October has been busy! We have been working hard at our addition and subtraction facts to 10. We have begun a fun pirate writing unit (the "ar" chunk says arrrr like a pirate!). We are also in the midst of an art project (stay tuned!!). At the end of the day, we always have "explore time" which is an opportunity to explore the centers around the classroom and play while we learn. Check out the centers we have had this month to play with: Name center: the kiddos find their name (or others!) in the jar. They then spell their name using different letters and then determine how many letters are in their name! Pumpkin hammering: The kiddos practice safely using tools with hammers and safety glasses. They hammer the golf tee into the pumpkin, then use elastic bands to make various shapes!! Smelly jars: The kiddos are challenging their sense of smell and math at the same time. They have to find the missing addend by matching the scent in the jar to the appropriate card. Spider math: At this center, we roll the dice to determine which web we are going to work with. The kiddos are invited to create numbers using different colored spiders. This works on pulling apart numbers, number recognition and representation! Lock challenge: At this center, the kiddos are challenged to find the key that fits the right lock. They are challenged to listen to the ending sound of each word as the picture on the lock matches the last letter/ sound on the key. After they have found the matching lock and key, they are to write the sounds that they hear in the word on the mirror (ex: f-o-x). This center works on stretching out words that we want to write. Corn picking: This center is a socialization and fine motor center. The kids are challenged to pick the kernels out of the corn cob with different types of tweezers. This is also an opportunity to engage with organic materials that represent fall. Book making center: Lately I have noticed that the friends in our class have been obsessed with making their own books!! So, I turned this fascination into an opportunity for them to create their own books. I showed them how to use a picture dictionary and now they use the words they find, as well as the word wall to create sentences in their homemade books!! Multi-cultural playdough: At the playdough center this month, I have created skin toned playdough. In Social Studies we have been learning about each other's cultures and how they make us unique. This experience allows the kiddos to take pride in themselves as unique individuals by created their own version of themselves via playdough and loose parts!!
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