Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Spring is Almost here!


 
Where does the time go?! We have been very busy down in Pre-K...identifying and learning new letters and sounds, having fun with art projects, utilizing our counting jar, learning about nursery rhymes and fairy tales (and now into our Everything Grows and Grows unit), planting and growing, and preparing for Spring.
 
M with Rose!



M for Mouse


H with Leila!
 
 
 
 
Our Friend, Ibou, introduced us to the letter sound /W/. He brought in a wallet, a watch, a washcloth, a wheel, a wagon, and a piece of wood. We loved reading the AlphaTales book, Worm's Wagon, and watching a clip of the W song. We made walruses and had a lot of fun doing so.
 
 
 
 
Bryce introduced us to the letter sound /N/. He brought in some nutritious nuts, the number 9, Nike, and a few other items. We watched a clip of the N song and read the AlphaTales book, The Nicest Newt. We also made a nest out of 6 letter Ns and a pattern of eggs.
 
 
We are creative!
 
 
 
In math we have been working hard at completing our weekly counting jar. So far, we've had hexagons, wheels, ladybugs and river rocks. What will be in our next counting jar? We will see when we come back from Spring Break.
 
10 wheels

14 hexagons

17 river rocks

19 ladybugs
 
 
100th day counting!
 
Rose's Family Share: We looked at baby pictures of Rose, Her older sister, Ruby, and her younger brother, Kingsley, and tried to guess which one was Rose. They all looked alike when they were babies! We also played Go Fish. It was a lot of fun.
 
We collected some tiny pinecones from under a tree!
 
 

Last week we planted some seeds. They are in our sunroom getting plenty of light. It has been fun and exciting to watch our plants grow! We learned about the five things needed in order for seeds to grow into plants, flowers, vegetables, etc. They are; water, sunlight, soil, air, and a lot of love.
 
 
After Spring Break we will continue our theme of Everything Grows and Grows, with lots of math and science, as well as outdoor exploration.