Toys: Trains table, Skee-ball, Dora Bowling, Spaghetti Doll Village.
Guest: We welcomed Olivia's cousin, Ezra, to class today.
Snack: Orange Slices, pretzels, and fruit snacks.
At Snack Time, we learned about simple patterns (something that repeats it's self). An AB pattern would be something like red, blue, red, blue. An ABC pattern is illustrated below: blueberry, raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, strawberry. By learning patterns, children will better look for them in life and in Mathematics.
Next, we studied a mini quilt that was an example of an AB pattern. See it?(red, pink, red, pink).
We talked more about quilts. "What is a quilt?" A quilt is a blanket made of two pieces of fabric with a layer of cotton batting in between, all stitched firmly together, usually in a decorative design or pattern.
We learned about Q a Queen Bee who quilts. She needs quiet so she can finish her quilt. "Q-q-q" she quivers as she quilts. She finishes her quilt at a quarter past ten. (Students pretend to quilt and move a needle in and out of a piece of imaginary fabric saying "q-q-q.")
We had a white board discussion about q and her friend u. Together, qu makes a "kwah" sound. Words like this are: quail (a small bird), quake, quiet!, queen, quilt, etc.
Story Time: We enjoyed reading The Quilt Story together. In this story, a mother makes a special quilt for her young daughter with shooting stars, hearts, doves, and her daughter's name, Abigail, embroidered on it. Abigail loves the quilt and plays with it and takes it across the plains when her family joins pioneers to find a new home. Later, it is put in the attic of her new home where various animals enjoy it's warmth. Many years later, her granddaughter finds it in the attic and asks her mother to repair and fix the special quilt for her and is comforted again by the warm quilt.
Other Quilt Stories:
The Quilt Story by Tony Johnson, Ill. by Tomie dePaola
The Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff Brumbeau, Ill. by Gail de Marken
The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills (Little Brown and Co.) Good Read Aloud, not an easy reader.
The Kindness Quilt by Nancy E. Wallace PCL
Cassie Word Quilt by Faith Ringold PCL
Arts and Crafts: Today, students worked on an Qq pattern quilt like the Queen Bee was quilting while saying the letter q and it's sound.
Students completed an AB quilt pattern.
Fortune Hunting: As part of Chinese New Year, today we went hunting treasure to put in our red envelopes--for a lucky future. (Chinese New Year celebration lasts 15 days and ends in a feast.)
Hidden in the new sand are "gems" and "pebblettes of gold, silver, and purple."
After finding our fortune, we went in to finger paint a lucky Chinese Dragon banner with a New Year's Greeting, Gung Hei Fat Choi, which means "Wishing You Prosperity and Wealth."
Finger Painting Fun!
Happy Chinese New Year!
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