This week we are using ink in a variety of forms and a lot of I statements. Our Coping Skill is scribbling-a perfect outlet for young children! Take a look at how we played today:
We will be learning about favorite foods this week during Snack Time and Story Time. In Feast for Ten a family shops, cooks and prepares for a big meal. In My First Thanksgiving, a little mouse has such a big day they fall asleep at the table. In More Spaghetti, I Say, we see just how much one character loves spaghetti!
I Week Activities
Here are some I things for the week you can look for in photos, conversations and backpacks!
Ink Masterpiece: children are using ink pens this week to create an ink masterpiece with instrumental music in the background. We sure feel like we’re in an art gallery!
Ink Pads and Stamps: We have an entire table set up with washable ink pads and a variety of stamps. We’ll use the ink pads for Journal Time this week too.
Ian the Inky I: Our Alphabet Friend will get in on Scribbling Time every day to get covered in his favorite thing: ink!
Ice Play: we have ice in the Water Table this week to hold, feel, observe and try to get it to melt! We also have ice cube trays in the Tub Table to pretend that Cloud Dough is ice!
Inches: there are rulers available for measuring this week. We have inch blocks which allow for counting and measuring to equate: 3 blocks = 3 inches. We also know that our floor tiles are 12 inch squares so that is another measuring reference.
I Like to Eat Apples and Bananas: along with this being our Song of the Week going through each vowel, it also fits in well to our daily conversation about our Favorite Foods.
Instrument Play: while we have instruments available all year round, this week they got a little extra focus along with new instruments available during Outside Time. We also have new lacing cards with animals playing instruments.
Last Week of November: Since we don’t have school next week, this is our last week with brown as our Color of the Month. We’re making new shades of brown with playdough this week and spending time with our brown Tiny Things.
Here are 3 questions to learn more about our day:
What did you eat for snack today?
Everyday we will add to our “Someone likes…” food list during Story Time. What feasts we had today! Thank you, friends for sharing your favorite foods!
In the morning we had cottage cheese, strawberries, blueberries, baked apples with cinnamon, chocolate graham crackers, cupcakes and donut holes.
In the afternoon we had chocolate milk, pizza Pringles, strawberries, curly butter noodles, chocolate granola and blueberry muffins.
How did you know where to sit at Snack Time?
Our Turkeys were waiting for us and they were arranged the same as our cubbies!
What color ink did you use for your Ink Masterpiece?
Black! We had new black ballpoint pens for each child to use. What careful and intentional masterpieces they created.
Coping Skill of the Week: Scribbling
This week we are scribbling! This is a skill that young children usually find satisfying. If they don’t have the strength to press hard enough for pencils, crayons or pens, provide markers so even the slightest movement can create marks.
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