Week Three & Week Four: All About Me

Last week our students had a great time coming back to school. They were a little rusty on the daily routines and rules but quickly adapted and caught on! We enjoyed learning through our play last week. I got a lot of great observations in for the kids. I am so impressed by the level of play that so many of them are at! Lots of higher order thinking skills are emerging.

“We’re going to have a picnic!”

We started our “All About Me” unit with the story, “I Like Myself” by Karen Beaumont. Students began to think deeper about what they really like about themselves. What makes each of us special? What talents can we share with others? Last Thursday we began to make a class list of what we each like about ourselves. The lists are displayed in the classroom which can be seen this Thursday night at curriculum night/open house!

This week we are beginning to explore what makes each of us unique. Our hands, our eyes, our hair, our height, male/female, our nose, etc…We are beginning to build self awareness and find details in ourselves that we might not have seen before! Students have begun to create their first self portrait’s at our “self-portrait studio” where they look at themselves closely in a mirror and then draw what they see on paper. These self-portraits will be done monthly over the course of the year and displayed in the classroom. Wait until you see the end results. Your child will AMAZE you with their growth in fine motor skills, self-awareness, and detailing.

Remember that your child’s “I CAN DO IT JAR” is due this Friday. If you finish it before Friday, your child may bring it anytime this week. To kick off this week with things we all can do, we enjoyed reading and acting out the story, “From Head to Toe” by Eric Carle! It’s a great book! Check it out at the library if you have never read it before with your child.

Have a marvelous week!