Good Afternoon!

We all love a good, fun humored poetry session. Poetry allows us to play with words because most of the poetry either uses humor or the use of rhyming words. Children love being able to finish a sentence with the correct word because they know what’s coming up. I am able to authentically assess children and their knowledge of rhyming words based on whether or not they can come up with the correct word at the end of a poem.

The poetry book we read in K/PREK1 has hundreds of poems, with each page featuring a couple poems and usually a small picture. Children’s curiosity spikes based on the pictures that they see.

In PREK2, two opposites were discussed: hot and cold. Miss Kim had five pictures and before they placed them in the correct order, each child made a prediction about what picture they thought would be the hottest/coldest.

What a lovely fall morning for a walk! Children bundled up in search of colorful, vibrant leaves.

We had a specific purpose for the leaves so children got very serious about looking for beautiful leaves.

Before our art extension of our leaf walk, Miss Annastecia read ‘Leaf Man’.

After we finished reading the story, children had the opportunity to make a leaf collage! Take a look at them in the science area! Every collage is different and unique to each friend.

Breakfast– Kix and fresh oranges.

Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat tortilla/flatbread, applesauce, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with butter and string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/15