Preschool- P is for Penguins, Paintings, and Pets

This week has been very exciting for preschool! We welcomed new friends to our classroom. Please check seesaw to meet our new class pets, Pterodactyl, T-Rex, Snowy, Baby Rainy, No, and Daddy. The students have been learning how to be gentle, and they enjoy greeting their new pets. Can you find all 6 fish?

On Monday, we continued learning about different seasons. We compared summer and winter, and we matched which clothes we wear for each season. All throughout the week, the students loved comparing summer and winter clothes on the whiteboard.

We also practiced some vocabulary and phonics. Using clothes pins, we chose the correct beginning sound for each word. We were very proud of ourselves for choosing the correct sounds and letters.

For math, we practiced our cutting skills and organizing shapes. We cut out circles, ovals, and triangles to create a penguin. After they dried, we practiced feeding them pom poms. The students counted to see how many pom poms they could feed the penguins.

Speaking of fine motor skills, we put our finger muscles to the test by stringing beads on string. It was challenging, but we all worked very hard.

We always love it when the older grades learn with us! This week, we learned about action painting by studying Jackson Pollock's paintings. We learned that he is from America, which we found on the map. After we were inspired, we went outside to use our gross motor skills to paint like Pollock with 6th grade. It was messy, creative, and so much fun. 

And finally, on Friday, we continued our new tradition of reading with 2nd grade in the library. It is always such a nice way to end the week with our older friends. Every time we meet in the library, the 2nd graders are so happy to see us.

Have a great weekend!