Because there was no school on Monday, the week just flew by! On Wednesday we talked about Arctic animals, with a focus on the polar bear. We read a story about a polar bear who learned all about the ways Mama's love their babies. For craft, the kids were instructed to glue the 'fur' onto a polar bear. The goal was for them to spread the quilt batting out and glue it to the shape of the polar bear, but it turned out more like a polar bear in a blizzard, because once they got done with the gluing, you couldn't even see the bear! It's all about the process....
The pre-k class worked on cutting and pre-writing skills.
Friday was gym day, as usual, and we decided to highlight a couple of different sports. We put out the soccer nets and ball and the basketball hoops and balls. The kids had fun trying to score on each other in soccer. They also had fun shooting hoops, a few kids even tried to get the ball into the big hoops (the true basketball hoops). Then we had a few kids who played their own versions of each game, throwing basketballs into the soccer nets and shooting soccer balls threw the hoops. It's so fun for me to watch what they come up with... I try to leave gym time unstructured and just put things out to guide the kids. What I mean by this, is I try to not play any games that require teacher instruction in the gym. During recess with the pre-k class, we often play what time is it Mr. Shark or other games, but during gym, I like to just give the kids 'tools' and let them use their imagination and just PLAY. They never cease to amaze me, they are so clever and think up ways of using things that I never would have imagined.
The pre-k kids are working really hard on letter & number recognition and writing their names. Most of the kids can write their name in all capital letters, if your child has mastered this, have them try to write it with upper and lower case. Next week we will begin working on writing the alphabet - not all at once, of course, but will begin the process one letter at a time. I will be sending home homework for them to work on. Please help your child with their letter & number recognition by doing flashcards with them or simply pointing to letters in written material and asking them to tell you what that letter is.
Sorry for the delay in my update - this weekend went way too fast!!
Reminders:
Please wash hands with soap and water before entering the classroom.
Please have your child try to go potty before class.
Thanks!
Lisa
The pre-k class worked on cutting and pre-writing skills.
Friday was gym day, as usual, and we decided to highlight a couple of different sports. We put out the soccer nets and ball and the basketball hoops and balls. The kids had fun trying to score on each other in soccer. They also had fun shooting hoops, a few kids even tried to get the ball into the big hoops (the true basketball hoops). Then we had a few kids who played their own versions of each game, throwing basketballs into the soccer nets and shooting soccer balls threw the hoops. It's so fun for me to watch what they come up with... I try to leave gym time unstructured and just put things out to guide the kids. What I mean by this, is I try to not play any games that require teacher instruction in the gym. During recess with the pre-k class, we often play what time is it Mr. Shark or other games, but during gym, I like to just give the kids 'tools' and let them use their imagination and just PLAY. They never cease to amaze me, they are so clever and think up ways of using things that I never would have imagined.
The pre-k kids are working really hard on letter & number recognition and writing their names. Most of the kids can write their name in all capital letters, if your child has mastered this, have them try to write it with upper and lower case. Next week we will begin working on writing the alphabet - not all at once, of course, but will begin the process one letter at a time. I will be sending home homework for them to work on. Please help your child with their letter & number recognition by doing flashcards with them or simply pointing to letters in written material and asking them to tell you what that letter is.
Sorry for the delay in my update - this weekend went way too fast!!
Reminders:
Please wash hands with soap and water before entering the classroom.
Please have your child try to go potty before class.
Thanks!
Lisa
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