Wednesday's snapshot

we fingerpainted the letter Yy today!

and we learned how to play the estimation game Hully Gully, How Many?

I put a certain number of an object in my cupped hands (we used plastic letter beads this time), I shook them so the students could hear them, and said hully gully, how many? the students estimated how many they thought I had in my cupped hands. then we counted together out loud to see how many I had and who came closest with their estimation.

here is Archie and Kielei playing Hully Gully, How Many? later in the day.

we started our 3R's unit today!

question of the day:

we read The Paper Bag Princess during large group today.

"The Princess Elizabeth is slated to marry Prince Ronald when a dragon attacks the castle and kidnaps Ronald. In resourceful and humorous fashion, Elizabeth finds the dragon, outsmarts him, and rescues Ronald --- who is less than pleased at her un-princess-like appearance."

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we talked about how this story differs from most princess stories because she is the one doing the saving, not the prince. 

today's snapshot

this morning we practiced writing z's in our salt tray.

and practiced our music for the end of the year program.

Mr. Drew, our PE clinical student, had the students working on hand eye coordination using bean bags this morning.

I loved walking around and listening to these girls at the writing stations during gross motor!

we also went back to Tuesday's question of the day and measured how tall the students were and compared their estimations. 

 

 

some were very close!

we watched our eBook Who Lives in Trees?

and played say it, show it. I would hold up a number and they would have to show me that number. they got creative!

#10 

#6 

#9 

#8 

#7 

I asked the students to close their eyes and listen as I read them a poem about a tree...

then I asked them to draw what they saw in their minds with their imaginations. 

we got in one more question of the day before we had to leave because of weather. 

we read Pablo's Tree.

"In a heartwarming intergenerational story, Pablo cannot wait to visit his grandfather and discover what treasures will be placed on his tree, a tree that was purchased when Pablo was adopted and that, each year, is decorated with special surprises."

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what would you put on Pablo's tree? 

rainbows

rainbows

racecars

bells

flowers

bow

Jake and the Neverland Pirates

hope you are all safe and sound in the storm. see you in the morning!