Week In a Peek
Ms. Cindy, Ms. Cathy, Ms. Amanda, Ms. Heather
Checking out the room
Kyler's grandpa helped inspect the room :)
Gifts of love
We made special gift boxes for our grandparents- and filled them with kisses (of the chocolate variety!)
Magnatiles
Magnatiles are always a hit in our classroom! Grandparents were amazed at some of the things you can build with magnatiles.
Grandfriend's Day
Thank you so much for sharing your families and friends with us! We had a great time showing grandparents and friends our classroom. The weather didn't quite cooperate with us, as we had planned an outdoor event... but it was a great time all the same :) We enjoyed playing in our classroom and sharing favorite toys and activities with grandparents.
Counting how many bean bags we have to start
Showing how many bean bags are missing
Making a guess how many bean bags were hidden
Counting Games
Here at Grace we believe that learning through play is the best way to learn! This week we continued doing small group activities that help to individualize instruction for each child. I try to pick activities that are appropriate for each child's learning level. One activity this week was a counting game. We started off with five bean bags. I asked children to close their eyes and I took away some bean bags. When they opened their eyes, they had to figure out how many bean bags were missing. This can be a really tricky skill, because the students have to count how many bean bags are still there and then "count on" to get to five. We took turns playing this game with different students taking away bean bags. This game also helps to meet Common Core Kindergarten standards. For younger children, I differentiated this by having them close their eyes and count how many bean bags were there when they opened their eyes.
Book Orders
Scholastic book orders are a great way to get affordable books to read with your child. As a bonus, when you order we get points we can use to buy books for our classroom and school. Scholastic often has $1.00 book specials, and they sometimes have popular books available in paperback before they are sold elsewhere. I have set up a page where you can order online and our class will get the credit for your order- this way you don't have to send money in to school or deal with order forms, and you can choose from all the books Scholastic has available. I have also handpicked a few books that I think your child might enjoy. Some are books that we have read in class, others are just great books! Here is the link https://orders.scholastic.com/HYR3F I hope that helps you! You can place an order at any time, I will get an email and the order will ship free to our school.
Fine Motor Practice
Using tongs helps to develop muscles that will be important for handwriting later on. Colin is also practicing putting one ball in each hole, which works on one to one correspondence skills.
Vinegar and Baking Soda
It's amazing how much fun these two ingredients can provide!
Sorting Beads
Sorting objects is one of the Missouri Early Learning Standards, and Brynn is practicing sorting objects by color. Picking up small beads also helps develop fine motor skills.
Destin is painting the gift for our grandfriends!
Macee practices writing letters.
Harrison made a bracelet with beads, practicing fine motor skills.
Coming Up
Pumpkin Patch- September 26th
Please turn in permission slips! Let me know ASAP if you plan on attending- cost for parents is $7.00.