Group Meeting: The children were very excited today as we celebrated meeting our goal of reading 1500 books. During Group Meeting, we became actors and actresses as we portrayed one of our favorites, Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh.
Story: Since we were celebrating book reading today, I read Wild About Books by Judy Sierra. In this story, the librarian accidentally drives the bookmobile to the library. The animals are curious about the books and soon find themselves selecting books that they like to read. The animals also write books of their own and decide to build a library to house their books.
Large Group: The children went to the Outdoor Classroom.
Snacks: The children enjoyed chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice cream with sprinkles. We were very pleased with the good manners that the children displayed as they were waiting for us to scoop their selections.
Thank you, adults for all of the reading that you did with your child. Reading is such a good way to spend time together!
Monday, April 30, 2018
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Group Meeting: The children are very excited about the Art Show tonight. We took a few minutes to look at their art work that will be on display.
Small Groups: The children watched a video about animals that are born in the Spring. Then, they made a book out of their Let's Find Out magazine, featuring baby lambs.
Story: I read For Pete's Sake by Ellen Stoll Walsh. Pete is an alligator who thinks he is a flamingo just like his friends. He notices that he doesn't have feathers or long legs. Ask your child to tell you how he figures out that he is not a flamingo after all.
Large Group: We spent most of Playtime and Large Group time outside today. The children got to try out our new piece of equipment!
Snacks: The morning class had Cheez-its and juice brought by Graham. The afternoon class had Teddy Grahams and juice brought by Cameron. Thank you, Graham and Cameron!
We hope to see everyone tonight! Stop in anytime between 7 and 8.
Small Groups: The children watched a video about animals that are born in the Spring. Then, they made a book out of their Let's Find Out magazine, featuring baby lambs.
Story: I read For Pete's Sake by Ellen Stoll Walsh. Pete is an alligator who thinks he is a flamingo just like his friends. He notices that he doesn't have feathers or long legs. Ask your child to tell you how he figures out that he is not a flamingo after all.
Large Group: We spent most of Playtime and Large Group time outside today. The children got to try out our new piece of equipment!
Snacks: The morning class had Cheez-its and juice brought by Graham. The afternoon class had Teddy Grahams and juice brought by Cameron. Thank you, Graham and Cameron!
We hope to see everyone tonight! Stop in anytime between 7 and 8.
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Group Meeting: The story that I wanted to read today was not available at the library or local bookstore, so we watched it as a YouTube video. The name of the story is Balancing Act by Ellen Stoll Walsh, our author for the week. In this story, mice are balancing on a stick that they have placed on a rock. When a frog jumps on one end, they need another frog to jump on the other end to make it balance. Ask your child to tell you what happens at the end.
Small Groups: Following the story of Balancing Act, the children used blocks to see if they could make items balance. We used the word fulcrum as we were working.
Story: At story time, I read Dot and Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery. In this story, Dot and Jabber, mice, have noticed that the bugs are disappearing. They soon discover that they are not disappearing, but rather are using camouflage to blend in with the environment so that birds and toads do not eat them.
Large Group: The children went to the Outdoor Classroom. The new toy for outside has arrived and is being installed this afternoon!
Snacks: The morning class had graham crackers, cheese sticks, and juice brought by Dominic. The afternoon class had Ritz crackers, cheese sticks, and juice brought by Callie. Thank you, Dominic and Callie!
The Art Show is tomorrow night! The children are starting to see their art work being displayed.
Small Groups: Following the story of Balancing Act, the children used blocks to see if they could make items balance. We used the word fulcrum as we were working.
Story: At story time, I read Dot and Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery. In this story, Dot and Jabber, mice, have noticed that the bugs are disappearing. They soon discover that they are not disappearing, but rather are using camouflage to blend in with the environment so that birds and toads do not eat them.
Large Group: The children went to the Outdoor Classroom. The new toy for outside has arrived and is being installed this afternoon!
Snacks: The morning class had graham crackers, cheese sticks, and juice brought by Dominic. The afternoon class had Ritz crackers, cheese sticks, and juice brought by Callie. Thank you, Dominic and Callie!
The Art Show is tomorrow night! The children are starting to see their art work being displayed.
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Group Meeting: I read Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh. In this book, the mice are hiding from the cat in a pile of shapes. One of the mice notices that they can use the shapes to make pictures. They make a house, tree, and sun. They discover that they can use the shapes to make big mice that will scare the cat.
Small Groups: The children played a game using a mouse picture from the story Mouse Shapes. To play the game, the children took turns rolling a dice. Using a key that came with their picture, they had to find which shape to color. For example, if they rolled a one, they had to color the circles. If they rolled a two, they had to color the rectangles. The game was complete when their mouse was colored.
Story: At story time, I read Dot and Jabber and the Mystery of the Missing Stream by Ellen Stoll Walsh. Dot and Jabber are mice detectives. One night after a storm, they discover that the water is missing from the stream. They look for clues and question their animal friends to find the missing water. Ask your child to tell you why the water was missing.
Large Group: The children went to the Outdoor Classroom.
Snacks: The morning class had Penguin crackers and juice brought by Brooke S. The afternoon class had bananas and milk brought by Brody. Thank you, Brooke and Brody!
Small Groups: The children played a game using a mouse picture from the story Mouse Shapes. To play the game, the children took turns rolling a dice. Using a key that came with their picture, they had to find which shape to color. For example, if they rolled a one, they had to color the circles. If they rolled a two, they had to color the rectangles. The game was complete when their mouse was colored.
Story: At story time, I read Dot and Jabber and the Mystery of the Missing Stream by Ellen Stoll Walsh. Dot and Jabber are mice detectives. One night after a storm, they discover that the water is missing from the stream. They look for clues and question their animal friends to find the missing water. Ask your child to tell you why the water was missing.
Large Group: The children went to the Outdoor Classroom.
Snacks: The morning class had Penguin crackers and juice brought by Brooke S. The afternoon class had bananas and milk brought by Brody. Thank you, Brooke and Brody!
Monday, April 23, 2018
Ellen Stoll Walsh
Group Meeting: The author/illustrator for this week is Ellen Stoll Walsh. I read Mouse Paint which is about three little mice that find three jars of paint. When they play in the paint, they discover new colors.
Small Groups: The children painted pictures of mice using their fingers to mix the colors. These are drying and will be taken home tomorrow.
Story: At story time, I read Where is Jumper? by Ellen Stoll Walsh. Five little mice are walking through the forest. Suddenly, Jumper disappears. Where is he? The children had to look carefully on the page to find Jumper hiding. This book uses directional words such as over, under, between, inside, etc.
Large Group: The children went to the Outdoor Classroom.
Snacks: The morning class had breadsticks, cheese, blueberries, and juice brought by Brooke R. The afternoon class had breadsticks, cheese, and juice brought by Aiden. Thank you, Brooke and Aiden!
We are counting down the days until the Art Show!
Small Groups: The children painted pictures of mice using their fingers to mix the colors. These are drying and will be taken home tomorrow.
Story: At story time, I read Where is Jumper? by Ellen Stoll Walsh. Five little mice are walking through the forest. Suddenly, Jumper disappears. Where is he? The children had to look carefully on the page to find Jumper hiding. This book uses directional words such as over, under, between, inside, etc.
Large Group: The children went to the Outdoor Classroom.
Snacks: The morning class had breadsticks, cheese, blueberries, and juice brought by Brooke R. The afternoon class had breadsticks, cheese, and juice brought by Aiden. Thank you, Brooke and Aiden!
We are counting down the days until the Art Show!
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Group Meeting: We have reached our reading goal! Wow, we are one week early as well. Congratulations to the children and thank you to all of the adults who helped us reach this goal. An ice cream party will be held on April 30th!
Small Groups: Sunday is Earth Day. The children watched a short video about taking care of our environment and completed a Let's Find Out Magazine.
Story: I read What Pet Should We Get? by Dr. Seuss. In this story, a boy and his sister are allowed to get a pet from the pet store, however, they don't know which pet they should get. Should they get a puppy, kitten, bird, or rabbit? They can only get one. Ask your child to tell you how the story ends.
Large Group: The Red Group brought items for Show and Tell.
Snacks: The morning class had celery, peanut butter, blueberries, and milk brought by Benjamin. The afternoon class had Cheerios, raspberries, and milk brought by Shelby. Thank you, Benjamin and Shelby!
The children are bringing home a note about the upcoming Art Show that will be held next week.
Small Groups: Sunday is Earth Day. The children watched a short video about taking care of our environment and completed a Let's Find Out Magazine.
Story: I read What Pet Should We Get? by Dr. Seuss. In this story, a boy and his sister are allowed to get a pet from the pet store, however, they don't know which pet they should get. Should they get a puppy, kitten, bird, or rabbit? They can only get one. Ask your child to tell you how the story ends.
Large Group: The Red Group brought items for Show and Tell.
Snacks: The morning class had celery, peanut butter, blueberries, and milk brought by Benjamin. The afternoon class had Cheerios, raspberries, and milk brought by Shelby. Thank you, Benjamin and Shelby!
The children are bringing home a note about the upcoming Art Show that will be held next week.
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Group Meeting: I read There's a Wocket in My Pocket by Dr. Seuss. In this book, a boy tells us about the unusual creatures that live in his house. The names of these creatures rhyme with items in the house such as a Wasket in the basket, a Geller in the celler, and a Jertain in the Curtain. After the story, the children thought of other creatures that we could create to rhyme with things in school.
Small Groups: The list of activities for this week is listed in Monday's post.
Story: At story time, I read My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss. In this book, Dr. Seuss uses colors and animals to describe feelings that we all have throughout our day. On a blue day, I feel like a bird flying through the sky. On a brown day, I feel low down. The illustrations in this book are painted by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, and therefore, this book doesn't look like the typical "Dr. Seuss" book. But, the pictures are beautiful and reflect the feelings of the author.
Large Group: The children conducted a science experiment using milk, liquid water color, and soap. We poured milk into a pie tin and added the liquid water color using tiny drops so that the color wouldn't spread. Then, the children dipped a Q-tip into dish soap and touched the milk. Ask your child to tell you what happened to the colors and why it happened.
Snacks: The morning class had bagels, cream cheese, and juice brought by Tula. The afternoon class had graham crackers and milk brought by Paxton. Thank you, Tula and Paxton!
Small Groups: The list of activities for this week is listed in Monday's post.
Story: At story time, I read My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss. In this book, Dr. Seuss uses colors and animals to describe feelings that we all have throughout our day. On a blue day, I feel like a bird flying through the sky. On a brown day, I feel low down. The illustrations in this book are painted by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, and therefore, this book doesn't look like the typical "Dr. Seuss" book. But, the pictures are beautiful and reflect the feelings of the author.
Large Group: The children conducted a science experiment using milk, liquid water color, and soap. We poured milk into a pie tin and added the liquid water color using tiny drops so that the color wouldn't spread. Then, the children dipped a Q-tip into dish soap and touched the milk. Ask your child to tell you what happened to the colors and why it happened.
Snacks: The morning class had bagels, cream cheese, and juice brought by Tula. The afternoon class had graham crackers and milk brought by Paxton. Thank you, Tula and Paxton!
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Group Meeting: We are enjoying books written by Dr. Seuss this week. At Group Meeting, I read Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? The children mimicked the sounds that Mr. Brown can make.
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed in yesterday's post. The schedule for this week is a little mixed up as we are working on some art show projects.
Story: At story time, I read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss. In this book, Dr. Seuss uses his wonderful imagination to create unusual animals and pairs them with great rhyming words. Some of the words become tongue twisters that the children tried to repeat over and over.
Large Group: Yesterday, I read the story Ten Apples Up on Top by Dr. Seuss. Today, we used bean bags to represent the apples from the story and tried to balance them on our head. The children raced across the room trying to get as many "apples" as they could to balance on their head.
Snacks: The morning class had Scooby Snacks and juice brought by Spencer. The afternoon class had graham crackers and juice brought by Miriam. Thank you, Spencer and Tula!
We are getting very close to meeting our reading goal. At last count, we only needed 50 more books.
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed in yesterday's post. The schedule for this week is a little mixed up as we are working on some art show projects.
Story: At story time, I read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss. In this book, Dr. Seuss uses his wonderful imagination to create unusual animals and pairs them with great rhyming words. Some of the words become tongue twisters that the children tried to repeat over and over.
Large Group: Yesterday, I read the story Ten Apples Up on Top by Dr. Seuss. Today, we used bean bags to represent the apples from the story and tried to balance them on our head. The children raced across the room trying to get as many "apples" as they could to balance on their head.
Snacks: The morning class had Scooby Snacks and juice brought by Spencer. The afternoon class had graham crackers and juice brought by Miriam. Thank you, Spencer and Tula!
We are getting very close to meeting our reading goal. At last count, we only needed 50 more books.
Monday, April 16, 2018
Dr. Seuss
Group Meeting: Our author/illustrator for this week is Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss. I read The Foot Book as an introduction to his work.
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed below. The children will not be in their usual color groups this week as we are preparing for the Art Show. You will have to ask your child which activity he or she participated in today.
Activity #1 (The Foot Book) The children measured one of their feet using Unifix cubes and a ruler. They recorded their findings on a paper to take home.
Activity #2 (Ten Apples Up On Top) The children used daubers to create apples on the animals heads to match the numerals printed below them.
Activity #3 I can't tell you about this one. It's for the Art Show. Top Secret!
Story: At story time, I read Ten Apples Up On Top by Dr. Seuss. The children remembered this book as I had read it in the Fall as we prepared for our field trip to the apple orchard. Three animals are balancing apples on their heads. Will they let the apples drop?
Large Group: The children watched a video about Dr. Seuss and completed the Let's Find Out magazine that corresponded with it.
Snacks: The morning class had graham crackers, peanut butter and juice. The afternoon class had apples and juice brought by Melanie. Thank you, Melanie!
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed below. The children will not be in their usual color groups this week as we are preparing for the Art Show. You will have to ask your child which activity he or she participated in today.
Activity #1 (The Foot Book) The children measured one of their feet using Unifix cubes and a ruler. They recorded their findings on a paper to take home.
Activity #2 (Ten Apples Up On Top) The children used daubers to create apples on the animals heads to match the numerals printed below them.
Activity #3 I can't tell you about this one. It's for the Art Show. Top Secret!
Story: At story time, I read Ten Apples Up On Top by Dr. Seuss. The children remembered this book as I had read it in the Fall as we prepared for our field trip to the apple orchard. Three animals are balancing apples on their heads. Will they let the apples drop?
Large Group: The children watched a video about Dr. Seuss and completed the Let's Find Out magazine that corresponded with it.
Snacks: The morning class had graham crackers, peanut butter and juice. The afternoon class had apples and juice brought by Melanie. Thank you, Melanie!
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Beautiful Day!
Group Meeting: Today was birthday day. We had a lot planned and the weather was beautiful, so we got right to work so that we could spend as much time as possible outside.
Small Groups: For a snack, we made Pigs in a Blanket. In our story yesterday, the pigeon loved his hot dog and shared it with Duckling. To make a Pig in a Blanket, the children flattened biscuit dough and wrapped it around a half of a hot dog. We put them in the oven.
Story: The story for today was Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late by Mo Willems. Pigeon insists that he is not tired. However, he is yawning a little. Pigeon tries to convince us that he does not need to go to bed. Ask your child to tell you how this ends.
Large Group: The children went outside and spent all of play time in the Outdoor Classroom. It was wonderful.
Letter Learning: During this week, I have been putting short sentences on the board about the Mo Willem stories that we have been reading. We have pointed out the beginning letters of some of the words and have pointed out two sight words: the and to.
Snacks: The children enjoyed Pigs in the Blankets with a choice of ketchup and mustard with juice to drink. Birthday Brownies were enjoyed as well!
Small Groups: For a snack, we made Pigs in a Blanket. In our story yesterday, the pigeon loved his hot dog and shared it with Duckling. To make a Pig in a Blanket, the children flattened biscuit dough and wrapped it around a half of a hot dog. We put them in the oven.
Story: The story for today was Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late by Mo Willems. Pigeon insists that he is not tired. However, he is yawning a little. Pigeon tries to convince us that he does not need to go to bed. Ask your child to tell you how this ends.
Large Group: The children went outside and spent all of play time in the Outdoor Classroom. It was wonderful.
Letter Learning: During this week, I have been putting short sentences on the board about the Mo Willem stories that we have been reading. We have pointed out the beginning letters of some of the words and have pointed out two sight words: the and to.
Snacks: The children enjoyed Pigs in the Blankets with a choice of ketchup and mustard with juice to drink. Birthday Brownies were enjoyed as well!
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Group Meeting: I read The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems. The pigeon wants a puppy, but does he know what a puppy is?
Several more children brought in reading papers, so we added more ice cream scoops to our bulletin board.
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 Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog by Mo Willems. Pigeon has found a hot dog. Along comes his friend Duckling. Duckling is asking a lot of questions about the hot dog? Does Duckling want the hot dog? Ask your child to tell you what happens at the end.
Large Group: We finally got to go outside!! It was a nice day to be out.
Snacks: The morning class had Goldfish and milk brought by Meier. The afternoon class had crackers, cheese sticks, and juice brought by Lyndsey. Thank you, Meier and Lyndsey!
T-shirt orders are due tomorrow! If you need another form, please let me know.
Several more children brought in reading papers, so we added more ice cream scoops to our bulletin board.
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 Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog by Mo Willems. Pigeon has found a hot dog. Along comes his friend Duckling. Duckling is asking a lot of questions about the hot dog? Does Duckling want the hot dog? Ask your child to tell you what happens at the end.
Large Group: We finally got to go outside!! It was a nice day to be out.
Snacks: The morning class had Goldfish and milk brought by Meier. The afternoon class had crackers, cheese sticks, and juice brought by Lyndsey. Thank you, Meier and Lyndsey!
T-shirt orders are due tomorrow! If you need another form, please let me know.
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Group Meeting: I read the book Cat the Cat, Who Is That? by Mo Willems. Cat the Cat says hello to all of her friends. What does she do when she meets someone she does not know? She makes a new friend.
The children added more scoops to the bulletin board as reading papers are coming in. We are about a third of the way to our goal. Keep reading!
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed in yesterday's blog. The schedule for today was:
Activity #1 Yellow Group
Activity #2 Green Group
Activity #3 Red Group
Story: At story time, I read Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems. Little Trixie is helping her dad at the laundromat. When it is time to leave, they accidentally leave her favorite toy Knuffle Bunny behind. Trixie tries to tell her dad, but because she is a toddler, her words don't make sense. Will Trixie get Knuffle Bunny back?
Large Group: Following our story, the children drew pictures of their favorite things that they would not want to leave behind.
We also learned a new action song, The Pony Ride. Ask your child to show you the motions.
Snacks: The morning class had grapes, Scooby Snacks, and juice brought by Lauren. The afternoon class had Minion graham crackers and juice brought by Lynae. Thank you, Lauren and Lynae.
The children added more scoops to the bulletin board as reading papers are coming in. We are about a third of the way to our goal. Keep reading!
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed in yesterday's blog. The schedule for today was:
Activity #1 Yellow Group
Activity #2 Green Group
Activity #3 Red Group
Story: At story time, I read Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems. Little Trixie is helping her dad at the laundromat. When it is time to leave, they accidentally leave her favorite toy Knuffle Bunny behind. Trixie tries to tell her dad, but because she is a toddler, her words don't make sense. Will Trixie get Knuffle Bunny back?
Large Group: Following our story, the children drew pictures of their favorite things that they would not want to leave behind.
We also learned a new action song, The Pony Ride. Ask your child to show you the motions.
Snacks: The morning class had grapes, Scooby Snacks, and juice brought by Lauren. The afternoon class had Minion graham crackers and juice brought by Lynae. Thank you, Lauren and Lynae.
Monday, April 9, 2018
Mo Willems
Group Meeting: Our author/illustrator for this week is Mo Willems. Please take a minute to read the note that was sent home concerning this favorite author.
Small Groups: The activities for this week and schedule for today is listed below.
Activity #1 (Red Group) The children are designing a T-shirt for the end of school. The children drew their faces onto a grid of 2" squares. We practiced first because we have to use Sharpie markers for this project.
Activity #2 (Yellow Group) The children are exploring another method of art used by Eric Carle. At the art table, they are gluing tissue paper shapes onto paper. After the glue is dry, we will cut out various characters from this paper.
Activity #3 (Green Group) Two of the characters from a Mo Willems book, Pigeon and Duckling, are battling for a cookie. The children took turns rolling the dice and counting the squares to see who would get the cookie first.
Story: At Group Meeting, I read Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems. In this story, the bus drivers asks the readers to keep an eye on his bus while he is gone. The readers are instructed to not let Pigeon drive the bus. Pigeon begs and pleads. Did he get to drive the bus? Ask your child to tell you.
At story time, I read Duckling Gets a Cookie!? also by Mo Willems. Duckling has a cookie. Pigeon would like to have it, but instead of asking for it, he begs and whines. At the end of the book, Duckling gives him the cookie. Ask your child to tell you why.
Large Group: The children watched a video about Mo Willems and how he gets ideas for his books. Then, they completed a Let's Find Out magazine about him.
Letter Learning: We have completed the alphabet for the third time. Now, we are looking for letters at the beginning of words in a sentence. We will also be learning a few sight words.
Snacks: The morning class had saltines, carrots, and milk brought by Kinsley. The afternoon class had Chez-its, bananas, and milk brought by Luke. Thank you, Kinsley and Luke!
Small Groups: The activities for this week and schedule for today is listed below.
Activity #1 (Red Group) The children are designing a T-shirt for the end of school. The children drew their faces onto a grid of 2" squares. We practiced first because we have to use Sharpie markers for this project.
Activity #2 (Yellow Group) The children are exploring another method of art used by Eric Carle. At the art table, they are gluing tissue paper shapes onto paper. After the glue is dry, we will cut out various characters from this paper.
Activity #3 (Green Group) Two of the characters from a Mo Willems book, Pigeon and Duckling, are battling for a cookie. The children took turns rolling the dice and counting the squares to see who would get the cookie first.
Story: At Group Meeting, I read Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems. In this story, the bus drivers asks the readers to keep an eye on his bus while he is gone. The readers are instructed to not let Pigeon drive the bus. Pigeon begs and pleads. Did he get to drive the bus? Ask your child to tell you.
At story time, I read Duckling Gets a Cookie!? also by Mo Willems. Duckling has a cookie. Pigeon would like to have it, but instead of asking for it, he begs and whines. At the end of the book, Duckling gives him the cookie. Ask your child to tell you why.
Large Group: The children watched a video about Mo Willems and how he gets ideas for his books. Then, they completed a Let's Find Out magazine about him.
Letter Learning: We have completed the alphabet for the third time. Now, we are looking for letters at the beginning of words in a sentence. We will also be learning a few sight words.
Snacks: The morning class had saltines, carrots, and milk brought by Kinsley. The afternoon class had Chez-its, bananas, and milk brought by Luke. Thank you, Kinsley and Luke!
Thursday, April 5, 2018
Group Meeting: During Group Meeting, the children who have returned their reading papers put a scoop of ice cream on the bulletin board. I read the story The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle.
Small Groups: Our Let's Find Out magazine was about Spring. The video we watched was about the sounds that we hear during Spring.
Story: I read The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle. A baby cricket has hatched from an egg. It wanders about meeting other bugs. The bugs tell him hello. He tries to answer by rubbing his wings together, but he doesn't make a sound. Finally, he meets another cricket. This time, he rubs his legs together and makes the most wonderful sound. (This book has a sound chip in it. On the last page, you hear the cricket sound.)
Large Group: Eric Carle has written many books about bugs. We played a bug "hide and seek" game. After finding all of the hidden bugs, we sorted them into categories. The children thought of sorting them by color and by type of bug.
Letter Learning: The letter for today was Uu. This completes the third round of the alphabet.
Snacks: The morning class had cheese sticks, Teddy Grahams, and juice brought by Khloe. The afternoon class had Goldfish and juice brought by Liam. Thank you, Khloe and Liam!
Small Groups: Our Let's Find Out magazine was about Spring. The video we watched was about the sounds that we hear during Spring.
Story: I read The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle. A baby cricket has hatched from an egg. It wanders about meeting other bugs. The bugs tell him hello. He tries to answer by rubbing his wings together, but he doesn't make a sound. Finally, he meets another cricket. This time, he rubs his legs together and makes the most wonderful sound. (This book has a sound chip in it. On the last page, you hear the cricket sound.)
Large Group: Eric Carle has written many books about bugs. We played a bug "hide and seek" game. After finding all of the hidden bugs, we sorted them into categories. The children thought of sorting them by color and by type of bug.
Letter Learning: The letter for today was Uu. This completes the third round of the alphabet.
Snacks: The morning class had cheese sticks, Teddy Grahams, and juice brought by Khloe. The afternoon class had Goldfish and juice brought by Liam. Thank you, Khloe and Liam!
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Eric Carle
Group Meeting: After being absent for two days, I'm going to try to catch you up on everything that is going on. We are learning about Author/Illustrator Eric Carle this week as part of our Reading Month. We will try to read as many of his stories as we can during this week. So far, we have read The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Tiny Seed, From Head to Toe, Have You Seen My Cat?, and Little Cloud. Our Art Show is going to center around his art work.
Small Groups: Our small groups this week have also centered around Eric Carle.
Activity #1 The children played numeral bingo with A Very Grouchy Ladybug bingo board.
Activity #2 The children learned an art method of Eric Carle which involved painting with a brush and scratching the paint with an object such as a comb, fork, or other instrument. We will use these for our Art Show pictures.
Activity #3 The children created a class book using Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? as a theme. This book will be traveling to everyone's home this month.
Story: The story for today was Little Cloud by Eric Carle. Little Cloud likes to change his shape. Sometimes, he resembles a bunny, an airplane, a tree, and many other objects. After reading, we talked about being outside, looking up at the clouds and looking at the shapes that clouds make.
Large Group: Because we didn't have many clouds to look at today, we made our own by putting shaving cream on the tables and using our fingers to create clouds.
Letter Learning: The letter for today was Oo.
Snacks: The morning class had cheese, crackers, and juice brought by Kenedy. The afternoon class had bagels, cream cheese, and juice brought by Jaxon. Thank you, Kenedy and Jaxon. Thank you also to the children who brought snacks on Monday and Tuesday!
Your child brought home a reading paper on Monday. We are trying to reach our goal of 1500 books by the end of April. Once a reading paper is returned, your child will add a scoop of ice cream to our bulletin board.
Small Groups: Our small groups this week have also centered around Eric Carle.
Activity #1 The children played numeral bingo with A Very Grouchy Ladybug bingo board.
Activity #2 The children learned an art method of Eric Carle which involved painting with a brush and scratching the paint with an object such as a comb, fork, or other instrument. We will use these for our Art Show pictures.
Activity #3 The children created a class book using Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? as a theme. This book will be traveling to everyone's home this month.
Story: The story for today was Little Cloud by Eric Carle. Little Cloud likes to change his shape. Sometimes, he resembles a bunny, an airplane, a tree, and many other objects. After reading, we talked about being outside, looking up at the clouds and looking at the shapes that clouds make.
Large Group: Because we didn't have many clouds to look at today, we made our own by putting shaving cream on the tables and using our fingers to create clouds.
Letter Learning: The letter for today was Oo.
Snacks: The morning class had cheese, crackers, and juice brought by Kenedy. The afternoon class had bagels, cream cheese, and juice brought by Jaxon. Thank you, Kenedy and Jaxon. Thank you also to the children who brought snacks on Monday and Tuesday!
Your child brought home a reading paper on Monday. We are trying to reach our goal of 1500 books by the end of April. Once a reading paper is returned, your child will add a scoop of ice cream to our bulletin board.
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