We had such a great week learning about turkeys and Thanksgiving! We learned some facts about turkeys and brainstormed different foods eaten for Thanksgiving meals. The hippos enjoyed doing movements to a jingle about the different foods we eat at Thanksgiving. During the week we made turkeys out of play-doh, counted feathers (clothespins) and put them on the turkey, made a turkey by patterning the feathers using paint daubers, added feathers to a strainer to make a turkey, went on a turkey number hunt, practiced positional concepts with turkeys, used clips to make feathers, worked on comprehension by answering questions about our books, sequenced events in a story, built with Lincoln Logs, used pietter in our sensory table and cut out feathers and wrote what we are thankful for on them. Our dramatic play center became a fall feast with bowls, Thanksgiving food, utensils, aprons, etc. We voted with our names on our favorite Thanksgiving foods. We then compared numbers. (fine motor, gross motor, counting, recognizing numbers, sequencing, positional concepts, taking turns, resolving conflicts if they arise)
Next week, we will fill in turkey feathers by recognizing a number and using paint daubers. We will also make a turkey out of model magic, play Thankful bingo, make turkey on the light board with tangrams and continue favorite activities from the prior week.
A BIG THANK YOU for sending in canned food. We discussed how some people do not have enough food and our donations would help those in need. Our class showed kindness for others by helping those less fortunate than ourselves. We used these cans to count, add on, recognize numbers, match, shake, predict, weigh, sort, measure, compare, roll, build and discuss the similarities and differences between the cans.
Our letter was S this week. We built it with curved wooden pieces, went over the sound and thought of things that start with the letter S. We will practice making this letter next week.
After we read, The Thankful Book, we each took a turn telling the group what we are thankful for. Next week we will srite in our journals about who we are thankful for. (using language, voice volume, confident behavior, contributing as a member of a group, respectful behaviors, drawing portraits of people)
Books Read:
Stone Soup (We used props to enhance comprehension and sequencing)
Bear Says Thanks
The Thankful Book
Give Thanks
Questions to Ask:
1. Does a wild turkey fly? (yes, turkeys in the wild can for short distances)
2. Can a farm turkey fly? (no, they are too big)
3. Where are turkeys raised? (on a farm)
4. Who did we give the soup cans to? (those who don't have enough food)
5. What did you do with the cans during center time? (rolled them, shook them, counted, weighed, built, compared them, and more)
6. What do you like to eat on Thanksgiving?
Reminders:*Thanksgiving Break- no school 11/26-11/30
*Return to school 12/1
Below shows all the fun we had sharing, learning and exploring!! We are so thankful to have your child in our class.
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After reading, Bear Says Thanks, we matched the food
that each animal brought to Bear. |
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| They loved building with the Lincoln Logs. |
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| Making turkeys with feathers and strainers. |
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| It was fun to make a turkey out of playdoh. |
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We made turkeys by patterning the feathers.
Next week we will add the head, eyes, etc. |
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| Show and Tell |
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| Show and Tell |
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| Show and Tell |
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We practiced positional concepts with turkeys.
We worked on the difference between above and on. |
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| We made turkey headbands in art class. |
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| Art centers |
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| It was fun to go on a turkey number hunt in the hallway! |
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The hippos cut out a feather then dictated what they are
thankful for. |
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The students rolled the cans down the ramps and
built with them. |
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| We also weighed the cans. |
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| We put feathers on a turkey with clothespins. |
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| Look at our structure. |
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| We cut out food adds. |
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Our sensory table contained yellow
water (butter), pipettes and ice cube trays. |
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| Our Thanksgiving feast. |
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After counting the clothespins,
we put them on the turkey. |
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| Garden fun! |
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| What is your favorite Thanksgiving food to eat? |
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We brainstormed and turned over foods we may
eat on Thanksgiving. |
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| Music fun with tambourines! |
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We recited the letters and the word,
then traced it and practiced writing our names. |
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| We all had a turn watering our popcorn plants. |
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We played F-down and P-pop letter game.
Next week we will add the T-flapping
wings. |
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We made a picture of ourselves, drew popcorn
and recited and read the word POP. |
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We painted the students hand for a special
recipe card for you. |
