Nov 15 2011
Good morning everyone! I just wanted to send out a wish list of things we need for the classroom.
They are:
number dice
kleenex
snacks (anything really for snack now except things with nuts)
clipboards
glue sticks
Thank you thank you thank you!
Nov 14 2011
Happy Monday to you all! This week we will be practicing for our show on Thursday. We are and will continue to read books about bravery and courage when it comes to performing in particular. The kids decided today that they would like to perform their shows for the preschoolers so on Thursday we hope to practice in front of an audience. I cannot begin to tell you how proud they are of themselves for this whole puppet project.
Today was a special day because Mrs. Williams, Heaven’s mother, came into our class to do yoga with us. She has been doing it everyday for a while with Mrs. Clark’s class, and now she is going to start doing it with us everyday. It was AMAZING to see the children respond in such a respectful and hardworking way towards Mrs. Williams. Today we focused on breathing and downward facing dog. The children really did a wonderful job so I am excited to see how it continues to go in the future!
Mrs. Williams discussing the breathing you must do during yoga.
Madeline P. focusing on her breathing during yoga.
DeOnna practicing the downward facing dog pose.
Nov 14 2011
We have added a new exciting thing to our Math Materials. This week we introduced the hundreds chart. The kids helped me write the numbers 1 to 100. This is a very valuable tool when talking about number sense. It is a visual so kids can see patterns in numbers. As we progress with our skip counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s we will change numbers so we can visually see the skip. While I have all these educational uses, I do believe the kids favorite thing to do with the hundreds chart is play “The Missing Number Game” This is where a child goes up and takes out a number from the pocket. The rest of then class then opens their eyes and has to guess the missing number. I believe they would play this all day if I let them 🙂
Nov 11 2011
So, today was a good day! Oliver figured out our curtain woes so now we have a functioning and beautiful curtain! I had the fabric stapled onto the back of our stage, and then I had four ropes stapled and hanging down, but they were not pulling up the curtain. So, I asked Oliver this morning how we could get it up, and he said, “Maybe if we put it under the curtain and then loop it over it would pull the curtain up.” Woohoo! It worked! The children are so excited about it.
We have four three sheeters completed, and let me tell you…amazing! The children did multiple drafts to get to where they are, and I am so proud of their work.
This week we have really been practicing our shows. We talked today that there will be between 50-60 people there on Thursday night. We talked about how we need to make sure and use louder voices so that everyone can hear us. We also talked about we needed to make sure the puppets can be seen. Then a few of our friends said, “We also need to make sure and be brave.” I loved that moment! They have been working hard, and we will continue to practice next week to get us ready for next Thursday.
So proud of our little actors.
Saa painting some of his three sheeter!
opening up!
Almost ready to be opened....
Nov 11 2011
Many weeks ago when we started yoga, we started learning different animal poses. The kids have taken to them very quickly. In one of the yoga books we use as a guide, it suggested face painting animal faces on the kids. We suggested this to the kids and they were so excited! After a wonderful week of almost perfect yoga times, we brought out the face paint. The day was finally here! While we couldn’t do each child’s whole face, they each got to pick a design for their cheek.
Reid's alligator
J'Nayla's tulips
Dorothy's butterfly
Kaylee's butterfly
