Group Meeting: "What will you be for Halloween?: This was the question that was asked in our movement song for today. I have asked the children to keep their costume a secret for now. I want to be surprised on Thursday. I am keeping mine a secret as well.
Story: The story for today was Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell. Tim has a Jack-o-lantern that he has appropriately named Jack. He loves watching Jack glow at night time. When Halloween is over, Tim's mother tells him that the pumpkin is rotting and needs to be thrown out. Tim doesn't want to throw Jack in the trash can, so he puts him in the garden instead. He watches Jack slowly fall apart until there is almost nothing left. After winter, Tim finds Jack's shell and a few seeds. He covers it. In the Spring, Tim makes a discovery. Ask your child to tell you what Tim finds.
Letter Learning: We are starting with the letter L. I demonstrated how to the make the L with a big line and a little line using the wooden pieces. I made the L sound and the children echoed it back to me. Next, we practiced printing the L with our Wet, Dry, Try chalkboards. The L is already printed on the board with chalk. The children use a wet sponge to erase the L. When it dries, they use chalk to make the L. This is the method that we will use for the first time that we go through the alphabet. Right now, we will only do the uppercase letters, but will later add the lowercase letters.
Large Group: The children played "Marching Around the Alphabet". We placed large letters on the floor all over the classroom. While the music played, they marched around the room. When the whistle blew, the children stopped at a letter and tried to identify it. If they did not know the letter, we identified it.
Snack: The snack for today was cinnamon raisin bread, juice and water.
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