We wrapped up our color unit this week!
Monday we finished our Pezzitino-inspired artwork, where the students used paint chips to turn it into some type of animal or person. They were so creative!
Monday we finished our Pezzitino-inspired artwork, where the students used paint chips to turn it into some type of animal or person. They were so creative!
On Tuesday we read Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni and talked about mixing colors. We then went out to the courtyard and had our own mixing color laboratory! The students were free to explore the different colored water (red, blue, and yellow) and mix it however they wanted. After, we reflected on what happened and recorded what colors we mixed together to make new colors. We also made and painted our chameleons inspired by A Color of His Own. We used this to talk about being unique, and how everyone has their own color and special identity!
On Tuesday we also started Jolly Phonics and Handwriting Without Tears! We started with the letter "s". We practiced saying the sound, doing the motion, identifying words that start with S, and then writing it. We did this with "a" on Wednesday as well.
On Tuesday we also started Jolly Phonics and Handwriting Without Tears! We started with the letter "s". We practiced saying the sound, doing the motion, identifying words that start with S, and then writing it. We did this with "a" on Wednesday as well.
On Wednesday we read Yesterday I had the Blues by Jeron Ashford Frame and talked about how feelings can be represented as colors. We then made "feeling popsicles" out of water and food coloring to use the next day to paint with. We recorded which colors in the book went with which emotion. We had student choice center time (they are ROCKING the building and dramatic play areas! We will be doing writing corner and reading corner next week).
Thursday was International Dot Day! This is inspired by the book The Dot by Peter Reynolds, and the purpose is to inspire creativity, courage, and collaboration. We read the book, and then the students tried marble painting to create their own dot. They turned out so cool! We also did our first "write the room" activity for math, when the students had to hunt around the room for pictures, and then record how many they saw. It was a great way to practice writing and counting. Last but not least, we painted outside with or feeling popsicles! It was so fun.
Friday we used dry-erase markers to practice our 2 new letters- "s" and "a". Next week, we will do "t" "i" and "p". Additionally, we have been focusing on characters and setting during our read-alouds. So, we read Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken, which has multiple settings in it. The students had to choose one to build or create, and then be able to identify it and the characters. They did great and were so creative! It goes without saying that we also played outside and had choice time almost every day this week :)
Next week we will continue to learn about community and start focusing on our community of Highland Park!