Happy Monday!
We kicked off our week by starting to talk about weather! For sign in, PREK1 friends came to the board where they found their name and came up with a word or phrase to describe the weather in their picture!
Later on in PREK1 group, we read, ‘A Child’s Calendar’ which explores every month in the year. It shows imagines and shares stories of what might happen in each month and how weather affects that activities that we can do! A child shared, “We wouldn’t be able to sled today because we don’t have snow on the ground!”.
Science: K.3.5 Describe and give examples of weather changes and illustrate how weather affects people and the environment.
Today we began a seed growing experiment. Everyone who was interested was able to plant some seeds in a plastic bag to observe as they grow. We each had to get our paper towel wet so that our seeds would have water. Next we added two bean seeds and some radish seeds to our wet paper towel. We put all of that into a clear bag and taped it in the window to observe over the next couple of weeks. Everyone who wants to will keep a journal to record both drawn and written observations and she seeds grow!
PREK2: In group today we read “The Tiny Seed”. After our seed planting experiment earlier today, we thought about what will happen to our seeds as they begin to grow. In a large drawing on the board, we looked at the different parts of the plant that will emerge from the seeds. We chose to put our name next to the roots, seed or leaves on the plant. We also pretended to be a seed. We stared by curling our bodies into a ball like a seed. Then we practiced growing tall and spreading our leaves in the sun as slowly as we could, just like a plant grows slowly.
Breakfast– Whole wheat english muffins with peanut butter and fresh oranges.
Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce and shredded cheese, fresh watermelon/oranges/strawberries, and fresh cucumber/carrots/broccoli.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with gram crackers
Wee Sprout– Fresh broccoli/carrot/pepper/cucumber.
Have a wonderful night.
-Wee Friends Teachers
Link to pictures: 2024-04-22