We threw in all the shapes this week in preparation for Valentine's day and hearts! We discussed shapes, played games with shapes, recited poems about shapes, and made shape art with large cardboard stencils. During our Valentines week, we sorted, made towers and patterned conversation hearts. In addition, we decorated our valentine boxes and picked up heart erasers in our sensory table that contained red water. Our dramatic play area turned into a post office in which the students wrote and colored pictures for their classmates then mailed them in the mailboxes. Boxes were also weighed and delivered! We also watched a short video on what happens to mail once it gets to the post office.
During gym we jumped over hearts on the floor. We also looked at playing cards that had hearts on them. If we picked a 4 of hearts, for example, we did 4 jumping jacks and so on. We signed in by answering what was our favorite shape. We counted and compared the numbers. Other activities included making a mail truck, recognizing numbers and letters using daubers on hearts, sequencing the steps of mailing a letter, playing a shape applesauce game and making a special Valentine present for you!
Our letter this week was A for apple and alligator. We enjoyed singing along with our letter A video! We also looked at the difference when making the letter A and drawing a triangle. We continued to talk about being brave. Our 2nd Steps lesson focused on how to invite others to join in play.
We also sang some fun songs to go with our theme. We showed what roses and violets looked like as they recited the "Roses are Red" poem. Using the tune of "Bingo", we sang about hearts. (There is a shape that means love, and heart is its name-o, H-E-A-R-T, H-E-A-R-T, H-E-A-R-T, and heart is its name-o). Our shape poems are as follows:
Learning goals: making decisions independently, answering comprehension questions from our book, using correct voice volume, following 2 step directions, shapes, letters, numbers, patterning, resolving conflicts, brainstorming how to solve problems, gross and fine motor, sorting, respectful behavior, sensory
Suzy Circle, Big and Round. All I do is roll around!
Tommy Triangle, Proud as can be. Count my sides 1, 2, 3.
Sandy Square, Is my name. My four sides are all the same.
Ricky Rectangle, Don't get me wrong. 2 sides short and 2 sides long.
Please practice these at home. It is a fun way to help the students learn and remember the shapes!!
Questions to ask your child:
1. What shapes did we learn this week? (circle, square, rectangle and square)
2. What is your favorite shape?
3. What job did you have this week?
4. Who do you love?
5. What does the mailman do?
**We encourage you to have fun with your child while driving around, pointing out objects/signs in the environment and asking your child what shape they are. Also, draw a picture and mail it to a friend or relative. Let your child watch you place it in an envelope, address it and put a stamp on it.
Books we read:
Pete the Cat Valentine's Day is Cool
Brown Bunny and the Shapes
It Came In The Mail
Try New Things
Reminders:
***Clothing Drive for St. Louis Children's Hospital Feb. 2-Feb. 27. Please send items to the classroom.
***No School, Monday, February 16th- Presidents Day
***Dinosaur facts and pictures due Tuesday, Feb. 17th-2 facts and a picture of dinosaur
***Send in a shoe box with 4-5 rocks on Tuesday, February 24
***Passport Day, March 7th
***Spring Beak, Monday 16-20
Next Week:
Dinosaurs
Enjoy the fun pictures! We love our hippos!
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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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| Making patterns with candy hearts. |
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| Making shape pictures using giant stencils. |
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| Playdoh and shapes |
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| Building towers with candy hearts. |
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Using pipettes to get colored water
into the ice cube trays. |
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| Music fun with drum sticks. |
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| Singing with partners. |
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| Throwing and catching scarves. |
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| Applesauce shape game! |
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| Look what we made at the easel. |
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| Number heart bingo. |
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| ABC heart bingo. |
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| Tracing and writing our names without a model. |
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| Sorting candy hearts. |
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| Following 2 step directions when making our mail truck. |
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| Here is our post office. We weighed packages. |
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We wrote letters and drew pictures for our friends.
We then glued on a stamp and mailed out letter. |
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| Journal-Who do you love? |
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| Playdoh with muffin, heart containers and utensils. |
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| The students enjoyed putting these shape cookies together. |
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| Patterning bears. |
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The hippos used a variety of materials to decorate their
valentine box. |
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We made valentines and used valentine stamps
at the writing center. |
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The sensory table contained red water, ice cube trays, heart erasers,
pipettes and tongs. The students used the tongs to place the heart erasers
in the ice cube containers. |
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| Making letters for the mail. |
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| We decorated the bags that contained your present. |
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| We signed our cards for you. |
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| We practiced building the letter K. |
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The students wanted to used the wrecking
ball again this week. |
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| Friends helping friends. |
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| Our valentine party! |
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| Our performance for you! |
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| Book reading! |
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| Crafts |
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| Bowling game |
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| Group games |
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| Making flower pots. |
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| Making heart magnets. |
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| We jumped over numbered hearts during gym class. |
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In addition, we did gross motor movements based on the
number of hearts on the playing card. |
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| Fun shapes in art class. |
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The students had fun passing out their valentines to
their classmates. |
