Winter Wonderland

We just started a new month, which means a new theme with Mother Goose Time.  For December it is winter wonderland.  Since we have a shortened month of preschool due to Christmas break, I'll be combining some days to get through as much as possible.  Mother Goose Time creates parent newsletters that I send home at the beginning of each month.  This lets the parents know what our monthly theme will be, as well as daily topics.  I also write up a newsletter for the parents with upcoming dates and any important information.

Every month the kids get a new nametag to practice writing on.  I've started having them see me individually to practice their writing, so I can help them with forming letters and pencil grip.  

For day 1 we learned about snowflakes, the and kids made their own glitter snowflakes. 
In addition to the parent newsletters, Mother Goose Time provides creative mind cards for each day.  These get sent home with their projects to explain to the parents what we made, and the process behind it.  I don't always get to talk to each parent at pick up, so this is a good way for them to see what their kids are learning about.  I also have a board where I write what we did throughout the day and list the book we read and any games we've played. 

One of the new manipulatives for the month were snowflake connectors.  The kids got to use these to sort by color and to build and make creations.

The kids practiced writing their names more with a snowman craft.  They got a circle for each letter of their name, and made them into snowmen with button eyes.  

With a new month also means new math and literacy workbooks for Elli.  These are geared for 4-5 year olds who are starting to recognize letters and numbers.  She uses these when we're alone or at home when her older sister is working on homework.