Good Afternoon!

K/PREK1 had a poetry session today where children got to choose one poem. In almost every poem, we noticed rhyming words. Once we were done, I read four words on the chalkboard. Each friend got a turn and chose a word. They had to come up with a word that rhymed and I wrote it underneath. For each word, we came up with at least two rhyming words. There’s a difference between identifying rhyming words and producing rhyming words. Today, we did both!

K.RF.3.1: Identify and produce rhyming words.

In PREK2, members took two dice and rolled them. They used their one to one correspondence skills to count up the dots they saw. After they came to a total, they represented this total by placing the correct number of white tiles by the dice!

Children came to the table this morning to use pastels to draw a still life of a beautiful bouquet of flowers! Children focused and took their time, using specific colors that they saw in the bouquet.

Check out Grady’s LEGO creation! He built a detailed house with a man fishing in a pond!

This week’s MACK is: Children will practice mindfulness strategies to calm their minds, calm their bodies, and to increase their concentration and attention. Strategies can include visualization, breathing, and movement exercises.

In both group settings, children have been working on various breathing exercises. This helps children calm their bodies and minds so that they can pay attention to the story/activity for a longer period of time. We’ve been utilizing our new books that are geared toward our MACK curriculum in group time.

Breakfast– Whole grain Cheerios and fresh oranges/banana.

Lunch– Brown rice with turkey and shredded cheese, fresh pears, and fresh peppers.

PM snack– Graham crackers and walnuts.

Wee Sprout– Fresh peppers.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 9/12