Classroom+Wiki

 We take care of ourselves, each other, and our things Our favorite songs: Tooty-Ta in english and spanish, Chocolate, Hop & Hop, 5 Little Frogs, 5 Little Monkeys   We love to play rhythm sticks, and music instruments- inside and outside

Just Played "Played. That is what I say when you ask me what I did at school today. Please don't misunderstand me, for you see, I'm learning as I play. I'm learning to enjoy and be successful in my work. I'm preparing for tomorrow. Today I am a child and my work is play."
 * author unknown **

One day "it"- realization, hit me; The children in my class spend a lot of time together: 4 days a week, 4 hours a day. We truly are a family. So, I decided to ask the children some questions; these are 3, 4, and 5 year olds....

__What is a Family? __ "Family is all the people that live in your house" "Family is your family" "Family is your mom and dad and brothers and sisters" <span style="color: #a61111; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"They're the people you love" <span style="color: #a61111; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"My family" <span style="color: #a61111; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿﻿﻿﻿"I love my family" <span style="color: #a61111; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"Family is the people you live with "

__<span style="color: #9d0c0c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">What do you do with your family? __ <span style="color: #9d0c0c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿"I like to eat with my family <span style="color: #9d0c0c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"We watch movies" <span style="color: #9d0c0c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"I play games with my family" <span style="color: #9d0c0c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"I like to go to Walmart with my family" <span style="color: #9d0c0c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"I eat with my family" <span style="color: #9d0c0c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"I take walks with my family" <span style="color: #9d0c0c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"I like to go to the park with my family" <span style="color: #9d0c0c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"Go to the store" <span style="color: #9d0c0c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"Play"

__<span style="color: #b20a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">What do you do at school? __<span style="color: #b20a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #b20a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"I play at school" <span style="color: #b20a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"Play with my friends" <span style="color: #b20a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"I play outside with my friends" <span style="color: #b20a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿"I play dress up" <span style="color: #b20a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿"I'm a princess at school" <span style="color: #b20a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> __<span style="color: #b20a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Do you fight at school? __ <span style="color: #b20a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿"Yah, I fight with my friends" <span style="color: #b20a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"I don't fight with nobody" <span style="color: #b20a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿"No, I don't fight" <span style="color: #b20a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿"My friends fight with me" <span style="color: #b20a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"I don't like to fight" <span style="color: #b20a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"I share with my friends" <span style="color: #b20a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"I take care of myself" <span style="color: #b20a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"Solution cards" <span style="color: #b20a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"Me no fight"

<span style="color: #b20a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿ __<span style="color: #b60c0c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">How are we like a family at school? __ <span style="color: #b60c0c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿"We play together" <span style="color: #b60c0c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿"We eat together" <span style="color: #b60c0c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿"We sometimes fight" <span style="color: #b60c0c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿"We have fun together" <span style="color: #b60c0c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿"We take care of each other" <span style="color: #b60c0c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"Circle time" <span style="color: #b60c0c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"Like the school family song" <span style="color: #b60c0c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #920707; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">﻿We are visiting various pet stores and <span style="color: #920707; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">the children are planning, gathering the supplies, and setting up a pet store. We will also be pet doctors. <span style="color: #920707; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Children love it when we web and they see their ideas and words being used in action!