Holidays are here
In circle we…
Practiced rhyming and colors using the gingerbread poem. After a few repetitions, the kids began to call out the colors to the rhymes
Matched gingerbread men; ten pairs of matching gingerbread men were put on the carpet and each student took turns finding a match
Played the house game; the kids have to guess what colored house the snowman is in. The game starts by chanting, “Snowman, snowman, come out of your house. Are you in the ____ house?” We go around the circle taking turns guessing until he is found. Great for memory recall and color reinforcement
Practiced the order our clothes go on when we get dressed for the playground using a felt visual aide
What did we read during story time?
Christmas Mice! by: Bethany Roberts.
The Hanukkah Mice by: Ronnie Randall.
Alphabatics by: Sue MacDonald
Who had Jobs?
Line Leaders: Weston, Ella, Hannah,
Plant Helpers: Ella, Hannah, Declan
Loft Closer: Ella, Hannah, Declan
Art Projects
Over the last several weeks we worked hard finishing presents and assembling our gingerbread house! As you know, construction takes time.
Lollipops
Students finished their lollipops by adding their names using a name card as a reference. We are working on recognizing our names, so this was a great way to practice both letter recognition and sequential order of letters in names.
Wrapping gifts and making cards
Gum Drops
The gum drops were made using watercolor and salt. After painting, kids sprinkled salt on top and watched as the salt pushed the pigment away creating a beautiful pattern.
Gingerbread Friends
Kids painted large gingerbread silhouettes and were given various materials to decorated them the next day.
Candy Canes
This project focused on practicing pattern recognition/sequencing. Students were given red and white squares and asked to recreate the pattern of a candy cane using a sample.
Other fun happenings…..
Happy Birthday Ella
The parachute came out in music class!!!!! The nutcracker themed fun continued as we pretended to hide under Ms. Candycane’s skirt( this is from the play) lifting the parachute up and dashing underneath her “skirt.”
Sensory Fun!!!
Class in Action
