Life is GOOD in the 4’s classes!!

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The kids LOVE Centers Days!! Last week the centers were:

1.  What’s Missing?

2. Writing Numbers  

3. A game to teach Letter Recognition and Letter Sound Association. 

The kids especially love when they rotate to the next table to check out the new activity. Centers Days are a FUN way to incorporate academics!

We also started specials!! On Tuesday Valerie Dashiell presented a lesson on sound and sound waves. They were so attentive you could hear a pin drop! I understand that some kids even took the lesson home and filled glasses with different amount of water and lightly tapped tem to hear the sound they make. Way to go! Val’s science program utilizes hands on experiments to demonstrate concepts in a meaningful way. She will be working with your kids ever other Tuesday!

Each Thursday Kari Grace will present a Spanish lesson to the class.  Her “circle-time” consists of songs and games. Plus, she often surprises the kids with various props that she brings.  Kari is young and sweet and enthusiastic and a great addition to our staff!

Val’s music and movement program starts this week. Every other Wednesday Val will get our kiddos moving and shaking to music that ranges from classical to country to rock! 

We also read and illustrated the classic fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin.   The children were literally shocked to discover that Rumpelstiltskin himself came and turned their straw into gold!! Quinn H. shouted, “We’re rich!!’  Oliver S. seemed to express what everyone was feeling when he said, “I always thought it wasn’t real… but it is!!” 

Here’s to more great weeks at TCNS!!