More happenings in Miss Jeana's and Miss Jen's classrooms

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.

Miss Carrie's Tiara

Okay, I'm not sure if your children have commented on this particular subject this week:

It's my birthday week which gave me an excuse to wear my tiara.  When I wear my Harry Potter or Captain America/Hulk lego earrings, I get a lot of language from my kids in both classrooms.  When I changed my hair from blond to red, I received A LOT of comments from the kids.  So I thought I'd see what I would get when I wore my QUEEN tiara to class every single day.

Apparently, the wearing of tiaras is so common with the preschool set that I received looks but very few comments from the kids.  I received a lot of comments from my colleagues at school.  A lot of comments from parents.  Even random people (delivery, bus drivers, people in the neighborhood).  Hmmm.  So, just in case your child said something about Miss Carrie's crown  at home.................now you know.

October Week 1: Fall Leaves

Phoneme: /g/

Transition Song: Five Little Ghost by the Kiboomers.

(Be warned: this is very popular with the kids every single year)

Materials: laminated letter G, Book: Leaf Man, Book: Fall Leaves Fall, box of fake leaves

Vocabulary and basic concepts: Fall, Autumn, Leaves, falling, colors, red, yellow, brown, green, cold/hot, up/down, throwing, catching

Pre-literacy: I see a curved line that almost looks like a circle.  I see straight lines that almost look like a square.  Let's draw the letter G.  "Draw half a circle, not a frown.  Go across the middle and then down." Who has a name with the /g/ sound?  When I put my fingers on my throat and make the /g/ sound, I can feel my fingers move.  They tickle, too.  What words have the /g/ sound? Grape, good, girl, tiger, lego, yogurt, bug, dog, pig.

This week we're reading two books: Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert

And Fall Leaves Fall by Zoe Hall

We're talking about how it is getting colder outside.  That cold weather turns the leaves different colors and then they fall off the trees.

Miss Carrie has a lot of very big trees at her house.  They are starting to turn colors.

So Miss Carrie brought a box of leaves to the class.  She introduced them to one of her most favorite fall activities - playing in the leaves.  We threw them, compared colors and sizes, piled them on people, and scooped them up again.

In Miss Jeana's room:

 
 
 
 
 

 

And Miss Jen's classrooms

 

 
 

Back to Miss Jeana's class

DO THIS AT HOME: Go on a leaf hunt.  Walk around the block or around the park and collect leaves. Talk about colors, shapes, sizes, big trees, little trees, falling leaves, and if it is cold outside.  Talk about the clothes you need to wear to keep warm.