Today, the Pre-Kinder class started their lesson by saying hello. They waved hello and asked, “How are you?”
Then responded with, “I’m fine! How are you?”
At the end, when asked how they were, they said, “Happy!”
We practiced saying “I’m happy,” for the full sentence, however they were very good at giving big smiles or touching their face in a happy gesture.
We took a roll call next. The children had to read the shown name card,
and the named person had to answer “here!” They could either raise their hand,
or they could jump up. This was the much preferred choice.
As we finished with the roll call, one of the children was commenting on how it was sunny. It was sunny, very sunny. With everyone thinking about the weather, we looked at some different types of weather.
Sunny, easy! Windy, rainy, snowy, and stormy are also becoming more familiar.
With the cards introduced, we sang “Under the Deep Blue Sea.” Though singing the song is a tad tough for the children, they do enjoy going this way, that way, forwards, backwards, and up and down.
Once the children had calmed down, we practiced the phrase, “Here you are,” and “Thank you.” We took a bumblebee card and passed it around.
They were great at saying “thank you,” when receiving, and gave “here you are,” a good effort when returning or passing it on.
After the bumblebee had been passed around, the class focused on the ABC wall and singing the ABC song.
They then moved to the tables where they were given their workbooks. They were encouraged to say “Thank you,” when getting their book.
Today, they colored the letter “Dd,” while saying “dinosaur” and “duck.”
Some needed a little help and encouragement,
however everyone had fun coloring and naming colors.
With coloring finished, the children practiced saying, “Here you are,” to hand back their workbooks and crayons.
And with books and crayons returned, the children said a big goodbye.
They are speaking and singing more and enjoying saying names of colors and things. Bugs, ABC words, and weather is a favorite at the moment.
Great job, everyone. Keep it up.