Toys, Toys, Toys!

 Our class recently has been showing interest in talking about the toys they have at home- so we decided to have a special day to share our favorite toys! We started off our day with a toy "show and tell", where students were able to share their favorite toys from home, and students could ask their friends questions about the toy, or show us how the toy works. Our class was very engaged in listening to our friends talk about their toys.
    Next we did detailed sketches of our toys and some were able to include labels and words too!
Later in the day we organized our toys into like groups and we discovered that we had many stuffed animals, action figures, dolls and vehicles, We made a large visual tree map of our toys.
It was an exciting day for all!

"Building" Our Communication

 This week in Choice Time, we worked on using building materials together and practicing our communication with our group members.

  Students used Magna- tiles (magnetic colorful translucent tiles) to create a castle together.

 

     In the block center, students spent several days sharing, planning and creating a city. After the students felt the city was completed, we took pictures and they sketched what they made using paper and clipboards. each day, we did a Choice Time share so students could see what other groups had created!

The Birthday Graph & Light Box

This week we learned all about our birthdays. We colored and cut out cakes with our birthdays on it, and we learned about all the months in a year with a fun song. Then, we made a big graph showing all of our birthdays organized by month. It was fun to see how many people had a birthday in each month.
We also learned about a new center in our class, the light box center. Here we can explore with colors and shapes over light. We can create our own pictures and stories using the shapes. It's fun to use our imaginations to create! What would you make?