Our 4 week study of insects has officially begun.  We kicked off the week with a 

shared writing activity documenting:

 What do we know about insects? and What do we want to learn?  

The lists were impressive

Sorting Activity:

Bug OR Not a Bug

Language Group with Ms. A

On Wednesday, we had two special guests... Ms. Staci from the Park Ridge Library...AND...

A millipede which we researched and learned is NOT an insect but rather an arthropod.

It was a great teachable moment and we shared it with all of the preschool classrooms :)

SMALL GROUP ACTIVITIES

Lacing Filo Boards                    Insect sort with Ms. Liz

Counting Insects

Color Sort

Fly Swatter Painting

Playdoh Insects

PLAYTIME

Picnic on the carpet?  Sure, why not?!?

Tricycles in the gym

Playground Fun!

We had a wonderful week celebrating our friendships!  

Ms. Gina planned a lot of fun and exciting activities, enjoyed by all!

The children really enjoyed making our "friendship pie"

1 cup of sharing

1/2 teaspoon caring . . .

Another favorite activity was Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Willems

 💙"Friendship Handprints"💛

💚

"I Love You to Pieces"

Heart Explosions                                            Hopscotch

(Baking soda/vinegar)                                                             

Small Group with Mrs. Sewell

Small Group with Ms. Liz

Small Group with Ms. A and Mrs. Fernandez

Rainbow Dog Therapy

Reading fun in our Book Corner

Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather Chicago is bringing us this February!

Next week we kick off our 4 week unit on insects.

As we finished up our last week of the snow unit, we explored activities that we can do in/with snow.  Although, we did not get to experience real snow firsthand (imagine that, no snow in Chicago during the last 5 weeks?!?), the students had fun experiencing "snow" 🌨  ⛄

The Snowy Day

Roll a dice: Acting out snow activities

Snowflake Painting                            Snowball number match

Snowman Collage

Shiny Paint (1/2 paint & 1/2 glue)

Small Group with Ms. A (Mrs. Fernandez's clinical student)

Room 107 friendships blossom during playtime

Student of the Week

Our Jefferson Caring Tree is getting full of hearts!

Keep up all the wonderful acts of kindness at home and in our community <3

This week's topic was, "what keeps us safe in snow?"  Check out all the fun learning that took place!

During a shared writing activity, we recorded our ideas about "What happens to snow on the road?  What happens to snow on the sidewalk?"

Cutting Skills: Icicles                                            


Story sequencing: The Mitten

Working together on floor puzzles

"Popsicle" Painting                                             Painting on Ice

                

Experimenting with measurement tools            Arctic homes: cups, bubble wrap, cardboard and more

              

Science Experiment: Melting ice using salt water

💗 Kindness and caring week 💗

Ms. Liz and friends worked together to create hearts for our Jefferson Caring Tree.  Don't forget to write down how your child has demonstrated kindness at home, as well as opportunities when your family worked together.