Happy Holidays

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Make-A-Wish Foundation

I just found on pinterest a great link.  I am going to have my students write letters to Santa to help the Make-a-Wish Foundation.  Parents, if you would like your children at home to do the same, please give me their letters by December 7th.

Please check out the website for more information.
http://hojosteacherstore.blogspot.com/2012/11/letters-to-santa-while-raising-money.html

Sensory Fair

We have been learning about how we discover new things with our 5 senses.  To celebrate, we had a sensory fair.  Each child went to 5 rotations: hearing, sight, touch, smell and taste. 

 

 

 

Halloween Party

We had a great Halloween celebration!

 

 

Discovery Time

Students are discovering how to be independent learners, discovering how to be good friends and discovering how to work cooperatively.  We have discovery time at least three times a week.  Students get to choose where they want to go.  I switch around the Discovery Choices every month.  Here are few of their Discovery Time choices.

Cars is one of the favorite Discovery Time Choices.



Art and Paint Discovery Choice





Listening Discovery Choice.
Our color song or books on CD



Mr. Potato Head



Our Science Discovery Choice.  Right now
we have gourds to sort, measure and touch.
This year we will discover magnets,
animals cards, plants and rocks.



Science Discovery Choice



Right now we have noodles.  This
year we will have rice, rocks, dirt, fake
snow and water in our sensory bin.



Writing Discovery Choice



Kitchen and House Discovery Choice

 

Smart Board



House Discovery Choice

Carpenter Farms

We took our first field trip to Carpenter Farms.  The students had a great time playing in the corn bin, the "hayground" and having a donut and cider snack. 

Our Kid Town

While learning about community workers, we also learned about the needs and wants of a community.  We created our own town: Kid Town.  Students were able to design their own home and a business for our community.  We brainstormed ideas for our town.  I was so proud of my students, the quality of their work and the final product: Kid Town. 

 

We had the Madison Fire Department come visit us during Community Worker week.  Students learned about fire safety.  It was a great visit!! 

  

Color Days

 Every week, we will learn about a new color.  Here are the links to our color songs.  Students are not only expected to know how to recognize the colors, but also know how to spell and read the color words. 

Green Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHIx49XM91s

White Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGCcBMC-c40&feature=related

Yellow Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHGYLqvfygE&feature=relmfu