All About Me!

We had a wonderful week learning about each other in our All About Me unit.  The PK kiddos are learning the flow of the classroom and are transitioning smoothly from one activity to the next.  I am impressed to see how quickly they adapt and are ready for the learning and action!

This week in morning meeting I introduced the ‘Build your rainbow’ chart.  We read a variety of books about how we can be safe and make smart choices in the classroom, recess, and lunchroom.  Every time I catch a child making a good choice they get to pick the next color piece of the rainbow.  This reinforces smart choices and the kiddos really start to connect with the rainbow through the next couple of weeks.  We read a few stories such as, ABC I Like Me!,  A my name is Alice,  and What I Like About Me.  Together we made a list about our unique and similar characteristics!  The kiddos had a chance to create their own pictures in centers.

Centers this week:

Reading groups- Got our hands messy with shaving cream as we explored and wrote the letters in our name.

L.A-The children used foam letters to spell their names.  Also, created a project based on the story, A My Name is Alice.  The children had a variety of pictures to chose from that had the same beginning sound as their name!

Art- Created their own pictures tearing and cutting construction paper to match their hair and eyes.  Cutting is a tricky, challenging skill we will be working on, but they did a great job!  The children started to pick up on similarities in appearance with friends, “Look! I have curly hair too!”  These pictures will be displayed on the inside bulletin board.

Fine motor- The kiddos glued tiny squares on each letter of their name based on the order of rainbow colors.  

Math-Monster dice roll game!

P.E- Freeze Tag with friends. 

Dramatic Play- Cooking in the kitchen!

 

Next week, we will meet our zoo friends and start our phonics program during circle time.