Hands Can... Feel

Dear Parents,

We made a list of things we can do with our hands. The children said: paint, comb our hair, draw a rainbow, eat breakfast, wave hello, clap, make fishies and sharks,  swing, throw garbage away, use hair clips, and one friend told us they have a bear named Charlie Bear. 

We read These Are My Hands, All By Myself, Babies, Babies, Babies, and A, B, C.

Everyone chose a colored folder to use in which to store their art. We used white paint and everyone stamped the first letter of their name onto their folders. The folders look alphabetized. 

On Wednesday we made textured collages. We read My Five Senses and then used our sense of touch to feel bumpy and scratchy fabrics. Afterwards, we glued those, and more, to blue paper. 

We also used our sense of touch to feel something in the Feely Box. Everyone had a turn to reach in and feel. The children guessed: a magnet, a letter, something hard, a dinosaur, something spikey, and a few children just shrugged their shoulders.

On Friday we began our day in the yard running, swinging, and chatting with our friends. We read 1,2,3 To The Zoo and All I Am, and talked about our 5 senses. We used our sense of listening to hear the story and our sense of sight to look at the pictures. We took turns guessing what was in the Feely Box again, using our sense of touch. We held hands in a circle and sang Ring Around The Rosie, just for fun. 

We’ll miss you Axel - bon voyage!

Have a touching weekend,

Therese and Nicole

Feet Can...

Dear Parents,

We began on Monday by making a list of things we can do with our feet. The children said feet can: walk, run, go down stairs, jump, march, swim, ride a bike and a tricycle, kick, and drive a car.

We read Hello Feet! Hello Toes!,  What In The World, When You Were A Baby, How Do I Put It On?, All The Colors Of The Earth, and My Body.

On Tuesday we did a foot feel. We reviewed our five senses and talked about using our sense of touch with our feet. We drew a map of the big room to show how we would walk. We took our shoes and socks off and walked across many textures. We went around and around and around in circles. The class did not tire of feeling with their feet. While we walked we sang The Ants Go Marching, Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head, and Rain, Rain, Go Away. 

Afterwards, we asked what did you feel? The class responded: fluffy, poppy, soft, scratchy, papery, like a cat, like toys, bumpy, and plastic-y.

During circle on Thursday we used our feet to kick balls. We added five balls to the center of circle. We kicked and laughed. Then we went into the big room and kicked balls some more. We noticed one friend was wearing a soccer shirt. 

On Friday we played Red Light, Green Light. We used a Stop and Go sign to practice using our sense of sight and hearing at the same time. We talked about the lights at intersections being red, green, and yellow. One friend insisted there is no yellow! During the game we ran, hopped like bunnies, galloped like horses, stomped like elephants, slithered like snakes, and hopped like frogs.

We used tricycles and our see-saw whale for a bit, before going outside to swing and dig in the sandbox. And drive the jungle gym of course. It switched from the G train, to the E train. 

Have a great time at the pumpkin patch!

Therese