This week we learned all about America! From National symbols, to our first President, We learned lots of new things about this country that we live in. Learning and DiscoveryWe had a lot of fun group activities this week! Tuesday we got to use our gross motor skills to hop, skip, and jump! Wednesday we all made a picture of George Washington, and learned about how he was our first president. We talked about the job of a president and then at the bottom of our page, we got to write what we would do if we were the president. Thursday we learned all about voting and how we do that to decide many things in our country, including who we want to be the President of the United States. We practiced voting as we chose which color marker we should use to write on the board, and then we counted the results to see which color had the most votes. Then we got to do an anonymous vote to see which kind of snack we want to eat next week for pajama day. We tallied up each vote and found that popcorn won! Free TimeWe had many exciting table activities this week during free time! At the language table, we wrote thank you cards to soldiers, practiced writing words using a feather and ink, and also played memory with different national monuments and symbols- like the liberty bell and Uncle Sam. At the art table, we got to make our own eagles and learned about how they are our national symbol. We also put together our own American flags, and learned about how many stripes and stars are on our flag. We also made red, white, and blue mosaic stars! At the science table we learned about coins, and how there is heads and tails on the opposite sides. We flipped our coin a couple of times, and then tallied and counted to see if the coin landed on heads or tails more. Another day, we got to experiment on what cleans our pennies best, since they often get really dirty! We talked a lot this week about more and less comparisons, so another activity that we had was where we flipped over two cards from a deck, and decided which was a bigger number. We also had some fun gross motor activities this week, including a statue of liberty freeze dance and a fun and wild laundry basket/ball obstacle course race! Candid Moments
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Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at Little Jags! We had a wonderful time learning all about mail delivery and valentine's day traditions through exciting crafts and activities. This was also our first week with our new CD 2 buddies. They did an awesome job and are really excited to be working with the kids! Learning and DiscoveryMy oh my, we had a great time doing all our group activities. We met our new high school buddies this week and loved getting to know them while doing crafts and playing games. On Tuesday, we made our "mailboxes" for our Valentine exchange. We decorated paper bags with cute heart decorations and then attached a picture of our face at the top. On Wednesday, we wrote letters to our loved ones, on big hearts that we cut out ourselves! Then, on Thursday (VALENTINES DAY!!!!) we made an adorable craft involving laying tissue paper pieces on contact paper, which we traced and cut into a heart. We also had some extra time so we got to play with the parachute in the hallway. Lunch Time Fun!For some reason we had a lot of fun taking pictures during lunch this week. Free TimeWell, it's been another wonderful week here at Little Jags! At our free time stations, we did various things such as learning to write a note to a family member or friend, matching letters on houses, and rolling a dice to make words (at the language table), as well as exploring the package delivery system by both weighing and measuring packages, and even stamping our address number on a house craft! In addition, we decorated envelopes, made our own mail truck, and used squeezable paint and scraping it to make a colorful print on a heart. We played fun games in the hallway such as racing our preschool friends (to pick up a ball, put it in our basket, and run back), throwing darts through hearts, and a tape obstacle course. When we weren't at our stations, we kept busy reading with our high school friends, playing at the sensory table, and making the world's "Tallest" tower. Valentine ExchangeThis was probably one of our favorite moments of the week! We delivered Valentines to each of our friends and received so many sweet notes (and tasty treats) in return. Candid MomentsBirthdaysWe had two birthdays this month! Happy Birthday Emmy and Caleb!
This week we got to learn about all different types of careers. The preschoolers loved thinking of all the different people that help in our community- doctors, dentists, police, firefighters, moms, dads, grandparents, teachers, and so many more! A highlight of this week was definitely meeting some members of our community who came and taught us about their jobs! Learning and DiscoveryOn Wednesday, Dr. Smith and her assistants Tanya and Lisa came to teach us about being a dentist! We learned about the five surfaces that we need to clean each day by brushing and flossing, and that this keeps the cavities away. We also learned about the different tools that a dentist uses. We learned that we have 20 teeth now, but when we are older we will have 32 teeth! We got a new toothbrush that we get to use when ours wears out, and also a calendar to keep track of when we brush our teeth. Dr. Smith told us to practice brushing our teeth by ourselves, but to let our parents brush our teeth also until we can tie our shoes. Learning about being a dentist was so much fun! On Thursday, four firefighters came and taught us about their job! We learned all about how they help the people that live in our community and keep us safe. They showed us what they wear when they go fight a fire, so that they can stay safe from the fire and the smoke. Then we got to see the different tools that they keep in their firetruck, and how they use them. We loved learning about being a firefighter! Free TimeWe had so many fun table activities this week! We got to be a chef and make pudding- so delicious! We talked about when we call 911 or our parents, made an instrument while learning about musicians, worked in a construction zone, and painted a picture of a "still art" portrait of a vase of flowers like an artist. We put different clothes on a cut-out person to represent careers that they might have. We solved a letter mystery as a detective, and watched the behavior between water, oil, and food coloring as a chemist. We also wrote about what we want to be when we grow up and drew a picture of us at our future job! Candid Moments |
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