Winter Clothes

This morning we searched for different colored snowflakes in the touch and feel pool. Some were soft and others were sparkly. During morning circle we talked about the calendar and practiced putting the months in the correct order. We also practiced counting how many days are in January. We went on a quick walk to get some fresh air before working with Ms. Michelle.

Today we pretended it was a winter wonderland with Ms. Michelle. First the kids went sledding. One friend pulled the other on a sled. Then they slid down a ramp. Next one friend pulled another on a scooter. At then end they had to help build the class igloo. The kids loved sledding...they were laughing and screaming the whole time! At the end the kids helped Ms. Michelle make snow. She had lots of different objects hidden in the snow and the kids had to find them. They searched for hearts, stars, letters and rings.

Our story today was "Froggy Gets Dressed" by Jonathan London. In the story Froggy wants to go outside and play. He gets dressed and then realized he forgot his pants. So he goes inside, puts on his pants and other winter clothes and went back outside. Then he remembered he forgot his shirt and jacket. He had to go back inside to put on his shirt and jacket. When he got back outside his mom tells him he is still forgetting something...his underwear! By the time he gets back inside to get dressed again he is so tired he goes back to bed. After reading the story we listed all the different clothes we wear in the winter. Using a picture of a person we labeled where we wear each clothing item and why we were it when it is cold.

For art today we made winter hats. First the kids colored their hat. Then they added cotton balls at the top or at the bottom. The kids each selected three snowflakes to glue onto their winter hats. The kids were pretending to wear them around the classroom to keep their heads warm. After eating lunch the kids sang Happy Birthday to Selwyn. We ended the day singing some of our favorite songs.