Good Afternoon!

We read, ‘Strictly No Elephants’ in K/PREK1 which is a book from our MACK collection! It’s one of our favorites because it opens our imagination and mind to the possibility of having unique animals as pets!

When we were done reading, each friend got a sentence to complete. I read their sentence aloud with two different words: a singular noun and a plural noun. They used the text around their word to determine whether or not the noun should be singular or plural.

K.W.6.1a: Nouns/Pronouns– Writing sentences that include singular and/or plural nouns (e.g., dog/dogs, cat/cats).

In PREK2, children worked together to fill in the missing spaces with the correct number!

We love puzzles. We love wooden puzzles. We love foam puzzles. We love challenging 48 piece puzzles. There are so many benefits to puzzles—the most obvious being fine motor skills. Below, I’ve attached two articles.

The first article is a short list of things to do at home (and school!) to help strengthen your child’s fine motor skills!

https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/help-your-child-build-fine-motor-skills

The second article is a Teacher Tom blogpost about puzzles. In this blogpost, he says, “I like sitting with children as they sort through puzzles. For one thing, it’s a great exercise in non-intervention. As children turn pieces around and around trying to find the piece that fits, it can take every ounce of willpower to restrain myself from offering unsolicited advice. For another, even in a busy classroom, a child bent over a puzzle is a study in focus, their thoughts revealing themselves in the movements of their little fingers as they study shape and pattern, as they seek out the perfect fit. For most children, it’s a silent, solo activity, although they might team up with friends, talking their way through a process.”

http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/04/first-puzzles-are-hard-then-you-turn.html

Oh my goodness! We’ve been loving the outside time we’ve been getting so far this week. The balance bikes have been our absolute favorite activity so far this season.

Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios with fresh apples.

Lunch– Homemade whole wheat pancake, sliced rotisserie chicken breast, fresh watermelon, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with granola.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrots.

Have a wonderful night.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 3/15