Letter "W"

Theme: Letter "W"

Choosing Time: WHEELS: cars & gears

Snack: Thank you Daniel for a yummy snack today! We love cheese & crackers!

Book: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Music & Movement: "...wiggle those waggles away...," Move Like "Wild Things" to drum beats

Art: Melt Wax Crayon Shavings (What Will they become?)
Lesson: We played a game called, "What Will You Find to Put in the Wagon?" Each child had a turn to take my mini wagon around the room to find a picture or object that begins with "W". We had a lot of fun with this! We also practiced making "W's" and making the "W" sound. A fun thing about "W" is that when it is upside down it becomes an "M." We also signed "W" and learned the sign for water.

Science: Today we made a Worm Farm. We were able to touch & handle live earthworms. We put them in an observation tank with some dirt, left-over strawberries, eggshells, cracker crumbs, lettuce, and onion peel. Worms like to eat some of the things we throw away. We sprayed some water on top. We will watch what happens. Worms like the dark so they are sleeping in our toy closet until we peek at them on Thursday.

Language: Having the opportunity to hold worms allowed us to use some very good descriptive words. Some of the words I remember are, "wiggly, cold, squishy, slippery, oozey, gooey, slimy, and wet." Describing something in detail is a very good skill to develop and will help with writing skills.