Thurs Apr 19th- planting & I can be patient

We have started to work a little more on cutting doing more at table time when we arrive at school. I had beads, Mr. Potato Head, transformers and star wars characters out for play. Aspen helped us review our color word cards and then we counted to 20 while we “yawned”. We also practiced our Spanish to 10. Calendar and weather time followed. I discussed Earth Day and some things that the students can do to help the Earth. The students and I reviewed the letter Y after we boogied. We practiced its sounds a few times and we listened to the vowel song again- a student favorite! We wiggled, ate snacks and then reviewed our books. Aspen shared her show and tell and then we practiced our nursery rhyme- Little Bo Peep. At the table we colored the puppets to the rhyme and then practiced the song again with our puppets. For lesson time, we discussed patience- what it is, when you need it and why. I then read a story called –“I can be patient” about a little girl who had to wait to see what her seeds were going to be. For our planting time, we talked about the 3 important things that are needed for a seed to grow- water, sunlight and soil. Our class then went out front and we took turns adding soil, seeds and water to our own pot. They planted sunflower seeds so you might need to transplant these when they get bigger. Once we finished them, we came back inside and I read “Gus plants a seed” story to the class. He planted a sunflower seed just like us! To enrich the students some more, we came to the table and colored a worksheet about planting a seed and the plant that it will be become- showing the roots and the stem and leaves that will grow from their seed. For Y time, we practiced our Y song a few times and then I reviewed the sounds with each child as I stamped their hand. To end class, I read Yertle the Turtle and how he treats others unkindly but then he learns his lesson. We lined up and we finished for the week.