TERRIFIC TUESDAY 3-4-14

ASK ME ABOUT...

...what I did in P.E.

...the new activities available during Free Choice time.

...the book, Go, Dog, Go!.

...what Walker shared in the Moon Journal.

...what planets are known as the "Rocky Planets".

...what planets are known as the "Gas Planets".

...which planet is the fastest planet (Mercury).

...which planet is the hottest planet (Venus).

...which planet is the largest planet (Jupiter).

 STORY~

We chose to read this story today since this week's password is "go".

 FREE CHOICE LEARNING~

Making constellations at the Creation Station.

 A color-by-number picture that makes "The Cat In the Hat"!

A "Cat in the Hat" word find at the alphabet station.

 Space floor puzzle at the Discovery Station.

  Space jigsaw puzzle at the Discovery Station.

 A magnetic Solar System board where children can arrange the Solar System and match the words to the objects.

OUTER SPACE~ 

Today we read a book about Outer Space and learned some characteristics of the planets.

We learned that the planets in the photo below are called the "Rocky Planets".

 We learned that the planets in the photo below are called the "Gas Planets".

MARVELOUS MONDAY! 3-3-14

 ASK ME ABOUT...

...the greeting we did during Morning Meeting.

...what I did in Spanish.

...what I made and ate for snack.

...whose birthday we celebrated.

...what I did in Music.

...the Dr. Seuss activities I did.

...the new password.

...what is new on our calendar.

...the book, There's A Wocket In My Pocket.

...my new "Book In A Bag".

 

 

  

MORNING MEETING~

Our greeting this morning involved choosing a card from the hat you see in the photo below; reading the name on the card; and greeting the person whose name is on the card.  Children greeted each other this morning by saying, "Happy Dr. Seuss Day, ____." and giving a rainbow wave.

 

 STORY~

Lots of silly, nonsense rhymes in today's Dr. Seuss story!

 SNACK~  

Children practiced their patterning skills when making their snack today.  They alternated putting red Jell-O and whipped topping in a clear cup to make a snack that looked like the hat on "Cat in the Hat".

 

 

DR. SEUSS ACTIVITIES~

At the Writing Station, children used the word "an" or "at" and added different letters at the beginning to make new words.  If time allowed, they also drew illustrations for the words.

 

 

 At the Alphabet Station, children matched rhyming pictures or rhyming words.

 In the Construction Zone, children worked on putting together Dr. Seuss puzzles.

At Games Galore, children played a Memory Game with Dr. Seuss characters.

 

 ~At Math Magic, children measured certain areas of the room with large plastic shoes.

 What would a Dr. Seuss Day be without enjoying some Dr. Seuss books?!