December 16- 20 Gingerbread Man

-We will also be having a family celebration on December 18 at 11:45 (Our performance will begin promptly at 11:50) in the big play room in the middle of the preschool

-Thank you for sending in the HW for measuring. It was fun to share what everyone measured at home

Books this week

Gingerbread Pirates
Gingerbread Cowboys
The Group Plan

Small Groups
- Book Comparison- We will create a chart to show which characters were in the gingerbread man books and not in the gingerbread books
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-We will also be practicing for our performance and giving a performance for other classrooms

Center
Blocks-Blocks
Sensory Table- flour
Dramatic Play-  Dunkin Donuts
Library- A variety of books about gingerbread
Art Table-Making gingerbread boys and girls
Easel- Water Colors
Science Table- prisms
Puzzles- Puzzles
Manipulatives- Puzzles
Writing Center- Writing Letters

Song, Word Play and Letters
Poems- 5 little cookies, Gingerbread Gingerbread poem
Songs- gingerbread songs
Literacy Skills- Letter Sound Activities, Change and Rearrange Words

Handwriting
-We will be working on our  HWT books (We are working on Big and Little Line Letters like E,F,T,L)

Preschool Life Skills
We are continuing to review our previous skills 1-4.
1-When a teacher calls your name, stop, look and say, "Yes".
2-When a teacher tells you to do something, do it "Right Away".
3-When a teacher tells you to do 2 things, do it "Right Away".
4-When something is too hard, first try then say,"Can you help me please?"
5-When you something from a teacher or a friend and they are doing something, say, "Excuse me" to get them to look at you.