Eric Carle Arts-Integration Project This month we read many books by author and illustrator, Eric Carle. We wanted to make collages just like he does. We painted our own paper using bubble wrap, stamps, brushes, and our hands to give it different textures. Then, we cut out different shapes to make a Spring collage. Our collage will be on display in the hallway for Gallery Night on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 @ 5:30.
Career Day (4/15) We had visitors come to teach us about being a Librarian and a Cake Decorator!
Audubon: Reptiles Rule! (4/14)
Service Day 4/11/16 We had a visitor from the Environmental Control Board come to teach us about recycling. We learned that we can recycle plastic, paper, metal, and glass and we can reuse other materials like plastic bags. After the presentation, we made sculptures using the recyclable materials we collected.
Exploring the Water Cycle
Our Egg Hunt was so EGGciting!
We learned how to tell time to the hour and made a giant clock and our very own watches!
Does it sink or float? We experimented to find out!
Field Trip to the B&O Railroad Museum (3/16/2016)
Field Trip to the SPCA (3/11/2016)
Transportation Graphing First, we went on a walk to observe different types of transportation. We made a graph of our observations and analyzed the data. Then, since we did such a great job, we got to play on the swings! We helped each other go higher.
The 3 Little Pigs STEM We read many versions of the folktale The 3 Little Pigs. To make connections to our Community Helpers Unit, we became architects and construction workers and built houses for the pigs! It was hard work but we didn't give up! It was easier when we worked together. The big bad wolf couldn't blow our houses down!
To kick-off our Transportation unit, we had a visit from a dump truck!
We got smooches from Ruby-Doo! She taught us about service dogs. We practiced asking for permission to pet someone's dog, letting the dog sniff our hand, and then giving the dog gentle touches. Some of us even got kisses!
Mr. Underwood did an awesome science experiment to teach us about how our lungs work and what happens when we breathe dirty air:
Mr. Hutchinson came to teach us about being a vet. We got to touch monkey bones!
Dentists from UMD visited to teach us how to take care of our teeth! We had a great time brushing Monkey's and Elephant's teeth!
Rebounders Gymnastics was SO much fun!
Firefighters Visit Pre-K! Thank You Station #51! (2/11/2016)
The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza After reading the folktales The Little Red Henand The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza we made pizza from scratch! This gave us the opportunity to review My Plate food groups and see what it would be like to be a chef in the community!
Bubbles the Clown Bubbles the Clown came to PPPCS to help us learn about healthy habits and My Plate! He even brought his rabbit, Jacob.
ReLove Animal Shelter We created an animal shelter in our classroom to help us learn about the importance of adopting. PPPCS staff members get to adopt our cats and dogs and give them a fur-ever home!
Our Winter Music Concert!
First Time Ice Skating :)
Fun with the Letter Hh! We had fun hibernating in our "Hibernation Station" that we built and meeting Snickerdoodle, Ms. Koler's hamster!