Community Unit Feb. 24-28

***Have a wonderful vacation!! See you on Feb. 24

Books This Week:
A Pocket for Corduroy
Doctor DeSoto

Small Groups For This Week:
1. Language- We will be sequencing pictures to retell the story of Corduroy
2. Math- Sorting Junk Mail- We will be sorting "teacher junk mail".  The children will help get our mail from our school mailbox.  We will bring it back to our classroom and sort it in different ways. By color, size, and shape.  They will be a great help!
3. Math-Weighing- We will be using scales to weigh different packages. We will compare their weight first by estimating which is heavier by feeling it then we will use a scale to see which package is heavier and lighter.  We will then put them in size order from the lightest to the heaviest.

1. Circle Attributes- We will discuss what a circle is. (ie. not corners, round,) We will objects then take about how they are circles. Then we will take clipboards and go on a circle hunt in the preschool.
2. Math- Counting teeth book.  We will count the number of teeth in each smile, then write the number on each toothbrush.
3.Letter knowledge- We will match uppercase letters to their lowercase letters.  Each mailbox will have an uppercase letter. Then they will cut and glue the correct lowercase letter envelope to go next to the correct mailbox. 

We will begin the process of making our houses out of cereal boxes.  This will continue into next week as well.

Let's Talk About It 
Community Workers that help us
Going to the Dentist
Pulley and simple machine exploration

Centers
Art Table: Painting our houses
Block Area: Blocks and community people (taking pictures to make a class book too)
Sensory Table: Brushing Teeth (bottom of soda bottles to look teeth and toothbrushes)
Book Area: books about community
Easel: open ended painting
Writing Table: markers
Dramatic Play: Pizza Shop
Puzzles and Manipulatives: simple machines(ramps, pulleys)

Handwriting
We will continuing a program called Handwriting Without Tears. It's focus is on letter formation and letter awareness. This program reinforces proper grasp and trying to strenghten fine motor muscles.
-We are working on letters with diagonal lines such as K, M, W, V, X, and A.

Songs, Word Play, and Language
-Hello Neighbor Song
-Firetruck Truck
-Diagonal Line Song (HWT)

Preschool Manners
We are continuing on this skill.
-When someone is in your way or has something you want, say, "Excuse me" to get them to look at you, then you say"May I____________?" to get what you want.