The theme for January was RESPONSIBILITY! We talked about the things the children are responsible for at school and home such as doing their best at preschool, following the rules, obeying their parents and helping with chores and brushing their teeth........which of course led to a field trip to Dr. Robertson's dental office!
The kids loved learning to floss and brush their teeth, sit in the chair and even spray Dr. Robertson with air! Thank you so much for letting us come.
Since the beginning of the year, we had been learning two letters of the alphabet each week. We learned their names, how to write them, and the sound they make. On January 9, we learned the letter "Z". I told the kids, "Great job! Now you've learned the entire alphabet!" The next time we met several moms told me their children said they were all done with preschool, because Miss Cindy told them they knew everything now! Oops, I better be careful with what I say. :)
During the month we read "I am responsible", "I am in charge of me", "The three little pigs", "The little red hen", "Frank and Ernest" about an elephant that runs a diner while his friend is out of town, "The Snowy Day", "Clifford's family", "Hibernation Station", "If you take a mouse to school" and "The Napping House".
We learned the months of the year by singing a new song and having the children jump up when their birthday month was sung. We continued to learn the days of the week during circle time and practiced knowing which day comes before and after a given day. We made a numbers book of numbers 11-20 and practiced which number is missing from 0-30 on our velcro board. We learned a new responsibility rap (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I03JseHP1x4)
We enjoyed the cold weather by making snow our snack one day (see the pics above) and making glittery snowflakes another day. We even looked at the snow with magnifying glasses to try to see the crystals but they were too small.
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