Mrs. Rachel's Three's Class: Into the Arctic

We had another great week in our class! This week, we learned lots of fun facts about animals in the Arctic... penguins, polar bears, seals, walruses, moose, and more!

Our letter of focus for the week was the letter W...W is for winter! We enjoyed doing winter painting with Arctic animals and making our very own penguin magnets to take home. We also had lots of fun dancing like penguins, reading about polar bears, and feeding number fish to the giant penguin who came to visit our room! Our science experiment of the week was testing out how blubber helps animals stay warm in the Arctic. While Crisco might not be blubber, it showed us how blubber can block the cold of ice water!

We worked on a variety of skills this week! What a smart bunch we are! Cutting with scissors in straight lines and tracing curved lines have been a big focus for January. We also continued to do initial letter sorts with picture cards and worked on building our names. We have begun to practice counting from 10 to 20. The teen numbers can sure be a little tricky, but we will conquer them! Our one-to-one correspondence has improved immensely, and we do a great job identifying all of our colors!

Our Bible focus of the week was on Jesus walking on the water. How amazing this was! We were reminded that Jesus really can do ANYTHING!

To add on to this week's fun, we enjoyed a visit from my mom! We sure loved visiting with Mrs. Shari!

Here are some things to ask your child this week! Can you....

1. Identify the letter W and its sound?
2. Write the numbers 6 and 7 in the air?
3. Build your name? Write your name? (You should have found a name tracing card and name puzzle in your child's bag.)
4. Tell me three animals who live in the Arctic?
5. Count to 20?