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Pre-Kindergarten
–T. Nancy
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss
The beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss’ birthday
is in March, so the pre-kindergarten children enjoyed many
stories written by him as well as some exciting games and
activities around his books.
First, the children created their own “Cat in the Hat”
hats – using their patterning skills. After cutting
out the hat shape – they patterned red and white stripes
to finish off the hats.
Language Arts: The children brought in their favorite Dr.
Seuss book to share with the class and created a bulletin
board filled with book jackets to match their book.
Math: We played the ‘Cat in the Hat’ game. During
this activity the children learned about odd ( 1,3,5) and
even (2,4,6) numbers. After rolling the die, they identified
the number and whether it was odd or even, and then colored
the hat green or red accordingly.
Science: After reading the book, Bartholomew and the Oobleck,
the children helped make a batch of oobleck.
And finally, we made green eggs and ham for a nutritious
morning snack. Of course we read Green Eggs and Ham, and created
a graph predicting whether we would like the special treat
or not. The green eggs and ham were enjoyed by all!
Art – T. Diane
The focus of art projects for the second trimester has been
on the element of color and value. Pre-K discovered that by
mixing two primary colors together you make a secondary color;
for example, blue and yellow paint mixed together make green.
The third trimester will focus on the art element of form.
Students will create three-dimensional artwork in several
media including, paper mache, clay, and mixed media.
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