All posts by Christa

Weekly Update 2/22-2/24

This week we talked about how tubes make noise. There was a 5th grade student who came down and played her clarinet for us. We also saw and heard a flute and a trumpet.

Our small groups this week included practicing identifying and writing letters, playing a memory game, and practicing sorting by shape, color, and size.

Our second step lessons were all about how to invite a friend to play. We practiced this skill during choice time and our gross motor time.

Reminders

February 28 — No Preschool (PLC)

Weekly Update 1/30-2/3

This week we talked about animals that go through tunnels and animals that make their tunnels underground.

Our small groups this week gave students the opportunity to use tubes to make bird feeders, experiment with different sized tubes and cars, and students went on a color hunt in the classroom and in the hallways.

Our second step lessons focused on how to manage our anger. We talked about safe ways to calm our bodies at school and at home. We practiced taking our big, deep belly breaths and how we can solve our problem when our bodies are calm.

Reminders

February 17 – 21 — No School

February 28 — No Preschool

Weekly Update 1/23-1/27

This week we talked about the characteristics of tubes. We looked at curved tubes, flexible tubes, hard tubes, and talked about what types of things can move through them. We also talked about what kinds of tubes and tunnels you might find at a hardware store.

Our small groups this week included building with foam blocks and shaving cream, writing numbers and letters, and using team work to put together a floor puzzle.

Our second step lessons were all about identifying how you feel when things happen. We practiced showing on our faces how we might feel during certain situations. We also practiced taking deep belly breaths to calm our bodies down.

Reminders

January 31 — No Preschool (PLC)

Weekly Update 1/17-1/20

This week we continued exploring tubes and tunnels. We set up some tunnels in our classroom and the students were able to go through them. Some students said that they really liked crawling through the tunnels and some said that it wasn’t their favorite.

During small groups we played bingo, practiced counting and putting the right amount of items with each number, and practiced identifying numbers.

Our second step lesson this week was all about feeling frustrated. We talked about what it meant to be frustrated and why someone might feel that way. We practiced putting our hands on our tummies and taking 3 deep breaths to calm our bodies before we think of a solution.

Reminders

January 31 — No Preschool

Weekly Update 1/9-1/13

This week we finished up our buildings study. We continued to build with our boxes throughout the week and some students decided to decorate them! Today, we started our tubes and tunnels study.

During our small groups this week, students played ping pong pick up, learned how to use our light table, and made a snack.

Our second step lessons this week talked about safe and unsafe touches. We practiced telling people “No” or “Please stop” in our strong respectful voices.

Reminders

January 16 — No School

January 31 — No School

Weekly Update 1/4-1/6

This week we welcomed everyone back from our long break! We spent our time talking about buildings and what happens inside of buildings. We also introduced our box collection and students were able to use them to build and create.

Our small groups this week had students practicing how to make letters, playing a memory game, and walking letters in the hallway.

Our second step lessons reminded our brains and bodies how to be safe and follow rules at preschool. We also reviewed how we can solve problems at school.

Reminders

January 16 — No School

January 31 — No School

Weekly Update 12/12-12/16

We started our week with our family socialization. It was so fun to see everyone’s gingerbread house creations! We spent some time this week talking about who works on houses and describing their jobs.

Our small groups this week had students practicing matching shapes, identifying 3-D shapes, and practicing letter sounds.

 

Our social emotional lessons were all about how to be caring and kind friends at school. We talked about how we can help friends feel better when they get hurt or when something happens that makes them sad.

Reminders

December 23-Jan 3– No School (Winter break)

Weekly Update 12/5-12/8

This week we discussed who builds buildings and the tools that they use. We explored some tools and talked about how they are used. Ask your child if they can tell you about tools that someone might use to build a building!

During small group this week we practiced writing our name and made a name book, we practiced counting, and we predicted how many pom poms we thought were in a container.

During second step this week we talked about accidents. We discussed the difference between doing something on accident and doing something on purpose. We also talked about how to fix the problem if an accident happens.

Reminders

Dec 9 — No School

December 13 — No Preschool

December 23-Jan 3 — No School

Weekly Update 11/30-12/2

This week we welcomed each other back after our long break! I hope that everyone was able to relax and stay healthy. We also talked about buildings in our neighborhood and what types of shapes we might see on buildings.

During small groups we worked on writing and identifying letters, practiced making patterns, and used letter stamps.

During our second step lessons we reminded our bodies and brains about the rules at school. We also talked about how some people might feel differently than us about the same thing. For example, some people like going to the dentist and some people don’t, and that’s okay!

Reminders

December 9 — No School

December 13 — No Preschool

December 23-Jan 3 — No School

11/14-11/18

This week we started our buildings study. We talked about what we already know about buildings and what we want to learn. We spent some time learning about the 3 little pigs and the different materials that they used to build their houses.

During small groups this week, students made their own 3 little pigs book, practiced writing their letters, and practiced identifying their letters with a fishing game.

Our second step lessons this week taught about safe and unsafe touches. We also talked about how we can calm our bodies like Tucker Turtle. We practiced how to tuck into our shell, take three deep breaths, and then think of a solution when our bodies are calm.

Reminders

November 23-29 — No Preschool