JUNIORS AM - ROOM 2
JANUARY REFLECTIONS JUNIORS Room 2, T-Th AM Winter has officially arrived and Room 2 has been hard at work. It was so great to see everyone's smiling face when we all returned from Christmas Break and we hope everyone enjoyed their time off. The first day back all the students were allowed to bring a teddy bear or stuffed animal of choice, this really helped the student's transition back into school after having some time off. Every student involved their stuffed animal in the daily activities such as creative learning time, projects and of course the teddy bear song. Since the winter weather has arrived we have been focusing on our dressing chart which visually helps the students get dressed for snowy weather. The Juniors are really doing a great job of getting dressed independently. The children were also introduced to camouflage. We were so excited to learn that some of the kids knew all about camouflage and what it was. They made a polar bear camouflaged in the snow and also learned about what other animals you may find camouflaged. The children loved painting with snow. Ours was made from glue and shaving cream. They thought it looked like whipped cream. It made great camouflage for their polar bears. Room 2 also focused on big, medium and small. They learned the story about the three little bears and had fun matching objects to papa bear, mama bear and baby bear. They did a great job. They also made their own snowman with a big, medium and small snowball. This allowed them to work on their snowman independently and add whatever they wanted to their snowmans body. It was a great project. The students also got to experience their first vision and hearing screening day. They did such a great job. This gave them an opportunity to explore Rooms 1 and 3 and that was a great surprise for them. They had a blast. The children Jan Brett's story called The Mitten. It is a story about a boy who lost one of his mittens in the woods and how all the animals of the forest ended up making the mitten to their home. The Juniors had fun acting out this story by being an animal of their choice, it was so much fun. The students also got to marble paint mittens as well as lace their very own mitten along with adding all the animals to the story in the mitten. The children have been learning and exploring all month. We also got a few new activities in our room which included some great exercise equipment such as a treadmill, bike and trampoline. We also added some clean mud to our sensory table. We will end the month by going to visit Country Donuts on a field trip where the students can learn all about how donuts are made. The teachers of room 2 can't wait for the months to come and hope everyone is staying warm.
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