Imagine

We talked about what it means to be thankful. We made leaf rubbings using real leaves, paper and crayons. When you use watercolor paints to paint over the crayon the crayon resists the paint creating a lovely effect. We made the trunk of the tree out of old newspaper. Review time! The VPK kids reviewed the letters that we have done so far this year.

We live in a town called Gainesville. We learned that all living creatures need some form of shelter to live. Shelter is important because it keeps us out of bad weather. Our houses keep us warm and dry. The children made houses out of folded paper and glue. They drew pictures of the things that are inside their houses. There are a lot of different rooms in a house. Some of our favorites are , "my bedroom", "my living room", "the kitchen" and "the play room, where all my toys are". We all agreed that the best thing about our houses are the people who live inside. Our "G" collage! Not to be outdone by our "H" collage!

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?