I mentioned in a recent newsletter that the three weeks in November go by like the blink of an eye! I think this post will give you an glimpse at the varied activities that are keeping us busy.
On the social studies front we are going back in time. To better understand differences between long ago and today, we are learning about New England family farm life in the 19th century. And to make this learning come alive we have a pretend area which allows for hands on engagement with old fashioned props. Have a look.
We're also learning to sew and weave! Sewing samplers have become a relaxing choice at Quiet Time and our Learning Buddies helped the children get the hang of paper weaving.
On the Math front, Math Menu is going strong and will perhaps be featured in the next blog post. For now you can feast your eyes on the pattern block mandalas that have captivated the designers in the crew.
Our literacy learning has been growing by leaps and bounds!
Below you can see Literacy Stations in full swing- either uppercase/lowercase matching on the pocket chart, identifying beginning sounds in words as a group or on individual mats, and showing what you know about beginning sounds in words on a worksheet.
The white board work below shows the children using their knowledge of snap words to craft some very empowering bits of writing!
You saw some beginning sound work and some snap word work, now you can have a look at some word family work. This "bat" activity helped us to see how many words could be made with the "at" chunk. Clearly we are working hard- if that isn't cause for a group hug, what is?
