Here’s a brief snapshot of some of what we have been working on over the last couple of weeks:
Social/Emotional Skills:
Identifying expected and unexpected behavior
Demonstrating expected behavior (what does good listening look like, how do we walk in the hallway, keeping hands and feet to self, etc)
Identifying that not all problems require big reactions
Managing our emotional reactions when things don’t go our way
Fine Motor Skills:
Holding our writing/coloring tools correctly (some of us are really struggling with this)
Holding and using scissors safely and correctly
Math:
Subitizing (or counting) the number of dots on dice when we roll them in game play
Identifying numerals 0-10
Printing numerals 0-6 (we will be continuing with 7-10 in the next couple of weeks)
ABAB patterns
Shapes
Language Arts:
Demonstrating good listening skills
Holding our writing tools correctly
Clock Phonogram sounds and formation (o,a,c,d,g,f,qu,s)
Recognizing our names
Bible:
Parables – The Lost Sheep and The Wise and Foolish Builders
Socials/Science:
Terry Fox
Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day)
Names of our classmates
Rules in our classroom (3 Rules: Be Safe, Be Kind, Be Responsible)
Sink and Float
Thanksgiving
Beginning a unit on Apples and Pumpkins
We have also had a fire drill, an earthquake drill and a lockdown drill! We have been very busy!!
