Group Meeting: Today was Birthday Day. We had one birthday in the morning, but none in the afternoon.
Story: The story for today was 20 Big Trucks In the Middle of the Street by Mark Lee. An ice cream truck breaks down in the middle of the street. Other trucks come upon it, but cannot move around it. In all, 20 trucks are stuck in the middle of the street. A young boy has an idea of how to get traffic moving. Ask your child to tell you the solution.
Small Groups: The children made Apple Crescents for snack. Each child was given a Pillsbury crescent dough triangle and an apple. The apple was placed on the wide end of the triangle and was then sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. The children rolled up the apple in the crescent and put it on the cookie sheet to bake. It tasted just like apple pie.
Large Group: Six children brought items for Show and Tell. Everyone has now had one turn. We will start over again next week.
Snacks: The children enjoyed the Apple Crescents and Birthday Brownies with juice.
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Maps
Group Meeting: We have three new floor puzzles. I introduced them to the children as they will be available during play time.
Story: Our story for today was Walk on Maps by Mel Campbell. This is the story of Anthony who will be attending a new school. He lives close enough to the school to walk. His father has drawn a map of the streets in his neighborhood. Together they select the best route to get to school. The book had pictures of street signs and school crossing signs. As you are traveling in your vehicle, point out signs to your child along the way.
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed in Monday's post. The schedule for today was:
Activity #1 Green Group
Activity #2 Red Group
Activity #3 Yellow Group
Large Group: Following our story, I displayed a road map of Iowa. I pointed out Bettendorf, Davenport, and DeWitt (my home). I also pointed out Des Moines which is where the teachers went to the inservice training two weeks ago. Some children were familiar with Ames, Iowa City, and the Mississippi River.
We also learned two new songs today; "Where Do You Start Your Letters?" and "Boom a Chicka Boom".
Snacks: The morning class had graham crackers and juice provided by Topher. Topher was absent today due to illness. We hope he is back tomorrow. The afternoon class had Goldfish and juice brought by Addison. Thank you!
Story: Our story for today was Walk on Maps by Mel Campbell. This is the story of Anthony who will be attending a new school. He lives close enough to the school to walk. His father has drawn a map of the streets in his neighborhood. Together they select the best route to get to school. The book had pictures of street signs and school crossing signs. As you are traveling in your vehicle, point out signs to your child along the way.
Small Groups: The activities for this week are listed in Monday's post. The schedule for today was:
Activity #1 Green Group
Activity #2 Red Group
Activity #3 Yellow Group
Large Group: Following our story, I displayed a road map of Iowa. I pointed out Bettendorf, Davenport, and DeWitt (my home). I also pointed out Des Moines which is where the teachers went to the inservice training two weeks ago. Some children were familiar with Ames, Iowa City, and the Mississippi River.
We also learned two new songs today; "Where Do You Start Your Letters?" and "Boom a Chicka Boom".
Snacks: The morning class had graham crackers and juice provided by Topher. Topher was absent today due to illness. We hope he is back tomorrow. The afternoon class had Goldfish and juice brought by Addison. Thank you!
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Let's Take a Look at Roads
Group Meeting: We have been observing our cut apples for about three weeks now. They are shriveled up, brown, and are starting to mold. Curiously however, they smell good, kind of like apple cider. We will place them outside now in the dirt along side of the north door. We can still keep an eye on them as they break down into the soil.
Story: I read The Berenstain Bears and the Big Road Race by Stan Berenstain. Brother Bear is entering a road race. His car is small and slower than the other four cars. Will he be able to win the race? Ask your child to tell you how Brother Bear won.
Small Groups: The activities for this weeks small groups are listed in yesterday's post. Today's schedule was:
Activity #1 Yellow Group
Activity #2 Green Group
Activity #3 Red Group
Large Group: I showed the children two pictures of roads; a paved and a gravel. I asked them where they would see these types of roads. I asked them if they had used paved roads or gravel roads to get to school. Then we took our journals outside and sat on the sidewalk next to Utica Ridge Road. The children drew pictures of what they saw. We have some great documentation of roads!
Snack: The morning class had animal crackers, grapes, and juice brought by Taylor. The afternoon class had bread, peanut butter and juice brought by Wesley. Thank you!
Story: I read The Berenstain Bears and the Big Road Race by Stan Berenstain. Brother Bear is entering a road race. His car is small and slower than the other four cars. Will he be able to win the race? Ask your child to tell you how Brother Bear won.
Small Groups: The activities for this weeks small groups are listed in yesterday's post. Today's schedule was:
Activity #1 Yellow Group
Activity #2 Green Group
Activity #3 Red Group
Large Group: I showed the children two pictures of roads; a paved and a gravel. I asked them where they would see these types of roads. I asked them if they had used paved roads or gravel roads to get to school. Then we took our journals outside and sat on the sidewalk next to Utica Ridge Road. The children drew pictures of what they saw. We have some great documentation of roads!
Snack: The morning class had animal crackers, grapes, and juice brought by Taylor. The afternoon class had bread, peanut butter and juice brought by Wesley. Thank you!
Monday, October 10, 2016
Group Meeting: During group meeting, we reviewed our trip to Cinnamon Ridge Farm. The children shared their favorite parts of the trip. They remembered a lot!
Story: I am considering starting a study on roads which would include road construction, maps, how people use roads, and bridges. To help gather some information on what the children might be interested in, I read the story Miles To Go by Jamie Harper. Miles is the name of a preschooler who takes his petal car to school. His mom follows him as he drives down the sidewalk avoiding obstacles and seeing friends a long the way. Following the story, we talked about how we get to school everyday. We will continue our discussion tomorrow.
Small Groups: The activities for small groups this week and the schedule for today are:
Activity #1 (red group) The children will roll a letter dice, find the matching letter on their Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree and stamp the letter with a dauber. When your child brings his or hers home, ask them to identify the letters that they stamped.
Activity #2 (yellow group) The children played number bingo with the numerals 1-20.
Activity #3 (green group) The children read through the "Let's Find Out" magazine about Autumn with the teacher and completed the activities on the page.
Large Group: We are learning about the letter E this week. We learned the words to the letter E song. We went to the Outdoor Classroom. We took out bubbles and large bubble wands. I've attached a few pictures.
Snacks: The morning class had graham crackers and juice brought by Scarlett. The afternoon class had carrots, ranch dip, oyster crackers and juice brought by Vivian. Thank you!
Story: I am considering starting a study on roads which would include road construction, maps, how people use roads, and bridges. To help gather some information on what the children might be interested in, I read the story Miles To Go by Jamie Harper. Miles is the name of a preschooler who takes his petal car to school. His mom follows him as he drives down the sidewalk avoiding obstacles and seeing friends a long the way. Following the story, we talked about how we get to school everyday. We will continue our discussion tomorrow.
Small Groups: The activities for small groups this week and the schedule for today are:
Activity #1 (red group) The children will roll a letter dice, find the matching letter on their Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree and stamp the letter with a dauber. When your child brings his or hers home, ask them to identify the letters that they stamped.
Activity #2 (yellow group) The children played number bingo with the numerals 1-20.
Activity #3 (green group) The children read through the "Let's Find Out" magazine about Autumn with the teacher and completed the activities on the page.
Large Group: We are learning about the letter E this week. We learned the words to the letter E song. We went to the Outdoor Classroom. We took out bubbles and large bubble wands. I've attached a few pictures.
Snacks: The morning class had graham crackers and juice brought by Scarlett. The afternoon class had carrots, ranch dip, oyster crackers and juice brought by Vivian. Thank you!
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Preparing for our field trip
Group Meeting: We are prepared for our field trip tomorrow. I informed the children of what we can expect when we get the farm. I'm sure everyone is going to be a good listener. We will go rain or shine, so dress accordingly. A jacket and/or boots might be a good idea if it is raining. I sent a map home with everyone today so that you can make driving plans. We will meet at the preschool at arrival time.
Story: Our story today was Growing Pumpkins by Melvin Berger. This non-fiction book has wonderful pictures of the pumpkin seeds, vines, leaves, blossoms, and pumpkins. The only thing that the book left out was how the flowers are pollinated. Ask your child to tell you what needs to "dance" on the flower before a pumpkin will grow.
Small Groups: The activities for small groups are listed in Monday's post. The schedule for today was:
Activity #1 Green Group
Activity #2 Red Group
Activity #3 Yellow Group
Large Group: The children completed the L page in the HWTears workbooks. We opened a tub that contains 6 toys that start with the F sound.
Snacks: The morning class had cheese crackers and juice brought by Owen. The afternoon class had graham crackers, peanut butter, and juice brought by Simon. Thank you!
Story: Our story today was Growing Pumpkins by Melvin Berger. This non-fiction book has wonderful pictures of the pumpkin seeds, vines, leaves, blossoms, and pumpkins. The only thing that the book left out was how the flowers are pollinated. Ask your child to tell you what needs to "dance" on the flower before a pumpkin will grow.
Small Groups: The activities for small groups are listed in Monday's post. The schedule for today was:
Activity #1 Green Group
Activity #2 Red Group
Activity #3 Yellow Group
Large Group: The children completed the L page in the HWTears workbooks. We opened a tub that contains 6 toys that start with the F sound.
Snacks: The morning class had cheese crackers and juice brought by Owen. The afternoon class had graham crackers, peanut butter, and juice brought by Simon. Thank you!
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Story: Today I read The Leaves on the Trees by Thom Wiley. This book uses the words of a song to describe the different kinds of leaves on a tree. The melody was from "The Wheels on the Bus". After the story, we talked about the different shapes of leaves on trees. Have your child look at the leaves on the trees in your yard. What shapes do they make? Do you know what kind of tree it is?
Small Group: The activities for small group are listed in yesterday's post. The schedule for today was:
Activity #1 Yellow Group
Activity #2 Green Group
Activity #3 Red Group
Large Group: The children sang the song "The Ant, the Bug, and the Bee" that we learned yesterday. Their workbooks have a coloring page with the directions to color the ants black, the lady bugs red, and the bees yellow. This is a good page for following directions and it gives us practice in holding the crayon the correct way.
Snacks: The morning class had granola bars, grapes, and milk brought by Mason. The afternoon class had carrots, ranch and juice brought by Paxton. Thank you!
We went outside for a few minutes to enjoy this beautiful day. Mrs. Hoogheem took a parachute out for the children to enjoy. I tried to snap a few pictures.
Monday, October 3, 2016
The Ant, the Bug and the Bee
Group Meeting: The children have new Math Journals for October. We took a look at them and colored the pumpkin on the front.
Story: Today's story was The Fox and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson. Fletcher, a fox, notices that his favorite tree is turning brown. He thinks that it is sick. One day, a leaf falls off of the tree. He chases after it and sticks it back on. However, more leaves begin to fall. He is worried that the tree will soon have no leaves. A squirrel takes a few leaves for his nest. A porcupine takes a few to use as a blanket. Ask your child tell you what happens to the tree at the end of the story. What will happen to the tree in the spring?
Small Groups: These are the small group activities for this week along with the schedule for today.
Activity #1 The children will be introduced to a new alphabet game. The game pieces are Popsicles with upper and lower case letters printed on them that fit together to make a large Popsicle.
Activity #2 The children are introduced to Unifix cubes that we use for counting and measuring.
Activity #3 The children listen to the story Picking Apples and Pumpkins. This book will help us prepare for our field trip to the farm on Thursday.
Large Group: The letter for this week is F. We learned the F song. We also learned a new song that will help us learn to make lines that go up, down, and around. It is called "The Ant, the Bug and the Bee". Hopefully, by the end of the week, your child will be singing a few lines from this song for you.
Story: Today's story was The Fox and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson. Fletcher, a fox, notices that his favorite tree is turning brown. He thinks that it is sick. One day, a leaf falls off of the tree. He chases after it and sticks it back on. However, more leaves begin to fall. He is worried that the tree will soon have no leaves. A squirrel takes a few leaves for his nest. A porcupine takes a few to use as a blanket. Ask your child tell you what happens to the tree at the end of the story. What will happen to the tree in the spring?
Small Groups: These are the small group activities for this week along with the schedule for today.
Activity #1 The children will be introduced to a new alphabet game. The game pieces are Popsicles with upper and lower case letters printed on them that fit together to make a large Popsicle.
Activity #2 The children are introduced to Unifix cubes that we use for counting and measuring.
Activity #3 The children listen to the story Picking Apples and Pumpkins. This book will help us prepare for our field trip to the farm on Thursday.
Large Group: The letter for this week is F. We learned the F song. We also learned a new song that will help us learn to make lines that go up, down, and around. It is called "The Ant, the Bug and the Bee". Hopefully, by the end of the week, your child will be singing a few lines from this song for you.
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