Circle time
Reading our morning message
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Proud moment
"I'm happy we're fishing together!"
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"I'm protecting the babies from strangers."
On Monday we started our morning free choice with some ballet dancing. We had Swan Lake projected onto the wall. Then the children requested snow, so we found a blizzard scene to project and the children were slipping and sliding in the snow. Afterward we had morning meeting with 3B. We read Stone Soup in preparation for our Thanksgiving Feast. The children picked the items they wanted to contribute to the soup. When 3B left, there was a lot of block building, followed by Todd Parr's The Thankful Book. Then we asked the children what they are thankful for.
Joseph - I'm thankful for my mommy and daddy.
Dylan - I am thankful for my garden because I like it.
Rex - I'm thankful for the prize.
Ava - My home.
Milo - For 2 minutes with my mommy.
Will - My garden.
Angelo - When mommy and daddy give me a hug.
Charlie - My mommy, my grandma, my grandpa, and my sister.
Aayush - House
Elle - For when mama and papa give me hugs.
Alexander - Cake because daddy's birthday.
Hunter - Dad and mom.
On Tuesday we combined with 3B so we could start working on our Stone Soup. We read The Thankful Book and There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey. Afterward we had gym, followed by Spanish. During Spanish we learned some songs for Thanksgiving and how to sing if You're Happy and You Know It. Then it was time to start our soup. Friends shared what they brought in, then we began cutting the potatoes and carrots and ripping the cabbage into smaller pieces.
On Wednesday we had our Stone Soup all together. Some parents came and joined in on our festivities. We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
All our ingredients needed for stone soup...yum!
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On Monday we read Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems. For a majority of the day, the children spent the most time either working with play dough or painting with shaving cream and paint. These activities kept their focus and attention for at least 30 minutes.
On Tuesday the children explored some sensory bags on the light table. The bags were filled with oil, water, and liquid watercolor paint. They also built with some of the light table blocks. We also had Spanish with Michelle and had a freeze dance session before lunch.
On Wednesday we read The Very Hungry Caterpillar in preparation for our trip on Friday. The children worked on creating structures with magna-tiles, painted at the easel, explored soapy water in the sensory table, had soccer with Coach JoJo, and made stuffing with Diane.
Friday was our trip to see The Very Hungry Caterpillar. It was great and everyone had a wonderful time!
Bubbles
"Take a picture" - Hunter
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Explore
Sensory bags on the light table
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Friends
Waiting for Alexander to come into the class
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On Monday the children worked on self-portraits, made families using a teddy bear puzzle provocation, played doctor/veterinarian, laughed hysterically while listening to The Book With No Pictures, built on our lego wall, and built at our wood exploration table. It was a fun-filled and busy day.
"... my family!"
~ Joseph
On Wednesday, during morning meeting, we wrote down what the children know about families. Afterwards, some children worked on creating our classroom calendar, others began working on letters for our alphabet wall, and the rest continued playing beach (we were playing beach during morning free play since it was so cold outside). After choice time was over, we had soccer with coach JoJo and then had cooking with Diane (we made cornbread).
Relaxing on the sand at the beach
On Thursday the children tried out the new rock climbing wall in the gym, created artwork using liquid watercolor paint and salt, explored play dough, and played with our 3B friends.
"I made a pancake with blueberries and raspberries."
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Cooking with Diane
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"...my mouth."
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On Monday we read Dots! Dots! Dots! at the Museum. Afterward, the children were given an opportunity to create their own work of art that included dots. We also finished up Halloween costumes, painted with blue paint, white paint, and shaving cream on a mirror, worked at the easel using dot dot markers, played train in the block area (there was a conductor and passengers), and built with light table manipulatives on the light table.
Tuesday was Halloween! We had a wonderful time showing off our costumes while trick-or-treating around the neighborhood.
On Wednesday some of the children worked on creating individual structures in the block area, within their own designated area on the rug. We also made pumpkin pie with Diane, had soccer with Coach JoJo, and explored baking soda and colored vinegar.
On Thursday we combined with 3B in our classroom. Some children worked at our wood working station (explored building, without glue), painted with colored shaving cream, read all of the big books in our classroom, cooked and dined in the kitchen area, and made a thank you card for Tribeca Kitchen for passing out treats on Halloween.
On Friday the children creating individual shaving cream paintings, explored water and animals in the water table, created structures with cups and pipe cleaners, and had shared snack together (thank you Dylan!)
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On Monday we began working on Halloween costumes, played a math guessing game (the children had to guess how many caps were in the jar), finished working on October self-portraits, and worked with pipe cleaners and Styrofoam.
On Tuesday we continued working on Halloween costumes, played the guessing game, had Spanish with Michelle, and celebrated Kedar's 3rd birthday. Happy Birthday Kedar!
On Wednesday we continued working on Halloween costumes, had soccer with Super Soccer Stars, worked on our curriculum celebration projects, created with Styrofoam, pipe cleaners, and beads, and built with magna tiles and submersible lights.
On Thursday we finished working on our curriculum celebration projects, continued working on Halloween costumes, played animals in the block area (an image of the rain forest was projected onto the wall while sounds played in the background), created with clay, read lots of books in he reading area, and worked on letter puzzles.
On Friday we had our curriculum celebration! We hope you all enjoyed the children's self-portraits and answers to the questions. If you missed them, they are up in our block/light room.
The children were so happy to have you all there and everyone had a great breakfast! Thank you for making this event successful.
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The children are still very interested in the letters of the alphabet. They are now starting to ask about letters when we read our morning message. Some children are working on recognizing the letters, others are starting to work on letter-sound recognition.
In relation to their identity, the children are starting to notice their peers names, especially focusing on letters that they share.
We are curious and excited to see what happens as we take the study further into their identities in relation to their families.
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