We started our new theme 'How We Express Ourselves' by discussing different feelings and emotions we have and which of them are good and bad. We spent Monday afternoon free playing with the things that make us happy in the classroom. The children shared the things they enjoyed playing with the most in the classroom, and we made some centers for them to roam around and play with.
We listened to some different songs and expressed ourselves through dancing in different ways we thought were suitable for the music. The students enjoyed letting themselves go (we turned the lights off!) and experiencing different kinds of music. We had so much fun, I forgot to take photos!
I also played different kinds of music and asked the children to draw a picture of how it makes them feel/what it reminds them of. The children could sit wherever they felt most comfortable in the classroom and were told that their drawing should be completely theirs and not influenced by their friends'. It was interesting to see how everyone interpreted music in different ways. It was great to learn that there is no right or wrong answer when it comes to feelings and opinions and that everyone is different!
We also did an activity where I placed a random classroom object on the students' table and they had to draw how it made them feel/what it reminded them of.
The students painted what they think 'excitement' looks like.
We began our collection of Fountas and Pinnell books, starting with 'Pet Parade'. The students went off in small groups and had a go at reading it together. Ms. Anna and I listened to the students read it individually, and then a student volunteer read it at the front of the class while the other students followed with their own book.
In Math, we reviewed shapes and I introduced symmetry. The children seemed to enjoy playing the symmetry games on the iPad and drawing symmetrical pictures.
In Language, we learn '-ai' words. The students picked them up really well!
Some photos from this week's Show and Tell:
The students were reflective and watched the photos taken from the week
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