Amazing Kids

Theme:  We finished up our unit on ourselves.  We learned some fun facts about one another.  We sat in a circle.  I told the children that I wanted to show them something AMAZING.  One by one, each child took a turn peeking at a mirror inside my box.  :)  We discussed what features we have on our faces (eg. 2 ears, 1 nose,...) so that we can practice drawing ourselves.  We also began learning about letter "A".

Choosing Time:  Alligators, Animals, Foam Blocks, Cut out "A/a", Zoob, building blocks


Books:



Science:

1. Each of us were measured to see how tall we are and how much we weigh.  We will do this again at the end of the year to see if we have grown.  The curling ribbon was cut to each child's specific length. We had fun doing movements with our ribbons.
2. We learned about ants.  An ant has 3 body parts, 6 legs, and 2 antennae.  Ants live in colonies with one queen.  We put an ant puzzle together as a class.

Music & Movement:

• Ants Go Marching
• Criss Cross Applesauce
• Open Shut, I like to Cut
• Stand Up 
• Blast Off Like an Astronaut
• I've Got a Wiggle in My Toe
• Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
• 10 Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree

Art:

• Self-Portraits
• Paper Dolls
• Letter "A" with fingerprint Ants marching Around

Letter Learning:  We practiced identifying the letter "A/a"  We practiced making letter "A" sounds and then we tried to write "A".  Some "A" words we discussed are:  ape, apple, alligator, apron, astronaut, amazing...

Snacks:

• AMAZING chocolate cookies
• Apricot fruit leather, Apples, Animal Crackers
• Apples, Cheese Sticks

Show & Tell:  Some of our fun items included favorite stuffed animals, an apron, applesauce, an amazing water toy,...

Question of the Day:

1. Do you like Alligators?
2. Do you like Ants?
3. Do you like Apples?