We started the week by talking about Ground Hogs Day. We heard a really cute book called Gregory's Shadow by Don Freeman and then we talked about shadows and what makes them. During snack time Mrs. Gould came around with a flashlight and we made shadows on the table. Using a flashlight against the wall to make shadow puppets would be a fun follow up to do at home! During activity time we used popsicle sticks and toilet paper rolls to create ground hog puppets coming up out of the ground.
On Tuesday we talked about The Chinese New Year. We found China on the map and listened to several stories about the holiday. We learned that the celebration is 15 days long, fireworks are set off as part of the celebration, how to count to 10 in Chinese, and that oranges and the color red are supposed to bring good luck. For snack we had oranges with our crackers and we made fireworks with glitter and glue for our art project.
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| We glued the finished product on red paper for good luck! |
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| Mrs. Chyko helped us make tissue paper hearts! |
Thursday we talked about various shapes, especially hearts! We enjoyed listening to the story My Heart is like a Zoo.
We danced around using bean bags and scarves during our indoor movement time.
These are some of the CD's we use when it's too cold to go outside!.
We've been singing the A,B,C's in circle time while Mrs. Chyko or Mrs. Gould point to the letters. Then we sing our A,B,C sounds while we point to the letters. We all giggle when we do this but it's a great way to make the connection between letters and sounds. We've also been reading big books and talking about letters and sounds.
Here's a really good link that explains the stages of early literacy development. stages of early literacy development
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