Welcome to dog week!! It does feel like the dog days of summer! Very hot and humid, hopefully we'll be getting some relief soon!
This week we will be learning about dogs, listening for the Dd sound and doing activities that are dog centered.
Our KDIs for the week-
Pretend play: Children express and represent what they
observe, think, imagine, and feel through pretend play. - like pretending to shop at a pet store:)
Community roles: Children recognize that people have
different roles and functions in the community.- What is your role as a dog owner?
Empathy: Children demonstrate empathy toward others.- they also demonstrate empathy towards pets who can't care for themselves.
For table activities this week, we have printing with bone shaped cookie cutters, playing "pet store" , having a pretend dog wash, making a dog house, and coloring/decorating dog bones. Role play is an important part of preschool development. In the pet store you can pretend to be a customer, groomer, cashier or even a dog :)
Our small group activities are tracing dog bones in a bowl, cutting and gluing yarn fur on a dog and our Dd is for dog page to add to our journal.
Large group will be acting like a dog to the tune of "My Dog Rags" and using our stuffed dogs in a relay race.
Our Jesus time story this week is about Abraham. Abraham was an old testament believer who was born years after Noah and the ark. God planned to set apart a special people from whom the Savior would be born and Abraham was the beginning of that people. God gave Abraham a promise that he would have more offspring than the stars in the sky or the sands on the beach. When God gave Abraham that promise, he was 90 years old and his wife Sarah was 80 and they had no children.
Finally, when Abraham was 99 and Sarah 89, two angels and the Angel of the Lord (which is the Old testament name for Jesus) came to visit Abraham. He shared a meal with them and they informed him that at this same time next year, he would be holding a baby in his arms. Sarah overheard this and laughed. When the men asked her if she had laughed, she denied it. They told her that her son would bear the name Isaac, which means laughter. Sure enough, Isaac was born within the year!
Even when it seems impossible, God keeps his promises! We can trust Him!
A reminder that next week there is only school on Monday and a field trip on Tuesday. We will be in Bay City at a state teachers' conference the remainder of the week.
One of our preschoolers has been diagnosed with a more severe peanut allergy than previously thought. Just a heads up, we do have an allergy to peanuts and an allergy to blue dye in this class, so when it is time for birthday treats, please keep that in mind. Also, I know that preschoolers love to share! But, it is not a good idea to share snacks because of allergies. When we see a child trying to share, Mrs. Dostal and I remind them that we all eat what our parents pack us, because that's what's best for us. Encourage them to share things other than snacks! Thanks so much!!
Have a terrific week!
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