Good Afternoon!
We kicked off our day in PREK1 with a sign in board focused on shapes, specifically creating new shapes! Children came to the board to sign in and were asked to sign in under the shape that was made when two triangle were put together.
K.G.4: Compose simple geometric shapes to form larger shapes (e.g., create a rectangle composed of two triangles).
Later on in PREK1 group, we read, ‘How the Elephant Got It’s Trunk’ which we later used to fill in our chart with the author and illustrators names.
Each child was given a magnatile shape card that had an image on it. Each card had a picture of a shape made up of other shapes. For example, Katherine had to find three small triangles to make a large trapezoid. Everyone was so proud after making their shape that they asked if they could hold it up for everyone to see..which was not so easy with magnatiles but we did it!
K.G.4: Compose simple geometric shapes to form larger shapes (e.g., create a rectangle composed of two triangles).
Our MACK focus this week is:
Children will learn to recognize and name emotions in themselves and others.
The sensory bin was transformed into an activity using one of our favorite MACK books: The Color Monster!
We added puff balls of all different colors, tongs, and jars with lids. Children flipped through the pages and identified different feelings and emotions while displaying that understanding by collecting specific colored puff balls—what a fun and engaging way to talk about emotions!
PREK2: During group today we read the story “A World of Pausabilities”. The book introduces the idea of Pausing in order recenter, notice our bodies and what is around them, and feel calm again. We talked about the word pause and practicing the act of pausing. Later when we came up to the board we identified a large shape. If we were able, we identified the smaller shapes it was made of.
Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh strawberries.
Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat bread, fresh pineapple/banana, and fresh cucumber/cherry tomatoes/pepper.
PM snack– Air popped popcorn with butter and raisins.
Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.
Have a wonderful night.
-Wee Friends Teachers
Link to pictures: 2024-09-18