As described in earlier circle time post
Letters of the week: U and V
Theme of the week: Under the sea and Vacation
Arts & crafts:
Today the kids each made an octopus using construction paper and markers, as well as glue and coloured beads for the suction cups on the tentacles.
Free play at stations:
None.
Story time:
The Magic School Bus and the Shark Adventure by Cole/Degen
Arthur's Family Vacation by Brown
Ariel - A Gift of Love by Windsor
Cooperative game:
Under the Sea themed bingo game - picture matching.
Science experiment:
None.
Physical activity:
None.
Outing/social time:
Weekly library visit.
13 of our 15 selections were theme related books:
Under the Sea theme:
Dora in the Deep Sea by Ricci/Roper
Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale by Pfister
Scooby-Doo and the Seashore Slimer by Gelsey
Sea Animals by Royson/Shott
Diego's Manatee Rescue by Higginson/McGee
Captain Duck by Alborough
Fish by MacLeod/Chesi
Finding Nemo (Read Aloud Storybook) by Marsoli/Disney Storybook Artists
Finding Nemo (Junior Graphic Novel) by Bazaldua/Sciarrone
Finding Nemo (Look and Find) by Disney/Pixar
Vacation theme:
To the Beach by Docherty
The Night Before Summer Vacation by Wing/Durrell
The Berenstain Bears Go on Vacation by Berenstain/Berenstain
Worksheets:
Coloring U and V word pictures, tracing letters U and V, tracing U and V words, writing name, tracing numeral 2, counting and finding numeral, finding same, cutting straight lines.
Hands on math:
Today the kids put their estimating and measuring skills to work by estimating the length in paperclips of various sea creature printouts and then verifying their predictions.
Computers:
None.
Music:
None.
French:
French is emphasized throughout the entire day; especially theme related words. Today we practiced saying "C'est facile" and "C'est difficile" to describe when something is easy or hard to do and also continued to reinforce all of the notions that we covered in previous weeks. We will continue to practice these sentences all week.
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