Week of 5/13

Dear Koala Room Teachers,

We had a great week in the Koala Room learning about Theater! Here are some of the fun activities:
 
Theme:

• The Koala Room learned about Theater.
• We read Angelina on Stage, by Katharine Holabird and talked about what happens during the performance.

Books We Read:

• Angelina on Stage, by Katharine Holabird
• Dragons Eat Noodles on Tuesdays , by Jon Stahl
• Koala and the Flower , by Mary Murphy
• Tallulah’s Tap Shoes, by Marilyn Singer
• The Thank You Book, by Mo Willems

 
Centers:

• We used crayons, markers and colorful flowers to make special snack placemats. 
• We practiced counting with button counting game.
• The children used their strong finger muscles to pick up plastic fruit with chopsticks.
• We had fine motor fun with “lace and trace” game.
• We used unfix cubes to measure and build .
• We made delicious grilled cheese sandwiches.

 
Highlights:

• We had so much fun performing our play. The children were super excited to wear their costumes and face paint for their performance. Everyone did such a great job!

       
 
Letter of the Week:

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

 
Important Dates:

• May 31st Victorian Gardens Trip. Every child must be accompanied by one adult.
• June 7th The Last Day of Classes!

 
Have a Great Weekend,

The Koala Bear Room Teachers