Even though winter doesn't officially begin for a few weeks, we begin to talk about the season when December starts. The weather is turning, and the cold air, occasional snow, and grey skies as well as sometimes brilliant sunshine cause us to dress warmly, wear hats and mittens, and wonder what happens to the animals that live outside.
The colors of winter, the shapes of snowflakes and the science of weather, and the coziness of the early darkness are all reflected in our classroom for the next few weeks! There's a classroom igloo, a lavender scented rice table with pine cones and North American wild animals, a polar bear scene, and many jars of glitter to use.
We are happy to see the motivated and engaged fine motor practice that is happening in the classroom. The children are writing books, stapling pages together, trying art projects, and cutting out snowflake shapes and other shapes with scissors.
Jen came in and shared Spanish vocabulary with us about winter:
la nieve- snow
el munero de nieve -snowman
hace frio - it's cold !
We have new books in our classroom which are about winter and snow. There are many opportunities to gather and read together!
Writing stories about Star Wars. We sometimes have to research the characters. "What's that guy's name who has the green face and a hood?"
And here we are gathering answers to the question "What do we know about winter?" so that we might write a book.
Until Next Time,
Michele
