Phoneme: /h/
Transition Song: H-E-A-R-T by the Kiboomers
Materials: 6 potatoes
Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: hot, potato, He/She, same/different, Who-questions, I do/I don’t, “me”, move, hand, in front/behind, my turn, go/stop, plural
-s, present progressing -ing, my turn, fast/slow
This week Miss Carrie brought potatoes into the classroom. They weren't cooked and they weren't hot. There were sweet potatoes and white potatoes. She taught us a game called Hot Potato. We had to pretend the potatoes were hot. We practiced saying:
Hot potato, hot potato, hot-hot-hot!
Miss Carrie asked everyone to sit in a circle. We practiced passing potatoes around the circle. (Note to parents: In occupational therapy this is called crossing midline. It's an important skill.) We had to constantly be looking to see our friends passing us the potatoes. We chanted "Hot potato, hot potato, hot-hot-hot!". When Miss Carrie called out "STOP!", if we had a potato, we held it. Miss Carrie would call out "Who has a potato?" If we had one, we held it up and said "I do!". Then Miss Carrie asked "Who doesn't have a potato?" If our hands were empty, we held them both up and shook them while saying "I don't!" We practiced over and over so everyone had a chance to hold a potato. We passed in front of us and we passed behind us. We passed left and right and sometimes both ways. Learning negation (I do/I don't) is a step beyond yes/no. We were laughing whether or not we ended up with the potato. We problem solved when we thought our friends were not passing the potato and trying to hold onto it.
DO THIS AT HOME: play games! Practice I do/I don't phrases, My turn/Your turn phrases, problem solve, and celebrate who has a good turn. Narrate what is happening throughout the game. Look for games where you sit and face each other and communicate back and forth. Rolling a a ball between you, a water fight, blowing bubbles, board game, passing items. It is a great way to spend time with your child.
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Thursday, February 28, 2019
Thursday, January 31, 2019
January Week 5: Drum those drums!
phoneme: /d/
Transition: The Color Song by the Kiboomers
Materials: Laminated Letter D, sturdy cardboard boxes, variety of music
Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: loud/quiet, fast/slow, stop/go, big/little (or small), big/bigger/biggest, small/smaller/smallest, beat, drum, box.
Preliteracy - We've been drawing the letter D all month. This time we used our fingers to dance and drive around the letter D. We talked about words that had that sound and names that had that sound.
This week, Miss Carrie brought a lot of boxes to class. Big boxes and little boxes. We drummed on boxes. Miss Carrie turned on music and we drummed fast or slow, and loud or soft. We listened to the music to determine how to drum. When Miss Carrie called out "Hands up!" we put our hands up and waited. We discovered that we couldn't hear each other when we drummed loudly. some people liked to drum to music that was fast and loud. Other people liked to drum to music that was slow and quiet. We took turns choosing how to drum. We watched each other try different ways to drum (back of hands, drum-clap-drum-clap) and tried to copy it. It was a great opportunity to practice describing and work on basic concepts.
Some of the music we used included: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Rock and Roll Preschool by the Wiggles, Life Is a Highway from Cars, You're Welcome from Moana, and Yo Yo Ma's Appalachian Journey.
Transition: The Color Song by the Kiboomers
Materials: Laminated Letter D, sturdy cardboard boxes, variety of music
Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: loud/quiet, fast/slow, stop/go, big/little (or small), big/bigger/biggest, small/smaller/smallest, beat, drum, box.
Preliteracy - We've been drawing the letter D all month. This time we used our fingers to dance and drive around the letter D. We talked about words that had that sound and names that had that sound.
This week, Miss Carrie brought a lot of boxes to class. Big boxes and little boxes. We drummed on boxes. Miss Carrie turned on music and we drummed fast or slow, and loud or soft. We listened to the music to determine how to drum. When Miss Carrie called out "Hands up!" we put our hands up and waited. We discovered that we couldn't hear each other when we drummed loudly. some people liked to drum to music that was fast and loud. Other people liked to drum to music that was slow and quiet. We took turns choosing how to drum. We watched each other try different ways to drum (back of hands, drum-clap-drum-clap) and tried to copy it. It was a great opportunity to practice describing and work on basic concepts.
Some of the music we used included: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Rock and Roll Preschool by the Wiggles, Life Is a Highway from Cars, You're Welcome from Moana, and Yo Yo Ma's Appalachian Journey.
DO THIS AT HOME: use boxes, pots and pans, or (if you have it) a drum set. Describe your actions and the sounds.
Thursday, December 13, 2018
December Week 2: Silly Sally
phoneme: /s/
Transition Song: Must Be Santa by Raffi
Materials: Silly Sally by Audrey Wood, Silly Sally big book and manipulatives, laminated letter S, laminated Santa.
Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: front/back, right side up/upside down, up/down, high/low, fast/slow, awake/asleep, labeling animals, walk, jump, crawl, march, dance, muddy, silly, singing, tired, tickle/d, What questions, Who questions, alliteration, predicting.
Preliteracy - Draw the letter S. What words have the /s/ sound? soup, sneaky, snow, sweet, salty, Santa, silly, Superman, Snack Time.
This week we are using some of our brand new materials we received from our Donors Choose benefactors! Thank you to everyone who donated towards this. We read the book Silly Sally by Audrey Wood.
Silly Sally likes to walk backwards and upside down. There are a lot of rhyming and repetitive words in this book which makes it a lot of fun to read together. First we read the book. Everyone called out UPSIDE-DOWN when we got to that part. We predicted who Sally would see next by looking down the path on which she was walking. We listened for alliteration and rhyming words.
Then we used the cards and the character bean bags and made up our own version of Silly Sally. We danced. We flew. We sang. We attempted to walk upside-down.
Transition Song: Must Be Santa by Raffi
Materials: Silly Sally by Audrey Wood, Silly Sally big book and manipulatives, laminated letter S, laminated Santa.
Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: front/back, right side up/upside down, up/down, high/low, fast/slow, awake/asleep, labeling animals, walk, jump, crawl, march, dance, muddy, silly, singing, tired, tickle/d, What questions, Who questions, alliteration, predicting.
Preliteracy - Draw the letter S. What words have the /s/ sound? soup, sneaky, snow, sweet, salty, Santa, silly, Superman, Snack Time.
This week we are using some of our brand new materials we received from our Donors Choose benefactors! Thank you to everyone who donated towards this. We read the book Silly Sally by Audrey Wood.
Then we used the cards and the character bean bags and made up our own version of Silly Sally. We danced. We flew. We sang. We attempted to walk upside-down.
That is a GIANT book! Everyone could see the pictures!
DO THIS AT HOME: Read Silly Sally together (it's at the library!) or another book with simple words. Point out rhyming words and alliteration. What do the animals sound like? Can you do that? What do they move like? Can you do that? Parents, get down on the floor and do it with your child. Ask them to show you how to do it. Change the animals in the story to their favorite ones? You could even draw you own pictures to make your own book.
Thursday, September 6, 2018
August/September Week 2: Box of Balloons
phoneme: /b/
Transition Song: Bouncy Bouncy Bouncy
Materials: cardboard box, balloon for each child, music, laminated letter B
Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: box, balloon, blow, little, big/bigger/biggest, predicting, high/low, space, body parts
Miss Carrie had a little box. She shook it. We predicted what would be inside the box. Animals? Cookies? Cars?
It was balloons! Pink, blue, green, purple, yellow, white, and black. We told Miss Carrie that she had to blow into the balloon to make it bigger. We predicted how many times Miss Carrie would need to blow into the balloon to make it bigger.
Transition Song: Bouncy Bouncy Bouncy
Materials: cardboard box, balloon for each child, music, laminated letter B
Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: box, balloon, blow, little, big/bigger/biggest, predicting, high/low, space, body parts
Miss Carrie had a little box. She shook it. We predicted what would be inside the box. Animals? Cookies? Cars?
It was balloons! Pink, blue, green, purple, yellow, white, and black. We told Miss Carrie that she had to blow into the balloon to make it bigger. We predicted how many times Miss Carrie would need to blow into the balloon to make it bigger.
What can we do with balloons? We can bounce them high and low! Miss Carrie turned on some music and we made our balloons fly! We caught them, bounced them, and rolled them. We asked friends and teachers to bounce them back to us.
DO THIS AT HOME: What can you do with balloons at home? Or bouncy balls? Find words using the /b/ sound (at the beginning, in the middle, or at ends of words) and describe what you are doing.
Other things that happened at preschool this week:
Thursday, May 24, 2018
May Week 4: Traffic Signs
We started Large Group with the Circle Time Song. Has your child taught you how we sing it in class yet? This has brought out a lot of participation in our class.
This week we continue to revisit fun past activities. This time it was traffic signs. We discussed how we needed to drive safely (walking feet, no running) and follow the signs (Stop, Go, Slow, Do Not Enter, One Way). Everyone took turns being drivers and traffic signs. We discussed concepts of fast/slow, and go/stop. We talked about following the directions. During Work Time the children asked to play with the signs again and decided on their own rules.
DO THIS AT HOME: While you are out and about, look for traffic signs and see how many you can identify. Draw a picture of the traffic sign and keep a tally list. Talk about what you are looking for (color, shape, letters).
And here are some fun moments this week during Work Time.
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| Don't forget to send your child in proper footwear for playgrounds. Sandals and flip flops do not have enough support for climbing ladders and running around the playground. Make sure that shoes have a supportive base and stay firmly on the foot. This weather has been so nice for playing outside. |
Friday, March 30, 2018
March Week 4: What Can You Do With A Scarf? AKA Concepts and Shapes
phoneme: /d/
Transition Song: Wake Up Daily Routines by Dream English
(We're really going to miss singing this. It was one of the children's favorites.)
Materials: Scarves, Music
Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: listening to directions, High/Low, Fast/Slow, jump, twist, hop, swim, wave, triangle, circle, square, trade
Pre-Literacy: We dispensed with drawing our letter D in order to give us enough time for the main activity.
This week Miss Carrie pulled out her scarves and music. We chose colors and then listened to directions to know if we should wave, jump, hop, twist, or swim. We had to be careful with our bodies so we did not accidentally hit anyone with our scarves.
We found friends to ask if they would like to trade colors with us and practiced using our kind words. Then we got into groups of three or four to see if we could connect our scarves together to make triangles (they have three sides!) or squares (they have four sides!). We stood with everybody to make one giant circle with all of our scarves.
DO THIS AT HOME: try this with scarves, blankets, ribbons, or other materials. What materials are good for waving? What materials are good for making shapes? How many people do we need to make a triangle? Count them. Look for shapes around your neighborhood.
Transition Song: Wake Up Daily Routines by Dream English
(We're really going to miss singing this. It was one of the children's favorites.)
Materials: Scarves, Music
Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: listening to directions, High/Low, Fast/Slow, jump, twist, hop, swim, wave, triangle, circle, square, trade
Pre-Literacy: We dispensed with drawing our letter D in order to give us enough time for the main activity.
This week Miss Carrie pulled out her scarves and music. We chose colors and then listened to directions to know if we should wave, jump, hop, twist, or swim. We had to be careful with our bodies so we did not accidentally hit anyone with our scarves.
We found friends to ask if they would like to trade colors with us and practiced using our kind words. Then we got into groups of three or four to see if we could connect our scarves together to make triangles (they have three sides!) or squares (they have four sides!). We stood with everybody to make one giant circle with all of our scarves.
DO THIS AT HOME: try this with scarves, blankets, ribbons, or other materials. What materials are good for waving? What materials are good for making shapes? How many people do we need to make a triangle? Count them. Look for shapes around your neighborhood.
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