Orange Day/ Pumpkins

We had our orange day as well as exploring inside of a pumpkin.
Color Days are always a lot of fun! I love having the whole class participate in wearing the same color and finding things at home that can go on our orange circle.

We also had a lot fun discovering pumpkins. The kids got to put their hands inside the pumpkin and feel what it feels like as well learn how they grow. It was a lot of fun!

New Homework

We are trying something with our homework policy.
Inside each of the kid's homework folders (on the "LEFT" at home pocket) there is a calendar stapled to the folder. Each day they do not go to school there is something to do at home. When you complete it just initial and return. Each time a child completes it they get a stick to earn a prize in the treasure box.

I hope everyone likes it!!!

Circle Day!

We had our first circle day this week on Wednesday and Thursday. Everybody did such a great job turning their circle into something. We all balls from tennis, baseball, and basketballs, as well as balloons, eyeballs, icecream, and the list goes on and on. It was so good for the kids to be able to think about things that come in the shape of a circle and not just see the shape.

Group Books

Every couple of weeks we will be having a Group book. This week's book is "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom".
Group books help the kids identify the front and back cover, the title page, an author, and an illustrater. It also helps them learn to turn the pages the correct way and to follow along.

C is for Candyland!

This week we have hit the letter C!
We are having a lot of fun with Candyland :0)

Who took the Candy from the Candy Jar?

This was a really fun game today!
Each child was given a letter necklace, and this was their new "Name". Then we pulled out a piece of candy in the candy jar that has a letter on it.The child who pulled it identifies the letter then we all say,
"Who took the candy from the Candy jar?"
"H (or the letter that was picked) took the candy from the Candy jar"
H: "who Me?"
class: "yes you!"
H: "Couldn't be"
Class: "then who?"
We continue until everyone has had a turn.

Candy Colors

One of our Candyland games this week is "Candy Colors". The kids are devided into groups. I then come up to their group with a color card. I say the color in spanish and then the kids identify what color it is. They then find the lollipop that matches and make a circle around it. Each group continues until they have each had a turn with each color.

YELLOW DAY

Color Days are always a blast! We all dress in the same color and then bring something small and disposable that we can place on our yellow circle. This time for yellow we had a yellow picture that we colored along with yellow playdough!

Sight Words

Our SUPER LEARNERS are working on Sight words now! We have four words we work on each month (this month is pal, big, nap, and dig). Each week we focus on one particular one. We sound out the sounds and learn how to make words.

Apple Star

This past two weeks we have been on our APPLES theme! I just love apples and it is so much fun to incorporate our weekly learning into apple fun.

This was our art project that we placed into our art boxes this past week. Inside every apple is an apple star. They each got to cut their apples in half and make an apple star stamp! Then of course they got to eat the other half :0)

The Real Story...

If you have not read this book... it is a must!
It is HILARIOUS!
This is the wolf's side of the story of what really happened :0)

This little piggy went to School

This little piggy went to school...
We have had so much piggie fun this week!
We have had "Piggy counting", "Acting out", as well as fun Piggy art projects! The kids have been so much fun to watch!

Fishing to know you!

One of our favorite games this past week was "Fishing to know you!"
The kids all got to take a turn to hold the fishing pole (with a magnet on the end) and then try to catch a fish (with a paper clip on it.) After they catch a fish I read what the fish says, such as "What is your favorite food," or "What do you do for fun?".
It was a lot of fun.. until one of our kids try to "Cast" the pole. Luckily no one got hurt. It was actually kind of funny :0)

Music Transitions

Each month we have a music time set up on the flannel board. We get to take turns picking a song to sing. This really helps us in our transition times to help get our attention on what we are changing to. This month we have an icecream cone. On the back of each ice cream scoop is a number. The child that picked the scoop identifies the number then we sing designated song for that number :0)

Shape Monster!

Shape Monster is one of our most favorite games at school! He is often brought out to help us practice our shapes.
We all chant "Shape monster, Shape monster..munch,munch,munch, (child's name) feel me a (shape) for lunch!" The designated child then looks at the flash card and finds the right shape and feeds it to the shape monster! We continue until each child has had a turn.

Use your pinchers!

We are working on our pinchers for early writng skills. Learning how to properly hold your pencil or crayon is very important before actually learning to write. I always say, "pinch your crayon!" to help them be able to remember how to hold it corectly.
Be sure to remind your kids this at home too :0)

Side-Kicks 1st Day!

I am prepared for my younger class to be a little crazy for the 1st couple of weeks until the kids get more familiar with the routine. But I have to say that this is the BEST 1st day that I have ever had. The kids were all so wonderful! It's going to be a great year :0)

Left to Right -- Early Writing Skills

We are working on our Early Writing skills during the next two weeks. I really mainly want the kids to understand the Left to Right Concept.

Each child made their own finger car as well as colored a page with streets.
If possible, please help your child drive their car from the left (the arrow) and drive to the stop sign.

Also remind them to start over again on the next street and go left to right. The cars cannot go back forth.

Number Rock

This is my new favorite this year!
We are learning a fun new song to help us count. It's called "Number Rock." The kids also get guitars that they can play while we sing and dance. It is a BLAST!

Wednesday, August 11 was our SUPER LEARNERS first day of school. They were all FANTASTIC!!!! This is going to be such a great and fun class :0)

We are decorating Pizza boxes this year to help keep all of our master pieces in! A big Thank you to the Bostrom's (Erik's family)for helping us with the pizza boxes!!!

Here is the one that I made. I spray painted it black (which I do not recommend because it made a big mess) and then I just scrap booked on the top. You can do what ever you want!! Please just return sometime next week :0)

Have fun!

WELCOME SUPER HEROS - OPEN HOUSE

We had a great time out our Open House this year!

We again, used the Super Hero theme. The kids had stations to visit. At each station there was a paper that read about what they do there. After their parents read the paper they got a gold coin. Once all gold coins were collected they could come to me and receive a prize.

We had a lot of fun :0)

Pick-A-Pocket Apron

I have had this apron for years! In fact a good friend of mine made it for me :0)

I hide objects in the pockets and the kids can come and pick one out. This year I used it at my open house. Each pocket had something that represented what we do at school. It was a fun way to get out information to parents as well as kids without it being so boring.

Learning Necklace

At the beginning of the school year I am giving each of the kids a necklace.

Each time we learn a new letter, number, theme, shape, or even color the kids will receive a new charm for their necklace.

The kids get to take the necklace home at the end of the year to show off all of the things that they learned!

"I SPY" bulletin board

This year I am making a monthly "I SPY" board. I put in large cut-outs what to look for and then hide smaller versions of it some where in the bulletin board. It gives the kids something fun to do when they are done with their work early :0)

School House door

I wanted to make my preschool room feel more like a school. I decided to make my door into a school house!

Classroom rules

Here are my classroom rules. They are simple as well as have pictures for the kids to be able to remember. I have the rules displayed easily for kids to see all the times.

Super Heros

My classroom theme for this year is SUPER HEROS! I decided it would be fun to make super hero capes for each of the kids to wear when they come to school. When they arrive their cape is on their backpack hook. After they hang up their bag they can wear the cape!
After all, when they come to school they are no longer just kids... they are SUPER KIDS!

Home to School Check in

Each year I always have a "HOME TO SCHOOL" check in. With this, the kids are able to check themselves in when arriving by placing their person from home over to the school.

This year we made SUPER HEROS to go along with our classroom theme. They turned out super cute!