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.

How Many Hearts Will Fit?

I LOVE pinterest and get tons of great ideas for the classroom.I found this cute printable and had to do it with the children. They all had fun guessing how many conversation hearts will fit in the heart. Most of the children guesses 3, 4, or 5, but I had a couple guess 10. It ended up that 12-14 hearts would fit. Of course the best part came at the end, they got to eat them.

Heart Elephants!

Wednesday the children made heart elephants. They came out adorable.

Jobs!

So it has been a busy week and I just realized that I have not posted any pictures about our jobs this week.

Chocolate Valentines Math- The children started out with 10 kisses and decided how many they would like to eat. Then we subtract to find out how many were left. I got the idea from HERE.

Heat Math Book- Here the children had to count the hearts, write the number, and color them the correct color. I got the idea from HERE.

Graphing- the children each got a baggie of candy heart. They graphed them then ate them. YUM!!!

Stack the Hearts- Here the children had to put letters in alphabetical order.