Gotta Go

Today our read aloud was titled Gotta Go, Gotta Go.  To beginning the story we discussed how each word in the title started with the letter G.  The caterpillar in the story repeats, "I don't know much, but I know what I know. I gotta go! I gotta go! I gotta go to Mexico!" This story recounts the life cycle of a monarch butterfly, as well as its migrating journey.  The best part of the story was when everyone chimed in, " I gotta go! I gotta go! I gotta go to Mexico!"

Today two of our centers were butterfly hopscotch and caterpillar last name practice.  At butterfly hopscotch the children played the standard hopscotch game, expect the path was programed with higher numbers.  The children worked on identifying the numbers, counting on, and counting back.  All of these skills will be needed in kindergarten to add and subtract numbers.

With Miss Sue the children counted the letters in their last names.  They then added one to their total.  Next they counted out colored circles in a pattern to match the number that they needed.  They cut out their circles, pasted them in a pattern, and wrote a letter from their last name in each circle.  They then drew a face to make their circles a caterpillar.  One thing that you want to keep a close eye on is that your child is starting their letters and the top.  This will make the transition to cursive writing easier.