Today I read this book to my class. I have done a previous post about this book, but here are some more details about how we used it in class.
First we did a small group that consisted of using these felt board fingers and toes to count to 10.
Then we took off our socks and shoes to count our toes. Yep, we all had 10 :)
We have also started learning about homes around the world. Here is our sensory table filled with materials for building a house. We got into questions such as what are houses made of, what are the parts of a house, how do you build a house, why are houses different around the world, what is the purpose of a roof? The children had some good answers and seemed like they were becoming interested.
He said this was an apartment :)
Hammering the pieces together.
I introduced a lot of new vocabulary such as carpenter, hinges, plaster, door frame, etc. I am beginning to see that there is so many directions this study could go. We had planned to go into weather around the world next week, but we may stretch out homes for another week. Can't wait to do some more of the activities we have planned for this week. Stay tuned!
i can just tell you are doing a great job with these kids!
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ReplyDeleteOnce again, you have some awesome ideas!! I LOVE the idea of a sensory bin that they can use to build houses...I might even try a few variations on that, like houses one day and trains another--I'm already excited! Thanks for linking up at Teach Me Tuesday--this is fabulous!
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