G is for Groundhog

G is for Groundhog...and so much more! Today we read Ten Grouchy Groundhogs, a story about a bunch of fun groundhogs preparing for their trip out on Groundhog Day. Each set of Groundhogs has a great G descriptive word. We used our favorite to describe our very own. We made a shadow out of our groundhogs, then decorated them with our chosen "G"!

This activity was helped us with our letter sounds, descriptive language, fine motor control, and following directions.

First we painted around our groundhogs to create our shadows.

Olympics!-Working with the Number 11--Going Skiing!

Today we worked with the number 11 during our Olympics Theme! 11 can be written with two big lines. After we made our 11, we played around to see if we could make any other numbers or letters with two big lines. We found out we could make a T, V, an X, and even an L! 

To make our study on the number 11 even more interested we made our 11 into skis! We learned a little bit about the sport and made ourselves, and our number of 11, into a great skier!

This activity helped with number concepts, building background knowledge, letter and number formations, fine motor control, and following directions.

Groundhog Day is Coming....How Much Longer Until Spring?

With the kind of winter we are having, we are all a little curious about how much longer it will be until spring! What better way to find out than to wait for Groundhog Day! We read Go To Sleep Groundhog today. We talked about the legend of Groundhog Day and what it means to see a shadow. Afterwards we made our own groundhogs. We will use them next week when we observe Groundhog Day prior to the official day! 

Our Groundhogs helped us with our color recognition, fine motor control, direction following, and retelling of stories. 

We even checked out our own shadows!