Friday, December 3, 2010

Christmas Trees & Koala Bears

Theme: Christmas Trees & Letter "K"

Choosing Time: Foam Puzzle Blocks, Cinderella Castle, Building Circles, Duplos, Dinosaurs & Dragons

AM Snack: Granola Bars, ABC Cheese Crackers, Fruit Snacks, Cheese Sticks

PM Snack: Trail Mix, Craisins, Crackers

Music & Movement: I'm the Happiest Christmas Tree (We started out in a tree formation and moved to the song while trying to stay in a triangle shape), 10 Little Kangaroos, 5 Koala Bears, Koala Bear, Koala Bear (Just like Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear)

Mini Science Lesson: I had collected 2 kinds of pine boughs. We noticed the similarities and differences. We smelled & touched them. I asked why they thought pine trees are used as Christmas trees. I liked the answer, "Because, they're triangle shaped." We discussed how pine trees are also called Evergreens. We defined "evergreen." We are happy that some trees loose their leaves, while others keep theirs for us to have color during winter.

Book: Christmas Tree! by Florence & Wendell Minor

Art: Christmas Tree Ornament

Mini Lesson: Letter "K" is for Koala, Kite, Kangaroo, Kick, & Kiss

AM Craft: Climbing Koala Bears

PM Craft: Koala Masks

Writing: Practiced making letter "K."

Cute Quotes:
"M & M's are not a snack. They are a treat." --Susie (Our trail mix had M&M's in it. We were all excited about the candy....she just wanted accurate categorization for them.)
"K is also for Cat." --Van ( I suggested "K" is for Kitten. He wasn't satisfied. I explained that "K" & "C" say the same sound and that is confusing. He smiled and repeated, "K is for Cat.")

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