Thank you for checking out our Thursday!
Friends not here yesterday began their day with a special check-in! Each child completed his/her "September My Name" for his/her portfolio. Each friend could choose whether or not he/she wanted to use his/her name tag for guidance! While each friend wrote his/her name I took special note of :
pencil grip
right or left hand
copied name or wrote from memory
To wrap up morning meeting, a special friend arrived again...Tricky Mouse! Tricky Mouse brought numbers with him today. You see, Tricky Mouse, hid under a number (while we squeezed our eyes shut tight). We then had to figure out which number he was hiding under. If a friend chose "6" we would say together...
Tricky Mouse, tricky mouse are you in the 6 house?
If yes...woo hoo, we found him. If not, a friend would choose a different number, until we found that sneaky mouse! Identifying/recognizing numbers is an early math skill.
Happy Birthday Corinne! Thank you for sharing your special day with us!
We LOVED getting to meet mat man! First I built mat man as we all listened to the mat man song!
Then, our friends helped build mat man all on their own while listening to the mat man song! Mat man helps children to learn body awareness (body parts, body functions). Putting him together as a class improves socialization skills (participating, following directions, and taking turns).
Way to go Mrs. Mudd's class...another GREAT mat man is born!
We practiced how to be safe if there were ever a stranger in our building...we ROCKED it!!!
Wow...another perfect morning to head outside for large motor time!
Time for small groups (centers)!
With me, each friend had the opportunity to draw his/her own mat man! I did sing the song and drew my mat man at the same time in case some friends needed a little guidance! Drawing mat man teaches how to organize and place body parts correctly!
In our journals, we had to recall something fun that we did over the long weekend. Each friend then drew pictures or "wrote" a story telling us all about the fun they had while not as school! Writing in journals enables children to feel a sense of pride in their development of writing skills.
With Mrs. Lorenz we played a fun game of Alphabet BINGO! She said a letter, each friend said the letter name and letter sound. Then, found that same letter on their BINGO board and covered it up! Identifying letters and their sounds is an early literacy skill!
We tried our best at sequencing beach balls in order from smallest to biggest or biggest to smallest (or both)! Comparing and sequencing is an early math skill.
We always find fun ways to get our bodies moving!
During Jesus Time today we learned that God created the world, with no mistakes, in just 6 days. On the 7th day He rested. We decided He must have been tired after all that hard work! He also created us and loves us all so much, He sent His son Jesus to die on the cross to save us from our sins!
See you again tomorrow!
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