December 1st, 2017
We started our week by talking about what penguins are, what they have and what they can do. It was neat to learn about the different types of penguins, that the mommy lays the egg, and that the daddy cares for and keeps it warm, and that the mommy goes fishing to feed the baby later. Some of us thought it was really yucky that the moms penguin spits up partially digested food into the baby’s mouth! We also learned about the neat webbed feet that penguins have that help them swim…if only we have those too! We thought it was so odd that penguins were still considered a bird even though they cannot fly!
We played with symmetry by painting half a penguin on one side of the paper and then folding the paper in half to see the same half penguin replicated on the other side. This technique was really fun to play around with too. Some would make a full picture and find replication on the other side, and some would make half of something to find the other half that completed their painting after folding the paper.
How do penguins stay warm? Fat/blubber and feathers. We did a science experiment where we put our hands in ice water to feel how cold it would be for us to live in cold water. Next, we used a mitten, to be the fat/blubber and put it inside of a rubber glove, to be the feathers. Wow! We could not feel the icy water at all, with the mitten and glove on!
We practiced identifying some shapes this week. Everyone already knows their basic shapes and therefore we have also added in shapes such as Parallelogram, and Trapezoid. We practiced a little more with independently following multiple steps for our penguin shape craft. After listening to the steps they worked on their crafts; choosing a shape, cutting out the shape and penguin feet, gluing together the shape and the cut shape and the feet, gluing on the eyes and beak, writing their names on them, and putting them on the black mat when they were done. With the help of their friends they were all able to figure out what they had to do next. As a teacher, I really enjoy taking a step back and watching how they converse, direct, and help each other out. We have some really great little leaders!
Our movement song this week was “Penguin Dance”. What a fun action song to practice our left and right side! We also listened to/watched to a song with a story called “My Penguin is Not Polite” by Play Kids (YouTube).
We have been learning about French colours over the past couple of weeks and this week we are really starting to catch on! Everyone is beginning to identify objects using French colour words while they are eating snack even. The kids played a Twister type game on the button rug where they were given anywhere from one to four colours to find and put their hands and feet on. It was pretty funny to watch and they did a great job!
Our letters this week were X and Z. We learned that when X and Y are neighbours they sound like Z.
We watched Happy Feet this week for our Friday movie day. The kids pointed out all the things we had been learning about penguins that happened in the movie. After we decided to paint a part of the movie that we liked; whether it be a certain type of penguin or a particular scene.
Of course we cannot forget about the very special 5th birthday we celebrated as well. Mmmm cookies.
We started our week by talking about what penguins are, what they have and what they can do. It was neat to learn about the different types of penguins, that the mommy lays the egg, and that the daddy cares for and keeps it warm, and that the mommy goes fishing to feed the baby later. Some of us thought it was really yucky that the moms penguin spits up partially digested food into the baby’s mouth! We also learned about the neat webbed feet that penguins have that help them swim…if only we have those too! We thought it was so odd that penguins were still considered a bird even though they cannot fly!
We played with symmetry by painting half a penguin on one side of the paper and then folding the paper in half to see the same half penguin replicated on the other side. This technique was really fun to play around with too. Some would make a full picture and find replication on the other side, and some would make half of something to find the other half that completed their painting after folding the paper.
How do penguins stay warm? Fat/blubber and feathers. We did a science experiment where we put our hands in ice water to feel how cold it would be for us to live in cold water. Next, we used a mitten, to be the fat/blubber and put it inside of a rubber glove, to be the feathers. Wow! We could not feel the icy water at all, with the mitten and glove on!
We practiced identifying some shapes this week. Everyone already knows their basic shapes and therefore we have also added in shapes such as Parallelogram, and Trapezoid. We practiced a little more with independently following multiple steps for our penguin shape craft. After listening to the steps they worked on their crafts; choosing a shape, cutting out the shape and penguin feet, gluing together the shape and the cut shape and the feet, gluing on the eyes and beak, writing their names on them, and putting them on the black mat when they were done. With the help of their friends they were all able to figure out what they had to do next. As a teacher, I really enjoy taking a step back and watching how they converse, direct, and help each other out. We have some really great little leaders!
Our movement song this week was “Penguin Dance”. What a fun action song to practice our left and right side! We also listened to/watched to a song with a story called “My Penguin is Not Polite” by Play Kids (YouTube).
We have been learning about French colours over the past couple of weeks and this week we are really starting to catch on! Everyone is beginning to identify objects using French colour words while they are eating snack even. The kids played a Twister type game on the button rug where they were given anywhere from one to four colours to find and put their hands and feet on. It was pretty funny to watch and they did a great job!
Our letters this week were X and Z. We learned that when X and Y are neighbours they sound like Z.
We watched Happy Feet this week for our Friday movie day. The kids pointed out all the things we had been learning about penguins that happened in the movie. After we decided to paint a part of the movie that we liked; whether it be a certain type of penguin or a particular scene.
Of course we cannot forget about the very special 5th birthday we celebrated as well. Mmmm cookies.
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