Michelle September 30th, 2009
Gavin went up to Ms Jackie with a magnifying glass and said, ‘I see you!’. So Silly!
Gavin has great listening ears and his cleanup song is so cute.
*Read ‘It’s Pumpkin Time’ by Zoe Hall
*Practiced saying leaf in Spanish
*Counted as many leaves as we could find outside on the playground
*Created with paint and brown paper
*Gathered all of the leaves we collected and took them outside, put them in a big pile, and jumped up and down on them
*Grabbed a handful of dried leaves, closed our hands tight and listened to the crunching sounds they made
*Pretended to be leaves falling to the ground
Michelle September 29th, 2009
Miss Bethany told Gavin that his jacket was cute. He smiled really big and said, ‘I know’. So cute!
Gavin walked around the playground this morning holding hands with his friend, Emme.
*Read ‘Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf’ by Lois Ehlert
*Teacher held up a leaf and we tried to identify where it was by using positional words
*Sorted all of the leaves that we found outside by size
*Created with glitter glue and construction paper
*Put leaves in the sensory table and then we asked how the leaves felt, looked, and smelled
*Practiced saying ‘Please’ and ‘Thank You’ to our teachers and friends
*Played ‘Friendship Musical Chairs’ to work on losing graciously
Michelle September 27th, 2009
It was a jewelry week… I got a new necklace and a new bracelet! They are the most beautiful pieces of jewelry, ever… Both are hand-crafted!
The necklace is a colorful, array of pasta. The bracelet has carefully selected and placed cheerios.
Michelle September 25th, 2009
Uncle Eric and Gavin… Shades and all!
Michelle September 24th, 2009
Gavin sat very close to Ms Erica during story and he used his listening ears! He helped her count all the animals on each page. Great job, Gavin!
We all watched an interactive Alphabet program on Ms Erica’s laptop before lunch. Gavin was really into it and he made every animal sound after he heard it on the computer. So cute!!
*Read ‘Number One, Number Fun’ by Kay Chorao
*Practiced communicating our needs in sentences
*Put together our alphabet puzzles
*Created with markers and paper, then counted how many circles were in the pictures we created
*Found out what items a flashlight would shine through and what ones they don’t
*Practiced pushing down and pulling up our own pants during potty time
Michelle September 24th, 2009
Reclining on the couch,
Wearing pajama’s,
Legs crossed,
Eating a snack,
Holding his juice,
Watching Backyardigan’s on his iPod Touch…
Gavin had a relaxing day! =)
Michelle September 23rd, 2009
Ms Erica told the class that we were having chicken nuggets for lunch and Gavin said, ‘That’s why I like McDonald’s’. Silly Boy!! (We might eat at McD’s twice a month… maybe)
Ms Erica asked the class to find the letter ‘A’ and Gavin took her to the lower case letter ‘a’! Great Job!
*Read ‘Fall Leaves Fall’ by Zoe Hall
*Told the class our name and then we found our name tag on the circle rug
*Created with water colors, leaves, construction paper, and white paper
*Ran along the fence outside and picked up all the leaves we could find and put them in a bucket
*Discussed that leaves are plants and that they grow on trees and then went outside to see them
*Had a leaf show and tell with the leaves we found at daycare
*Played the ‘Bubble Mower’ game to work on moving the mouse and clicking to pop the bubbles
Michelle September 23rd, 2009
Gavin helped Ms Erica count the cheerios up to ten in Spanish! Awesome Job!
Gavin is an excellent listener, he is always following directions!
*Read ‘The Cheerios Counting Book’ by Lee Wade
*Tried counting to 10 in Spanish
*Given directions to do things and observed to see if we could follow them
*Created with cheerios, paper, and glue
*Sang ‘1, 2, Buckle My Shoe’
*Laced cheerios and counted them as we put them on our yarn
*Discussed what it means to work together and be patient and practiced it throughout the day
*Played ‘The ABC’s Learning Game’
Michelle September 23rd, 2009
We changed Gavin’s crib to a toddler bed a few months ago. It started to look rather little when he was laying on it. So, we bit the bullet and changed it to a full size bed.
We bought him a new mattress… Memory foam. Scott and I are fighting over who gets to put Gavin to bed and possibly lay on the mattress. Comfy!!
This is the final bed change for a long time.
Michelle September 22nd, 2009
Gavin liked singing our song today. When we finished he wanted to ’sing again!’. We sang ‘Shoo Fly’ next.
Gavin found a butterfly on the playground and he chased it for nearly 20 minutes! He is so much fun to have in class.
*Read ‘The Berenstain Bear’s B Book’ by Stan and Jan Berenstain
*Pointed to and named familiar objects that we saw in the book
*Counted on the calendar to see how high we could count
*Created with markers and paper to express ourselves
*Sang ‘Five Little Ducks’ to enhance our rhythm and tempo
*Practiced tracing our telephone number to enhance our hand-eye coordination
*Observed how much a caterpillar eats in one day to better understand the growth of animals
*Practiced washing our hands at the correct times and anytime that we sneezed or coughed into them to promote healthy habits
Michelle September 21st, 2009
Gavin was an awesome clean-up helper today! Great Job!
Gavin was playing the maracas and singing the alphabet to his friends.
*Read ‘The Great Alphabet Fight’ by Joni Eareckson Tada and Steve Jenson
*Worked on listening to the whole story during circle time
*Had an alphabet dig and matched the letters we found to the letters taped on the floor
*Sang the alphabet
*Practiced sharing our toys and waiting for our turn to play with a toy that a friend had
Michelle September 17th, 2009
Gavin is so silly! Today he said, ‘Look what I can do!’ and started dancing then said, ‘I got my happy feet on!’.
When Ms Erica blew bubbles outside, Gavin had fun chasing them.
*Read ‘The Berenstain Bears Go Fly A Kite’ by Stan and Jan Berenstain
*Practiced reciting the finger play ‘Kite Flying’
*Created with contact paper and tissue paper
*Listened to music and pretended to fly through the air
*Hopped on the kites our teachers told us to
*Worked on pushing down and pulling up our own pants during potty times
