Gingerbread Unit December 9-13

We will continue our  unit on gingerbread.  We will be reading multiple versions of stories related to the tale of the gingerbread man.  
-We will also be having a family celebration on December 18 at 
-Gingerbread Measuring Homework- December 10
- We also have a snowman named C.C. (cold cocoa) that has been visiting our classroom.  He has fun in our school when we go home.

Books this week

Gingerbread Man
Gingerbread Boy
The Group Plan

Small Groups
-Rhyming Words- We will be identifying rhyming words from our unit books then creating a chart.
-Retelling of the Gingerbread man- We will be sequencing then writing the story in our own words in child created books.  This will be a 2 day small group activity.
We will also be completing some  small group activities from last week.
We will also be practicing for our performance

Center
Blocks-Blocks
Sensory Table- water (with a gingerbread man and a fox to recreate the river in the story where the fox tricked the gingerbread man)
Dramatic Play-  Laundry
Library- A variety of books about gingerbread
Art Table-Making gingerbread boys and girls
Easel- Water Colors
Science Table- prisms
Puzzles- Puzzles
Manipulatives- Ipad apps to make cookies
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.