Ugly Cookies for the letter U

We made ugly cookies for snack time when we learned the letter U.
We started with sugar cookies, fresh from the oven.
I let the kids use frosting, jelly, and whipped cream to make
the cookies ugly.


 

Despite looking ugly, they tasted delicious!

But, they were a little messy!

Q for Quilts

Today we made quilts to learn about the letter Q.
I used the paper cutter to cut construction paper into squares. 
Then, I showed the students how to decorate the squares.
When they were happy with their work, I used masking tape on
the back of their quilts to tape them together. 

I really like the way they turned out!

Occupation Week

Day 1 of Occupation Week:

Dress up Center

After reading a book called Career Day, I had the students draw a picture of what they want to be when they grow up. This is what one of the little boys drew.  :)

 

It says "When I grow up, I'm going to be a Dad.  I'm going to marry my mom.  I'm going to have a baby called Miss Rachel.  Then she's going to grow up and be a teacher."

Today we talked about being a dentist.

For snack we spread peanut butter on apples and added miniature marshmallows for the teeth.

Summer Preschool

Here's a look at my summer job:  VPK (Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten)
It's a 300 hour, state-funded kindergarten readiness class.  So, pretty much I have 8 weeks to teach 4 and 5 year-olds everything they need to know for kindergarten.
This year I have 9 preschool students on very different levels.  One of my students knows how to read well, one is 6 and repeating kindergarten, one has high functioning autism, and two of my students just turned 4 this month, but pay to attend my class, since they don't qualify for the VPK program.
It's been a good summer, so far and I feel like my students have all learned a lot, regardless of the level they started on.

I designed my own curriculum, since I have been unable to find an 8-week preschool curriculum.  Each week focuses on a them and 4 alphabet letters.
Week 1- Senses and Me
Week 2- Seeds and Plants
Week 3- Insects
Week 4- Oceans
Week 5- Weather
Week 6- Farms
Week 7-  Occupation
Week 8- Zoo

The letter L and Clocks

Licking lollipops to learn about the letter l.

mmmm

Using a hula hoop to learn about clocks.

Free Christmas TpT Product

I just added a Christmas before and after game to my TpT store.  Click on the picture to download your free copy.

Fun Friday!

The students had to take the sticky notes with times written on them and make the clocks say the right time.

The students take an addition sheet, bear counters and a black and orange color mat to a spot.  The student look at the first number in the problem and put that many bears on the black side of the mat.  Then they look at the second number in the problem and put that many bears on the orange side of the mat.  Then, they count how many bears there are altogether and write the total in the answer box.  For some students, I will use an orange marker and a black marker to color code their addition paper.

I am thinking of making this a seasonal activity by changing the mat colors and using seasonal counters.

Putting number words in order to 20.

Putting numbers in order to 20.

Roll 1, 2, 3, or 4 die (depending on what level you are on), write the total in the box and then count on using the acorns.

This is a number comparing activity that I laminated from the mailbox.

A student is reading a book about creation.

A student is re-telling "The Three Bears" using the flannel graph.

Thanks for stopping by!  Feel free to leave a note or link up your blog.