week of October 12 | snapshot

I was not here very much during this study because Bennett was so sick,

 but I am posting what pictures I do have. :(

This was our ant study but it was also our Homecoming Week here at UWA.

Tuesday was Wacky Tacky Day!

Wednesday was Cowboys and Indians Day.

We had fun in math with our Ants in Our Pants counting activity!

limited centers:

listening- Mary Wore Her Red Dress

art/writing- add black stamp pad for fingerprint ants

fingerpainting ants

discovery- Play-dough ants

blocks- build an anthill

computer- Ant Tracks http://www.kibagames.com/Game/Ant-Tracks

dramatic play- add a picnic basket, tablecloth or small blanket to have the picnic on; play food and plates and, of course, plastic bugs to interrupt the picnic with

math- Counting Ants

Race to the Strawberry- roll the dice. count the number then put that many markers over the brown ants. roll again. count the number then put that many markers over the black ants. continue rolling until both the black and brown ants have reached the strawberries.

Thursday was Around the World with UWA!

 

Our Count the Room was Halloween themed :)

Our class participated in the Great ShakeOut on Thursday along with the UWA campus for earthquake preparedness. We urge everyone to visit shakeout.org to find out what to do in the event of an earthquake. Our school is now set up to take part in this event every year thanks to UWA.

For more information, visit shakeout.org. They have lots of information and resources.

Below are pictures of our class participating in the Great ShakeOut at 10:15 am with the campus for an earthquake. 

We are getting close to being finished with our letter boot camp!

The following pictures were taken by the class photographer for the week :)

 

Saturday we rode in the UWA Homecoming parade! We had a blast as usual! 

#happyclassrooms

week of October 5 | snapshot

Last week was all about shadows.

We wondered...how are shadows made?

Do all objects have shadows?

Are shadows always black?

How can we make shadows that are not black?

What do people do with shadows? 

 To find out how shadows are made we made shadows in the classroom because the sun wasn't cooperating  much and we watched Sid the Science Kid Shadow Investigation to see if you can see color or texture in shadows.

Then the students made shadow art.  First the students drew a picture on white paper. Then they drew the same picture on a piece of black paper. Then they glued their shadow beside their picture.

To find out if all shadows are black, I tested with students by putting color paddles in front of white light to see how it affects the shadow. 

Then we watched Peep and the Whole Wide World Shadow Play.

To find out what people do with shadows, we watched Shadow Hands. 

The students had a blast in dramatic play putting on shadow puppet plays all week!

We watched Peppa the Pig Shadows.

I read the poem “My Shadow” by Robert Louis Stevenson and then asked them 

to draw what they thought “the shadow” looks like.

Then we watched The Shape of Me and Other Stuff by Dr. Seuss. 

The students liked guessing what the shadows were before the words were read.

The students put together and read their emergent readers, Colors of Fall.

My hopes is that they read them to you, as well!

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Libby read hers to the class and they followed along!

Our Write the Room this week was Catch a Critter. The students either had to find the card with the critter and write the letters that were in their name next to the picture... or write the capital letter on the card in the box next to the picture... or decide which of the letter sounds the picture begins with and write it in the box. They really look forward to the theme of Write the Room each week!
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The students were introduced to Monster Tally this week. We have worked on tallying in other activities. They had to find a monster and write the corresponding tally marks on their paper. 

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limited centers:

dramatic play- add a flashlight and puppets so students can create shadow stories

math- Shadow Statues file folder game- match statues to the correct shadows

discovery- add students’ silhouettes for students to identify themselves and their friends

computer- 

Tigger’s Shadow Shape game http://www.gamesloon.com/free-educational-27/shapes-figures-games-240/winnie-the-pooh-tiggers-shadow-shape-42842.html

Shape vs Shadow http://www.turtlediary.com/preschool-games/puzzle-games/shape-shadow.html

listening- Gregory’s Shadow

art/writing- add black paint for adding shadows to paintings

blocks- add a flashlight so students can see shadows of their structures

We had some special visitors that got us real excited for the UWA Rodeo!

William's cousin, Daniel, came with a couple of his awesome friends and even brought some goodies! :D #happyclassrooms

Trick-or-Treat with the Library Thursday, October 29th

next week

26	27	28	29	30	31
Ms. Melody-Reader from Bright Minds Volunteer Reading Program at 9:15 am	Mrs. Gail-Reader from Bright Minds Volunteer Reading Program at 9:30 am	Dance and Gymnastics Pink Out/Wear It Wednesday-Wear pink to support Breast Cancer Awareness   (If you don't have anything pink to wear, we will have pink ribbon ready to pin on each child.)  Dance and Gymnastics 9:30-11:30 am	Pizza Day SWAP (Stations With A Purpose)    9-11 am with Dr. Minear's class---Mad Scientists Lab   Sea Turtles presentation by class starting at 1:30 pm Endangered Species Costume presentation by class starting at 1:30 pm	Halloween Parties @ 2:45 pm Trick or Treat Walk in Lyon Hall @9 a.m. Trunk-or-treat in the Campus School Parking Lot starting at 2:00 pm	UWA @ Valdosta St

All parents are invited to attend the events of the week. If you plan to dress up for Halloween festivities, please remember to not be too scary. Our little ones may be afraid of some costumes. 

next week

12	13	14	15	16	17/18
Pajama Day Ms. Lasandra’s B’day Ms. Kim’s B’day Fossil Lesson @ 1:30	Wacky Tacky Day	Dance and Gymnastics Walk with Wednesday @ 7:00a.m. Meet in the parking lot Cowboys and Indians Day Parents' Night Out forms and fees due	Pizza Day   Faculty Meeting 2:30pm  in Conference Room Around the World with UWA Day- pick a country to represent, be a slice, of pizza for Italy, be a taco for Mexico, wear a zebra mask, etc.	Spirit Day Parents’ Night Out 6:00p.m. to 10:00p.m.	Homecoming Parade @ 9:30a.m. UWA vs. Shorter @ 2:00p.m.