Showing posts with label Worms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Worms. Show all posts

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Letter W Week

Letter W Week!
Worms, Wild Things, Wishy Washy!
Wow!  What a week!



The literacy center featured Mrs. Wishy Washy.


We acted out the story....


over and over again!


The children had a blast putting the animals in the "mud".


Their favorite activity was making these "Mrs. Wishy Washy Masks".


Our literacy center also featured whales.


We constructed whales in art  


and estimated whales in math!


We also discussed worms.
This was really interesting and fun!


We read several books about worms.  
One of the books we read was a non fiction book titled, Wonderful Worms.




We wrote non fiction facts about worms 
and worked on worm observation science activities.


We gathered data.




The children worked on a worm seriation activity for homework.


Then, we ATE worms!


Not real worms Silly!


Worm dirt!

We also talked about the book, Where The Wild Things Are.



We acted out parts of the story



and discussed the book!


We made wild things in the art center!
"Let the wild rumpus begin!"


We graphed....
"Have you ever been sent to your room for being naughty?"

Nope!  Not me!  Never!
We also worked on fractions using watermelons!




On Friday we had our Pajama Party!
It was a great week.

Next week Letter X!



Friday, June 10, 2011

Letter of the Week ~ "W"

W" Week was an absolute blast.  I was amazed at how many activities we were able to do and how much the children loved them.  The themes this week included, watermelon, worms, and whales.  The books we focused on were Where the Wild Things Are, Mrs. Wishy Washy, and Dairy of a Worm.   

I set up puppets and props, including an apron, washtub and 
"mud puddle" so the children could act out the story.

In the art center the children made their own Mrs. Wishy Washy.  Then 
we used these masks to act out the story during Morning Meeting!


The children enjoyed playing with 
"The Wild Things" in the block area.
The children made "Wild Things" in the art center.

We studied, observed and compared real worms.  We measured,
 made patterns, made predictions and graphed with gummy worms.
We made delicious worm dirt in flower pots and ate them for snack!
We talked about whales, made whales in art, discussed their habitat, and described their size and appearance.  We talked about what they eat and then we wrote nonfiction books about whales.

W week was packed!  It was a lot of fun!