Mrs. Drake's Classroom
Winter/Ice
LITERACY
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 Made snowflakes using tanagrams |
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 First we brainstormed what happens to water when put in the freezer - then we filled a 2 quart container with water. The next day we saw it became ice. We dropped food coloring on it and then rock salt. We watched how the rock salt melted the ice and as it did the food coloring flowed down inside the ice block. This was one of the best science experiments we have done all year. The kids loved everything about it and were sad when it had to be thrown out at the end of the day. |
 The kids love to play "school" and point to the color words challenging a friend to read them |
 Our poem for the month. As the month goes on we will circle, underline, use wikki sticks and highlighter tape to identify letters. |
 Another big hit- snowball fight!! I wrote our names, numbers, and color words on paper, wadded them up and then we all had a great time tossing "snowballs" at each other. When finished everyone took turns reading the snowballs for a sticker. |
 Painting snowmen at the easel |
 We graphed if we had ever thrown a real snowball. |
 We played "Melt the Ice" game - the kids loved it especially dropping their ice down their shirts. |
 We wrote our names and drew pictures in "snow" (shaving cream). |
 Newly purchased gel boards were a huge hit with the kids. |
 We made snowflakes by putting a quarter size glob of glue on wax paper. Then we placed 6 q-tips in the glue (because snowflakes have 6 points). More glue on the q-tip tips and then glitter. |
 After reading Snowballs we did a home family project of decorating snowman. As each child brings in their decorated, one-of-a-kind snowman they tell us how they made it and then it is displayed on our bulletin board. |
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 After reading The Hat by Jan Brett we made winter hats. |
 A beautiful warm "winter" (?) Texas day. |
A prop to go with the Chubby Little Snowman poem |
 Sensory center is filled with store bought "snow" (the kind you buy for decorating around Christmas time). |
 Our monthly poem for individual/small group use. We used wikkis sticks to circle the letters we are working on this month. |
 After reading Froggy Gets Dressed we put on our big underwear and danced around the room to Joe Scruggs "Big Underwear" song. (underwear is actually white stockings tied together). We had so much fun!!!!!!! |
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Working with interactive book Furry Winter Bears. Child moves bears from snowy scene on left to cave on right while counting down. |
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