Imagine

We talked this week about where we live. We traced the shape of Florida and the United States. We found our "Country" and our "State" on the Globe. We learned that the United States is on the Earth. Florida is in the United States. Florida begins with the letter F. F is also the first letter in words like feet and fish. We practiced writing the upper and the lower case F.

We pretended to be inside of an egg waiting to hatch. I asked the kids what they thought it would feel like. They said, "uncomfortable", "crowded","dark","squishy", "wet" "warm" and "cozy". We learned that many different animals are born from eggs. Birds and turtles,snakes and alligators are just a few. We learned about the life cycle of a bird.

I found a way to make paper chains without the use of glue or staples. It is a great way to help kids develop their fine motor skills. We also learned about patterns. Black circle,orange square..... black,black,orange,black,black Our middle classroom is so festive!

Halloween dioramas Dancing witches, ghosts and skeletons . Spooky aren't they?

We love to dance! Dance starts with a D. D is also the first sound in the words; duck,dog and dinosaur. Writing with chalk is a great way to learn how to write our letters. We can also draw pictures of things that begin with D. This dog has big ears. This is an upper case D. This is a delicious doughnut.

We made a welcome sign for our open house. I gave each child a cotton ball and told them to pretend it was a cloud. I asked them how does the cloud feel? They agreed that they felt "light" "soft" and "fluffy". We talked about how when water from the earth travels up into the sky it fills the clouds. When the cloud gets heavy with water it rains. We talked about how our cloud felt now. They felt "heavy" "cold" and "wet". Cloud starts with the letter C. There are many other words that start with the letter C; words like, coffee, cup, carrots, corn and cow. There are different kinds of clouds. Cirrus clouds are high and wispy. Cumulus clouds are puffy. Stratus clouds hang low in the sky in layers. Cumulus-nimbus clouds are large, towering and gray. They make rain. We looked for the different kinds of clouds in the sky above Imagine. We sometimes saw shapes in the clouds. We saw a turtle and a tiger. We made clouds for our birthda...