What a fun week we had getting back into the swing of things! Ms. K has been a HUGE help and has done an amazing job working with the kiddos, I'm so glad she is a part of our classroom family this year! Here's our back to school photo!!
This week we spent a lot of time working on routines, rules, following directions, and proper use of school materials. I was so impressed by how well the boys and girls have transitioned back into school this week :)
On Monday we drew pictures of ourselves, we will draw pictures again the last week of school so we can see how much we have grown!! (Teachers- I can't remember which back to school unit this came from, sorry!! I will check Monday when I get back to school and update with a link :))
Tuesday was "Monster Day"!! We read the story, "The Day a Monster Game to School" and learned about above and below the line behaviors. We also read some monster books, made a glue monster, and did a "directed drawing" of a monster that we later water colored. (Teachers- These drawings were inspired by Deanna's blog post and the glue monster is from Caitlin Clabby)
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We finished off the week with some "Pete the Cat" fun!! We started off on Wednesday reading some Pete the Cat stories and made our own class book based on the stories! (Teachers- This one was my idea but I don't own the license to the shoe Clipart so I can't give it as a freebie, please feel free to steal the idea though!!)
We also made "Colorful Cat:" glyphs. We will make glyphs at least once a month all year, they help us work on our fine motor and listening skills. They also help us practice following directions AND we are able to analyze and (eventually) write about the data when we are finished!! (Teachers- these are from Deanna's Colorful Cats Unit!!)
In art, we completed a directed drawing of Pete the Cat, next week we are going to work on coloring him!! (This idea came from Heidi's Songs, that link is an AWESOME and FREE Pete the Cat resource!)
Finally, in science we did a super neat rainbow experiment (just like Pete's shoes!!). We used milk, food coloring, dish soap, and cue tips to observe a chemical reaction! (Teachers- this experiment is also from Deanna's Colorful Cats Unit!!)
Next week we are doing two "mini themes", we will be doing activities with our names on Monday and Tuesday and will be doing a "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" unit Wedneday, Thursday, and Friday! Can't wait to see you all on Monday!
:) Mrs. Rogers
PS- A little brag moment for me, here's our (tiny) new house!!
