Week Fourteen

I walked by and saw these cute shoes lined up and it just was too cute!

Theme: Winter
We focused our discussions on hibernation and migration.

Letter: H
Harry Hippo introduced us to Ned's Head filled with letter "H" things. Each child was able to reach into the head and pull one "H" thing out. We practiced letter H in sign language. The Letter H sound is fun to make. A new vocab word was "holiday." I asked if anyone knew what that meant and one little girl answered, "Yep, it is a day to celebrate." Wow! She nailed it and even gave a better answer than I would have :) Thank you Grace S.

Choosing Time: Can You Tell Me What Animal Sound You Hear?, Huge Blocks, Hairdo Salon, Hats....
Snacks:

• Pretzels & Christmas Tree Brownies
• Frozen Go-gurts & Vanilla Wafers
• "Healthy Snack" (Popcorn & Raisins)
• Heart shaped Ham & Cheese Sandwiches & Grapes
• Sweet Tooth Fairy Cupcakes & Peanut Butter Crackers
• Happy Face Fruit Snacks & Rice Krispy Treats
• Happy Face Fruit Snacks & Ritz Crackers
  

Music & Movement:

• Jingle Bells
• Hibernation & Migration
• Horsey, Horsey
• Make Letter H with a Partner
• Hippo Works with One Hammer...
• Hello, Everyone and How Are You?
• Hokey Pokey (focusing on H body parts)
• Hibernation Game (We danced to some fun Disney music. When the music stopped we froze. I called out an animal. If it was an animal that hibernates we laid down on the floor to "hibernate" until the music played again. If I called out an animal who doesn't hibernate we just kept on dancing. If I called out a bird we "migrated" around the room :)

Game: Hibernation

I chose a child to "hibernate" in the middle of our circle. I then silently chose one child to "wake" up the "hibernating" child. The child had 3 guesses to find the one who woke him up.

Art: Hibernating Bears & Hanging Hearts

She wasn't pleased with her artwork...but I am! She drew this bear by listening to my oral instructions without any help!!! Love this Bear!!!

Science: We read a book to learn some facts about Hippopotamus.

• Hippopotamus means "river horse."
• They are mean and will eat people.
• Their ears can turn in different directions
• They have babies under water
• They can weigh nearly 9000 lbs
• They can hold their breath for 5 minutes, but then need to come up for air.

Reading: Our word wall words: hand, hippo, heart, he, house, & horse.

Writing: We practiced "H" & "h"

Books:

• Hippo ZooBook
• Hippo Hugs
• Animals In Winter
• Santa Claus the the World's Number One Toy Expert by Marla Frazee