Today we:
~started out with Money Play... where we just played with money (we could sort it by size or color, we could trace around the coins, we could put the coin under our paper and do a 'rubbing', or we could do our own thing - some chose to just put their fingers in it and feel it, some drew money mazes, and some counted coins).
~we enjoyed centers.
~we practiced the Pledge during circle time.
~we also worked on our calendar and read a book about the Pledge.
~we then watched a great video (on YouTube - don't freak out - it was really good :) on National symbols. It was really important to me that they see real photos, not animated drawings, of the Liberty Bell, the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Washington Monument.
~we made Washington Hats and glued national symbols on them in a pattern (well, can I really say that? Some went to town on the patterns, some made it their own - meaning no pattern but very much 'theirs'.
~ we then enjoyed a rousing game of Penny, Penny, Who's Got The Penny! (Super fun!)
It was a great day!
See you tomorrow!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
The day after LOVE...
Today was still LOVE week. We focused on liking/loving ourselves. We read, we played, we experimented, and we had a great time doing it!
Today we:
~worked on forming the letter Pp
~played at centers
~worked on memorizing the Pledge of Allegiance
~discussed our calendar
~read a sweet book, "I Like Myself!" by
~came to the table for an experiment of glue, water, food coloring, and tissue paper... some opted out of wax paper and chose regular white paper. We painted, and 'tissued' and painted and 'tissued'! It was enjoyable. The children truly experimented to find what would work for them and what they liked to do. It was really about the process (not so much the sticky, sticky outcome).
**They are taking a dang long time to dry - should we all transplant to San Diego for the winter? I'm considering!)
~we also enjoyed a rousing round of show n tell (often the children's favorite)
Oh, the excitement!
PS... thank you for being so patient with me! This pneumonia had me doubled over for a while but I'm back now! I really appreciate how patient you've been with me (and this blog... and when I just couldn't get to something). You guys are the best!
Today we:
~worked on forming the letter Pp
~played at centers
~worked on memorizing the Pledge of Allegiance
~discussed our calendar
~read a sweet book, "I Like Myself!" by
~came to the table for an experiment of glue, water, food coloring, and tissue paper... some opted out of wax paper and chose regular white paper. We painted, and 'tissued' and painted and 'tissued'! It was enjoyable. The children truly experimented to find what would work for them and what they liked to do. It was really about the process (not so much the sticky, sticky outcome).
**They are taking a dang long time to dry - should we all transplant to San Diego for the winter? I'm considering!)
~we also enjoyed a rousing round of show n tell (often the children's favorite)
Oh, the excitement!
PS... thank you for being so patient with me! This pneumonia had me doubled over for a while but I'm back now! I really appreciate how patient you've been with me (and this blog... and when I just couldn't get to something). You guys are the best!
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Blog?? What Blog?
Seriously! I can't believe myself sometimes. What makes me so mad is that I feel like you may have missed out on some fun discussions with your children about space, or winter, or something that they thought was funny. Dang! I am sorry.
So here is what we did today:
~small motor: sorting fruit loops/cheerios into 7 groups by color
~centers: they played with shape bean bags for much of centers (until Peyton, Chloe, and Taryn ventured over to the tool table and constructed some toys)
~we are learning The Pledge of Allegiance during circle time
~we discussed what it means to be a good friend
~we read "My Friend Bear" by Jez Alborough (one of my favorites!)
~we made friendship necklaces where we each took a color of fruit loop and passed it out to each student therefore having all sorts of "colors" or friends to enjoy
~we played outside: after free play we enjoyed a game called "What Time is it My Dear Friend". Ask your child for directions - let's see their memory recall ** This might have been a favorite moment of the day for all**
~we learned about the letter Pp
~we played Beginning Sound Bean Bag Toss to finish off the day.
Looking Forward:
*Thursday - bring a food item to share in our Friendship Trail Mix
*Tuesday - Valentine's Day Party - bring valentines to share
**Happy Valentines Birthday to Tyler!
So here is what we did today:
~small motor: sorting fruit loops/cheerios into 7 groups by color
~centers: they played with shape bean bags for much of centers (until Peyton, Chloe, and Taryn ventured over to the tool table and constructed some toys)
~we are learning The Pledge of Allegiance during circle time
~we discussed what it means to be a good friend
~we read "My Friend Bear" by Jez Alborough (one of my favorites!)
~we made friendship necklaces where we each took a color of fruit loop and passed it out to each student therefore having all sorts of "colors" or friends to enjoy
~we played outside: after free play we enjoyed a game called "What Time is it My Dear Friend". Ask your child for directions - let's see their memory recall ** This might have been a favorite moment of the day for all**
~we learned about the letter Pp
~we played Beginning Sound Bean Bag Toss to finish off the day.
Looking Forward:
*Thursday - bring a food item to share in our Friendship Trail Mix
*Tuesday - Valentine's Day Party - bring valentines to share
**Happy Valentines Birthday to Tyler!
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