What we did last week
We wrapped up our theme "All About Me" this past week. During Wednesday's Circle Time we listened to a recording of the song "My Favorite Things" (from the Sound of Music soundtrack) and then we collaborated on pre-writing our own "Favorite Things" poem. I recorded three pages of notes based on what the kids identified as their favorite seasons, things around the house, pets, wild animals, dress up food, and also a few things that make them sad or hurt. Next week we'll listen again to the song (read as a poem) and then draft our own collaborative poem.
The children finished assembling their "All About Me" paper quilts onto banner paper. Even though they worked with the same materials, each one was laid out completely differently than the others. I love to see individual creativity in action!
The group created a "Growing Tree" to record everyone's height, and then during another exploratory session the kids each completed Measurement Riddles. They worked in pairs to measure & record their own height and weight with a tape measure and scale, used a ruler to measure the length of their hair, and used a calendar to determine their age to the month. During our Quiet Reading Time I read their riddles and the kids loved figuring out who each riddle referred to just by considering the measurements. We also began reading our first chapter book together, Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary.
Wednesday's art lesson with Spramani was nice and MESSY! Spramani led the kids in using tempera paint and their fingers or hands to paint an image of a "favorite thing." They mixed primary colors to paint with favorite colors like purple and pink, and mixed in white to get just the right shade of blue, etc. You can bet the kids loved every messy minute of this project and created wonderful paintings.
Friday's Circle Time featured a song, "Remember September," to celebrate the beginning of Fall (and to learn about poetic imagery). I sang the song and played it on the piano, then led the kids in singing the song line by line as we discussed how the writer used poetic imagery rather than plain language. The kids then developed a beautiful movement skit with scarves and ribbons to accompany the song and bring the imagery to life. We'll use our deepened understanding of poetic writing as we continue to write our group poem next week. You can look forward to reading the results here in a few days!
The children finished assembling their "All About Me" paper quilts onto banner paper. Even though they worked with the same materials, each one was laid out completely differently than the others. I love to see individual creativity in action!
The group created a "Growing Tree" to record everyone's height, and then during another exploratory session the kids each completed Measurement Riddles. They worked in pairs to measure & record their own height and weight with a tape measure and scale, used a ruler to measure the length of their hair, and used a calendar to determine their age to the month. During our Quiet Reading Time I read their riddles and the kids loved figuring out who each riddle referred to just by considering the measurements. We also began reading our first chapter book together, Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary.
Wednesday's art lesson with Spramani was nice and MESSY! Spramani led the kids in using tempera paint and their fingers or hands to paint an image of a "favorite thing." They mixed primary colors to paint with favorite colors like purple and pink, and mixed in white to get just the right shade of blue, etc. You can bet the kids loved every messy minute of this project and created wonderful paintings.
Friday's Circle Time featured a song, "Remember September," to celebrate the beginning of Fall (and to learn about poetic imagery). I sang the song and played it on the piano, then led the kids in singing the song line by line as we discussed how the writer used poetic imagery rather than plain language. The kids then developed a beautiful movement skit with scarves and ribbons to accompany the song and bring the imagery to life. We'll use our deepened understanding of poetic writing as we continue to write our group poem next week. You can look forward to reading the results here in a few days!
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