This week we celebrated Thanksgiving with a potluck. Students had the opportunity to try foods from different cultures. We read The Thankful Book by Todd Parr and had a discussion of what we are thankful for. At the end of the day we had a Show and Tell and students shared what they were gratefulContinue reading “November 24”
Category Archives: Ms. Cao’s Class
Week of November 15 – 19
Another week of exploring and learning about leaves. We went on a neighborhood walk to Sunset Park to collect different leaves. We had a discussion about how leaves can be different sizes (big, medium & small) and then we sorted the leaves by size. We also read the book Leaf Man and talked about howContinue reading “Week of November 15 – 19”
Leaves, Leaves Everywhere
Leaves, leaves everywhere! In Pre-K we have been going on neighborhood walks and during these walks we noticed leaves are falling from trees. Students collected leaves and nature objects to bring back into the classroom to explore. For this inquiry students are trying to figure out these questions: 1) Why do leaves change color? 2)Continue reading “Leaves, Leaves Everywhere”
Week 7
This week we talked about who is in our family and why our family is special. Students shared their family pictures and created a house for their family using craft sticks. We also went on our first neighborhood walk to Sunset Park. We used our senses to gather information in our surroundings. Students talked aboutContinue reading “Week 7”
Week Six
This week we talked about our feelings. We read the book Glad Monster, Sad Monster and students acted out what they are feeling using monster masks. During centers we created our own monster mask to represent how we are feeling using loose parts that parents donated. Students also brought in their green choices/red choices activityContinue reading “Week Six”