today's snapshot

this morning we made U's with play-doh

we sketched a tree as we sang The Green Grass Grows and added a few things to our tree as well at the end.

we discussed tree sizes: trees that are bigger, smaller, and the same size as us.

our question of the day:

we went on a tree hunt looking for various trees around the school. short trip, quite chilly :)

we played Leaping Sounds where the students had to listen for the beginning sound of their name and then follow the directions. for example "If your name begins with the /k/ sounds, hop on one foot." 

/r/ spin around

/t/ run to Ms. Kim's door and back

/k/ run to the water fountain and back

/t/ do a flip

/a/ jump up and down

 

this afternoon we explored with linking cubes

even made some patterns

went on a U hunt using newspapers and ads

wrote in our journals

and learned to draw trees using shapes. 

our tree stories for today:

"No one wants to hear the little boy play his ukelele anymore...Clink, clunk, clonk. And no one wants to watch his father make things disappear...Zoop! Zoop!

Until the day the fearsome giant Abiyoyo suddenly appears in town, and all the townspeople run for their lives and the lives of their children! Nothing can stop the terrible giant Abiyoyo, nothing, that is, except the enchanting sound of the ukelele and the mysterious power of the magic wand."

@Amazon

"Dear Kids, A long time ago, when you were little, Mom and I took you to where we wanted to build a house. . . . I remember there was one tree, however, that the three of you couldn’t stop staring at. . . .

After the family spares him from the builders, Steve the tree quickly works his way into their lives. He holds their underwear when the dryer breaks down, he’s there when Adam and Lindsay get their first crushes, and he’s the centerpiece at their outdoor family parties. With a surprising lack of anthropomorphizing, this is a uniquely poignant celebration of fatherhood, families, love, and change."
@Amazon