This year is the foundation for the students' future in school. They will be learning so many things this year. The students will learn the names and sounds of each letter, learn to recognize numbers 0 - 100, and learn fine motor skills like writing, coloring and cutting. The crafts the students bring home will have academic value. They will be learning gross motor skills such as skipping, hopping, running and jumping. Working together with other children and cooperating in a group setting are important social skills. This year is as important to the child's social development as it is for the academic development.
We began our first week of school reading, The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. After reading the book, our class participated in the following activities:
* Shared Reading of pocket chart and mini book, Chester Loves School.
* Traced hand and placed heart sticker in the middle
* Made a Chester raccoon sack puppet
* Learned sign language for "I love you."
