ROLLING RIGHT ALONG WITH THE BALL UNIT!

BOUNCING AND ROLLING

Our first topics were about balls that bounce and roll. One of our favorite balls that rolled was a bowling ball. We noticed that our bowling ball had three holes in it. I was amazed to watch the children as they put their fingers and thumb into the right hole. The class shouted for joy as the pins were knocked down. The children counted the pins that were knocked down and the pins that were left standing. We determined that the bowling ball did not bounce very well, but it was fun to watch it roll. This activity helped your child with counting skills and hand-eye coordination.

DEMONSTRATES POSITIVE APPROACHES TO LEARNING

One of our objectives for last week was - demonstrates positive approaches to learning . I put a small object in a box and then I moved the box back and forth. After I gave the class clues , they had to guess what was in the box. Everyone was thrilled to see that a ping pong ball was in the box! We practiced making the sound of letter P for ping pong and letter B for ball. Our listening skills were getting a work out.

MUSIC WITH BALLS

Mrs. Tipton must have heard that we were learning about balls. When the students arrived to the music classroom we found balls wrapped in velcro. Each child had to take a turn throwing four balls toward a musical banner. The banner was full of music notes. As the ball hit a note the children had to tell the class what note it was. Mrs. Tipton was by their side if anyone forgot what note their ball hit. This activity helped your child learn to read music.