We are all about Penguins in 2020!
Math & Science:
We are discovering all sorts of facts about penguins, like their black and white coloring to camouflage themselves, Emperor Penguins are the largest, penguins are birds but cannot fly, the males take care of the egg for 2 months while the females are hunting at sea, and then take over when the chicks hatch, and many more fun facts. Ask them to tell you all about penguins!
We are playing with penguins on icebergs in the sensory ben, as the children keep the penguins safe from their predators! We have frozen icebergs and ocean water. :) .
We wrote on penguins tummies to add numbers and then built towers to represent the sum of the numbers. It was fun for them to make up their own equations and then count them as a group with their friends! We all need to practice our number formation/writing.
The children used connecting blocks to measure themselves as they counted and recorded the number and then compared their height to the Emperor Penguin. I love activities where they work in pairs and groups to help each other.
Literacy:
We are concentrating on the vowel sounds and the different beginning and ending sounds in words, as we begin to fill in the vowel sounds. These basics are important for our pre-literacy as well as those children who are already reading as the stronger their understanding the better they are at decoding which increases their fluidity which increases their level of comprehension...it's all building blocks.
We are playing a "Word Shark" game by adding letters to make words. The shark teeth fill in their cards and the first full card wins! This makes recognition and word creation fun and more meaningful as they are actively building words as they place the shark teeth.
Fine Motor:
We created January calendars by painting with tubes we cut and squished into paint! They added confetti and glitter to finish their 2020 fireworks pictures!
The children made penguins by tearing construction paper and gluing the pieces together to make a penguin. They added a beak and flippers too. The tearing of paper is a great way to build fine motor skills!
We are playing multiple Penguin games. Happy Feet Mumbles Tumbles, requires balancing the birds on an iceberg to practice balance and spatial awareness. Pengaloo is another favorite.
Social Emotional:
The children are learning many movements from our Penguin movement songs, as they waddled and flipped their flippers in sequence. We discussed the rookeries and how they could help out if they were living in a colony with hundreds or thousands of other penguins.
We watched the Disney movie about Steve the Penguin. It is an incredible movie/documentary following a penguin through his life in Antarctica. The children loved rooting for him through all of his adversities and triumphs, including becoming a daddy-WITH TWO EGGS to care for and then two chicks!
We had a great PJ party filled with lots of hugs for Ms. Yonan. She's forever in our hearts! What an amazing time to have her in their/our lives. We will miss her so much.
Have a great weekend!
Ms. Massey
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