Here is a great activity to do at home. Create a beautiful painting in the snow. Take a picture of it.  Then have your child tell you  a story about what they drew.  Write down their response.

The Mitten Read Aloud

We will be listening to and reading Jan Brett's the Mitten.  See if your child can sequence the story or predict what will happen a the end.

During December we compared man of versions of the Gingerbread.  We learned about setting and characters. Ask your child what was their favorite and why.

During the month of January we will be learning about Winter, Snow, Snowmen, and Animals in the winter.  Here is one of the books we will be reading.  It is called The Snowy Day, written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats, and published by the Viking Press Company 1962. We will be looking some of the adventures Peter goes on in the story.

The Snowy Day Read Aloud

We learned the pig almost ate the Gingerbread baby.
My favorite part was when he jumped out the oven.
I liked when the fox sneaked up on him.
My favorite part was when he laughed

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!! 

We learned about good for us foods.  

Last week we  painted with potato mashers to make some really interesting patterns and designs.  We also made some healthy food cornucopias by cutting out good foods from flyers.  Ask us about thumbs up healthy foods. 

We keep watching our pumpkins in the outside gardens.  They are both rotting and getting yucky.  The Morning class's is getting squishy according to the kids.

After Thanksgiving break we are going to be starting our Gingerbread unit. One book we will read is the Gingerbread baby.  We are wondering what will happen.

HOW ARE CRANBERRIES THE SAME AS APPLES?

THE PM CLASS KNEW THAT ......

THEY CAN BE SQUISHY
THEY CAN ROLL
THEY ARE ROUND
THEY BOTH START AS  FLOWER
THEY BOTH HAVE SKIN
THEY ARE BOTH RED
THEY ARE BOTH JUICY
THEY BOTH HAVE SEEDS
THEY BOTH ARE FRUITS
THEY BOTH STEMS
YOU HAVE TO WATER AND FEED THEM
THEY BOTH HAVE A PICTURE INSIDE (CRANBERRIES HAVE A FLOWER AND APPLES STAR)

THEY BOTH HAVE FLESH
YOU CAN EAT THEM
YOU CAN EAT THE SKIN
THEY BOTH FLOAT

THE AM CLASS KNEW THAT ....

THEY BOTH HAVE SEEDS
THEY BOTH HAVE AIR SPACES
THEY BOTH HAVE A PATCH THAT GOES LIKE THIS
THEY BOTH ARE RED 
THEY BOTH ARE ROUND LIKE AN APPLE
THEY BOTH ARE LIKE A BALL
THEY HAVE SKIN
THEY BOTH HAVE FLESH

WE ALSO LEARNED ORANGES AND PUMPKINS FLOAT TOO

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/272045633715209764/Here is a great math game to play at home easy to make.  Practice putting numbers in order or see if your child can find the missing number.  Math can be a blast!

Scarecrows

We are getting ready for some scarecrow fun~ 

We will be reading "The Foods We Eat" and learning some new songs.  Ask me about THUMBS UP foods~

This week we are exploring the question 

 Why is it important to eat healthy?

 

We are finishing up learning about leaves and Fall.  Next up we will be exploring the theme of Pumpkins!

One book we will read is called Pumpkin Circle.

It is about the life cycle of a pumpkin.  

HMMM.....  I WONDER WHERE PUMPKINS COME FROM?

Number Recognition Game


A great math game to play at home.

NEED: Deck of Cards and Counters

Put the correct number of counters on or next to the card.  Start with one card then add another card ask how many all together.

other questions to ask As you play

1. What number do you have?
2. What number do I have?
3. Which number is greater….is more?
4. Which number is smaller….is less?
5. provide a manipulative to help the child decide which number is greater.

1. Example:  Place two bears next to the two playing card and place five bears next to the five playing card.
2. Which card has more bears?

Idea from Teaching Boys webpage

Ask us how a squirrels uses their tails. 

Fall Leaves Fall

Next week we will be learning about the season of Fall.  We will read books like Red Leaf Yellow Leaf.

Apples Apples All Kinds of Apples

This week we are learning all about Apples.  We also learned about circles and the letter A.

We are going to read The Apple Pie Tree

Ask us what we know about apples

Don't Forget 

Picture Day is scheduled for:
Thursday Oct 03, 2013

Our AM pictures went well~  

We all smiled for our pictures in the afternoon!
 

Pick a great book to read this summer or anytime!  

here is a good early reader for the kindle 

http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Readers-Volume-Reading-ebook/dp/B0075XWM7O

Getting to Know You

Can't wait to get to know you.  Here are some things you can know about me before  you start school.

My favorite place to go is the beach.

My favorite colors are yellow and green (though I do like them all).

My favorite kids books are the Gingerbread Baby, Hey Little Ant, The Giving Tree, The Wide Mouth Bullfrog.

My favorite thing to do outside is to run.

My favorite part of each day is having my morning coffee.

I like to draw.

A place I want to visit is Aruba.

I love music and having fun.

I love to play games.

What do you like?

End of the Year

It was a great year with lots of fun!  But now our year is almost done.  You have learned so many new things.  It is now time for the fun summer brings.   Enjoyed watching you grow each day.  I hope each year is as special as today.  Best wishes in all you do.  In kindergarten and the other 13 + years too.  

Thanks for a great year!!

Winding down our year of fun!  End of the year show today!  An amazing job buy some amazing kids!  

We saw elephants, ducks and much more!!!

A wonderful trip to the zoo this week. "Mr. Otter" came up to greet us