Learning Fun

Literacy: Using playdough, a rolling pin and magnetic letters we practiced naming the letters in the alphabet.  This activity not only focuses on literacy, but on small motor as well because of the manipulating of the playdough.





Circle Time: I also wanted to share with you an update on the Circle Time Journals.  My son (who is almost 4) has a journal that is a little bit more advanced.  At the daycare, I have some two year olds that need a simpler page so I created an easier version of the journal.  This journal is more about choice and recognition that printing.  You can print this journal by clicking here.







Books Used This Week
I Wanna Iguanna by Karen Kaufman Orloff and David Catrow   
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems 
Lost Cat by Roger Mader 
How Much Is That Doggie in the Window by Iza Trapani 
The Perfect Pet by Margie Palatini 
How Do Dinosaurs Love Their Dogs by Jane Hyatt Yolen and Mark Teague 
Pete the Cat: A Pet for Pete by James Dean 
The Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Pets by Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain 
I Can Be a Pet Vet by Mary Man-Kong and Jiyoung An 

Pet Week

Welcome to Pet Week!

Art Project: We used pet-shaped cookie cutters and paint to make prints on a piece of paper. 

Literacy: We learnt a new rhyme this week, "Hey Diddle Diddle".  I read the rhyme and then we read the rhyme together.  We talked about the pet words that we heard in the rhyme as well.  When we finished the rhyme, we coloured the picture.

Social: Together we discussed necessities VS wants.  My son coloured the puzzle pieces and then he worked (with a little help) to match the pet to their accessories.  Once he finished, we talked about what all humans and pets need to live; water, food and shelter.  He named what the pets used for shelter and what they ate.  Probably the hardest concept for him to grasp was that TOYS are not a necessity.

Literacy: Sequencing is an early step in literacy because it teaches the concept of beginning, middle and end.