Happy Monday!
We started off our K/PREK1 session by reading ‘Froggy Goes To The Library’ which we picked up at the library last week. Once we were done reading, we talked about two types of shapes: 2-D and 3-D. First, we identified the 2-D shapes and shared various characteristics such as being ‘flat’. We also described each shape by how many sides they have. Friends quickly noticed that the circle and oval are similar since both shapes have zero sides.
Once we got to the 3-D shapes, we used things around us to identify each. For example, first we talked about the rectangular prism and used a wooden block from the work bench to see what it looks like. When we identified the sphere, I noted that it’s similar to the globe that we have in the basement.
K.4.1: Identify and describe geometric objects: circle, triangle, square, rectangle, diamond, trapezoid, hexagon, octagon, parallelogram, sphere, and cube.
In PREK2, children worked with 2-D shapes. First, they identified the shapes together then Miss Kim picked a shape for them to draw. They found the first letter of their name and drew their given shape.
The rest of our morning involved children extremely involved in various activities ranging from art table to notch blocks to reading in different parts of the environment. Even though we weren’t able to go outside this morning, we heard and saw exciting displays of friendship and kindness. For example:
“Evie, I love playing with you. I want to play with you all day.”
“I want to help you!” (when a soon to be 3 year old saw a teacher sweeping up glitter)
One friend made drawings for a younger peer.
Breakfast– Whole wheat bagel with butter and fresh pears/banana.
Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with marinara sauce and shredded cheese, fresh oranges/banana, and fresh carrots.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with fresh pears.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots.
Have a lovely evening!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 1/20
