We had a fantastic time last week talking all about
winter. We talked about how to keep warm in the
winter, fun things to do in winter and all about winter animals.
In Art we did ice painting (painted with colored ice), we
had frozen treasures in ice where we had to melt the ice to get them out. We used shapes to make a snowman and then
used bubble wrap to paint snow over the top.
We made penguins and hung those outside the classroom. We drew winter scenes in crayon and then
painted them with Epsom salt to make the picture look icy. We also made snowmen out of play-doh.
In Math with counted snowballs into mittens, we counted
marshmallows in hot cocoa (oh how they wanted to eat the marshmallows while
gluing and counting – so I gave them a few at snack time!) and we cut out
snowflakes.
In Handwriting Without Tears we worked on the letter “O” and
the #6. We also reviewed the following
letters and practiced writing them on white boards: L F E T H C U O. I was amazed at how well they were able to
write these letters. I am very proud of
my class!!
In Science we talked about hot and cold. We tasted hot cocoa and shaved ice. One of the favorite activities was
ice-skating in our socks on the floor and then our icy snowstorm. We put on scarfs and gloves and then I showered
the kiddos with shaved ice. We had so
much fun – it was as if it were snowing in our classroom!! That was my favorite
activity of the week!!
W
e read several books on winter and snow and played one of their
favorite songs “The Little Snowflake”.
Thank you again for allowing me the pleasure of teaching
your children and you are fabulous parents as well!
