October Awesomeness!

Happy almost Halloween from JK!  

These past two weeks have been such a fun time in our classroom!  We have studied the great artist Van Gogh, learned about bats and "echolocation" and had a pajama party earned through amazing participation and listening to fill our frog jar.  Some of the children were introduced to the wonderful world of smores for the first time!  Our sensory table provided tons of fun with pumpkins and shaving cream, and a fun way to write letters and numbers while squishing through glittery foam.  Their ability to regulate themselves in the classroom and navigate to each center has lead to their free choice of chosen activities.  We also ventured to the park many times, and colored textured drawings from our "Great Leaf Hunt".  This next week will be full of more Halloween fun and learning as we continue our handwriting practice and music and movement, through many songs with choreography.  They are all now "my kids" as they light up the room and grow in their abilities through socializing with friends in our intentional teaching environment!    

We used our witch's fingers in reading groups to underline the words in guided reading activities. Understanding the correspondence to words one at a time as they are grouped together to form sentences is essential to developing readers.  Each child is able to identify and circle letters in paragraphs as they teach the class where to find specific letters.

Starry Night painters aka little Van Gogh's!

Twinkies!

Each week the children are advancing in their Spanish familiarity through games and activities to practice colors and common phrases and items with Ms. Floyd.

"You shouldn't say some of those words Sally!"

The little teachers practicing their letters and numbers as they teach the class!

The detailed drawings and descriptions from these young artists impresses me every day!

Pastels, paint, glue and glitter!  Does it get any better?  

 And, our last "All About Me" poster has been presented by our newest addition to the classroom!  What a remarkable presentation from a four year old, talking about all of his favorite things.

 She definitely won the prize for largest show and tell item ever!  The children loved giving hugs to their new furry friend.

"It's really a princess but her kitty Sharp Claws isn't in the picture.  She's looking out the window and is late for the party!"

 Leap frog is an amazing game for exercise!  Mr. B knows how to make it all fun.