It's Done!!!

Our Zoo mural is all done! Ms. Cathy, the other 4K aide, has been working very hard to put it all together for us. It looks amazing. Every child in my class and Ms. Roxanne's made one animal.

Read Across America Week

This week is Read Across America Week. Yesterday we dressed like our favorite book character(I forgot to take pictures :(. Today was buddy day. Therfore some of the 5th grade students came and read Dr. Seuss stories to the children. Tomorrow night is Family Reading Night. The families are invited to come to the Library to purchase gently used books. Thursday the children will get to go to Dr. Seuss' website and play some games. Friday is Dr. Seuss' birthday!

Birds

On Friday the Memphis Botantic Gardens came and talk to us about birds. We learned that humingbirds are the smallest bird and that their egg is the size of a jellybean. Then we learned that ostriches are the largest bird and we each had a chance to touch one of their eggs. Finally the children made a clothespin bird and went outside to bird watch.

Zoo Mural

Both 4Ks are in the process of making a huge zoo mural together. This is what we have so far. Hopefully it will be finished today.

Jobs!

This week our jobs were based around the zoo with the exeption of one relating to Valentine's Day. Here are pictures of each job.

Here the children measured a gorilla's hand, traced their own, cut it out and measured it. Then we compared who's hand was bigger.

At this job the children matched the broken hearts and documented the color and number.

Here the children curcled paper and glued it to a paper plate to make a lion's mask.

For the fourth job the children completed a listening sheet with me.

We had a fun week finishing up our jobs and I can't wait for some Dr. Seuss fun next week.

My Zoo animal is...

This week we have been talking about the zoo. After we read "Good Night Gorilla" I had the children complete a journal entry of their favorite zoo animals. They are SO cute that I had to share.

Happy Mardi Gras!!!

Today we talked about Mardi Gras and all the fun things that people do on this day. We discussed how in New Orleans they have a special carnival that is celebrated each year called Mardi Gras, also referred to as Fat Tuesday. People wear costumes, beads, and mask and celebrate with a big parade, special parties, and even a ball. We looked at pictures of floats, marching bands, listened to music, and took turns wearing Mardi Gras masks. Then we had a chance to make our own mask. At the end of the day the Girl Scouts are having a parade for the children, I can't wait!

Mardi Gras Mask. The children traced their hands and cut them out. We glued it all together and finshed them off with feathers and sequence.

Everyone taking a turn wearing a Mardi Gras Mask.