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10-27-11

 STAR OF THE WEEK~ADRIANNA

 

Today we learned more about our friend, Adrianna.  Adrianna's favorite color is pink; her favorite dessert is brownies; and her favorite restaurant is the Olive Garden.  Thank you for telling us about your favorite things and sharing your photos with us, Adrianna!

 

THE LITTLE OLD LADY WHO WASN'T AFRAID OF ANYTHING~

Today we read this story, which was perfect for Halloween!  After reading the story, we acted it out!

~Christina was the little old lady.

 Mary, Jack, and Adrianna were the shoes that went "clomp, clomp".

 M.J., Sophie, and Jake were the pair of pants that went, "wiggle, wiggle".

 Owen, Sasha, and Caroline were the shirt that went "shake, shake".

 Anna, Alek, and Nathan were the white gloves that went, "clap, clap".

 

 Seth was the tall black hat that went, "nod, nod".

 Kaitlin, Mia, Gavin, and Cooper were the scary pumpkin head that said, "BOO!  BOO!".

10-26-11

 FREE CHOICE~

These children worked together to match 100 number tiles to the 100 board!

 IS A SPIDER AN INSECT?

Since a spider is a character in this week's nursery rhyme, we learned more about what creatures are or are not insects.  First we read a book about insects and then played a game sorting creatures into those that are insects and those that are not insects.  Be sure to ask your child if a spider is an insect!

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Today we helped Mary celebrate her birthday!  Mary's mom read us the books, My Garden and Ladybug Girl.  After the stories, we enjoyed eating Mary's birthday snack....pumpkin and ghost sugar cookies--YUMMY!!  Happy Birthday, Mary!

10-25-11

 

 FREE CHOICE~

Rice and hidden spiders are in our Sensory Tub this week.  Children can find and collect the spiders using the slotted spoons.

 Children completed this graph at the Lily Pad today.

 Children can create a snake at the Creation Station.  First, the child colors/designs his/her snake.  When finished coloring, the child cuts on the black lines of the paper to make.......

a snake!!

 

Weaving a spider web.

 Counting small stars, soccer balls, and smile faces on the counting chart.

 WHAT ARE YOU SCARED OF?

Today we read the story, I'm Not Scared".  We then sat in a circle and everyone had a turn to share with the class something that he/she is afraid of.    As we shared one of our fears, we built a web using yarn.

 Here is our "web of fears".

 

 We decided to "throw away our fears"!

10-24-11

PRE-K JOURNALS~

We made our first entry today in our Pre-K Journals!  Children drew a picture of their experience at the campfire last week and then dictated to the teacher about their experience.  We will make other entries in our journal throughout the school year.

 NURSERY RHYME~

"Little Miss Muffet" is the nursery rhyme we introduced today.  We discussed some new vocabulary from the nursery rhyme, including definitions/descriptions for tuffet and curds and whey.  The children thoroughly enjoyed acting out this nursery rhyme with props!

 Sophie as Little Miss Muffet.

 M.J. as the Spider.

 Jack L. as Little Mr. Muffet.

 Mary as the Spider.

 Seth as Little Mr. Muffet.

 Caroline as the Spider.

10-21-11

Today was definitely a FANTASTIC FRIDAY!!  Thank you to all the parents who helped to make and serve pancakes.  The children enjoyed doing Free Choice/Work Stations, Music, and Zero the Hero in their pajamas! We also celebrated our 40th day of school!  Thanks to Mia and her mom for providing us with the "perfect project"--coloring a pumpkin paddle.  Enjoy the slideshows of Zero the Hero and our Pajama Pancake Party!

More Tube Structures~

 

WEEKLY READER~

We did not have time to read and do our weekly reader today.  So, we sent it home in blue folders to enjoy and do at home!