Last week, we took time outside to practice our observation skills and drew the tree by the flag pole. Children were asked to look closely and record their observations. Some children drew details in the bark and branches, while others recorded all the different colors of the fall leaves. When we came in, we took a “museum walk,” in which all the children had a chance to look at each other’s drawings and then had a class discussion. The children were not permitted to start their sentence with “I like his/her drawing…” rather, they had to say, “I notice name’s drawing has…” The children enjoyed this lesson a lot! I hope to do it throughout the year as the tree changes.
Our Museum Walk of children’s work.
This week in class we will be focusing on…
Langauge Arts
- Emerging Reading Skills (point to words, picture clues)
- Fundations week 6 Dd, Ss
- Halloween songs and fingerplays
- Non-fiction texts (Pumpkins)
Math
- Sorting by common attributes
- Math vocabulary for describing shapes
- Introduction of 10 frames
Social Studies
- October is Anti-Bullying Month
- role playing friendship situations
Science/Technology
- Using an IPad as a learning tool
- Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
