Green and Speckled Frogs

Whew!  Today was a busy day indeed!  Yesterday we ran out of time to do the song "An Adventure in Outer Space" so I promised everyone that we could do it today!  It was a lot of fun!  We had to act out going to outer space by putting on our space suits, buckling up, helping to press buttons, and even jumping out of our spaceship to explore outer space!  We ran into some meteors on this adventure and had fun trying to dodge them.  Finally we made it safely back to planet Earth!  Sorry there are no pictures of this!  I was busy helping to model the actions!

The rest of the day was spent learning about frogs!  We read two different versions of the wide-mouthed frog.  Then we compared them to find the similarities and differences.  We also learned the names of some new animals, such as emu, possum, and koala, as well as the food that those animals eat.  One version of the story had neat pop-up pages that everyone loved!

Did you know that frogs don't only eat flies?  They also eat other types of bugs with their long sticky tongues!  We learned a song similar to "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A..." that helped us learn about some of the other bugs that frogs eat.  Then we did a counting activity.  Each child had to count out a certain number of bugs to feed to Miss McCabe's large frog.  They loved watching the bugs slide into the frog's tummy!

We learned the song "Five Green and Speckled Frogs" and used our fingers to sing along!  Do you know what a speckle is?  Ask your child if he/she can tell you!  In your child's folder, there are some activities to go along with the song that you can do together at home to reinforce skills we are working on at school!

Then we made our own large green and speckled frogs to display outside of our classroom!  This activity allowed us to use our fine motor skills to cut various shapes.  We cut out ovals, circles, triangles, and even a semi-circle!  Miss McCabe tried to trick everyone by saying they were cutting out a sphere, but those 4K students are too smart!  They knew it was a circle instead of a sphere because it was flat!

 

 

There was a birthday celebration in the morning session.

We played in the classroom.

 

 

Today was also the day where we got to find out who was a Super Star during the month of September!  Super Stars are chosen for following the Eagle 3 - being respectful, responsible, and safe.  Each month a new Super Star will be chosen from each classroom!

 

We also got to visit the Eagle's nest!  If we had 5 BEAK tickets, we could trade them in for a small prize, such as a ring, finger puppet, notepad, stickers, etc.  Some children chose not to spend their tickets and instead save up for a bigger item.  With 10 tickets, they can get items like a fossil rock or book.  With 20 or 25 tickets, they can get items like a Southern Door Elementary sweatshirt or a fleece pillow with a design of their choice.  Everyone was excited to finally get to go to the Eagle's nest!

Next week we will learn about all the changes that occur in fall and spend some extra time learning about fall leaves.  On Monday, we hope to take a walk into the school forest to take a look at all the fall changes going on around us (and maybe find some frogs in the pond too) if the weather permits!  Please make sure your child wears comfortable walking shoes and weather-appropriate clothing on Monday.

Have a fantastic weekend! :)