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We wouldn't be surprised if your hippo requests a pizza night this weekend because...

This week our classroom turned into a pizza restaurant!

We began by reading Pizza by Frank Asch. Our dramatic play area contained a pizza oven, pizza boxes, felt pizza crusts and toppings, menus, order forms, pot holders, pizza trays, salad, plates, aprons and chef hats made by the kids! The children had a wonderful time pretending and working together! The students made crazy pizzas based on the book and named their crazy pizzas. Our letters this week were P-I-Z-Z-A! We sang a bingo song with these letters! The students enjoyed watching a video of how a pizza is made at Papa Johns. Then we watched a video of the fastest pizza maker. He made a pizza in 43 seconds! We also played a clue game with the different ingredients and a whats missing game using the ingredients.

We read Pete's a Pizza, in which a father cheers up his son on a rainy day by pretending to make him into a pizza. We had fun turning each other into pizzas by using a squirt bottle with water (pretending we were putting the oil on), brushing the oil on with a paint brush, kneading the dough, spreading the sauce, and putting all types of delicious toppings on our bodies. After we cooked the pizza, we then sliced it and ate it! (tickled them). There were lots of laughs and giggles. Other center activities included the sensory table (contained rice, letters and shakers), playing an ABC pizza game, a pizza topping game, tossing shape bean bags in a pizza box, pizza puzzles, making chef hats, play-doh (rollers, red poker chips, cutting utensils, felt pizza ingredients), making salad by cutting and scrunching paper, and making roads on butcher paper for pizza deliveries.

We signed in by choosing our favorite type of pizza. Later, we read Hi, Pizza Man. It made us laugh with all the different animals that showed up at the door with a pizza. The hippos came up with different animals or things that would show up at their door delivering pizza and drew this in their journals. It was great hearing what their imaginations came up with. We also took a survey and went around the school and asked teachers which type of pizza they liked. During gym time we played CHEESE, CHEESE, PIZZA (the same as duck, duck goose).

Learning goals this week: fine and gross motor, sensory input, taking turns, using language, resolving conflicts, recognizing letters, comparing and counting numbers, confident behavior, voice volume, shapes, respectful behaviors, sequencing and answering questions

Books read:

Pizza!

Pete's a Pizza

Hi, Pizza Man

YouTube Pizza song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O16-V_JtYs

Next Week: More Pizza!

Questions to ask your child:
How did it feel like to be made into a pizza?
What animals delivered pizza in our book, Hi Pizza Man? (cow, snake, dog, cat, duck, dinosaur)
What is your favorite kind of pizza?
What did you enjoy doing in our dramatic play pizza restaurant?

Reminders:

Party at the park! Tuesday, May 26th, rain date Wednesday, May 27th.

The party is from 9:30-11:00 or however long you'd like to stay!

We will meet at Hunter Park/Crystal Lake Park at 2301 Putter Lane at 9:30. We will not be at LECC beforehand. An adult must stay with your child for the entire duration of our party. I found out there is a water pad there, so your child can wear a swim suit under their clothes or bring one to change into. We are not sure if it will be turned on and running when we arrive. Also, please use the restrooms before you arrive. I do not believe there are any restrooms at the park. Let us know if you have any questions.

Things to do at home:
When baking, point out how you have to follow a certain sequence in the recipe to have it turn out right. Also, point out the pizza places you see as you drive in the car.

Enjoy the pictures!!