Good Afternoon!

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It was a pattern kind of morning!

In pre-k/k group, we read several poems from ‘Be Glad Your Nose Is On Your Face’. Afterwards, we observed the six strips that were on the chalk board. I gave each child one piece of paper and told them to hold onto it.

Together, we talked about the first strip, saying aloud, “square, square, triangle, square, square, triangle, square, _____”. Friends talked about it and decided that a ‘square’ should come next. I had everyone look at the piece of paper I had given them. A friend piped up saying, “I have the square!”. That child came up to the chalkboard and taped their square on the strip to finish the pattern.

We did this for the next five strips allowing each friend to come up and finish a given pattern.

K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers and shapes.

Maddie explored a peg board with various colored pegs this morning. She took advantage of each row by creating different patterns. She used several patterns including: ABCABCABC, ABCDABCD, and ABABAB.

Afterwards, Lucy and Max joined her on the island where they worked with the pattern cards while matching the colors to the colored pegs. Not only was this a fantastic fine motor exercise as the movements were very intricate but friends noticed patterns that they saw and the use of colors in different cards.

The welcome activity revolved around the Math ‘pattern’ box. Elijah explored the box as he matched the fruits before finishing a pattern with a little teacher assistance. This Math box is a great activity as it slowly scaffolds patterns depending on each child’s readiness for it. On the first line, children match the fruit before completing a pattern on the second line. When children are ready, they can create their own pattern on the third line.

Breakfast– Kashi Blueberry Cluster and PPC blueberries.

Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat tortilla/flatbread, fresh oranges, and PPC cherry tomatoes/cucumbers.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with peanut butter.

Wee Sprout– PPC cucumbers.

Have a great evening.

-Mindy

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