Dear Parents,
We began our week reading Firefighters A- Z and having our first fire drill. We confirmed with the class that our school was not really on fire, but we were pretending in case it ever caught on fire. We lined up quickly and quietly (sorta) and filed outside to line up along the fence. We used our serious voices and faces to let everyone know it was not time to play. Then, we went to the yard to play!
This week, we mixed more colors using fingerpaint on our table. The first day we mixed yellow and red. The next day we mixed yellow and blue. Some children knew what new colors to expect based on our past color mixing. Someone asked, “What happens if we add white?” We added white.
People used their fingers, fingernails, palms, and even a few elbows, to draw in the paint.
On Wednesday, we decorated our art folders using stamps with the first letters of our names. We did quiet stamps using red and yellow paint.
The next day everyone made red hand prints to add to our Me books. Afterwards we read Hands Can, and made a list of things we can do with our hands: play, cuddle, sword fight, clap, hug, wave, hold hands, fingerpaint, buy things, run around, turn on the lights, and swing.
We also read Hello Fall, Fall Is Here! I love it!, Yoga Animals, Time to Pee, My Tree and Me, Wash Your Hands, It’s a Good Thing You’re Not an Octopus, Here Are My Hands, Hands Are Not for Hitting, and Whole Body Listening.
Everyone had their hands traced, and then used coloring crayons to fill them in. We used our hands to eat snacks and play in the big room. We rode wheels, climbed in the jungle gym, and built with soft and hard blocks. When we were finished, we used our hands to clean up.
Have a handy weekend,
Therese