Our First Week

This is kind of a rough overview of our week. This just gives you an idea of the things we cover so you know and also so you can ask your child more in depth questions about their day. For the assessments I asked if they knew Capital Letters, numbers 1-10 by recognition, shapes, colors, how high they could count, how they colored and how they cut. I will keep them on file till the end of the year. If you would like to see them, just let me know. This gives me an idea of what I need to focus on and who needs help.

Tuesday, September 3rd

September 3rd
For stations we had 
Sensory: bubbles and Utensils to play in
Block Play: Cardboard Blocks
Bristle Blocks
Fine Motor: Potato Heads
Literacy: Books
Cars

During Free Choice Play I pulled children aside for assessments. I will keep these on file until the end of the year. If you would like to see them, let me know. 

Circle Time consists of The Calendar, Pledge, Weather, Counting, Practicing our Letters, Songs or Rhymes, and any instruction we have that day. Each child has a job for the week. For instance we have a "Librarian" and they pass out the books and collect them when we practice our letters. We do them in Composition notebooks that we keep here.

We did a "First Day of Preschool" page that I am keeping for their binder.
Snacks: Apples
We learned about seasons a little and focused on Autumn. We made Leaf People and the kids followed directions on how to draw a person. (If they didn't know)
Goodbye Stories

We ran out of time to do more but with it being our first day we were learning the rules and figuring things out.

Thursday, September 5th

September 5th
Stations:
Sensory: Bubble Wrap on the counter and floor with large cars to roll on
Fine Motor/Pretend Play: Buildings (with people and animals)
Literacy: Books
Gross Motor: Balls to throw into Basket and Box

During Play time I finished assessments with the kids

Circle Time: See above
Song for this week: Here we are Together

Art: Bubble Wrap Painting. The kids each got a piece of Bubble Wrap that they painted with Orange Paint and when they were finished we laid their paper on top to transfer over.

Snacks: Blowing Bubbles with their milk and Bread

Science: Make homemade Bubbles (6C water, 1C dish soap, 1/2C corn syrup). The kids made their wands out of pipe cleaners.
Goodbye story and went outside to blow their bubbles.