Friday, April 12, 2013

This week we finished Unit 5:Shadows and Reflections. After vacation we will start Unit 6: Things That Grow.

Books: 
What Makes A Shadow
Dreams
Moon Bear's Shadow
There's a Wocket in my Pocket

Small Groups:
Decorating a butterfly with reflective and non-reflective materials
Creating an AAB pattern
Matching shadows with their corresponding shape
Making a kaleidoscope

Choice Time:
Dramatic Play-dress up clothes and photo shop
Rug Area: IPADS and Floor Puzzle
Yellow Table: Fruit Loop Necklaces
Red Table: Playdough
Block Area: Blocks, Animals and a variety of building manipulatives
Writing Center: Paper, Stickers, Writing Utensils and Scissors
Books: Theme Related and Spring Books


Have a wonderful and relaxing vacation and we'll see you on the 22nd.



Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Books:
Night Shift Daddy
Play With Me
Dreams

Small Groups:
Coloring, cutting and gluing pieces to make a turtle
Making collections with animals
Practicing writing numbers
Beginning sounds activity
Creating a scene from one of our stories

Choice Time:
Arts-n-crafts - necklaces, creating collages with reflecting and non reflecting materials
Rug Area - floor puzzles and IPADS
Block Area - legos, knex and zoobs
Writing Center- practicing drawing pictures of people, making maps and writing notes
Book Area - Spring related books
Yellow Table- making new playdough
Dramatic Play- house corner

SLWP:
Green Grass Grows All Around
Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Freeze Song
Going to Kentucky
Old McDonald had a Farm