Hi Parents!
We had a fun week filled with celebrating Spring and the letter Yy. It was so fun hearing about all your adventures on Spring Break but I missed all the kids.
Monday we started the day with a Spring coloring sheet. During centers the kids worked on a Spring color by number which focused on numbers between 10-20. They also worked independently on opposites. They did an excellent job the matching up the opposites with small puzzles. I was very impressed with how well this activity went! In another center the kids filled in the missing letter to complete the alphabet which was a challenge for some. We will keep working on this concept. I also gave them a challenge with a worksheet which they had to finish the picture. In this center there was 1/2 a picture of a flower and baseball. They were asked to mirror the drawing and color it in. This gets their brain working in a different way. They did great! At the end of the day we watched Captain Seasalt letter Yy.
On Tuesday we started the day with puzzles. The kids love doing puzzles! In centers the kids completed the write, cut and paste The Yy Says worksheet. Today I gave the kids small beginning sounds puzzles to work on independently where the letter is on one side and they match it to a picture on the other side. Again, I was very impressed with their skills! The kids also practiced writing the letter Yy on our dry erases quick kits. The favorite center was playing with magnets on a cookie sheet. This activity is awesome for building fine motor skills while the kids have so much fun.
Wednesday is Art Day! After big room time, we went to our art tables to do a little painting. We painted with marbles. The kids got to pick the colors and we put a piece of cardstock in the bottom of a container with the paint and marbles. Put the cover on and start tilting! The kids loved this and they turned out great! I will cut them into bunnies. Adorable! Back in our classroom we did a few group activities. First we did Rhyming Riddles for letter Yy where I read a riddle which also rhymes with the answer and the kids pick which the matching picture. They did great! Another group activity was a Spring listening to directions worksheet. They could only do what the directions said to do. Nothing else. The kids are definitely improving! We ended the day with a game of number Bingo which is great for number recognition.
On Thursday we did some yarn activities and also some Easter themed fun. The kids used markers and colored pencils to decorate an Easter egg by rolling dice to make the corresponding decoration on the egg. In another center the kids matched upper and lowercase letter by finding the 2 sides of a plastic Easter egg. They rocked with activity! We did some fun things with yarn too. First the kids colored a flower and then laced yarn through the wholes. Then the kids made yarn flowers using a fork and pile cleaner. Most said they were going to give their flower to their mom! At the end of the day I read them the story of Easter. Its a difficult story to tell at this age so the kids might have some questions for you. Some said the story was so sad but I reminded them that Jesus died but he now lives in heaven with God.
We will have a fun day celebrating Easter on Monday with some games and an Easter egg hunt!
Kim