Calendar - Dr. Seuss' birthday. Read Dr. Seuss books and made up our own silly rhymes. Added days to 100 chart to make Dr. Seuss' age. Looked at green eggs - do you think they will taste different -everyone but Anna tasted them and all agreed that they were disgusting - put on blindfold and tasted plain and green eggs -nobody could taste the difference - why? Food coloring did not change taste but our eyes tricked us into thinking the eggs would be disgusting - discussed why we should try new foods even if our eyes tell us not to do it. Watched Cat in the Hat. Stephen/Oliver looked for words with c and o in the book. Anna/Stephen/Gwen made word lists with medial 'a' 'o' and 'i' from the book. Played circle game 'Cat int Hat'.
Calendar - Introduced March and March dress-up box. Discussed saying "March comes in like a lion, goes out like a lamb' its meaning if you live up north or down south. Made March Lion and March Lamb puppets and learned a short skit - everyone took a turn performing it. Stephen/Oliver - printing C/O on worksheet choosing correct initial sound. Gwendolyn - SRA Workbook pages reading words and sentences and matching them to illustrations. Anna/Quinn -sight word review worksheet with phrases, Quinn read sentence strips - Anna Leap Frog story.
Math - measuring and comparing two or more lengths. Walked in conservation area and looked for new plants, bugs, etc. Noticed that there was more clay -why? rain. Saw many caterpillars - so what will we see more of next month - butterflies and moths? Found a new wildflower. Sat quietly and closed eyes - what sense are we using the most now? hearing - made a list of what we heard.
Wed Feb 29
Calendar. Discussed leap year. Played with Feb. dress-up box for the last time. Gwen and Anna – Starfall.stories. Quinn- new sentence strips. Oliver/Stephen – C/O worksheet, C/O maze. Measuring using blocks, string, paper clips, cars etc. as standards. Listened to ‘Rapunzel’s Folly’ and did comprehension worksheet. Played Bingo with 20-39.
Stephen absent - Calendar, Anna, Quinn - 'i' as medial sound, reading lists of words with 'a,o, i' short medial sound, worksheet matching words to pictures. Oliver - reviewed initial sound of 'b' and Practiced printing 'b'. Quinn/Anna - adding leaves to shamrocks to determine how many more than three they had then. Oliver -counting worksheet. Read three short stories about leprechauns- everyone created their own leprechaun, drew a picture, and dictated a short description of their leprechaun. Mixed paint colors to create different shades of green. Sophia's birthday party.
Calendar, Anna, Quinn - 'i' as medial sound. Gwendolyn and Anna each read a Wright book. Quinn read sentences and put them in chronological order to form a short paragraph. Anna, Gwen,Quinn played Dragon board game with sight words. Oliver - reviewed initial sounds of c.o. b,. Practiced printing 'b'. Everyone practiced printing their names. Discussed St.Patrick's Day - man named St. Patrick taught the Irish about his religion using a white 3-leaf clover, called a shamrock. It is considered lucky but a 4-leaf clover is unusual so many people think that it is even luckier. Discussed legends of leprechauns. Traced shamrocks. Anatomy - discussed parts of the body. Labeled a picture of a body. Played game 'Operation'. Measuring using an inch ruler.
Calendar, made a book for Shihan, had a birthday party for Shihan. Read 'Karate Queen'. Took a long walk. Gwendolyn - read two stories on Starfall.com. Anna read Wright book. Quinn read sentence strips and sentence worksheet. Anna, Gwen,Quinn played Dragon board game with sight words. Stephen/Oliver Initial sound match game on kids heart.com. Everyone practiced printing numbers and their names. Read 'Leprechaun Wishes' and acted it out together.
Oliver taught us songs from 'Hello Dolly'. Played with dress-up box.
