Peek at My Week

Hi Everybody!
This week our theme is arctic animals. I'll mainly be using a theme pack I found from the www.notebookingnook.com, but there will definitely be more things from more people. www.MrsWillsKindergarten.com had a few things I liked, but she teachers a little bit older kiddos that me. If I have used anything that you created and you aren't mentioned, I give my sincerest apologies. It would have happened because I didn't see a link or name or website. Please let me know if anything is yours and I'll add you! 
But on with the week...

So, I know you can't see everything very well, but we actually have some fun things planned. My kiddos all arrive at different times, so until everyone gets here in the mornings, the kiddos will have a couple of different things to choose from to do until we're all here. Coloring sheets, games, or fun worksheets.
We all love Circle Time! We dance, we sing, we talk about our theme. We discuss today's weather. We're learning about the days of the week and the months of the year. We'll read a couple of books about all the animals that live in the cold. We try to make pictures of those animals using our shapes.
Our first small group of the day is our literacy time. On Mondays I usually review the alphabet and assess the kiddos. I only have two kiddos in each group. My other four will rotate through our centers. Sometimes we play thematic games at our table that we have already played in small groups this weeks.
During craft time, we will be making penguins, walruses, polar bears and igloos.

In our Math Small groups, we play new games each day. We identify our numbers, we add things together. We trace our numbers. The kiddos really enjoy math!
In our writing workshop, we  do some fun prewriting worksheets. We trace our names. We work on worksheets that go with the week's theme packet.
As a whole group, we'll be learning fun facts about all the arctic animals, how they build their houses, how they can swim in the super cold water without be too cold themselves. We'll play games about the animals.
In our last small group, we'll work on puzzles about the cold loving animals. We'll color about them, play matching games, all sorts of things.

My kiddos are only 4. I have yet to find a 4 year old that can sit still and learn for very long at all. I try to have our learning as active as possible, but there are some things you just have to sit and write about. So, of course they get a little uninterested and wiggly, so we get up and dance! Or move any way to get all our wiggle worms out!
Centers time is basically just an informative free play. We have to play with something that we've been learning this week, but it doesn't matter what. It gives them time to do more of the things they want to do and gives me time to do things in the classroom that a teacher needs to do. I look over things the kiddos have finished that day. I analyze it all to see who needs more help where. Things like that.

So, there you have it! Our first Peek at My Week. I plan to do this each week for you.

I have to give a shout out to Mrs Wills for allowing the rest of us teachers to link up each week! Go check her out here!

 

I hope everyone has a great week!!