LOOK AT MY BUILDING

We started our new study about buildings and the boys and girls are excited.  They want to know how they are constructed and what people do inside them. Each child chose a picture of a building and as a class we discussed the different characteristics and features.  They varied in size, color, construction, material, function, and location. This study will offer many opportunities for our students to explore buildings first hand.

One of our lessons this week was to talk about the vocabulary words more and fewer, as well as their meaning.  After listening to the story of Rapunzel, we built our own towers using interlocking blocks to compare. I put the children in pairs and asked, “which one of you used more blocks than their partner and which used fewer.” Each child then placed their name on the graph stating their answer.  Our class is able to look at a small group of objects and identify without counting. This is subitizing. We will continue to explore concepts of more and less, parts/whole, and how many.   

Step up!  This is a game we played using our alphabet knowledge.  I showed each child a letter and asked them to step up and erase that letter on our dry erase board.  Everyone was ecstatic to come up to the board and find their letter. Preschool children’s letter knowledge is a unique predictor of growth in phonological sensitivity.

On Tuesday when we walked back from Chapel, it was freezing.   I surprised the class with hot chocolate and cookies. What a wonderful way to start your day with Chapel, hot chocolate, and cookies.