Every day is about exploring new things in JK.
New friendships!
Art and color!
Computers and technology!
This week, the children will continue their study of the five senses with smell and taste. We have all sorts of fun activities planned. They will measure ingredients for and make their own scented play dough, smell and taste herbs as well as plant them in the shoes they brought to school, cook and eat (of course), learn about how digestion works in their bodies, and so much more.
The letter focus of the week is Hh. The children will learn the shape, sound, sign, of Hh, as well as print it themselves using different methods. One method is with the wet/dry try, as part of the Handwriting Without Tears program. The children begin with a printed H on a mini chalkboard. Using a tiny wet sponge that fits just perfectly in the correct pencil grip used for writing, the children erase the H, just over the print. They then reinforce the H shape by drying where the wet H appears, using tiny bits of tissue. Once the board is completely blank, the children will draw their own H, using the big line down, second big line down, little line across method. The letter is reinforced three times during this activity. :) So much learning going on! Stay tuned!
Happy Week!
Mrs. Carson
