Here is the big catch up on blogging!!
The past few weeks have been busy and gone fast at Elm Park. Our themes have included: Halloween activities, apple orchards, apples, the colors green and brown, the numbers 3 and 4, the shape of the rectangle, and Johnny Appleseed.
The Eagles started their book "Go, Go, Go". They've completed the book and are reading it daily. They completed their journals, which reflected all monthly themes up to this point. They completed a tree project, creating a trunk with fall colored leaves glued on. They've been practicing writing their names. They've made apple crafts, have worked on identifying numbers 1-10, and have completed a few pumpkin crafts. We talked about -ad words (sad, mad, bad, rad, etc.). We talked about Johnny Appleseed and made a little Johnny doll.
The Hawks made spider webs, created magic wands, and colored a spider sheets. We talked about Johnny Appleseed and made a little Johnny doll. The kids explored in the rice bucket, created an apple core project, and worked on fine motor skills while coloring and squishing play doh.
We all enjoyed a trip to the Pumpkin Patch. The highlight was the hayride on the tractor, waving to scarecrows!
Parents, please send me pictures of the Pumpkin Patch so I can post them online! Emailing them to me would be great...
:) Ms. Jen
Dying Eggs at Elm Park
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
October 8-12
Last week at Elm Park the Eagles and Hawks continued to explore the theme of traveling.
The Eagles learned the letter f. The practiced the letter in many different ways (on white boards, paper, etc). They continued to read the book, Fido Gets Dressed. The book went home so you can continue to read it with them at home. The kiddos made cameras and maps as we talked about traveling. On Friday, they made drums that we will complete this week. The kids matched numbers while putting spoons with dots next to its appropriate plate (with the number). We are really working on number recognition at this point (to 10, of course). The Eagles also cut a veggie sheet, matching colored veggies into baskets. They are getting so patient with their seat activities. We continued to talk about feelings and calming down when angry. We sang travel songs and our if you're sad and you know it- feeling song.
The Hawks learned a song about caterpillars. We also read The Very Hungry Caterpillar and then they made a blue caterpillar to take home. We talked about the new season, fall. The kids made a fall scene, a picture with leaves. We talked a little about Halloween coming up and they made masks. The Hawks also made stamp art.
In both classes we been discussing pumpkins and our upcoming trip to the pumpkin patch. We are all looking forward to it!!
The Eagles learned the letter f. The practiced the letter in many different ways (on white boards, paper, etc). They continued to read the book, Fido Gets Dressed. The book went home so you can continue to read it with them at home. The kiddos made cameras and maps as we talked about traveling. On Friday, they made drums that we will complete this week. The kids matched numbers while putting spoons with dots next to its appropriate plate (with the number). We are really working on number recognition at this point (to 10, of course). The Eagles also cut a veggie sheet, matching colored veggies into baskets. They are getting so patient with their seat activities. We continued to talk about feelings and calming down when angry. We sang travel songs and our if you're sad and you know it- feeling song.
The Hawks learned a song about caterpillars. We also read The Very Hungry Caterpillar and then they made a blue caterpillar to take home. We talked about the new season, fall. The kids made a fall scene, a picture with leaves. We talked a little about Halloween coming up and they made masks. The Hawks also made stamp art.
In both classes we been discussing pumpkins and our upcoming trip to the pumpkin patch. We are all looking forward to it!!
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
October 1-5
Last week at Elm Park we discussed traveling. We talked about what people pack to take on trips, different ways people travel (boat, car, plane, train, etc), and places people go. The letter of the week was e and we are discussing the color blue.
The Eagles made suitcases and learned a song about traveling on boats, planes, trains, and cars. They made a car headband and pretend suitcases. We focused on the letter e, rainbow writing the letter and printing the letter e on paper. They made the book "Fido Gets Dressed" and practiced reading it all week. I showed them that they can put together the letter sounds to make words and we practiced -at words (fat, cat, mat, sat, bat, hat, pat, rat). They are excited to begin the reading process. We also did a listening activity called let's move. We talked about feelings and discussed how it is OK to cry. Of course we discussed situations that are "cry worthy" and times when we might be mad or sad but don't need to cry about it. We sang the song to the tune "if you're happy and you know it clap your hands", but our words were "If you're sad and you know it have a cry, if you're sad and you know it have a cry, if you're sad and you know it, don't be afraid to show it, if you're sad and you know it have a cry."
The Hawks also learned about travel. They made car tracks in paint and made a car/wheel scene. The older Hawks made a car, boat, train and car sheet. The children completed an activity called let's move where they followed directions while moving. They painted a caterpillar which went home today. The younger children are getting into a routine nicely. The beginning of the year can be difficult for this age group but they are beginning to function well in our daily routine and really enjoying school.
Please pay for the Pumpkin Patch field trip if you have not already done so (and are planning to attend). We're looking forward to a great trip to the patch!
Have a great week!
The Eagles made suitcases and learned a song about traveling on boats, planes, trains, and cars. They made a car headband and pretend suitcases. We focused on the letter e, rainbow writing the letter and printing the letter e on paper. They made the book "Fido Gets Dressed" and practiced reading it all week. I showed them that they can put together the letter sounds to make words and we practiced -at words (fat, cat, mat, sat, bat, hat, pat, rat). They are excited to begin the reading process. We also did a listening activity called let's move. We talked about feelings and discussed how it is OK to cry. Of course we discussed situations that are "cry worthy" and times when we might be mad or sad but don't need to cry about it. We sang the song to the tune "if you're happy and you know it clap your hands", but our words were "If you're sad and you know it have a cry, if you're sad and you know it have a cry, if you're sad and you know it, don't be afraid to show it, if you're sad and you know it have a cry."
The Hawks also learned about travel. They made car tracks in paint and made a car/wheel scene. The older Hawks made a car, boat, train and car sheet. The children completed an activity called let's move where they followed directions while moving. They painted a caterpillar which went home today. The younger children are getting into a routine nicely. The beginning of the year can be difficult for this age group but they are beginning to function well in our daily routine and really enjoying school.
Please pay for the Pumpkin Patch field trip if you have not already done so (and are planning to attend). We're looking forward to a great trip to the patch!
Have a great week!
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