Week Seven

Theme: Fall
We know when Fall comes: Leaves turn colors and fall off the trees, it gets colder, it gets darker sooner. Fall is a fun time of year. I still love to jump in leaf piles. Halloween & Thanksgiving are two fun Fall holidays.

Letter: T
We met "Tilly Turkey." She brought a book for us to read, a new poster, and some new reading words. Capital "T" and lower-case "t" look different but have the same sound. We each stood up to make our bodies into a "t" shape. We moved in "T" ways: tip-toe, twirl, tumble, play trombone, & trumpet. "T" looks like a Table.

Choosing Time: Trains, Thomas Train Floor Puzzle, Triangle & Shape Sorter, Train collage, ....

Math: Do ALL Triangles have Three Sides? How many Triangles can you make from a square? From a Rectangle?

Music & Movement:

• Pumpkin, Pumpkin
• Trick-Or-Treat
• Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
• Three Little Witches
• Hinx Minx

Snacks: If I forget to mention someone's snack, please forgive my poor memory!!!

• Cheez-It Crackers
• Tootsie Rolls & Twizzlers
• Popcorn & Fruit Snacks
• Frozen Go-Gurts, Cheese Sticks, Crackers (We had fun making "T's" with our Cheese)
  
• Mud Cups with Gummy Worms
• Bananas
  

Books:

• Tiny Tina Travels
• Ten In The Bed by Penny Dale
  
• The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
• Where's My Teddy? by Jez Alborough

Reading: Our weekly word wall words: Turkey, Tree, Train, & Tomato
New words introduced that will stay include: To, The, & This

Writing: We practiced both capital & lower-case "T"

Art:

• Fall Trees with Torn Paper (Fun to watch some kiddos shy away from tearing paper)
  
• Triangle Creations (It is interesting to watch your sweet children create something. They are so pleased to share what their imagination inspires.)

Precious Moments: Your children may call me "teacher", but I am the one truly being taught.

• I was reminded today of a very special "T" word. As we were working on our art projects, one sweetheart began singing, "I Love to See the Temple." Several other children joined in. Temple is a most important "T" word. I thanked her for my spiritual experience of the day!
  
• One of the little girls tipped over on her chair. I had my hands full with the snack. As I went to her aid, a little boy beat me to her rescue. He pulled her up and then lifted her chair and put it back into place. Your children are Wonderful!

Field-Trip: "How I Became A Pirate" at the Scera
I hope everyone enjoyed the musical! Thank you to all the parents who helped! I thought the children were very respectful and attentive. I'm sorry the pic doesn't include everyone!!!

Week Six

Theme: Pumpkins

Letter: R
We met "Ricky Raccoon." We had fun making the "r" sound. We noticed that "R" & "r" look differently, but they both make the same sound. We learned how to "say" "R" in sign language. We used our bodies to make "R". Show & Tell was fun. Some children wore red or robot clothing. We saw rabbits, Ronald McDonald, red flowers, and met my robot (Roomba).

Books:

• The Runaway Pumpkin by Kevin Lewis
• The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin by Joe Troiano
• Pumpkins by Ken Robbins
• The Rain Came Down by David Shannon
• The Radish & the Rabbit
  

Science: Do pumpkins float like a boat? or sink like a rock?
No matter what size, shape, or color of a pumpkin is it will float. We had fun trying to hold pumpkins under water and watching them bounce up to the surface. We were able to see the insides of a pumpkin (the pulp, seeds, & meat), touch them, and smell them. All pumpkins have the same insides. We compared canned pumpkin to a fresh pumpkin.

Art:

• Robots--It is amazing to see what little minds can create from recycled junk! Each robot was a true masterpiece!
• Pumpkin/Jack-O-Lanterns--We were able to practice our cutting & gluing skills. We learned a song to go with our art...Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Round & Fat, Turn into a Jack-O-Lantern, Just like That! Some of the kiddos wanted to sing it for you at home. So now you have the words to help them :)

Snacks:

• Round Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies & Pretzels
• Popcorn, Cheese Sticks, & Apple Slices
• Granola Bars & Raisins
  
• Raisins & Rainbow Fish
• Round Vanilla Wafers
• Pumpkin Muffins

T/TH PM Field Trip to Hee Haw Farm:
I feel truly blessed that we had wonderful weather for our outing! We all enjoyed the slide & the pumpkin patch. I was a little worried that we weren't having too much fun because we were all a little shy at first, and then we discovered the Corn Box. We made corn "angels", buried each other in the corn, jumped, swam, and rolled in the corn. It made us all sad that we couldn't stay there all day long! We are very blessed to have had an amazing photographer with us! Thank you for sharing your talent with us! The pictures are amazing!
Music & Movement:

• Row, Row, Row, Your Boat
• Little Robert Rabbit (Little Bunny Foo-Foo)
• If All the Raindrops Were...
• Rain Is Falling
• Little House
• Fire Truck
• See Me Run!
• Pumpkin, Pumpkin
• Hinx, Minx

Birthday: We love to celebrate birthdays! Our birthday girl had fun leading the class in movement during our Disney Birthday Song!
Reading: Practiced our Letter "R" Words: Rock, Robot, Red, Raccoon, Rocket, & Rabbit

Writing: Practiced "R" & "r"

Choosing Time: "R" Game, "R" Memory Game, Trains, Legos, Dinosaurs, Dolls, & Dress-Up
Cooking:
We discussed what a Recipe is and then we learned an EASY recipe for PCCC!
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
2 Boxes Spice Cake Mix
1 large Can of Pure Pumpkin
2 C Chocolate Chips
Mix Well
Bake @ 375 for 8-10 min.