Mon Mar 26th- ants & ladybugs

Our class started the week with practicing our first and last names 4 times and then they played with puzzles, littlest pet shop, lacing cards and pattern cards. I pulled the students aside to work on the letter W and our sight words- man & Nan. Ella was our star and she helped with letter review and then we counted to 31 like we were swimming in “w”ater. We also counted in Spanish to 18. Our class reviewed the date and sang our days of the week song in Spanish. I also taught the last 5 months of the year in Spanish and we practiced that song as well. We finished up calendar time with our spring song and reviewing the weather. For letter time, we boogied to the ABC’s and worked on the letter W- its sound and its sign. I introduced the class to Wally Walrus and how he likes to watch worms as well as ride in his wagon and eat watermelon. We sang the song a few times and then I talked about some words that begin with the letter W. Afterwards, we sounded out and reviewed the sight words of the week. Ella picked our wiggle song and then they ate and looked at our new April books. Ella shared her show and tell and then we went right into our theme of the day- ladybugs and ants. I started by reading- Grub to Ladybug and we discussed the life cycle of the ladybug as I did. We reviewed it as the students color, cut and glue the life cycle in the right order. After ladybugs, I talked about the ant and how it is different from the ladybug. I read 100 Hungry Ants- a story of different ways to count to 100. For letter time, we practiced the sign and sound of the letter W. I had the students come to the table and color the W printing page we had completed earlier. Finishing up, we practiced our sight words- man & Nan and lined up for the end of our class.