chubby little snowman (put arms out like a big belly)
Had a carrot nose (put finger on nose)
Along came a bunny (make little bunny ears with two fingers)
And what do you suppose? (Shrug up shoulders)
That hungry little bunny (rub tummy)
Looking for its lunch (put hand over eyes)
Ate the snowman's carrot nose (make big chomping arms)
Nibble, nibble, crunch, crunch!! (move hands like a duckbill)
Kids got to draw pictures and write their own variations of "Golidilocks and the Three Bears" (loosely interpreted) for group time this week. You can find these hanging on the wall of our classroom! We also got to be "scientists" by using eye droppers to explore mixing different shades of food coloring and water. This was a great hands-on activity that really held everyone's focus!
On Wednesday and Thursday we played a mitten matching game for math group time and for literacy the kids wrote their names in sand. (Fun but tricky!)We also made our dress up area into a Doctor's Office this week. This is providing some really entertaining dialogue to eavesdrop in on: "Hey-could you get me a new finger? We lost one!" The kids are really getting into their roles as professionals :)
For our Thursday Art Project this week the AM class made toothpick and marshmallow sculptures-dogs, robots and stars to name a few- and the PM class made their own maraca shakers out of toilet paper roles and rice. Add some paint, glitter and feathers and you have one bedazzled musical instument!
Let's hope for another week of outside play time!
Have a great long weekend and see you all soon!!
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