Snapshots from our library visits

Small groups

We do small group instruction every day as a part of our daily instruction. Each day there are 3 small groups to which the children are assigned. This is a time for structured learning. Here are our small group activities from this past week. Small group instruction is great for a number of reasons. It teaches responsibility and following rules, it gives students more individualized attention from the teachers, and it is also a great opportunity for me to assess how the children are progressing in their skills.


1. Numeral bingo



2. Letter formation. We use magnetic shapes to form and identify letters.
 

3. Floating science experiment. We had to save the polar bears from drowning by placing them on the icebergs (Styrofoam)

We're continuing our study on winter. Too bad we don't actually have snow on the ground!

We created really neat marble artwork with 'snow'. First we sprayed shaving cream, then we used eye droppers to color the shaving cream. We used toothpicks to mix the colors together and then we placed a piece of paper on top, pressed down and then scraped off the extra shaving cream. The results were so pretty!!

Snowflake prints :)

 

Learning all about winter

School is back in session after a relaxing and much needed winter vacation! During the month of January we are learning all about winter,

We read The Snow Bears and compared and contrasted the story to Goldilocks and The Three Bears.

The Three Bears	The Snow Bears	Both stories
Chairs Porridge Goldilocks Cottage Brown bears	Boots Aloo-ki Dog sled Polar Bears	Papa, Mama and baby Beds Too hot! Just right! Bowls

• We practiced our fine motor skills by using tweezers to put cotton balls into snowman bottles.
• We went ice fishing for alphabet letters
• We played hot chocolate letter identification
• We went on a number hunt in the hallway. When we found our numbers we threw a 'snowball' at the number
• We made snowmen