Apples, Apples, Apples.

Puzzle games.
Who can get it done first?

Science/reading center play

Counting apples with our finger prints.
(1:1 correspondence)

Painting with marbles.

Painting apples with sponges.

Popsicles!! Yay!
They worked hard this week.

Rectangle robots!
Nothing to do with apples.
But fun, none-the-less.
(Two friends asked to take
their own picture of their art.)

In the touch table - STEAM Challenge.
Three-dimensional Apple trees.
They stand the tp roll up as a tree.
They place the strips on top.
Then, balance pom-pom apples on top of the strips.

Letter - Name review
This is a time when I can simply look at
skill levels. How are they holding their markers?
Are they following directions?
Do they need more challenge? 

At the writing center,
I invite them to create their own work with
specific materials. This week it was stamping. On another day, they had black paper with contrasting oil pastels.

Letter A practice

Color word writing, and reading short sentences.
(In their reading folders.)

Finger painting apple trees.
(Paint brushes in case they refuse
to get their hands dirty.)

Here's our A items

Paint stamping with apples

Apple tree painting.

We used mesh poufs to create the green on
the apple tree. Then, Nerf bullets to stamp the apples.

This song combines dance moves with
sign language for our devotion time.
It sings of the beginning of creation.
"It was all good."

You'll find this poem in their reading folder.
(You sing it to the tune of "Mary had a little lamb.")

Red / Green apple taste test.We voted with signing our name.
Sour green apple wins!

Sweet or sour?

I would like to remind you,
Oftentimes, I keep artwork for their portfolio.