Frederick!

It was great meeting with you all for parent teacher conferences. Many great conversations and I am excited to see the children’s continued growth throughout the remainder of the year. An exciting event this week was traveling downtown Chicago and seeing the play, Frederick! The kids were attentive and participated by singing and clapping to the music. This trip will be a highlight from this year! Here is a look at the week:

Morning meeting

We read a variety of Leo Lionni stories. We discussed characters and setting in the story and worked on reading comprehension with simple questioning.

Centers

In language arts, we used fishing poles to fish for letters. The kids had a blast pretending to fish. They would match the letter to the beginning sound in picture. In math, the kids used fish manipulatives to practice counting with one to one correspondence. Also, they used play dough to represent the number. The independent center was a variety of table toys. 

Small groups

The art project was based on the story, Pezzettino by Leo Lionni. The shapes in the illustrations were made with many colorful squares.  The children created their own Pezzettino shapes and explained their own interpretation of the art. The journal prompt was, ‘What was your favorite part about the play, Fredrick.’ The kiddos had many creative responses and worked on drawing Fredrick in their journals. The independent center was big blocks and library. 

Circle time

We met our zoo phonics friends for the letters R, S, and T. 

Special events

A new student, Soojin joined our class on Monday! The kids were great in making her feel welcome. Also, we celebrated Lorenzo’s birthday with a celebration at snack! 

Next week

We will continue our literature study with stories by Leo Lionni. Also, next week, you will work at home with your child on disguising a turkey by dressing it up as Captain America, Verb, a ballerina, or even a football player. Have fun and be creative! The kiddos will share these turkeys on Thursday, November 13.