Hello!
Let’s talk about shapes!
Children were greeted with a shape welcome activity as well as a sign in board! This week, we’ve been introducing the topic of shapes which goes with one of our FAB’s for the week:
(K.4.1: Identify and describe geometric objects: circle, triangle, square, rectangle, diamond, trapezoid, hexagon, octagon, parallelogram, sphere, and cube.).
Calix sat at the island experimenting with different foam shapes. When he put two triangles together, we noticed that the shape was now a diamond!
Addi got out a sketching book where she created a cat and a dolphin. As she drew those animals, we looked for shapes that she was using. She noticed that the cat’s ears were the shape of a triangle!
In kindergarten today:
K.W.2.1: Write most uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet, correctly shaping and spacing.
Trays and shaving cream were used to write letters. The first thing of course was to write our names! The letters that friends are usually most familiar with and most comfortable with are those in our name! “My favorite letter is A because my name starts with an A!”, Addi commented.
After we wrote our names, we wrote a few words that we knew such as M-O-M.
Lastly, we experimented with the rest of the letters. Maddie said, “But I can’t write an X.” We took the laminated letter paper and looked for an ‘X’. Once we found it, she hesitantly wrote an ‘X’. She smiled and screamed, “I did it! I wrote an ‘X’!”
Children are never forced to do anything but if they want to try or do something a little out of their comfort zone, we are always right here to support.
“Look! I have snow hands!” Letters and sensory fun: what’s better than that?
After we finished, Addi and Maddie helped me get out cots and set the table. Our older friends are stepping up and really taking charge of the classroom and helping out!
Rain was on the horizon so we got in our running before we got wet! A couple children did many laps, working off some of their energy.
In large group, we focused on shapes by reading ‘The Shape of Me’ and ‘When A Line Bends..A Shape Begins’.
First, we read ‘The Shape of Me’. We talked about how everybody has their own shape; no two are alike. A child commented, “Your shape is bigger than mine!”—yes, yes it is.
As we read, ‘When A Line Bends…A Shape Begins’ we noted all of the shapes that were expressed throughout the book. Each shape had the descriptions and characteristics that we notice. Children pointed out how many sides each shape has. When oval and circle came about, the comment, “Those don’t have any straight lines!” was made.
Our Thursday was spectacular.
Breakfast– Bagels with sunflower butter and grapes.
Lunch– Organic brown rice with shredded beef, banana/strawberries, and peppers.
PM snack– Pumpkin seeds and graham crackers.
Wee Sprouts– Peppers.
Have a great night.
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 9/8