One of the kid’s suggestions yesterday, on how to turn our classroom into an Alphabet Island, was “Put letters on the ground.” To support our friend’s continued interest in Audrey Wood’s Alphabet Adventure, we brought in an alphabet/number puzzle mat. Several friends spent a part of their morning assembling it. Afterwards, a teacher took all the letters out of the squares and then friends hunted for where each letter fit.

Comments such as “Where’s my letter?” or “This is where brother’s letter lives” or “Look! I found ‘N’!” were exchanged. Triangular, circular and oval shapes also came out of the letter squares. Stephen and Alexandra were particularly interested in finding the appropriate homes for the shapes.

Two puppies found their way to the mat for a good chase!

Later, a small group of friends gathered to work smaller foam puzzles.

A small group of friends gathered to work on a math exercise. Kai counted and discovered how many letters are in the alphabet! He wrote the corresponding number below each letter. Simon and Macy created color patterns under each letter. (Ex: blue, blue, green or orange, red, orange, red)

Friends enjoyed each other’s company as they waited patiently for an art project to begin. They not only talked about their marker art, but also moms, dads and families.

Another suggestion from yesterday’s Alphabet Island message board was to create letter costumes. Using T shirts and fabric paint, Tami led WF’s on an art exploration.

In an early childhood classroom, there are certain moments in the day that create a bit more stress 🙂 than others! Lunch time is one of them! Today, the teachers (and Wee Friends!) were able to celebrate the many hours that have gone into establishing a smooth, collaborative and peaceful lunch time routine! Each friend knows to drop coats/shoes in cubbies. Each friend heads straight to either the bathroom or kitchen sink to wash his/her hands. Each friend knows who their lunch serving buddy is. Today at lunch time, two tables full of WF ate peacefully, helping each other and enjoying great conversation. Yet another benefit of not only our Wee Friends’ hard work but also the open space and wide visibility of our new classroom!

For breakfast we served Cream of Wheat and apples. Lunch was whole grain rice with chicken, snap peas and fruit salad.

Enjoy this day!