Last week in December: December 16th-20th

Read Aloud

She is roll playing an owl at recess.

Jane from Audubon teaches about the talons on a Great Horn Owl.

A Great Horned Owl

A snowy Owl's foot.  The children were able to feel it and

see the talons up close!

Jane shares about why an owl camouflages in nature.

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Jane talks about flight.  She shared a Snowy Owl's wing.

Teaching about their wings.

We sang this song together.

A Northern Saw-whet Owl is probably the most common owl in southern Maine.

The children shared so much with Jane about what they already knew!

Special thanks to the PCPA for funding this Audubon visit!

It was a good one!

Phonics

Practicing blending

A Quiet Time option: Snowman Dot -To- Dot (1-20).

Library

 A follow up activity to a story they listened to in library.

Discovery Table

an owl

Art Table

Cray- Pas woodland scene with an owl.

Writing and Drawing

an owl

Writing and Drawing

An owl on a branch.

Math

Gingerbread cookies 2 D shape graph

Count, color, record how many.

K Goal: Name 2D shapes 

Careful counting

Phonics

Practicing blending

Read Aloud

We compared this story to the two stories read last week.

Stations

Gingerbread Man puppets for retelling.

Read Aloud

Phonics

New red word

Practicing using the new red word in a sentence.

Writing the sentence.

Centers

Puzzles

Forest birds: Blue Jay and a Woodpecker .

Writing and Drawing

an owl

Centers

Dramatization

Woodlands

Adding a hole in the trunk for an owl to live in!

Art Table

Cray-Pas woodland scene

Centers

Completed puzzles

These are challenging puzzles!

Centers

Puzzles

The robin was an easier solve.

Centers

Dramatization

The forrest grows!

Centers

Writing and Drawing

Centers

Discovery Table

Math

Gingerbread Cookies Shapes Graph

This math took two blocks to complete.

A read aloud for the winter solstice.

We talked bout preparing for winter.

Wednesday we fit in a special art project.  The children made beaded snowflakes!

She is sliding on her beads around the six points!

Miss Casey (Adeline's mom) helps the triangle table close up their snowflakes.

Thank you for helping!

Ms. Lindsey (Winter's mom) helps the rectangle table close up their snowflake.

Thank you for helping!

Ms. Elizabeth (Elliot's mom) helps the hexagon group.

Thank you for helping!

A fun read aloud.  Many children knew this one!

Writing

Creating a page for another birthday book (our second birthday this month).

Centers

Art Easel: Tempera paints

Centers

Blocks

Art easel

Added a painted background!

Writing and Drawing

A gingerbread house.

Science

We learned about owl pellets and watched a barred owl regurgitate one in a video.

Science

We took apart an owl pellet.

Thank you to CELT for getting the owl pellet for us!

They also let us borrow an owl feather!

Phonics

Practicing reading/blending CVC words.

Practicing writing CVC words.

Phonics

Practicing writing a sentence.

Morning Meerting Activity

Friday we celebrated our second December birthday by singing songs.

The birthday boy picked these treats.

Left: classroom treats

Right: Office treats

Morning Meeting

Message

It was comfy/cozy day!

The birthday boy completing calendar activities.

Counting by tens to 70.

It was kindergarten's seventieth day of school!

Counting how many 5 year olds and how many 6 year olds in our class on our changing age graph.

Let's Find Out

Needs and Wants

Movement break: gingerbread people dance.

Enjoying a special magical video The Snowman by Raymond Briggs the day before break!

Retelling The Gingerbread Man.

Enjoying Gingerbread Friends.

A Quiet Time Choice on Friday: Sketch books

Centers

The Discovery Table

They created a beautiful flower!

Centers

Blocks

Many habitats here!

Centers

Blocks

Three different nests with eggs.

Centers

Art Easel

Tempera painting

Centers

Discovery Table

A Great Horned Owl

He loved using the Cray-Pas so much he asked to make a second one!

Great job!

A fun read aloud for the day before break.

The children loved this one!

Thank you for all the notes and cards with such kind words!

Have a safe, healthy, and restful Winter Break!

Happy New Year!

🥳 See you in 2025! 🎉