Week 7 - Friday

Circle time:
As described in earlier circle time post
Letter of the week: G
Theme of the week: Games & Sports


Arts & crafts:
The kids made and decorated "sports people" using cutouts of various body parts and sports equipment.





Free play at stations:
None.

Story time:
The Tortoise and the Hare by
I Can Be Fair! by Parker/Johnson
Franklin's Canoe Trip by Bourgeois/Clark

Cooperative game:
Go Fish.

Science experiment:
The themes for this week's science experiments will all begin with the letter G!

Germs
The kids performed an experiment which demonstrated how important it is to use soap and water to get the germs off their hands, rather than just wipe them "clean" on their clothes. First they dug their hands into potting soil and got them really dirty. This dirt was to represent the germs they get on their hands on a daily basis. Then they tried to wash the "germs" off by wiping their hands with dry paper towels. Next they inspected their hands with magnifying glasses to see how dirty their hands still were, even after all that wiping. Finally they washed their hands with soap and water and inspected them one more time to see how clean they were now. We then talked about the importance of good hygiene and how that can really help keep them from getting sick. We also discussed the proper way to sneeze (into their elbows not their hands!) and why they should do their best to keep their hands away from their eyes, noses and mouths.






Physical activity:
Sports Skills Development and Gymnastics class at Le Petit Gym.

Outing/social time:
Sports Skills Development and Gymnastics class at Le Petit Gym.

Worksheets:
Finding words that begin with G, colouring G word pictures, filling in the missing G, tracing uppercase alphabet, writing name, tracing numbers 0-9.

Hands on math:
Placing cutouts of hockey players with numbered jerseys in numerical order and reverse order.

Computers:
Sports games on the iPad (Play 2 Learn French, Wood Puzzle Soocer, World of Sports, Hit Tennis 2, Flick Football, The Berenstain Bears Play a Good Game).

Music:
Danced and sang along to our Games & Sports theme compilation cd.

French:
French is emphasized throughout the entire day; especially theme related words. Today we practiced asking "Est-ce que je peux avoir un mouchoir s'il-vous-plait?" since Gabe had a runny nose, and also continued to reinforce all of the notions that we covered in previous weeks. We will continue to practice these sentences all week.