Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Early Spring!
I know the ground hog said six more weeks of winter but it can come a little early on a snow day! Have a craft day filled with fun spring art projects to keep your little one occupied on a snow day. Here are a couple suggestions from my March and April Pinterest Boards! (Don't be surprised if you see some of these pop up on the blog as the students complete them at school!)
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Sunday, February 2, 2014
"Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons"
On Friday, we read the story "Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons". The kids loved this story! We talked about subtraction or what we call, "Big Kid Math". I used Pete's groovy buttons to demonstrate how to subtract by 1's. They love learning "Big Kid" math! :) We also talked about how sometimes things happen that we can't help and it's going to be OK in the end. Plus, the kids laughed hysterically when he sang about his belly button! Here is the video story book of the the story. I sang The Groovy Buttons song and the kids were singing with me once they picked up the tune. :)
Pancakes!
Not only did we get an early start to Valentine's Day last week, we also studied the letter P. We read books about penguins, made penguins, practiced writing the letter using Rainbow Writing, painted with the colors pink and purple and read "If You Give a Pig a Pancake." We talked about how pig and pancake started with the same sound and fed Letter Muncher P pictures. As we read "If You Give a Pig a Pancake", we practiced putting each thing the pig wanted in order and the kids predicted what the pig wanted at the end of the book. When they said more pancakes, we talked about why and how there were able to figure out the answer. Then, we went to the tables and made pancakes! The kids helped me count the ingredients, how many cups of each ingredient, and figure out what cooking utensils I needed. The kids also helped me figure out if I followed the directions and added all the ingredients. Then, the students took turns mixing the batter! They were SO excited and devoured the pancakes at snack time.
Hearts!
This past week, we got an early start on Valentine's Day! The Friday class decorated these adorable hearts using doilies foam stickers, both from the Dollar Tree! As you can see, the students were very creative with their designs! These are going on the bulletin board outside the room. The Monday class will make these tomorrow. I will post pictures of the completed board later in the week.
Remember the Christmas Card project from December? Since the kids loved looking at those cards, I decided to give the kids a tub filled with Valentine's Day cards. They are a hit! I put cards for both girls and boys and they all love sorting and looking through the cards. The Disney Princess and Super Hero cards are big hits! :D
Penguin Bulletin Board
Remember the cute penguins I posted about last week? Well, here is the finished bulletin board! I also added hearts for Valentine's Day. It's really cute!
Check back for more pictures, posts, pancakes, and Pete the Cat! (Yes, P was the letter of the week! :D )
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