Last week we had a blast learning about our 5 senses! The children are still pointing out letter Ss words they find, which is always great to see. Picture Day went great too, everyone smiled very nicely and we all looked beautiful! The pictures should arrive in a couple of weeks. This week and next we will be very busy learning all about the letter Aa and apples. Fall time is one of my favorite times of year for teaching. There is so much changing around us, and so many fun activities we can do. In the newsletter I have asked that each child bring in one apple during our apple unit. We will be using these for different activities throughout the week. Here is a look at our week ahead...
Monday
To start out the day today during free play we painted apples on the easel with red, yellow, and green paint. We also did our art project, sticking apple stickers on the letter Aa. In our sensory tub we had water with animals in it. I added some apple scented soap to the water, which made it extra fun! During circle time we learned about the letter A, and started our letter A packet.
Tuesday
Today in the morning we will be working on letter Aa picture cards and also playing "pass the apple," which is just like hot potato but with an apple. In the afternoon, we will be working on our picture cards, as well as coloring an apple basket. We will also be practice printing the letter Aa in applesauce!
Wednesday
We will be making an art project today that will hang in our windows for the rest of our apple unit. In the morning and afternoon we will be having an apple tasting! We will be tasting different apples in the morning and in the afternoon. After tasting 3 different kinds, we will each pick our favorite and graph the results.
**Our first field trip permission slip and information will be coming home today** On Monday, October 24th, we will be taking a field trip to the Center in Palos Hills, to their pumpkin patch! All the neccessary info will be going home on Wednesday, but please feel free to ask any other questions you may have. I am very excited for it, and am hoping for good weather. :)
Thursday
In the morning today we will be going apple picking in the morning. We will search around the room for paper apples and sort the different ones we find by color.
In the afternoon we will be playing the game, "pin the apple on the apple tree!"
Friday
For our art project today we will be making apple prints.
In the morning and afternoon we will be learning different apple songs. I'm sure your child will be singing them for you all week :)
At the end of the 2 weeks, your child will be bringing home an apple packet that will contain all of the apple projects we did during our unit.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Dougherty