We are happily cruising through our journey of the letter of the week with every child being enthusiastic about what letter is going to be next. We often ask them to guess. Sometimes when they guess a letter that is already done, another friend would say that the letter was already done. Then they keep guessing different letters, and by then, we have reviewed many letters in just a few minutes.
Friends playing the 'M'emory game early 'M'orning!
Covering the letter M with macaroni and fake money...
Cooking macaroni and cheese...
We boiled the water in a pot and added dry macaroni...
After a few minutes of boiling and macaroni turning soft, with supervision, L drained the water away in a strainer and add the macaroni to our mixing bowl.
We add cheese, butter, and milk and gave it a big stir :)
We couldn't wait to enjoy this snack!
Other activities we did...
Making decorative necklaces/ ornaments to hang on the tree!
Recently our preschoolers have become very interested in building. Balancing, stacking, designing, spatial, eye- hand coordination, and many more skills are put into action during this process. Our classroom building area is flocked with these little builders every day. As a result, we have been introducing many more challenging, yet age appropriate building activities.
In Pre-K we worked on balancing and building with rocks...
D putting her best balancing skill on the table...
Soon the balancing act changed to building different habitats...
They later even documented their own project and made blue prints hoping to refer them back when needed :)
Later we built using skewers and foam circles...it was the most crowded center of the day!
S said its a sun!
L said he was putting a frame together!
L was super content to sit there after she finished making her flower pot!
Thanksgiving!
Beginning in October, holiday vibes have already started creeping in. The children have so much to about starting with their Halloween costumes, the pumpkin patch, Thanksgiving, and the end of the year holiday- Christmas! Whenever a project is done related to a holiday, we see lots of smiles on their cute faces :)
Friends in Pre- K made their own turkey versions with play dough and added hay, feathers, pecking seeds, and eyes to their creations.
S giving his best pose holding his turkey...
Z still putting his plan in action...
Their final creations!!!
We later made our special turkey collages!
We have created a thankful tree that holds leaves with our words of thanks!
Teachers help them write on the leaf about things they are thankful for and then they go and choose a spot to hang their leaf...
K trying to copy what the teacher wrote...great literacy enthusiasm flavored with a feeling of competence!
Z hanging his leaf with his words of thanks!
Other activities that children enjoyed...
L making a rainbow fish after having read the book. She also told me that she will share her shiny scales and had already chosen which one she would like to give to whom:)
K also joined in and loved to work through the project to show mommy and daddy after she returns home :)
Weaving...
D and A displaying some amazing fine motor skills...
S and L working as a team to create a woven pattern of purple and pink...
Yes, now this pic was a great catch. Just want to comment on the beautiful organizing that our kids are doing - very sophisticated and neat. Got to confess, even my house cupboards are not this well organized ;) Bravo to all my little helpers who strive to keep the classroom a neat place to learn and enjoy!
See you'll around!
Hugs,
Teacher Rashida
