Tuesday, March 10th 2009

The Magic Trains:
1.) Read a story called “I Can Share” and we talked about ways that we can be good friends. We even talked about ways that teachers can help each other.
2.) Reviewed “Curious George Visits the Zoo” and played “Memory”. Jack and Teddy completed a worksheet about the Curious George book and they had to remember what happened in the beginning, middle and end of the story.
3.) Played where does this animal live. We skipped, bounced and ran to the yellow (sky, sun), green (land) or blue (sea) hoola hoops putting the animals in their natural habitat. Some animals lived on land and sea so the blue and green hoops intersected during Fitness with Mr. Chris and Ms. Julie.

The Diener Dinosaurs:
1.) Read 'Mr. Seahorse' together, then drew and labeled pictures of our favorite characters! We also worked on writing our letter 'I' and using it in different words!
2.) Started working on animal habitats in science! We each picked animals, looked up their habitats and environments online, and started to build their homes using boxes, clay, and paint. 3.) Learned about our new star of the week - Ben S.! We learned so much about him - we talked about his favorite things, his family, and activities he enjoys. We are excited to continue learning about him as our week goes on!

The Mighty Dieners:
1.) We had an amazing nature filled field trip this morning! We started our experience by talking with our guide about habitats, seeing a stuffed squirrel, the fur of a fox and meeting a live box turtle! Then we walked through the woods, which we learned was the habitat of squirrels, birds, deer, and groundhogs. While in the woods, we walked on a bridge over a creek and learned about another habitat, the creek! The creek is a habitat for fish, turtles and frogs! We had SO much fun!
2.) In Music we sang “The More we Get Together…” and using instruments to play to the beat!
3.) During Large Motor groups, we played Simon Says and had to get through an obstacle by different animal walks!

The Golden Owls:
What a great day!
1.) We had a fantastic field trip to the Croyden Creek Nature Center where we learned even more about habitats and experienced them! We went on a nature hike and saw all of the different markings that animals make in their own habitats. We saw a wetlands habitat, a forest habitat and a tall grass habitat. We also saw turtles, snakes, an owl and other animals back in the nature room.
2.) In science we continued talking about our monthly theme of habitats and even began making our own!
3.) During language arts we continued using our five reading strategies while also beginning to learn how to summarize what we read. We are reading different nonfiction books about a variety of animals in different habitats!