We started our new year with a couple of birthday celebrations! We still have two more to go this month! There was plenty of baking to do. We've been working on how to measure as close to exact amounts as possible, by using the back of our hands to brush off the excess. Some of the kids used their knowledge of patterns to make a colour pattern with their cupcake sprinkles! Very neat!
Aside from the excitement of two birthdays, this week’s focus was on 2D shapes and New Year celebrations.
-The kids practiced matching shapes of everyday things, building shapes that were drawn on the learning board, sorting round shapes vs not round shapes, and colouring shapes certain colours as per the instructions. They did a great job choosing the correct colours, colouring in the lines the best they could, and helping each other to identify which shape was the shape I called. It also happened to be the kitties birthdays this week so we made paper kitty crafts using different shapes to build a cat face.
-We made many artworks and crafts with fireworks in them; glitter fireworks, used a fork and paint to make fireworks, and cut cupcake liners to make fireworks.
The kids have been working very hard at recognizing the letters in their names, knowing what they are called, and building and/or writing them. Each day during Morning Meeting they either spell or write a portion of their names. This week they wrote the first letter of their names every day on the board, used stickers to trace the outline of the first letter of their names, and work together to spell their whole name. We have been trying to remember to always start at the top!
Aside from the excitement of two birthdays, this week’s focus was on 2D shapes and New Year celebrations.
-The kids practiced matching shapes of everyday things, building shapes that were drawn on the learning board, sorting round shapes vs not round shapes, and colouring shapes certain colours as per the instructions. They did a great job choosing the correct colours, colouring in the lines the best they could, and helping each other to identify which shape was the shape I called. It also happened to be the kitties birthdays this week so we made paper kitty crafts using different shapes to build a cat face.
-We made many artworks and crafts with fireworks in them; glitter fireworks, used a fork and paint to make fireworks, and cut cupcake liners to make fireworks.
The kids have been working very hard at recognizing the letters in their names, knowing what they are called, and building and/or writing them. Each day during Morning Meeting they either spell or write a portion of their names. This week they wrote the first letter of their names every day on the board, used stickers to trace the outline of the first letter of their names, and work together to spell their whole name. We have been trying to remember to always start at the top!
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