Smart Start Weeks 11, 12, and 13
The holidays are here and that means our days are just as full as our hearts! We have been up to a lot the last three weeks inside and outside of the classroom. This week's blog post is a recap of our headfirst dive into the holiday season!
Week 11 was a short week due to Thanksgiving Break. We took those two days to do a lot of review. We learned so much in the first 10 weeks of Smart Start and it was exciting to see so much retention and mastery!
WEEK 12
November 29-December 2
Letter of the Week: C. Review L, E, F, T, H, I, P, U, O, G.
Books: Clifford's Christmas, Corduroy's Christmas, The Gingerbread Man
Numbers: Counting 1-30 and number recognition
Learning Centers & Play Invitations
Counting
Connectagons
Christmas Shop
Decorating the Classroom Christmas Tree
Sprinkle Writing
Christmas coloring
Baking and Decorating Gingerbread cookies
Chasing the Gingerbread Man. This exciting adventure is a way for us to introduce our students to our neighbors in our neighborhood as we make our way around the square looking for the Gingerbread Man. We visit the bank, shops, a restaurant and pass the courthouse, judicial center, and more. This gives us a fun way to introduce these important places and the community helpers that work there.
Fine Arts Invitations
Claude Monet inspired painting
Fingerprint Christmas Cards
Decorating a giant gingerbread man
Christmas Choreography
Science Invitations
Christmas Cactus
Christmas Tree Stacking STEM
Gingerbread man graphing
WEEK 13
December 6-9
Letter of the Week: S. Review L, E, F, T, H, I, P, U, O, G, C
Books: A Letter to Santa, The Bump on Santa's Noggin, What Does Mrs. Claus Do, The Gingerbread Man
Numbers: Counting 1-30 and number recognition
Learning and Play Invitations:
Sprinkle writing
Cut snowflakes
Santa's Workshop
Shoe lacing
Santa Says Game
Letters to Santa
Chasing the Gingerbread Man
Gumdrop shapes
Tinker Toys
Stacking
Fine Arts Invitations
Tape resist snowflake paintings. These will be displayed at the Russell County Hospital.
Stocking design
Santa Handprint Ornament
Stretching
Science Invitations
Gingerbread science
Sink or float
Scientists Observe: Five Senses Challenge
The last three weeks have been pure magic! These young learners amaze and inspire every day!