We continued our math study in small groups through the creation of a Gingerbread Graph. We took one big bite of a delicious gingergread cookie and recorded where we took our first bite on a class graph. We then compared each column by identifying which location had the most names and the least names. Looks like the leg was the winner!
We started a new math unit this week…Comparing Quantities of Sets. We will be using a variety of graphs to explore what the words more, fewer, and equal mean. We began our study at group time with a graph about which drink we wanted for snack.
Our weather has taken quite a chilly turn the past few days. The children enjoyed every second of it on Wednesday during recess. Because of the change in weather we talked about how weather changes quickly and what causes it on Wednesday during group time. We used an interactive weather maker to create all sorts of wild weather by changing the humidity and temperature gauges. To round out our patterning unit in math we recognized and extended weather patterns on our magnetic board. Weather is wild and wonderful!
Our weather was the topic of our discussion during group time on Tuesday afternoon. It was a rainy, rainy, rain day. It seemed to last forever. We read the book The Rainy Day by Anna Milbourne which told us about how clouds are formed and what happens inside the clouds to make the rain fall.
The children shared their favorite things to do on a rainy day…playing games was the top on the list! We played all sorts of Rainy Day learning games in small groups including Dominos, Colorama, and Seasonal Science Sorting Game. Sometimes rainy days can be the best days.
We experimented with gelatin today by using a dropper and squeezing a variety different liquid water colors inside the gelatin. It created an “explosion” of color within the gelatin that looked liked veins of color running throughout the mold.
We read the book, Celebrating Thanksgiving: Giving Thanks during group time today and shared what we were thankful for…
Ms. Courtney’s sister joined us to make a special Thanksgiving Turkey out of popcorn, tissue paper, and a medical glove. It’s amazing what little creativity to create!
In preparation for a successful future in writing children must, regularly, be using the small muscles in their hands and fingers to strengthen them. We used small blocks today during small groups along with shaving cream and wooden spatulas to help build these muscles. Children are also acquiring knowledge and skills which will provide an important foundation for later learning. From the wooden shapes, your child solves problems and gains confidence. Building with blocks helps children learn what numbers stand for, and it encourages children to practice scientific, trial-and-error thinking as well as critical-thinking and decision making skills. And of course…it was a lot of fun!
Sorting was everywhere today in the PreK classroom. We got our life size grid out at group time and sorted our shoes and even sorted ourselves! The children decided that they could sort their shoes by color, type, size, and laces/no laces. We also sorted ourselves by hair color…sorting is fun!
Laces/No Laces
Hair Color
We fine tuned our sorting skills today by identifying and sorting our buttons by their various attributes. The children decided to sort them by color, size, shape, number of holes, and number of sides. Sorting is a great activity to do at home. You can sort most anything!
The PreK children strengthened their fine motor muscles and had some holiday fun today creating their own turkey treat for snack time.
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