This week we will begin our final unit of the year which is about balls. We will be comparing balls, counting balls, making balls and playing with balls. We will also be reviewing the letters of the alphabet with the afternoon class and we will be doing a special letter project with the morning class. Here are our plans for the week:




Monday

Today the morning class will be making flowers, finger painting and do a counting and sorting activity. The afternoon class will also make flowers and do ABC stations. The story today is Raindrop Plop.



Tuesday

? of the day – Which is your favorite ball to play with?

Large group – talk about all the different types of balls there are

Small Group A.M. - letters A, B and C

Small Group P.M. - letter stations we will so an activity to practice identifying words with the same beginning sound, we will do our letter Z papers and we will practice printing letters on our write and wipe cards

Story – Have a Ball





Wednesday

? of the day – Is your ball bigger or smaller than this one?

Large group – morning - discuss concept of bigger and smaller afternoon – “Laughing Leo” we will be creating silly names using a word that starts with the same letter as each child’s name

Small Group – morning – letters D and E afternoon – stations same sound, letter sorting, magnet letters (the kids will use magnet letters to copy words related to balls and their names), and letters in play dough

Story – The Alphabet Book



Thursday

? of the day – How many times can you bounce this ball?

Small Group A.M. – letter F and G

Small Group P.M. – letter stations name writing, same sound paper, letter puzzles, abc bingo

Story – The Letters are Lost





Friday

The morning class will sort balls from other things that are round. The afternoon class will practice determining what would come next. We will also play with balls. Today’s story will be The Cat in The Hat.

This week we will continue to talk a little bit about recycling. We will also talk about butterflies, and review shapes and environmental print. Thank you to all of you who have signed up for parent teacher conferences on Monday, April 23. If you have not signed up yet please do so. Here are our plans for the week:
Monday
Today we will talk about symmetry. We will make a butterfly with 2 wings that are exactly the same. We will also review shapes and practice our coloring skills. Our story today is The Very Hungry Caterpillar. After we read the story we will make a caterpillar and the children will dictate to me what their hungry caterpillars might eat.

Tuesday
? of the day – What will this turn into?(picture of a caterpillar)
Large Group – talk about lifecycle of the butterfly
Small Group Both Groups – cutting and name writing assessments
Story – Butterfly, Butterfly!
Today in art we will finish making our butterflies out of the toilet paper tubes that you sent in.

Wednesday
? of the day – Dou you have a favorite shape?
Large group – shape review
Small Group – coloring assessment
Story – Shapes
Today in art we will be using shapes to make pictures.

Thursday
? of the day – What does this say?
Large Group – review environmental print with a grocery theme
Small Group A.M. – pre-printing practice
Small Group P.M. - letter Z activity
Story – I Stink

Friday
Today both classes will be working with position concepts. The morning class will play a game where they have to move an animal to the place described (for example put the bear under the chair). The afternoon class will complete a paper and play position word Bingo. Our story today is Go Dog Go.

Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful Spring Break. This week we will continue talking about recycling. We will also do several bunny themed projects. Here are our plans for the week:
Monday:
Today both classes made a bunny using there handprint. We also talked about positional concepts as we created this project. We spent some time playing with play dough, during this time we tried to increase our language skills by using describing words. Today’s story was The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
Tuesday:
? of the day – Should we throw litter out of the car window?
Large Group – Discuss any exciting things that the kids want to share about Spring Break.
Small Group – Sequencing
Art – Today we will be making fuzzy bunnies using a paper plate and cotton balls.
Story – Bunnies

Wednesday:
? of the day – Are monsters real or pretend?
Large Group – read poem “The Litter Monster” discuss how kids can help clean up
Small Group
A.M. – Pre-printing practice
P.M – Letter v activity – this got skipped in favor of playing outside before break
Story – Monster Musical Chairs
Art – Today we will make marshmallow painted monsters.

Thursday:
? of the day – On our walk will we find more paper trash or bottles?
Large Group – Go for a walk and look for trash.
Small Group A.M. – Math Activities
Small Group P.M. – Letter X activity
Story – Rain
Art – today we will be painting raindrops

Friday:
No School

This week we will continue talking about reducing, re-using and recycling. The important topic this week is where the garbage goes. We will read a book about recycling and watch a dvd about what happens to the garbage and recycling once it is picked up from our homes. Here are our detailed plans for the week:
Monday:
Today both classes did a color mixing activity. We read the book Mouse Paint and then we used finger paint to mix primary colors to make secondary colors. This activity was great color naming practice for those who needed it and for the others it was a science/sensory activity.
The morning class also did some sorting and sang Old McDonald and finally we sorted pictures of animals into 2 categories, those that live in the zoo and those who live on a farm.
The afternoon class was introduced to this weeks letter, which is W and did some alphabet activities.
Tuesday:
No School Teacher Institute Day
Wednesday:
Wacky Wednesday – for the P.M. students
? of the day – Which has more cans? The kids will be shown 2 equal groups of cans except one will be whole and the other will be crushed.
Large Group – talk about recycling and why it is important (to keep things that can be reused out of landfills)
Small Group
A.M. -
P.M – Letter W activities
Story – Wacky Wednesday
Thursday:
? of the day – Where does our trash go after we throw it away.
Large Group – Watch “Where the Garbage Goes”
Small Group A.M. – Nursery Rhyme Activity
Small Group P.M. – Rhyming
Story – Sam Helps Recycle

Friday:
Today both classes will focus on counting and numbers by doing several hands on counting games. The morning class will do a counting project with the numbers 1-5 and the afternoon will do a counting paper.

This week will be a busy one in Preschool! On Tuesday we are excited to celebrate the impending arrival of Miss Ashly’s baby boy. Remember, Tuesday is an Early Dismissal day and so the 4 year old class is coming to school in the morning from 9:00 to 10:45. All 3 year old students and all parents are welcome to attend the shower at 9:45. Wednesday is February 29th or Leap Day, since this is an “extra” day we are going to enjoy it by having special activities and a special treat for snack. Here are our specific plans for the week:
Monday
Today the morning class will work on categorizing objects and beginning cutting skills by snipping straws. We will then use our snipped straws as beads for a beautiful necklace. The afternoon class will work on number identification/printing of the numbers 6-9. We will also work on classifying objects by playing What Goes Together?

Tuesday
? of the day – What is your favorite animal at the zoo?
Today we will do some coloring practice while we prepare for Miss Ashly’s shower.


Wednesday
? of the day – What would you do on your perfect day?
Large group – talk about leap year and that February usually only has 28 days
Small Group – Make frogs
Story – Let’s Go Froggy

Thursday
? of the day – What is your favorite animal at the zoo?
Small Group A.M. – pre-printing practice
Small Group P.M. – name writing
Story – Animal Alphabet


Friday
The morning class will work on counting to 5 and sorting. The afternoon class will work on opposites and ABC stations. Our story today will be Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.

This week we are very excited for our Valentine’s Day Party! A special thank you too all of the parents who have volunteered to make this a special day for the kids. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone, here are our plans for the week:

Monday:
Today we will be doing some Valentine’s Day sorting and we will also be making a special Valentine’s Day project. Our story today is Valentine’s Cats.

Tuesday:
Today we will be focused on celebrating a special day with our friends. In addition to having our class parties, we will be passing out Valentines notes to each of our friends and talking about what it means to be a good friend.

Wednesday:
? of the day – Which of these does a firefighter wear to work?
Large Group – talk different things that people wear to do different jobs
Small Group A.M. & P.M – Social Work with Mrs. Will
Story – Snowman Jobs
Thursday:
? of the day – Does anyone in your family wear a uniform to work?
Large Group – Talk about more and few
Small Group A.M. – More and few activities
Small Group P.M. – Letter S is for stickers
Story – Little Red Riding Hood

This week in our clothes study the topic is where do we get our clothes. On Thursday our question of the day is about describing a favorite shirt. It would be helpful if your child wore his/her favorite shirt on Thursday to make it easier to describe it. This week we will also incorporate some Valentine's Day activities and rhyming activities. Here are our plans for the week:
Monday
Today both classes will read Clifford's First Valentine's Day and then we will make Clifford entirely out of hearts. The morning class will also work on counting hearts and coloring. The afternoon class will work on position words by playing position word bingo and then completing a worksheet.
Tuesday
Today we will not have a question of the day or small group time due to Vision and Hearing screening. Instead we will do table top activities related to math and early literacy as kids are coming and going to get their eyes and ears checked.
Large Group - talk about where clothes come from
Story – Something From Nothing
At the art table we will be making special bags to put our Valentine's in.
Wednesday
? of the day – Where do we buy our clothes?
Small Group A.M. and P.M. - Social Work with Mrs. Will
Story – Roses are Pink Your Feet Really Stink
At the art table today we will be using "Valentine's colors" to make paintings at the easel. We will also be doing rhyming activities with the teachers.
Thursday
? of the day – Tell me about your favorite shirt.
Small Group A.M. - Math Centers, counting, sorting, patterning
Small Group P.M. - letter R activity
Story – Valentine Puppy
At the art table today we will continue easel painting. We will also be making a special project and the P.M. class will do a rhyming paper.
Friday
No School - Preschool Screening

This week we will continue our clothing study. We will be talking about cloth and where it comes from. We are also excited about our homework this week. We hope you are having fun picking out some environmental print. Here are our plans for the week:
Monday
Today the morning class will work on counting, colors and shapes. The afternoon class will be reviewing letters and playing alphabet bingo. Both classes will be reading Nine Naughty Monkeys and doing a Valentine's Day art project to hang in the classroom.
Tuesday
? of the day – Which animal do we get wool from?
Large Group – talk about what clothes are made of and where those materials come from
Small Group A.M. - math centers
Small Group P.M. - letter stations
Story – Baa Baa Black Sheep
At the art table we will be making a Valentine's Day project and at the sensory table we will be doing play dough.
Wednesday
? of the day – What does this say? (there will be familiar signs and logos)
Large group – talk about all of the things they see every day that they can read
Small Group – Second Step lesson with the Social Worker, Meg Will.
Story – The Paper Bag Princess
Today at the art table we will be making books from our environmental print that we brought in. We will also be exploring geoboards to review shapes.
Thursday
? of the day – What comes next in this pattern?
Small Group A.M. - shape activities
Small Group P.M. - letter Q activity
Story – Uncle Nacho's Hat
Friday
Today both classes will be doing mitten patterns. The morning class will be gluing mittens in a pattern and the afternoon class will be coloring them. The morning class will have speech with Mrs. DeYoung and the afternoon class will be playing counting games.

This week we will continue our clothing unit. Look for homework that will come home on Tuesday for Show and Tell on Thursday. We are looking forward to meeting with all of you at parent teacher conferences on Wednesday. Here are our plans for the week:
Monday
Today the morning class will work on counting and identifying number to 5. We will also talk about pairs while matching mittens. The afternoon class will also talk about pairs and we will review letters
Tuesday
? of the day – Which shirt do you like best?
Large Group – talk about pattern words like stripes, polka dots, plaid
Small Group A.M. - Fine Motor Assessment
Small Group P.M. - Fine Motor Assess
Story – The Girl Who Wore Too Much
At the art table we will be making t-shirts and at the sensory table this week we will be playing with play dough.
Wednesday
No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
Thursday
? of the day – I wear this when show and tell.
Small Group A.M. - Counting Games
Small Group P.M. - letter P activity
Story – Something From Nothing
At the art table today we will be "sewing" t-shirts.
Friday
Today both classes will be working on counting and number identification.

This week we will continue our study of clothing. The concept this week is features of clothing. We will talk about size, shapes and patterns and buttons/ fasteners. In our discovery center this week we will be doing different measurement activities. Here are our plans for the week:
Monday
A.M.
Today we will be talking about comparing sizes. We will look at real objects and talk about small medium and large. Next we will sort stickers by size. Then the children will sort buttons by size. Our story today is Big and Little.
P.M.
Today we will introduce our letter of the week which is N. We will also talk about small, medium and large. The children will sort buttons by size and complete a paper where they have to color balloons the correct color according the their size. We will also read Big and Little.
Tuesday
? of the day – Is your shirt bigger or smaller than this one?
Large Group – talk about Golidlocks and the Three Bears and how the bears are small medium and large, this ties into our clothing study because clothes come in many different sizes
Small Group A.M. and P.M.- Bigger Than, Smaller Than and Equal To – children will break up into 4 small groups with a teacher and we will build block towers and compare them by size. This activity will also incorporate counting and fine motor skills as we build the towers.
During choice time today each class will do an activity based on comparing sizes. The morning class will make a Goldilocks picture and the afternoon class will complete a paper where they have to color the correct item. We will be doing these “worksheet” type activities from time to time to help prepare the children to do similar tasks in Kindergarten.
Story – Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Wednesday
? of the day – Do you wear mittens or gloves?
Large Group – talk about the features of clothes, color, pockets etc.
Small Group – Second Step lesson with the Social Worker, Meg Will.
Art: Mittens
Story – A Pocket for Corduroy
Thursday
? of the day – How many buttons do you have on your clothes?
Small Group A.M. - Shape Stations
Small Group P.M. - letter N activity
Story – Button Button
Friday
Today both groups will be doing many shape activities. Our story today is The Shape of Things.