Dear Parents,
We began our week reading Signs by Tana Hoban. The class knew most of the signs in the book. Railroad Crossing, Stop, One Way, Children Crossing, and Playground were some pictures in the book. We have some of the same signs to use in the big room. We assembled them and placed them around the big room to use while riding our wheels and axles. Some children were enforcing the new regulations heavily. Others, not so much.
We added a map mat in the classroom to drive our cars on. It caused quite a stir the first day with a few traffic jams.
Gym with Casey was exciting as usual. While friends were in gym class, the other half worked using pencils and stencils to trace shapes. We also did the Feely Box on Wednesday. Many people guessed it was a coin, some specified a dime or a penny. Two guessed it was a button, and one wondered if it was a bonnet. Before the big reveal, we told the class it was something that started with the letter P. "Penny!" shouted half the class. Who knew they still knew about coins. We placed the letter P on our alphabet chart and promptly brainstormed more P words.
On Friday Peter came to talk to us about rock climbing. He a 250 foot long rope, and many simple machines that help him go up and down the rope. He showed us his rock climbing shoes and we saw wheels and axles, pulleys, levers, and wedges in the equipment. We found out that he also has climbed the masts of ships and buildings in Manhattan!
Welcome to planet Earth baby Elliot!
Have a glorious weekend,
Therese