Good Afternoon!
In pre-k/k group, we read, ‘Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons’. The story focused on subtraction with numbers under 4. Pete the Cat started out with four buttons on his jacket and he started off by losing one button. After we read this, many children commented on how Pete had three buttons now. Pete kept losing one button each time until he had zero buttons left! Each time, we talked about how many buttons Pete had.
After the story was over, we started discussing the number 100 and the different ways we can count to 100. Today, we started working on counting to 100 by ten’s. A few of our older friends already have this skill so they helped their younger friends today. Everyday this week, we’ll work on this skill before doing calendar!
K.NS.1: Count to at least 100 by ones and tens.
Everyday, children have the CHOICE to do a journal, paint at the art easel, or read a story. Children make choices for themselves throughout the day based on their interests and what their body may need at any given time. This allows meaningful learning experiences to occur because they’re not FORCED to do something but rather they WANT to do something.
We make the activities and experiences available; children choose whether or not to come. If a child is involved, focused, and thriving with trio blocks, we’re certainly not going to pull them away from that to come do an art project that they may not be interested in at that time. Instead, a teacher may sit with this child and his trio block creation and start up a conversation about what he’s creating.
Breakfast– Whole wheat english muffin with peanut butter and PPC pears.
Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce and shredded cheese, PPC banana, and PPC cucumber/carrots.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with PPC raspberries.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots.
Have a terrific evening!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 3/19