Good Afternoon!
PREK1 children started their Tuesday off by completing sign in where they worked on counting items in a line. Each child had to find their name on a notecard at the bottom of the board. On the other side of the card were directions. Their directions prompted them to tape their name under a specific number. They had to count each group to figure out where they should tape their name for sign in.
K.NS.5: Count up to 20 objects arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle. Count up to 10 objects in a scattered configuration.
In PREK1 group, we read ‘Alphabet Adventure’. Throughout the story, all of the letters looked for the dot of the lowercase i as it was lost! Friends were quick to identify letters that they recognized, usually the letters in their name!
Which led us to our activity for today!—on the chalkboard, all of the first letters of our names were taped on the board. We identified each letter and to who it belonged. Then, I held up one lowercase letter at a time and we matched the lowercase cone to the uppercase ice cream! We noticed that some letters look exactly the same such as the letter S/s for example!
K.RF.2.4: Identify and name all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
There have been several friends interested in insects and spiders lately. We set up an open ended welcome activity using stones, pinecones sticks and bugs to explore the interest imaginatively. Many made homes for the bugs. A couple of friends wanted to make their stick home stand like a tripod, but were struggling to get it to work. We problem solved a bit and were able to use a rubber band to add some structure. It was a great opportunity to explore thinking outside the box.
We enjoyed working on some sorting activities this morning. In the sensory bin we offered sorting trays and an array of different types of seeds to encourage sorting. Kids could sort by color, size or any other criteria they imagined.
Outside a few friends were interested in fossils or colored rocks they were finding in the gravel. We got out some sorting materials for the rock area outside as well, so friends could find and sort rocks as they desired…though some used them to make “potions” instead. It was open ended!
PREK2: We are starting the MACK curriculum this week which teaches us how to pay attention to and regulate our emotions. This week we are paying attention to our senses. We read the book “The Listening Walk”. We all closed our eyes and listened carefully for a minute to what we could hear in the classroom. Then we recorded one thing we heard on a class list.
Breakfast– Puffins cereal with fresh oranges.
Lunch– Homemade chicken avocado salad on whole wheat bread, fresh apples/banana, and fresh peppers.
PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/tomatoes.
Have a lovely night!
-Wee Friends Teachers
Link to pictures: 2024-09-03