Hi EES Families,
It has been a fun week in Room 3. We have continued learning about butterflies and bees this week. During our inquiry learning, students learned how to complete the lifecycle of a butterfly. We also talked about the word metamorphosis which means a BIG change is happening. We discussed how bees live in hives and collect nectar to make honey. We are also learning about pollination and how butterflies and bees are pollen spreaders!
This week during Task Table time, we have been working on different fine motor, pre-writing, number recognition, and number fluency tasks. One task everyone enjoys doing is putting the quills into the porcupine. This task works on our hand-eye coordination and our pincer grasp which is the ability to hold an object between a thumb and index finger. This skill is essential for learning how to write and draw. It also helps with sorting, picking up small objects or food, and doing up zippers or buttons.
During our Literacy time, we have been reading One Little Butterfly by Lesley Sims, which follows one butterfly through its life cycle while also teaching us cool facts about butterflies! We have also been playing Alphabet Monster. We all take turns picking a letter to sing a song about, then we feed the Alphabet Monster the letter. After listening to the song and feeding the monster, we think about different words that start with that letter and try to write silly sentences using as many words with that letter. This activity not only works on letter recognition but also helps us practice our turn-taking skills, fine motor skills, and our writing skills.
Next week, our theme for inquiry is camping. Students will be learning about different trees, safety (staying with the group) as well as different songs they could potentially sing this summer!
I hope you all have a great weekend!
Ms. Desiree
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