Group Meeting: We started by singing the welcome song that we have learned at the beginning of the month. We changed the handshake to a high five to tell our friends that we are happy to be at school together.
Story: The story for today was Chicken, Chickens by Valeri Gorbachev. Two little chicks are visiting the playground for the first time. It is very busy with animal friends. Several friends invite them to join on the seesaw and the merry-go-round, but they think they are too little. Then, they see a slide. They want to try the slide but are a little scared. Someone comes along to help them see how they can slide. Ask your child to tell you how this story ends. I read this story because a slide is an inclined plane. We will be talking about inclined planes this week.
Study: We are starting a study of simple machines. Please take a few minutes to read the note in your child's folder about simple machines. This week, the simple machine is an inclined plane. I told the children that a plane is a flat surface like a block. When I lift one end, the plane is inclined. I will be using these vocabulary words as we learn about the simple machines. I read the non-fiction book Inclined Planes for Children. We saw pictures of ramps, slides, escalators, etc. We also looked at some pictures of inclined planes that you may have at home. Ask your child to find one.
Letter Learning: The letter for today was E. We made the e sound by saying elephant and doing the elephant dance. Then, we traced and practiced printing the letter.
Small Groups: The children made snowflakes with diffuser paper and liquid watercolor. You will see these in our windows soon.
Snack: The snack for today was apples, Nutella, juice and water.
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