Sunday, February 27, 2011

The Letter R


This week we focused on the letter !
Handwriting & Coloring: Rabbit Tracing & the letter Rr...
Music Time!

Rabbit Races!

Arts & Crafts: Making Rockets!
Finished rockets, ready for BLAST OFF!
Game: Outdoor in a TENT for a fun twist!



Journals: Making a ROBOT out of SHAPES!

We had a great week learning about the letter R! 
At Home Activity Idea: 
Help your child write uppercase & lowercase Rr's at home!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

O is for Octopus

Counting our Friends with her "show & tell magic wand"...

"Lucky Ducky" helped us sing today!
Coloring & Handwriting: Octopus & the letter Oo's...
Obstacle Course: Up the ladder, OVER the bridge, down the slide & around the cones...

Funny Class Picture;)
Music Time:

Arts & Crafts: Octopus from a paper bag!
Leading the music with our "Octopus Puppet"

Game: Listening Activity. Pass the octopus while listening to music & STOP when the music stops

Monday, January 17, 2011

M is for Mittens

We talked about the letter "M" this week!

Coloring & Handwriting: Matching the Kittens with their Mittens
& writing the letter Mm's


Dramatic Play:
Pretending we are Monkeys!
Journals: 
Tracing our hands & making MITTENS...
Quiet Ball: We worked on hand-eye coordination and gross motor skills
Story Time: 
We read the nursery rhyme "3 Little Kittens who Lost Their Mittens" & they each got their very own Mitten to take home!
Help your child think of things that begin with the letter M!

Saturday, January 8, 2011

L is for Ladybugs

Circle Time: Writing the letter Ll's on the chalkboard...

Coloring & Handwriting: Lollipops and uppercase & lowercase Ll practice...
Game: Pass the Lizard..."Hot Potato" style...
Class picture with our new friends...there are now 12 in our class...
Outdoor Activity: Throwing Leaves, which turned into attack Ms Staci with leaves;)


Music Time: Shaking Instruments to the beat...

Movement: "Follow the leader" while playing instruments...
Arts & Crafts: We painted Ladybugs RED with BLACK spots...
They all turned out so cute!!!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Christmas Fun!

Our adorable REINDEER working together, LISTENING to Santa's directions to STOP & GO...
We had fun making Candy Cane Ornaments for their tree. Working on patterns can be a tough skill at their age, but they all did a great job!

Music Time:
Singing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer...with their freshly painted RED noses;)