We finished up the Leo Lionni theme this week and the kids enjoyed listening to many of his stories including; The Color of My Own, It’s Mine, The Extraordinary Egg, and Swimmy. The children connected to many of the themes in the story such as; sharing, helping one another, and feeling scared! They were excited to share their own experiences with the class! Here is a look at the week and our activities:

Fun in PK!

Morning Meeting

 The children listened to the story, Turkey Trouble where the turkey was scared to get eaten for Thanksgiving dinner and found numerous disguises as a pig, cow, and a farmer to hide himself. With Thanksgiving around the corner, the kiddos worked hard at home disguising Turkey Tom and Turkey Tina, so they won’t get eaten for dinner! They had a blast sharing these turkeys to the class and asking questions about the costumes, colors, and masks on their friends’ turkeys. These are displayed on the bulletin board in the hallway. 

Centers

In Language Arts, we worked on letter sounds, beginning sounds, and making words with our magnetic letters. The kids were challenged and engaged at their group level. In math we made patterns with colored fish.  In the fine motor center, the kiddos strung beads on pipe cleaners and then made their own patterns. The independent center was trains and trucks. 

Small groups

In Journals, the prompt was, ‘What is your favorite ocean animal?’ This prompt was based on our story, Swimmy by Leo Lionni. The kiddos were quick to discuss different types of fish and sharks! In art we painted with watercolors to create a colorful chameleon from our story, The Color of My Own. These pictures are displayed inside the classroom. The kids took their time on these paintings, making sure they had all the colors on their chameleon. The independent center was magna tiles and puzzles.

Special events

Instead of reading buddies, the first graders visited our classroom to share their writer’s workshop stories. The PK kids did a great job listening and were proud to show the big kids around the room.

Next week

We will discuss Thanksgiving and friendship. William will be the Star of the Week! Also, stay tuned for more information about Grandparent’s Day on November 25^th.