Banana's Class

  Hello Banana's Families, Over the last couple of weeks have been exploring our friendship unit! We have discussed ways that we can be better friends, learned about our friends likes and dislikes, and continued to practice ways to treat our friends with kindness. We also had SO MUCH FUN celebrating Valentines day with our friends! Take a look at what we have been up to! In the block center the friends worked together to construct various projects. The friends took turns building towns for people and animals, castles, and towers. They also loved building with the blocks that had their friends pictures on them! In the sensory table the friends created a "friendship soup!" Each friend was given an ingredient for the soup and added their materials to the table. In the table toys/math center, the friends practiced sorting and making patterns. They were encouraged to sort various hearts by their colors and designs. They also used these hearts to copy,

 Hello parents, It is hard to believe that we are already through one month in the new year. We have had so much FUN exploring the season of Winter! Take a look at what we have been up to! In the block center we have explored play with various winter activities, our most favorite being the igloos that we built and shoveling "snow". In the table toys center we have engaged in various learning activities with shapes, counting, and patterns. The friends matched various shapes to create a snowflake, engaged in a shape matching game, and used unifix cubes to count the length and width of snowflakes. The friends also created and extended AB, ABB, and ABC patterns using different colored mittens. In the science center the friends used Styrofoam ("ice") and Popsicle sticks to create igloos, snowflakes, icicles, and so much more. In the art center we added different materials to the table for the children to engage in creative play. They used stamps on aluminum foil to creat