Week 9 in 3's

Welcome November! Lots of new materials and activities going on in the classroom that go along with our FARM theme. November is also the month where I do assessments to see what the children have learned so far. I will mostly observe the children while they play, but I will also spend some one-on-one time with them to see just how much they know. You will receive a “report card” in December and we will also have a virtual conference, during which we can discuss your amazing child! Mrs. Renoni and I are so incredibly proud of our students!

This week at CIRCLE TIME we listened to another Barefoot Book called, Driving My Tractor. The music recording retells the story of a farmer driving his tractor around the farm and picking up animals as he goes. This was a great story to start off our Farm unit. Check it out on the Barefoot Books website or on their YouTube channel!

Here is what’s NEW in centers this week:

Art: Puffy-paint pigs and paper-plate cows. Painting a pig was a “have-to” this week, but lots of students made cows as well. Check out the photo of our bulletin board!

Discovery Bins: Students matched puzzle pieces with the heads and tails of different farm animals.

Red Bins: The girls and boys played with a barn, tractors, and farm animals.

Yellow Bins: More pegs this week. I used this activity to start as