This week in the Aspen Room it was all about animals!! During group lesson, we engaged in research activities with various non-fiction books, learning all about baby animal names and animal groups. Did you know that some animals like to live alone (solitary) and others live in groups. Aspen further learned that animals that live in groups live together in groups for protection. By living together, they can protect each other from harsh weather conditions (penguins), defend themselves against predators (herd animals), take advantage of large numbers to stay safe, migrate together looking for food, and/or utilize living in groups to help raise their babies. We also learned that animals can live in a variety of climates and environments. As a follow-up work, we utilzed our land, water, nd air activity to explore the concept of animal habitats and the function of animal characteristics. Your Aspen child is now an animal expert! Ask them about what they learned this week!
In Kindergarten Workshop, the Kindergarteners continued their exploration with the Function Of Words Activities. Three of our Aspen, however, Kindergarteners spent a week exploring the Elementary class. During their visit, they learned Elementary routine, explored math and language concepts with Elementary activities, and made new friends! In Readers Workshop, both the Cardinals and Chickadees continued their Unit on Poetry by finishing their Onamatapeoia Poems and explored Hyperbole Poems! We learned that a Hyperbole is an exaggeration, like, ” I’m so tired I could sleep for days”! After reading some Hyperbole Poem examples, we brainstormed and created our own independent Hyperbole poem! In Writers Workshop the Cardinals and Chickadees….
Sensorial Extensions with yhe Pink Tower and Brown Stair!
Stamp Game fun with the Decimal System! Adding units, tens, hundreds, and thousands!
Vocabulary building with the Lotto activity!
More mathematical fun with the Addition Stripboard!
Our caterpillars getting ready to move into their next stage of development!