Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: on top/under, in front/behind, next to, small/smaller/smallest, tall/taller/tallest, high/low, same/different, full/empty, yes/no, make, break, colors, May I have...
This week, Miss Carrie brought out boxes to build with. Some were big, some were small. Some boxes looked like small Christmas boxes and had smaller boxes inside. Those boxes had the smallest boxes inside them. Some of the big boxes were covered in colorful duct tape. We could open some of the boxes, but Miss Carrie asked us to not unwrap the boxes covered in duct tape.
We talked about the small/smaller/smallest boxes. We talked about the tall/taller/tallest towers. We asked peers for specific boxes. We collaborated on building towers.
DO THIS AT HOME: What can you build with? Have fun building together. Narrate your actions with your child. Take pictures and talk about it together with other family members.
Transition Song: What Does The Turkey Say (Gobble, Gobble) by Nooshi
Materials: Laminated Letter T, binder with pictures for What Does The Turkey Say song. Book Yummy Yucky by Leslie Patricelli.
Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: top/bottom, left/right, yummy/yucky, food/not food.
We're learning a song about Thanksgiving and the food we might eat. We talked about stuffing, pumpkin pie, rolls, and mashed potatoes. Do you eat these foods? What do you eat at home. We talked about favorite foods. Some of us like mashed potatoes and pizza. Some like curry and rice. Some of us like tacos. Some of us like peanut butter sandwiches (but not Miss Carrie, she HATES peanut butter. Miss Carrie loves to eat sushi). We're also talking about family and who we might see during Thanksgiving this year. Miss Carrie is having dinner with her side of the family. Grandmas, moms and dads, aunts and uncles, and cousins. We looked at a picture of Miss Carrie's family. Her dog was in the picture, too!
Pre-Literacy: Let's draw the letter T.
"Draw top to bottom. Now back to the top. Draw left to right and then we stop."
Make the /t/ sound. Who has a name with that sound? What other words have that sound? turkey, toes, tickle, little, top, bottom.
Activity: This week we are reading the book Yummy Yucky by Leslie Patricelli. This is one of my favorite books because it covers a lot of items. Last week (I was there Monday before I had to stay home sick), we were discussing what is food (corn, grapes, spaghetti, potatoes, chips, soup, french fries) and not food (playground covering, toys, paper, glue, marbles). This week we ready about the baby who keeps eating things that are yummy (cookies, chocolate sauce, ice cream, soup, sandwiches) and things that are yucky (worms, sand, mud pies, boogers - oh yes, we went there!) This was a great opportunity to talk about what we liked to eat and what we shouldn't eat.
DO THIS AT HOME: talk about what is good to eat, what you like to eat, and what you do not like to eat. Talk about what you like to eat on special occasions. What foods are traditional for your family celebrations? This is a great way to get the entire family talking together, especially around the dinner table.
And some pictures of what happened in class. I'm sorry I wasn't able to get all of the classes this week. I've been making up the treatment time I missed when I was sick.
Miss Jeana's classroom is discussing the book Rosie's Walk this week.
They also learned the vocabulary words "flip" and "turn" and they discussed ways to manipulate objects and look at them from a different angle.
One of our birthday kids brought Birthday Oreos to share for snack time in Miss Jeana's classroom.
Miss Jen's class has been learning all about the concept of under and they hid under the box with flashlights and then popped out. The kids loved this and requested it over and over while Miss Jen sang "Who is under the box".
Miss Jen's class has a new classroom pet. His name is Steve. He is a tomato worm. Miss Jen found Steven in her garden at home. (Miss Jeana has class pets in the spring when she orders Painted Lady caterpillars so the class can watch them turn into butterflies).
Miss Jen's class is utterly fascinated with Steve. They have been asking a lot of questions.
In Miss Jeana's classroom, sometimes play takes place under the table.
And playdough, ponies, and puppets are perfectly popular. (HA! I love alliteration!)
Please remember to dress your child in clothes appropriate for the weather. We're still going outside. We're also talking about how we can YELL and RUN AROUND when we are outside.
Random superheros reminding me to be quiet while they save the day.
And lastly, one of the reasons I love my job. One of the children made my mother a card. I asked him to read it to me:
"Dear Miss Carrie's Mommy,
We have lots of kids.
This picture I draw of you.
Thank you."
And here is the artist's rendition of my mother.
Oh, be still my heart!
What a fantastic week in preschool!
Thank you for keeping your sick children at home. Jeana, Jen, and I are very grateful. We do not want to get sick. We appreciate your help in keeping us healthy.
