Week of 2/25

Dear Koala Room Families,

We had so much fun this week learning about the Five Senses. Here are some of the fun activities:
 
Theme:

• The Koala Room learned about the sense of touch and the sense of smell

 
Books We Read:

• My Subway Ride, by Paul Dubois Jacobs and Jennifer Swender
• My Five Senses, by Aliki
• The Feel Good Book, by Todd Parr
• Me and My Senses, by Joan Sweeney
• Sense Suspense, by Bruce McMillan

 
Centers:

• We worked on our sense of touch project using all different materials with different textures. 
• We worked on reading and storytelling skills by using sequencing cards.
• We played a five senses game and what goes together game.
• We practiced the alphabet with alphabet match-up puzzles.
• We practiced our lacing skills using string and wooden animals
• For science we used our sense of smell and the children smelled different spices, fruits and vegetables

 
Highlights:

• We learned new songs in Music with Noel!

 
 
Person of the Week:

• Parker Koopman
• We loved learning about Parker and asking him about his favorite things!  

 
Letter of the Week:

• Our letter of the week was the letter “B”
• The Kola Bears made a chart of all the “B” words they know and we used paint to practice writing the letter “B”

 
Have a Great Weekend!

The Koala Bear Room Teachers