It's good to be back at school after what seemed like a very long break. The children seemed to be glad about returning to school as well.
Group Meeting: Because we have started a new month, we took a look at the calendar and noted upcoming events. We also reviewed the classroom rules, and I explained changes that we had made in the classroom.
Story: We read the story of The Little Red Hen. The Little Red Hen has three friends; a dog, a cat, and a goose. The friends enjoy living with The Little Red Hen, because they can do what they enjoy while The Little Red Hen does all of the work around the house. One day, The Little Red Hen finds a bag of wheat seed. She asks the other animals to help her plant the wheat so that they can make bread. The animals are too busy to help help her. She asks for help harvesting the wheat, grinding the wheat into flour, making the dough, and baking the bread. The friends have many excuses for not helping her. At the end, she asks if they want to help her eat the bread. What do you think they said? What do you think The Little Red Hen said? Ask you child to tell you!
Small Group: We are learning about beginning sounds. I had a box with the word Box written on it. We talked about the sound that B makes. Next, I showed the children picture cards. If they thought that the picture also started with the B sound, such as bread, blanket, bed, bath tub, they put the picture in the box. If it did not, it was placed on the table.
Large Group: We are going to start a new study. I put the item that we are going to study in a box and asked the children to guess what was inside. The children could ask questions to help them figure out what it was. It was a ball. Please read the note about the ball study that we are beginning in the classroom. The children are to bring one ball to school tomorrow.
Snacks: The morning class had cheese, crackers, and juice brought by Max and Lucy W. The afternoon class had carrots, peanut butter, and juice brought by Lucy S. Thank you!
