Friends Week *MWF

This week in our classroom was all about friends and friendships.  We read Rainbow Fish, Llama Llama and the Bully Goat, Pete the Cat and the New Guy.  We created a rainbow fish with dot markers and a handprint rainbow collage . We answered the question: what makes a good friend?  We did the Bear's Breath yoga pose.  We also sang two songs called The More We Get Together and Will you be a friend of mine?(sung to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb).  We played with the light table and we had waterbeads in the touch table.
Next week we will be talking about emotions and feelings.

 We are creating or Rainbow Fish with dot markers.

 Waterbeads encourage exploration of a different type of matter.  They are super squishy!

 Here the children are working together to create a piece of art.  They are learning how to problem solve and work together.

 Practicing balance while on the playground.

 "Look how tall our tower is!"

 Being a great helper!

 The children are creating art and strengthening their large and fine motor skills.

Family Week- MWF

We spent time this week talking about all our families.  We talked about how families can be different and the same.  We worked on our fine motor skills by using tweezers to transfer pom poms.  The baby dolls got a nice bath in the sensory table with soapy water and the dollhouses and family figures were a big hit.  At the end of our week we made a fruit salad.  Next week we will be talking about friends and friendship.

Week 2 - Family Week! ***T/TR Class

Hello Lizard Families!
       We have found that Ms. Rebecca and I will need to post separate posts for the MWF and T/TR classes due to how editing works with the blog. Please scroll to find your child's class :) And let us know if you have any problems.

     We had a wonderful week talking about our families and continuing to learn routines. Several children brought in their family photo pages to share with the class. Keep them coming in :) We will share as they are submitted. The kiddos also did drawing this week of their families.
     We learned the "Daddy shark" song and practiced saying "My family" in Spanish, French, and Mandarin Chinese. We also got out the rhythm sticks to sing about the rainy day on Thursday and to count together in circle. We learned the Shark pose (yoga) and we are quickly learning our prayers! So far, our class favorite is "Johnny Appleseed". 

   All jobs were added this week with the exception of flag-holder. Our friends are doing a great job helping in class! We are also working hard on clean-up routines after centers, being independent with our belongings, and understanding our daily schedule.
 
 

Working on a vertical surface is an excellent way to work on the pencil grasp,
encourage hand stabilization, & hand-eye coordination. 

Using tweezers to increase muscle strength in the hands and fine motor skills. Plus...it is FUN :) 

Washing the babies during family week. The kids enjoyed the bubbles! 

Tuesday - Ms. Holli is showing our friends how to water the garden. They also took their watering cans & Ms. Holli helped them with watering our outdoor plants! We picked our first watermelon this day also! 

Developing friendships and imaginative play.

Some more of our tweezer activity. Some children are using 2 hands to squeeze and some are using 1 hand. Other ditched the tweezers and used thumb & index fingers to "pinch" the pom poms. 

Awesome First Week

We had a great first week in the Lizard classroom.  Our theme this week was All About Me!  We drew our self portraits, played with funnels in the water table and even played with shaving cream.  We had a good time exploring or classroom and meeting new and old friends.
Next week we will be talking about our families.  Please send in your family page as soon as possible.

Enjoying our snacks

Exploring a new toy

Trying to fill up the cup with the funnel

"Just Like Fingerprints, All Children Are Unique"

Taking orders at the pizza restaurant

"Hey look at this bug I found!"