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Monday, January 25, 2016

MARVELOUS MONDAY 1-25-16

ASK ME ABOUT...
...the question about tally marks on the Morning Message.
...the new activities for Free Choice.
...what I did in Music/Drama.
...the new password.
...the story, Great Day for Up!
...my "Book In A Bag".
...the letters I learned and practiced writing.
...the new addition activity we can do at Math Magic.

~FREE CHOICE LEARNING~
 Here are photos and explanations of some new activities available to do during Free Choice time...

Since we are "low on snow" outside, we made our own indoor snow in our sensory tub.  The best part is, our indoor snow won't melt!







At Math Magic, children can measure the height of different sized-snowmen using unifix cubes.



Tej puts his creative skills to work using the geoboard.
Bella creates silly sentences and then reads them.

 Sally retells the nursery rhyme, "The Three Little Kittens" using props in the Book Nook.
 

~HANDWRITING~
Today we learned and practiced writing the upper case letters, "U" and "C". 



~STORYTIME~
Since our new password is "up", we thought today was a great day to read, Great Day for UP!
~MATH~
 Today we introduced an addition activity that children can choose to do during Free Choice time.  Using manipulatives, ten-frames, addition cards and a recording sheet, children have a hands-on way to practice addition.  More photos to come!

 ~EXTENDED DAY PRE-K~
Today was a swimming day!  The children practiced jumping in the water wearing a life jacket.   

Friday, January 22, 2016

FANTASTIC FRIDAY 1-22-16

ASK ME ABOUT...
...what we did with our 2nd grade buddies.
...where I went and what I did for Work Stations.
...what I did in Spanish.
...our Star of the Week.
...the letters we learned and practiced writing.

~BUDDIES~
Today we did a snowman glyph with our buddies to find out about what we do or don't like about Winter.  Be sure to ask your child what his/her snowman looks like.



 





















 ~STAR OF THE WEEK~
Our Star of the Week is Lucy!  Today we learned that Lucy's favorite things include:  pink and purple (favorite colors);  turtles (favorite animal); and Disney World (favorite place to visit).  Lucy shared photos with us and her Elsa Doll that can even sing in Spanish.  We enjoyed getting to know you better, Lucy!


 ~HANDWRITING~
Today we learned and practiced the correct way to write an upper case "T" and an upper case "I".

 ~STORY~
 Today we read the nursery rhyme, "Three Little Kittens".  Children will have the opportunity to retell this nursery rhyme using flannel board pieces in the Book Nook during Free Choice time.

~EXTENDED DAY~
Our "Special" today was an all-school pep rally!  The children got to watch the 3rd grade students do their basketball dribbling routine and also did some cheers for the Vikes!