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! We had a very busy classroom and playground with every corner getting used. There was a lot of puzzle work, a lot of block building, a lot of swing work. 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: He got his eyes, smile and name tag today!
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!
Inch blocks: today we had paper inch blocks available for gluing onto paper.
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.
Last Week of November: Since we don’t have school next week, today was the last day with brown as our Color of the Month. We got all the playdough mixed up and had a beautiful dark brown for our cookie making.
Here are 3 questions to learn more about our day:
What did you eat for snack today?
In the morning we had french fries, grilled cheese, party mix, cheetos and grain bars. Delicious!
Grandma Vicki and a friend discovered that if you close your eyes and say mmmmm you can really taste the food. So precious.
In the afternoon we had french fries, tomatoes in fall colors (not only red), strawberries, donuts, donut holes, fancy cookies and yogurt smoothie drinks. Thank you for the feast, friends!
Who fell asleep at the Thanksgiving table?
Baby mouse! After a full day of shopping, cooking, visiting and eating, Baby Mouse fell asleep. But as children are quick to remind: we don’t ever take naps for real at preschool. In fact, in all three of our Story Time books, there were characters who fell asleep: the Little Mouse, the baby and the grandpa turkey.
Where did so many of the turkeys go?
Home with their preschooler! All week we’ve had turkeys go home and today is the day that they all went home. Thank you for spending time in our classroom, turkeys!
The afternoon class was our big clean up crew and we had a lot of team work.
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.
After a week of getting covered in ink with lots of scribbles, Ian got to come outside and play with us. We decided he liked it.
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