Welcome, Winter

A favorite pic from preschool, today:

Songs: Christmas Songs (yay!)
Spanish Word: Familia
Sight Word: give
Number: 7
Letter of the Month: C and K
Color: Red and Green
Shape: Star

Share: Bring something that begins with a letter C or K
Book: One Mitten by Christine O’Connel George
Book: The Mitten by Jan Brett
Book: Discovering the Seasons: Winter by Louis Santry


Dramatic Play: The Mitten Masks-provide the children with masks so they can act out the story of “The Mitten” and "The Hat" by Jan Brett

Have you been to the Jan Brett website? She has printable illustrations of the characters in her books. Awesome resource for parents and teachers. Check it out, sometime.

Handwriting: Letter C

we started with the chalkboard, then each child practiced writing letter C on kinder-lined paper.

Way to go, Friendly Frogs!

Sensory: Cotton "snowball" transfer
Literacy: Mitten Match upper case and lower case letters on a clothesline

Practical Life Question: What do you do in the Winter? What is your favorite thing to wear during Winter?

Phonics: C and K words (start with share items) Today we came up with Corbin, Christmas, cars, crayons, cupcake, candy, cup. and carrot

Art: Mitten Christmas Ornaments

Math: How Many Days until CHRISTMAS????!!!

Science: Static Electricity. "you shocked me!", "no, YOU shocked ME!" What is happening in the air?

Music & Movement: Holiday Songs -make jingle bell shakers