This week the PK children began their pumpkin unit.  Here is a recap of the week!

Morning Meeting

The children acted out the story of the 5 little Pumpkins.  They took turns playing the role of the different characters in the story and being ‘on stage.’  This is a great, fun way to have them perform in front of a large audience!  Also, we made a schema chart to see all the facts we know about pumpkins and this will guide future learning.  We also did a picture sort with the letter P.  

Centers

In reading groups, we read the story, Orange Pumpkin, Orange Pumpkin.  This is a version of Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin Jr.  We colored the pictures based on the description and circled the new popcorn words “I” and “see.” 

Also, the kiddos did a letter matching activity. 

Art- The children made silly scarecrows and worked on following multi step directions.  You can see their silly faces and creations posted on the classroom door! 

Math- Fall patterns and counting using candy corn and pumpkin manipulatives. 

Fine motor- Fall play dough mat scenes

Journal- The prompt was, ‘One upon a time, a pumpkin..’

Spanish

We had a tasty end of the week treat- homemade pumpkin muffins!

Next, week we will dive into more depth and learn how pumpkins grow and will follow up with a few science experiments.

Important Dates and Reminders

Pumpkin Carving Night- Friday, October 21st- 10 dollars per ticket. This includes dinner and a pumpkin to carve!

PK Halloween Party- Friday, October 28th

Halloween Carnival- Friday, October 28th

Another fantastic week exploring, learning, and engaging in new friendships!  

The Pre-K kiddos finished the Chicka, Chicka, Boom Boom unit diving into an understanding of letters and concepts of print and the importance of both! Through games and activities, they have delved into their names and letters around the classroom.  

Here is a look at the week:

Centers

Language Arts- The children used dot stampers to find the missing letters.

Math- The children had a to build a rocket ship with the correct number of cubes.

Sensory table

Learning and playing together!

Music

Reminders and Upcoming Events

Stay tuned next week we will start Star of the Week and fall activity backpacks will go home.

Also, please mark you calendars for Pumpkin Carving Night on Friday, October 28th!  Details soon to follow. 

We will welcome a new face to the classroom on Tuesday!

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom!

This week we dove into our Chicka Chicka Boom Boom unit based on the book by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault.  The children enjoyed listening to the story and retelling it on their own.  Here is a look at the corresponding activities for the week!

 Centers

Art- The children were busy constructing coconut trees.  They worked on their fine motor skills using scissors and cutting the leaves for the tree. 

Language Arts- The kiddos went on a letter hunt in the sensory bin. They had to find the letters on their matching board.  Also, they focused on finding the letters in their name!

Math- Chicka boom trees matching the numbers.

Fine Motor- String coconuts (beads) on the coconut tree! 

 

Spanish- Color Bingo  

 

Self –portraits-  Every month, the children will complete a self-portrait. They will first identify their skin color and then paint clothes and the correct color of their features. This activity allows them to notice the similarities and differences in one another.  It is exciting to see the progression over the year! 

We celebrated Kai’s birthday with a fruit salad and Kai’s mom got to visit the classroom and read the story, A Bad Bubble by Adam Rubin.   

Gross Motor Room

P.E.