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Mary Kay McNeill Early Learning Center
September 11, 2020
Dear families,
This week Mrs. Darling, Mrs. Hanrahan, and Mrs. Maybrun have started the Creative Curriculum Ball Unit of Study. Mrs. Wolbers and Mrs. Dempski will be starting next week. Throughout the study the children will be learning about the different kinds of balls, how people use balls, what they are made of, what is inside them, and how high they can bounce.
If you can, we would like your help to gather a collection of balls for the children to
investigate. Here are some suggestions suggestions: basketball, volleyball, baseball, soccer ball, golf ball, bouncy ball, marble, beach ball...
As we study balls, we will learn concepts and skills in literacy, math, science, social studies, the arts, and technology. We will also use thinking skills to investigate, ask questions, solve problems, make predictions, and test our ideas.
What You Can Do at Home
Spend time with your child playing with balls of different shapes, types, and sizes, such as playground balls, tennis balls, table tennis balls, volleyballs, baseballs, footballs, and marbles.
Talk about what the balls are made of, whether they are heavy or light, and whether they are big or little.
Wonder aloud with your child to encourage his thinking about balls. For example, you might say, “I wonder how far you can throw a foil ball, a beach ball, and a tennis ball. How can we find out?”
Help your child use all of his senses when playing with balls. You might ask, “What does this ball look like? Feel like? Sound like? Smell like?”
See how many types of balls you can find around the house and in your neighborhood.
Play a game while riding in a car, bus, or train in which you and your child think of words that contain the word ball. Look for examples of balls in your community.
At the end of our study, we will have a special event to show you what we have learned.
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