Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Sunday, October 23, 2016
All aboard the Octopus Train.....transportation theme
We have switched themes again. Every three weeks our classroom becomes something new, a new journey to explore and learn within.
We will be exploring things that go; transportation. We will learn about cars, trains, buses, bikes, roller coasters, planes, and more!
Here are some of the things we will learn about:
Letters T, V, and P
Sorting colors by the traffic light (learning what the signals mean)--sorry for all the backseat drivers you might get
Sorting by size (big medium and small)
Journal writing; I like to ride in a .....
sponge painting, shape sail boats, and pattern trains
speed-using ramps to make cars go faster, and slower
traveling around the world-visiting the travel agent to buy a ticket on the bus
Our first sink and float experience-during small group we will explore different items that sink and float
We will end the month with our first non fiction unit about spiders. We have learned 2 songs about spiders, itsy bitsy spider game (roll and move up the water spout), and will read fiction and non fiction books to learn more. We will complete our first K/L chart (know/learn) of things we know about spiders, and then things we learn.
The children will generate a list with me about things they want to learn about and explore with things that go to make sure all areas of interest are being met. It is also a great shared writing experience.
We will be exploring things that go; transportation. We will learn about cars, trains, buses, bikes, roller coasters, planes, and more!
Here are some of the things we will learn about:
Letters T, V, and P
Sorting colors by the traffic light (learning what the signals mean)--sorry for all the backseat drivers you might get
Sorting by size (big medium and small)
Journal writing; I like to ride in a .....
sponge painting, shape sail boats, and pattern trains
speed-using ramps to make cars go faster, and slower
traveling around the world-visiting the travel agent to buy a ticket on the bus
Our first sink and float experience-during small group we will explore different items that sink and float
We will end the month with our first non fiction unit about spiders. We have learned 2 songs about spiders, itsy bitsy spider game (roll and move up the water spout), and will read fiction and non fiction books to learn more. We will complete our first K/L chart (know/learn) of things we know about spiders, and then things we learn.
The children will generate a list with me about things they want to learn about and explore with things that go to make sure all areas of interest are being met. It is also a great shared writing experience.
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Pumpkin to Jack-O-Lantern (PM)
We have been learning a lot about the parts of the pumpkin; ribs, pulp, seeds, stem. The children got to experience this with a real pumpkin. They got to touch all the different parts, including helping to clean out the pumpkin by removing the pulp and seeds.
As a class we decided to take a vote, and select the shapes for the eyes, nose, and mouth. The shape choices were rectangle, square, circle, triangle, and heart. The children wrote their names in the shape they wanted, we counted, and I carved!
As a class we decided to take a vote, and select the shapes for the eyes, nose, and mouth. The shape choices were rectangle, square, circle, triangle, and heart. The children wrote their names in the shape they wanted, we counted, and I carved!
Pumpkin to Jack-O-Lantern (AM)
We have been learning a lot about the parts of the pumpkin; ribs, pulp, seeds, stem. The children got to experience this with a real pumpkin. They got to touch all the different parts, including helping to clean out the pumpkin by removing the pulp and seeds.
As a class we decided to take a vote, and select the shapes for the eyes, nose, and mouth. The shape choices were rectangle, square, circle, triangle, and heart. The children wrote their names in the shape they wanted, we counted, and I carved!
As a class we decided to take a vote, and select the shapes for the eyes, nose, and mouth. The shape choices were rectangle, square, circle, triangle, and heart. The children wrote their names in the shape they wanted, we counted, and I carved!
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