Today was a wonderful day. The kiddos are real troopers about understanding why we couldn't go outside again to play today. They were very excited about getting to ride their bikes in the hallway though! We rode up and down the hallway in front of the classroom. Some played with hula hoops and others played with bean bags. This was a great time to practice quiet voices. Afterwards we started talking about how Monday is the 100th day of school. We made special 100 hats to wear on Monday. In the afternoon we talked about circles with Ms. Emily and made paper bag polar bears. What a busy day!
Starting Monday we will start our new theme....Dr. Seuss! We will be reading The Foot Book, Hop on Pop, Mr. Brown Says Moo, Green Eggs and Ham, and our breakfast book will be The Cat in the Hat. Each morning at the end of breakfast we read a book. This book allows the kids to know that we will be transitioning from the initial social time of getting to school and eating to circle time. We read the same story for about a month. By reading the same story everyday it allows the children more time to learn and understand the language of the story. We use the story to work on predictions, recalling facts, using pictures to help answer questions, letter identification, etc. The kids look forward to the story we read at breakfast time.
Within our Dr. Seuss theme, we will be looking at animals, rhyming words, and simple machines.
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Mark your calendars! Our Exceptional Children's Week Show is Tuesday, March 22 at 8:30am!
