Creepy, Crawly Spiders

What a fabulous week we had in Pre-K! The Halloween centers and Carnival ran so smoothly and the children were engaged in a variety of games, art activities, and even a moon bounce!  It was exciting to see how independent the children were and willing to try new activities.  Thank you to the parents who volunteered in the classroom and for bringing in a creative costume for your child. I appreciate all of your hard work. The children loved dressing up and sharing their costume to friends.  There were many laughs and good times shared this week.

Carnival and Fall Party memories J

We visited the Upper School science lab and were scientists drawing spooky messages and making slime!

Lila was the Star of the Week and was thrilled to share her pictures about her family, favorite foods, and favorite color pink! 

Centers

Language Arts-The kiddos played a letter matching game and letter splat with fly swatters.

Math- The children played a game using a tens frame, spinner, and spider chips.  They had to add the correct number of chips to fill up their board to make ten.  This activity was great for counting on and seeing how many more chips they needed to get to ten. 

 

Fine motor- They made spider webs weaving yarn.  This activity focused on hand and eye coordination and fine motor skills.  To complete the web the children created spiders to add to their web.

Art- We discussed this week how spiders have spinnerets to release silk so they can build webs catching their prey. With glitter, the kiddos made their own spider webs. Their pictures are displayed on the outside bulletin board.

Journal- The prompt was, ‘If I was a spider, I would..’ The children were adding eight legs and eyes to their spider bodies in the picture and were able to dictate a story in 1-2 sentences. 

Next week

We will continue our spider unit.  Also, conferences are this week.  If you have not signed up please schedule a time with either Melinda or me.