Thursday in Mr. Anthony's Classroom

Mr Anthony read the Pumpkin Circle book today.  It is a book that describes the life cycle of a pumpkin.

Mr. Anthony sang a Pumpkin Song with his students that they learned in Music Class this week...

Children had the opportunity to cut out pumpkin sequence cards, and sequence the steps of a pumpkin's growth.  It was a great opportunity to learn to cut on a line with scissors.

It was also a good opportunity to practice name writing and develop coloring skills.  The children were motivated by the activity to practice and develop fine motor skills.

Look at the gross (which means large muscle) motor learning activities available today...

In gym class we played with bean bags and hula hoops!

Another fun and engaging activity was to balance on a spider web made out of tape and pick up bugs!

There was a lot of spider talk today! 

Look at all of the new visuals that support children's understanding of classroom expectations.  The children are excited to "read" the visuals and demonstrate that they know what they mean.

You can show your children pictures from my blog and have great conversations about what is happening in their classroom.

Wednesday in Mrs. Howrigan's Classes

The preschoolers were very excited that it was snowing out this morning!

A lot of time was spent watching it through the window!

Miss Amy started a conversation about whether the children liked the snow.

All of the sudden someone said, "Oh no! This will ruin Halloween!  We won't be able to wear our costumes!"

Two boys started drawing a plan to get the snow off the playground!

This is a detailed picture of our playground drawn by one of Mrs. Howrigan's students.

Another boy drew a picture of his father. 

The boys made a plan to ask their Dads if they would bring their snow blowers to school to blow away the snow on the playground!  What a great plan!

There were other fun activities happening in the classroom.  These children were counting and sorting Fall themed math manipulatives.

Children worked on their monster art, they added eyes to their monsters.

The children held their own circle time, imitating Mrs. Howrigan.

Children read to one another!

Ms. Johnson read, 

and we sang a new Monster Song, I'm Playing with a Monster!  A rhyming song.

Ask your child to sing it to you!

I'm playing with a monster,

my monster comes from Bonster.

Right where I have legs, my monster has his megs!

Keep singing same verse and put the /m/ sound on different body parts!

Monday in Preschool

In Mr. Anthony's class, children learned about scales and math language.  Some children were so excited about it that they held another circle to talk about it some more!  The scale was left out so that children could explore on their own.  A future teacher in the making!

The children also worked with Mrs. Hill to make Pumpkin Puppets.  You will hear the Five Little Pumpkins Song soon!

In Mrs. Howrigan's class, children made Monster Paintings by using eye droppers and air power.

In Miss Sweet's class, children practiced making letters in their names with Miss Sweet.  Miss Sweet used language like "big line, little line, big curve, little curve" to verbally prompt children through the letter making process.

Children also practiced getting into "self spaces" to prepare for our upcoming safety drills.  

Mr. Anthony's Class 10/11/18

     In Mr. Anthony's class, the children have been building obstacle courses this week.  Look at these children helping each other!

Children also enjoyed playing together in the sand.

In preparation for the Georgia Firefighter visit, Mr. Anthony read a story called Fire Station written by Robert Munch at circle and taught the children a new Firetruck song.

We played a Mystery Box Game and had a great time in gym class with Mr. Allard and Hula Hoops!

Georgia Firefighters Teach the Preschoolers about Fire Safety

     The Georgia Firefighters came to school today to teach the preschoolers about fire safety.

We learned about dialing 911 to get help from the police, firefighters or the ambulance.

We learned how to crawl on the floor to avoid breathing in too much smoke.

We learned how to STOP, DROP & ROLL

We learned about not touching matches or lighters, that we should get an adult if we see a match or lighter on the floor.

We practiced finding EXIT signs in the library.

We learned about fire alarms.

Fire Extinguishers

We learned how important it is to have plans in case of an emergency.  Please talk about where you will meet outside if there is a fire in your home.  It is so important to make plans as a family!

We learned about HOT things and how not to touch HOT things.

Children learned that parents should check bath water before children get in the tub.

We learned that we shouldn't leave our toys on the stairs, someone might fall.

We should wear bike helmets!

We should use car seats and seat belts.

The Georgia Firefighters then got dressed into their gear so that the children could see that they were friendly people under all that equipment.  

We went outside to see one of the Georgia Firetrucks...

The firefighters gave us water bottles and fire helmets!

Thank you Georgia Firefighters!