We had a busy week learning basic shapes and introducing some geometry concepts. We focused on identifying circles & squares on Tuesday...Triangles & Rectangles on Thursday. We learned some songs to help us remember 3 of our shapes. You may hear your children singing....
"A square is like a box. A square is like a box. All 4 side are just the same. A square is like a box!"
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"A circle is like a ball. A circle is like a ball. Round & round & round it goes...a circle is like a ball!"
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"A triangle has 3 sides. A triangle has 3 points. I can count them...1,2,3...a triangle has 3 sides!"
We played a game during circle called "Will it roll?" We tried various shape blocks on a ramp. We made predictions about which shapes would roll (the round ones) and which would slide (the ones with flat sides). We introduced some 3d shapes like a sphere, cone, cylinder and cube during this activity. Our touch table featured water and starfish and dolphins this week.
We also practiced our fire drill as a class on Thursday. We discussed what the alarm might sound like. We talked about how to stay safe and how important it is to listen for directions and stay together. Everyone did great!
Important dates: School Picture Day THURSDAY Sept. 13th
Next week = 5 senses week
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| We took walks around the building to spot shapes in our natural environment. |
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| We used record players to make circle drawings on paper plates. |
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| We had a pizza parlor in the play kitchen this week. |
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| They used the triangle pizza slices to make a circle pizza. |
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| Tinkerbell visited our pizza parlor! |
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| Circle painting |
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| A warm day in the sandbox! |
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| Spotting shapes around the building. |
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| Working on our pencil/marker grip. |
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| Using legos to make rectangles. |
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