Hi Parents!
It was definitely a fun week of Gg for Grandparents, Gorillas and Growing Gardens!
On Monday we started our day with a fun Goodnight Gorilla coloring sheet. We then spent some time outside of our classroom in the foyer with some fun activities. First we played the rhyming riddles game for the letter Gg. We have done this game before with other letters. I read a rhyming riddle and the kids pick which picture rhymes and finishes the riddle. The kids are getting so good at this game. We then played Boom, Clap, Grab. This listening game gets all sorts of giggles out of the kids and teaches listening skills and body parts all at the same time. They ask to play this game every week! Back in the classroom we did two centers. One was a lacing center to work those fine motor muscles and problem solving thinking skills. The other center was a beginning sounds worksheet which matches the picture to the corresponding letter. The kids are rock stars! We ended the day with reading the book, Goodnight Gorilla.
Tuesday was St. Patrick’s Day! We started the day with practicing our names on our dry erase quick kits. During centers the kids worked on The Gg Says write, cut and paste worksheet. Additionally the kids used St. Patrick’s themed ten frame cards to count out numbers from 11-20. I’m very impressed with their one to one counting. In another center the kids used pattern blocks to make pictures (tangrams). Since we wouldn’t have our normal art time on Wednesday, we did an art project at our final center. The kids colored and cut out an rainbow which they glued onto a paper with a black pot. Then the kids used toilet paper centers to paint gold coins for their pot of gold. We used a bubble paint mixture so the kids had fun trying to get bubbles and popping them on the paper. A cute and fun craft! We ended our day with reading Giraffes Can’t Dance.
Wednesday was our Grandparents Day! The kids were so excited to see everyone! I hope our grandparents and special people enjoyed the program!
On Thursday our theme was Growing Gardens! We started the day with a Gg coloring sheet. During centers the kids did a Spring I-spy to count up the different items. The kids are definitely getting better at I-spies. Another center was matching upper and lowercase letters on flower themed cards. The cards weren’t in order so the kids told me they thought it was hard but they did great! In another center the kids worked on matching letter to pictures for beginning sounds. This was challenging but they are really improving. The kids also practiced writing their Gg’s on our dry erase quick kits. In our final center, which was the favorite, the kids planted grass seed in a container that looked like their front yard. The kids colored a small house and I laminated it to include. I love this activity and the kids did too! It takes almost 2 weeks for the grass to grow so keep them watered and send in those pics on GroupMe. We ended our day with reading the book Garden Day!
Next week is Spring Break! I hope you all have a wonderful time. When we return our letter will be Yy.
Kim