Good Afternoon!
This morning, we focused on syllables specifically in our names! Each PREK1 group member came to the board where they found their name written on a notecard. We worked together at counting the number of syllables in our first names by clapping them out. We found out that we have a lot of two syllable names in our group!
K.RF.3.2: Orally segment words into syllables.
Later on in PREK1 group, we read a story from our MACK collection titled ‘Tortoise and Hare’. The two main characters, Tortoise and Hare, do things VERY differently. The author gave us several examples as to how each character is different from the other. After we were done reading the story, we read several words that I pulled from the story that were on vital importance to the storyline. We read each word and sorted it based on the number of syllables the word had. We used two strategies for counting syllables: clapping out the syllables and placing our hand under our chin to count syllables.
K.RF.3.2: Orally segment words into syllables.
MACK Week 1: Children will learn that mindfulness involves paying attention on purpose in the present moment with curiosity and kindness. Children will use their sense to describe what they are feeling and seeing in the world around them.
This morning we explored aspects of water movement. We experimented with water displacement as we added stones to full cups of water. We noticed that as the stones went in, the water poured down the handle of our measuring cup. This led to the idea of putting a cup underneath and watching the water fill the second cup as it was displaced from the first. Some kids took it a step further, adding a third cup making a tier system.
A problem that arose as the kids worked was getting the water back into their cups, so we tried different ways to collect the water and decided which method we preferred. We tried a turkey baster, a scoop, a spoon and a sponge. The turkey baster and the sponge were the preferred methods. Some kids explored squeezing the sponge inside of a funnel and letting the water pour back into the cup. Great solution! Throughout the process,
friends worked together, watched each other and shared ideas! This kind of open exploration allows attention/focus, creative problem solving, executive planning, social emotional and fine motor development to occur simultaneously and effortlessly through play!
PREK2: Older kids have been practicing clapping syllables, so today we sang the “name song” and clapped the syllables in our names as we went. We counted how many syllables each name had. We read the story, “I Can Handle It”, giving examples of difficult scenarios the characters worked though. At the end of the story, we thought of what we could do to “handle” different situations.
Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and fresh pineapple.
Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with red kidney beans, fresh banana/clementines, and fresh carrots/cucumber.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with granola.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrots.
Have a lovely night.
-Wee Friends Teachers
Link to pictures: 2025-01-13