Dear Families,

We are entering the last week of our Shadows and Reflections Unit.  This week we are talking about things we need to make a shadow or a reflection, and how to make shadows and reflections inside.  Just a reminder that this is the last week before April Vacation.  There is no school from 4/15-4/19.  School will resume on Monday, 4/22.  Here's what we will be reading this week. 



Small Groups
Monday        Sequencing Mouse Count book
Tuesday        Counting reflections from the Puddle Pail
Wednesday   Sorting letters that are the same and different
Thursday      Raccoon positional book
Friday          Painting puddle pail reflection


Choice Time
Red Table           Sequencing puzzles
Yellow Table      Reflective paper collages
Green Table        Using collections to build patterns
Blue Table          Play Doh
Rug                     Superheroes
Block Area          Legos
Dramatic Play     Shadow puppet theatre
Sensory Table     Reflective stream
Easel                   Painting clouds


HWOT
This week we are learning the letter V


-The Barnyard Buddies

Dear Families,

We are in the second week of our Shadows and Reflections Unit.  This past week we talked about what shadows and reflections are.  This week we will be talking about how we can make shadows and reflections in our classroom and outside.  Here's what we will be reading this week.



Small Groups
Monday          Matching alphabet letters on puddles and reflections
Tuesday         Matching shapes to shadows
Wednesday    Sorting items into categories or "collections"-vocab word
Thursday       Making "stained glass" letters for our windows
Friday            Making a color chameleon



Choice Time
Red Table               Shadow letter matching
Yellow Table          Cellophane window blocks
Blue Table              Magna-tiles
Green Table            Making reflection pictures with mirrors and blocks
Rug                         Superheroes
Dramatic Play         Shadow puppet theatre
Blocks                     Legos
Easel                       Shadow painting
Sensory Table         Reflective stream (from Raccoon on His Own)


HWOT
This week we are working on the letter U

-The Barnyard Buddies