Another fabulous week in the Robins’ class! Take a look… The letter of the week was “N” for nest. We spent some time examining different types of birds nest and trying to figure out what they were made of. Afterwards, the Robins got to try and make nests of their own… …
ROBINS – February 20th – 24th
Take a look at what the Robins have been up to! The letter of the week was “M” for monkey. …
ROBINS – February 13th – 17th
It’s been another exciting week in the Robins’ class. We’ve spent the last couple weeks counting down the days until Valentine’s Day and on Tuesday it was finally here! We celebrated by passing out valentines. …
ROBINS – February 6 – 10
It’s been another wonderful week in the Robins’ class! Take a look… The letter of the week was “K”. At “circle” the kids tried to use their carpet squares to form the letter “K”. These pictures don’t do it justice…they did a great job! …
BLUEBIRDS – E is for Elephant
We introduced Edgar the Elephant to the children. He joined our other animal letter friends: Leo the Lizard, Tom Turkey, Freddy the Frog, Francis the Fish, and Patty the Pig. The children have practiced making the letter “E” using the wooden sticks from our writing curriculum and practiced writing the letter “E” on individual whiteboards. …
Robins – January 30th – February 3rd
It was a short week in the Robins’ class, due to conferences, but here’s a look at what we’ve been up to… The letter of the week was “J”… …
Robins – January 23rd-27th
This week was all about the letter “I” and snowmen. Take a look at all the fun we’ve been having… Making the letter of the week with wood pieces… …
SNOWMEN
What happens when you mix, white paint, glue, glitter and and give the students a variety of round objects with which to print? SNOWMEN! …
GINGERBREAD MATH
Gingerbread men helped the children practice their number recognition skills and their counting skills. First they paired the gingerbread men with dots and those with numerals. …
Robins – January 17th – 20th
Here are some of the highlights from the Robins’ class this week… On Tuesday, we were so excited to see snow. Miss Julie even led some of the children in a “sticking dance” to try and get the snow to accumulate. It must have worked because Wednesday was a snow day! When the children came …
ROBINS – January 9th – 13th
Happy New Year! The Robins are glad to be back and we’re finally back in the swing of things. Here is a look at what we’ve been up to… Pattern boards & rubber shapes make geometry fun… …
Chickadees-Turning Popsicle Sticks into Letters and Shapes
The Chickadees worked on making and identifying triangles and other letters that could be made with two or three popsicle sticks. For some it was a bit tricky, but mostly I heard exclamations of “Look, I did it!” as I showed them how to make each letter, including T, X, L, A, and H. Letter …