Here is what my current weekly newsletter looks like. I know figuring out what to include in a weekly newsletter can sometimes be stressful. My parents seem to like being more informed, especially having more specific objectives and a recap of the previous week. Hope my sample helps!
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They decorated a person and we talked about the different shades of color people come in. We also discussed the similarities and difference between each other, and how its OKAY to be different :)
Science & Social Studies
Happy Birthday Martin Luther King, jr. cupcakes.
First we had an experiment, brown egg vs. white egg.
Are they the same or different in the inside?
Tally:
Same: 10
Different: 4
Afterwards, we baked cupcakes to celebrate Dr. Kings Birthday ( a little early... but who doesn't like cupcakes?)
Making vocabulary stick and mean something is something I always try very hard to do each week. I started our morning by passing our colored dots.
This is similar to
the colored eye classroom experiment. I had a few different scenarios
and discussed if each activity was just, or unjust. They quickly
understood the meaning behind that word. I also segregated them by color
of dot for other daily classroom activities. None of my kids were upset,
and I reminded them that this was just pretend and an experiment to find out
how people a long time ago felt.
Book of the day
This was a great book
with incredibly illustrations that my children seemed to be captivated by.
Introducing Martin Luther King Jr. to my preschoolers was a lot of fun. I decided to do it the week so that they would know why we get Monday off next week.
For circle time I asked the children what they think a hero is, then briefly talked about MLK and why many people consider him a hero. Afterwards I went around and asked the children who in their life do they consider a hero. I got some great answers :)
LANGUAGE ARTS
We read, Thank you Dr. King and talked about what his dream was. Then learned a song about not fighting, this is one of my and the kids favorites.
What a fun subject to learn. This theme involves a lot of play which makes hibernation so much fun for preschoolers.
Video
Art
Science
Where do animals hibernate/migrate?
Language Arts
HIbernation peek-a-boo book
I found this cute idea at: http://livelaughilovekindergarten.blogspot.com I modified it a little, to meet my preschoolers needs, but kimberly was so generous and kindly e-mailed me the hibernation flap book worksheets.
TAADAA my kids loved it. Each day we learned about a different animal.
Math
Counting bears activity
Dramatic Play
hibernating till spring
Learning about animals that hibernate and migrate went better than I anticipated. All of the children enjoyed pretending to be animals that migrate and “traveled” throughout the playground to find a warmer climate.
Each had the opportunity to choose what animal they wanted to be, get their blankets, and hibernate till “spring”. They woke up to doughnuts, and hot chocolate, to satisfy their winter-long hunger.
