Winter/ El invierno

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This week we learned about winter. We learned some signs of the winter season such as bare trees, cold temperatures and snow.  We transformed our dramatic play into a skating rink. The children pretended to skate and prepared delicious snacks. At blocks we added pictures of igloos, and the children used white blocks to build igloos and different structures. At art table, the children painted snowflakes, created a snowy scene and made a winter tree with construction paper.  At sensory table, the children played with snow and measuring cups. At manipulative we added the game Pengoloo. The children practiced recognizing colors, counting and practice waiting their turn and following the rules. Also, they played with puzzles and Mr. Potato Head and made snowflakes with pattern shapes.  At literacy, the children played with letters and pictures by recognizing alliteration (ex. Q is for queen) and matching letters. Also, the children practice their fine motor skills by using stickers to make a snowflake pattern. At science table, the children made predictions about ice colors and melting process. The children observed and noticed that ice melt and becomes liquid. It was a great first week! 

 

Esta semana aprendimos sobre el invierno. Aprendimos algunos signos de la temporada invernal como árboles desnudos, temperaturas frías y nieve.  Transformamos nuestra obra dramática en una pista de patinaje. Los niños simularon patinar y prepararon deliciosos bocadillos. A los bloques agregamos imágenes de iglús y los niños usaron bloques blancos para construir iglús y diferentes estructuras. En la mesa de arte, los niños pintaron copos de nieve, crearon una escena nevada e hicieron un árbol de invierno con cartulina. En la mesa sensorial los niños jugaron con nieve y vasos medidores. En manipulative agregamos el juego Pengoloo. Los niños practicaron reconociendo colores, contando y practicando esperar su turno y seguir las reglas. Además, jugaron con rompecabezas y con Mr. Potato Head y hicieron copos de nieve con formas estampadas.  En alfabetización, los niños jugaron con letras e imágenes reconociendo la aliteración (por ejemplo, Q es de reina) y uniendo letras. Además, los niños practican su motricidad fina utilizando pegatinas para hacer un patrón de copos de nieve. En la mesa de ciencias, los niños hicieron predicciones sobre los colores del hielo y el proceso de derretimiento. Los niños observaron y notaron que el hielo se derrite y se vuelve líquido. ¡Fue una gran primera semana!

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