Snow Much Fun!

It has been a great first week after break. The kids were excited to see their friends and be back at school! They were eager to share stories about their trips and new toys they got from Santa. The theme this week was winter.

Here is a look at the week:

  

Morning Meeting

We read many winter books including The Snowy Day by Jack Ezra Keats and Snowman All Year. The kids loved imagining what they would do if they had a snowman friend all year. We brainstormed many activities you could in the winter and adjectives to describe this cold weather! In the morning message, we are learning to recognize the popcorn words, “is,” “the” and “I”. The kids love searching for these words and helping me find them.

Centers

In language arts the kids looked at pictures and recognized the beginning sounds. Also, we had a snowman letter match. The kids matched the capital and lowercase letters. In math this week, they counted snowballs using one to one correspondence. In the fine motor center the students used tweezers to pick up cotton balls, which needed to match the corresponding number. This was a good independent activity for them. 

Small groups

In reading groups the kids worked on the their Bob Books and also practiced their letter matching. The kiddos got messy and had a lot of fun playing with shaving cream in art. They could draw pictures and write their names in it. Next, we mixed shaving cream and glue to make a fluffy snowman. They added hats, scarves, buttons, arms, and a carrot nose to complete their artwork. You can see these pictures displayed on the outside bulletin board. ‘What was your favorite memory from winter break?’ was the journal prompt this week.

Next week

Soojin will be the Star of the Week. We are eager to see her picture collage of her favorite things. Also, we will read The Mitten and The Hat, both stories by Jan Brett. Sequencing and beginning, middle, and end are two literacy skills we will focus on this upcoming week.  Hopefully, we will make it outside for recess once this week!