Mrs. Mudd's class had a fun Thursday!
Check out the teamwork, perseverance, and hand-eye coordination to make these masterpieces...
A few friends helped find the matches for our letter and number eggs so we can pack them up and look forward to something new when we return from Easter break!
We LOVE our classroom babies...
Wiggle worm was here to welcome the start of baseball season!!! If a friend picked a number on a baseball, that friend said the number aloud. Then I gave the class an activity to complete that number of times...
March in place 8 times!
If a wiggle worm was picked...
WIGGLE, WIGGLE, WIGGLE...and FREEZE! A great way to practice self regulation, having to stop and freeze when having so much fun wiggling!
We noticed that another month has come and gone...it is now April!!! Our March pie graph had been colored in! We compared March to all of the other months. We noticed that March is the only month with only these three colors. Being able to compare and understand more, less, and the same is an early math skill!
We introduced the letter "N" today!
We remembered start your letter "at the top" then big line down, back to the top, big line down/diagonal, big line up for "N". Then we came up with words that start with "N".
Anytime one of our friends thinks of a word that starts with "N" we can add it to our big letter. Or, if at home, your child sees a small picture or item that starts with an "N", bring it in and he/she can tape it to our big letter!
Then we practiced writing "N" with crayons (nice and short to reinforce proper grip)!
We had a very special Easter chapel journey today! Zion's intern DCE led us to 3 "stations"...
Here we remembered what Jesus did for us on the cross, and sang a special song, "Do You Know Who Died for Me?"
This cross had a real crown of thorns, just like Jesus had to wear when He died for our sins.
The "stone" that covered the tomb...
Each friend then picked out his/her very own "stone" and drew a cross on it...
We get to bring these special rocks home to remind us that Jesus did die on that cross, but he rose again at Easter. We will one day get to be with Him in heaven!
Then...a little time to enjoy the sunshine (even though it felt quite chilly)!
Time for small groups (centers)!
"We can read!"
We found environmental print that we could "read" and improved our small motor control as we glued each to our paper. Then, each friend "read" his/her environmental print to Mrs. Mudd!
We improved spatial awareness as we completed Easter Puzzles. Each puzzle told a different part of the Easter Story. Success for some was completing the puzzle "on top" of the picture. Success for some was completing the puzzle "next to" the picture. While success for others was completing the puzzle without looking at the picture!
With Mrs. Dose each friend took turns...picking a bunny, any bunny! On each bunny was a number. Each child showed his/her friends, then said the number. Then Mrs. Dose gave them an activity to do that number of times (i.e. jump "4" times, do "7" toe touches). The ability to recognize/identify numbers and connect them to their quantities is an early math skill.
We improved our writing skills and letter identification as we wrote "spring" words (from our word wall) in our journals.
Finally...a little more time in the fresh, crisp, Spring air...
I pray you have a safe, blessed Easter (and Easter break)!
