W is for Winter

Today our read aloud was titled 10 Shiny Snowflakes.  The concepts that were focused on in this book were rhyming words and counting backwards(subtracting one).  The children love these types of books because they can actively participate in the story by reading some of the parts.

During centers today the children made the letter "W" for their alphabet book.  They cut the "W" out on the line provided.  Then they used snowflake stamps to make their "W" look like winter. At my center the children journaled what they like to do when it is cold outside.  We focused on drawing a recognizable person as well as adding detail to our picture.

I also want to share with you another play center that we are using during the month of December.  Math and Science has been transformed into Santa's workshop.  The children can go to the workshop and make a list of toys that they would like to purchase.  Santa's Elves will then fill their orders.  The toys are then given to friends as gifts.