Group Meeting: We have been learning about the letter L this week. But before we began to print letters, we need to know where to start. We have learned the song "Where Do You Start Your Letters?" The answer is "at the top". The children are taught to make letters starting at the top. To remind them, we put a smiley face at the top of the paper to help them remember where they should begin. We teach the children to start from top to bottom because most letters are printed and written in this fashion. If they are still teaching cursive when your child is in elementary (some schools are considering dropping it), this will be helpful.
Story: We read Too Many Tamales. It is Christmas time in this story. Maria is helping her mother make tamales for the dinner that they will be having when their family visits. While they are mixing the dough with their hands, Mother puts down her diamond ring. When Mother is called away to answer the phone, Maria puts the ring on. After the company arrives, Maria realizes that the ring is no longer on her finger. Ask your child to tell you where Maria thinks the ring is. Is Maria right? Where was the ring?
Small Group: We added our names to our pages for our circle book. Some children are able to print the letters and some are just starting out. We will work with each child giving them the help that they need.
Large Group: While we were in the Outdoor Classroom this morning, we noticed that a spider had spun a web between the fence and our water table. It was a big spider and a big web. It was fun to watch him crawl between a bug that had gotten caught in the web and the edge of the water table. However, this afternoon, the web had gotten bumped and had collapsed. Now, we can't wait to see if the spider will build a new web.
Snacks: The morning class had Go-gurt and juice brought by Dawson. The afternoon class had Goldfish, bananas, and juice brought by Wyatt. Thank you!
