Banana's Class

Dear Banana's Families, It has been a great couple of weeks finishing off our animal unit learning about pets! Take a look at the various play and activities the friends engaged in around the classroom! In the math and table toys center the friends engaged in shape activities. They matched and sorted fish shapes into a fish bowl and created various pet cage shapes using unifix cubes. The friends also put their fine motor skills to use by lacing different pet shapes. In the science center, the friends used the microscope to look closely at different animals and made observations of their similarities, differences, and what makes the animals special. We also learned about animals habitats and had so much fun engaging in an animal matching game with our peers. In the art center the friends engaged in two different art activities where they created their own pets (or a pet of their choice) using various shapes and modeling clay. The friends loved talking about their own animals at h

Dear Banana's Families, We have had a WILD time learning about Zoo Animals in the classroom this week. Take a look at what we have been up to! In the science center we explored the different types of skin that zoo animals can have. The friends engaged in a matching game where they matched the zoo animals skin with the correct zoo animals. In the table toys center, the friends engaged in a sorting activity where they sorted the animals by kind of animal and/or by the size of the animal in the picture. The friends also worked on turn taking skills and sorted one at a time with their peer.    In the literacy center, the friends worked on initial sounds and words and matched those sounds to the letter. They used the animal in the picture to help guide them when identifying the sound and matching the corresponding letter. Our dramatic play center was transformed into a Zoo. The friends took on roles as zoo keeper and visitors. Many of them preferred being the zoo keeper and taking care