week of August 31 | snapshot

Last week was all about neighborhoods and communities!

We learned that everyone is a community helper in our community. We discussed the helper jobs in the classroom and I asked each student to decide what one thing they were willing to do for the common good of the classroom. They then wrote it on their handprint, and cut out, and we made a poster to remind us all of the jobs we can do to make the classroom run smoother.

Then we discussed ways to improve our neighborhoods. (like build a park, more sidewalks for bike riding, pick up trash, etc...) What is something YOU can help do?

Continuing with our discussion on responsibilities, the students watched Strega Nona. They were to watch for the kind of work people do and how they do their work. We are learning that every member of a community has a responsibility and our classroom is our community a majority of our time. :)

We made a circle map of what we want to be when we grow up:

The first community helper we started with was a doctor. This is what we know:

Then we read What Does the X-ray Say?

And we made our own x-rays!

And then we watched The Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor

In math, our shape of the week was rectangle. And we focused on more than, less than, and equal to this week.

limited centers this week:

block center- I added wooden emergency cars and traffic signs and the students built a neighborhood

dramatic play- the students loved role playing pediatrician with props 

discovery- fall sensory tub

literacy- - letter Gg spotting in Big Books

literacy- shaving cream writing

math- Bob the Builder Memory Game

Listening Center- Giraffes Can’t Dance

Friday was College Colors Day so we got to see LUie and get our picture made!

#happyclassrooms

One last hug!!!

yesterday and today's snapshot

yesterday morning, we learned how to write Ee the correct way.

<insert picture of Kielei I forgot to take :( >

Addison's daddy just got home from Turkey and Addison got to pass out spinning tops to her classmates. 

thanks for thinking of us, Mr. John!

our question of the day:

we compared neighborhoods and schools after watching the eBook Neighborhood Songs.

in the library, the students listened to Fredrick.

"While the other field mice work to gather grain and nuts for winter, Frederick sits on a sunny rock by himself. “I gather sun rays for the cold dark winter days,” he tells them. Another day he gathers “colors,” and then “words.” And when the food runs out, it is Frederick, the dreamer and poet, whose endless store of supplies warms the hearts of his fellow mice, and feeds their spirits during the darkest winter days. "

@ Amazon

then they made prints in fall colors using apples and bell peppers. 

fall begins Sunday, September 22 :)

this morning the students practiced writing Ee's on the whiteboard.

the question of the day:

can you make a triangle with your hands?

we had our last read aloud for The Gingerbread Man. afterwards, we decided to change the ending. we thought about what the Gingerbread Man could have done if the sneaky fox hadn't eaten him.

this afternoon in limited centers, we made shapes on our geoboards...

started making books...

and made paper doll families.

here's a picture of our Dd environmental print. it's not too late if you haven't turned yours in.

reminders:

* an example of environmental print for our Word Wall beginning with the letter Ee. Environmental print is the print on road signs, restaurants, cereal boxes, and other places in the environment. The word “stop” on a stop sign or the name “McDonald’s” on the sign for the fast food restaurant. Environmental print is the first introduction most children have to reading. Have a letter Ee hunt around the house or grocery store or riding down the road with your child and see what you find! J

* if you would like to come and do a cooking activity with us this week, we would love to have you! just let me know what you would like to cook with the students and what time works best for you. just remember, no peanut products allowed. J