Winter/ El Invierno

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Happy New Year!  Our first week was short but it was very busy! We are learning about Winter. This week we will focus on recognizing the signs of winter. We transformed our dramatic area into an ice-skating rink. The children pretended to ice skate and dress up with hats, gloves and scarves, Also, they pretended to serve popcorn and use a pretend drink machine. At art table, we used different types of paint to create some amazing snowy scenes and we used letters and playdough. At blocks, the children used white blocks to build. We added pictures of igloos and we encourage the children to build their representation. At writing table, we added words related to winter. The children are learning to form uppercase and lowercase letters. At science table, the children explored and match shapes of snowflakes. At math the children engaged in counting activities. The children count 1:1 nuts and bolts. At the literacy table, the children used magnet letters to spell letter words and played with letters. At the sensory table, we played with water and sponges. At social group, we played games with partners and talked about angry or mad emotions and expected ways to express our anger. Next week, we will lean about snow!


¡Feliz año nuevo! ¡Nuestra primera semana fue corta pero estuvo muy ocupada! Estamos aprendiendo sobre el invierno. Esta semana nos centraremos en reconocer las señales del invierno. Transformamos nuestra área dramática en una pista de patinaje sobre hielo. Los niños simularon patinar sobre hielo y se disfrazaron con gorros, guantes y bufandas. Además, simularon servir palomitas de maíz y usar una máquina de bebidas simulada. En la mesa de arte, usamos diferentes tipos de pintura para crear algunas escenas nevadas increíbles y usamos letras y plastilina. En los bloques, los niños usaron bloques blancos para construir. Agregamos imágenes de iglús y animamos a los niños a construir su representación. En el escritorio, agregamos palabras relacionadas con el invierno. Los niños están aprendiendo a formar letras mayúsculas y minúsculas. En la mesa de ciencias, los niños exploraron y combinaron las formas de los copos de nieve. En matemáticas, los niños participaron en actividades de conteo. Los niños cuentan tuercas y tornillos 1:1. En la mesa de alfabetización, los niños usaron letras magnéticas para deletrear palabras con letras y jugaron con letras. En la mesa sensorial jugamos con agua y esponjas. En el grupo social, jugamos juegos con los compañeros y hablamos sobre las emociones de enojo o enojo y las formas esperadas de expresar nuestro enojo. ¡La próxima semana, nos aprenderemos acerca de la nieve!





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