Monster Week and Monster Give-Away!

Mission complete!

I successfully made it through 30 parent/teacher conferences last week and 2 Halloween parties this week.  Oh the joys of having a morning AND afternoon class!

I love every minute of it!  Where else can you celebrate monster week?!

Check out some of the monster fun we had this week. 

I am also giving away a super fun product from my friend Deedee Wills.

  Enter below for a chance to win her "Monsters!!! Game Pack Roll, Say, Keep-Editable"

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Monster Play Dough!

They loved creating monsters all week long!

We had so much fun making pumpkin soup last week that we just couldn't let it end. 

 This week we made eyeball soup! 

 Ingredients - blue and yellow water, googly eyes, and glitter (special seasoning).

 They were so excited to discover that yellow and blue make green!

 Yummy!

Cookie Monsters!

Each student colored their own monster, then colored cookies to feed it. 

 Next, we sorted the cookies by shape onto a cookie sheet.

I posted the learning skills that went with this project on the bulletin board. 

 I have found this helps parents understand the purpose of the activity. 

Good luck in the give-away!

Community Helpers - Construction Workers

Today we discussed how important construction workers are to our community. 

 They build all kinds of buildings....Wal Mart, McDonalds, churches, hospitals, banks, and even our school! We learned the names of some of the tools they use and  had some fun.

Measuring some wood for my building!  I will teach them how to really measure later in the year. 

 For now, this is more about the jobs and tools of a construction worker. 

 It's a great way to get number recognition in your block area! 

I used some nuts and bolts from Lakeshore and made up a fun game to play.  I  handed each student either a nut or a bolt and had them hide it behind their back.  When I said "GO!" they had to find a friend that had the matching piece and put them together.  Fun way to build problem solving skills, fine motor, cooperation, math-color and shape match, and reviewing new friend's names. 

The picture is a little blurry, they were in a hurry to find their match!

Colors and Shapes

In just a few more weeks, I will be starting over with a fresh batch of preschoolers. 

 One of the first games I will teach them is how to go on color and shape hunts. 

 My students LOVE these games every year! 

Not only is it a great way to get kids up and moving as they learn but a great way to build language skills too.   I have students take turns sharing the name of their color or shape and the name of the item they found.

 To freshen up the game this year, I made these cards for the kids to hold during their hunt.