Pre-K is a HOOT! : Gingerbread...continued!

This week we continued our Gingerbread Unit! Let's take a look at the week.

On Monday we welcomed a small group of 4th graders into our classroom. The 4th graders were challenged to create and execute a lesson plan for our Pre-K kids. The lesson plan began with reading the book, "The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend" by Dan Santat. After reading the story, the 4th graders asked the Pre-K kids to create their own imaginary friend using crayons and paper. The Pre-K kids got to work and drew pictures of their imaginary friends and gave them interesting names and superpowers.

During centers the kiddos played a Gingerbread Roll & Color Math Game and completed a Gingerbread Matching Game.

On Tuesday we had PE! Mr. Linkhart worked on the kiddos throwing skills. The kids got to "build" a snowman by throwing bean bags into a milk-crate. The goal was to throw 3 bean bags into the milk-crate in order to build a snowman!

During centers the children made Milk Carton Gingerbread Houses! Prior to creating our masterpieces, we discussed the proper steps needed to be followed in order to assemble a gingerbread house out of icing, graham crackers and candy. We talked about how the icing is like the "glue" that will help the graham cracker stick to the milk carton. The kiddos then discussed how they were going to decorate their houses. "I want to use lots of marshmallows!" "I'm going to use ALL the candy!" The kiddos had fun decorating with holiday gummies, M&M's, marshmallows and fruit loops.

On Wednesday the kiddos started their December self-portraits. The kiddos worked hard observing the details - from skin color to hair, teeth, and eyebrows! The kiddos also completed a Fruit Loop Graph. First, the kiddos decorated a gingerbread house play-mat with fruit loops, then they graphed the fruit loops. We discussed which color had the most and least amount of fruit loops. One of the kiddos asked what the words "most" and "least" meant.

On Thursday we attended the Kindergarten Auto Show!

On Friday we had a Pajama & Cookie Party! The day began with making gingerbread cookie dough. The kiddos helped to measure and mix the ingredients. Our buddies joined us and helped us roll out the dough and use cookie cutters to make our gingerbread cookies. While our cookies baked we read books with our buddies. Not too long after our cookies went into the oven, Chef Fulton ran into our classroom and told us that our gingerbread cookies ran away!!! Our buddies helped our Pre-K kids follow the clues to find our cookies. Once the cookies were found we decorated and ate our treats!