Good Afternoon!

Our sign in message and welcome activity went hand in hand this morning. Friends signed in on the message board before having the option to interact with the welcome activity. On each tray, there were several different geometric shapes for children to manipulate. There were no directions; just an open-ended activity where shapes could be explore.

First, Lucy separated all of her shapes into groups based on their physical attributes. She noted that there were two groups of triangles; a big triangle and a small triangle. Even though they weren’t the same size, we talked about the similarities between the two.

K.G.4: Compose simple geometric shapes to form larger shapes (e.g., create a rectangle composed of two triangles)

K.G.2: Compare shapes using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, and parts (e.g., number of sides, length of sides, and vertices).

In large group, we read ‘The Bears in the Bed and the Great Big Storm’. Before we read the story, we talked about the author and illustrator. Throughout the story, we looked at the pictures and how they were related to the words. At the end, I flipped to a page in the middle that had a lot going on. I made up a sentence that didn’t match the picture. “That wouldn’t match; that’s not what’s going on in the picture!”, someone shouted out. We talked about how important it is for the author and illustrator to work together!

K.RL.3.2: Define the role of the author and illustrator of a story in telling the story.

K.RL.4.1: Describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear.

The art table was buzzing with creativity this morning as children used their imaginations to create various pieces of art work. Teamwork occurred as friends worked together to tape pieces of paper together.

This creativity translated to the backyard this morning. Friends took turns at the art table using markers and paper; it was a wonderful art experience.

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”

-Albert Einstein

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and banana.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs, whole wheat tortillas, PPC apples/oranges, and fresh carrots/peppers.

PM snack– Blue corn tortilla chips and refried beans.

Wee Sprout– PPC peppers.

Have a lovely night.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 9/20