Miss Mari's Preschool: November 2014

We focused on shapes this week in preschool. I put shapes on the floor and the kids ran around with flyswatters and hit the shapes that I named.

We used shapes to make Shape Monsters. My kids LOVED this!

We used felt shape pieces to create jack-o-lanterns

We also had a Halloween Party. Here are some fun activities that we did at our party.

Halloween Bingo

Candy Walk - Students walk on the numbers until the music stops. The teacher pulls a number out of a bag and whoever is on that number wins a prize/piece of candy.

Pumpkin Lantern - I saw these on Pinterest and decided to make them. I loved that the activity gave the kids practice with cutting straight lines. You can see how to make them here.

Decorate cookies - I went to my local grocery store bakery and ordered pumpkin shaped cookies.

Pin the Nose on the Pumpkin

Question of the Day

How do you think a pumpkin grows? On a tree or On a vine.

Have you ever been to a pumpkin patch?

Centers

Art

Halloween Rubbing Plates - I didn't get a picture of this! I'm so sad. I can't remember where I bought these rubbing plates, but they are cute and my kids love them.

Sensory Table - Pumpkins

Since we are studying pumpkins this month, I put pumpkins in the sensory table. The students used spoons, tweezers and magnifying glasses to explore the insides of the pumpkins. I also put out cups so they could separate the seeds from the pulp.

The next day, I added toy hammers and nails. The kids hammered the nails into the pumpkins.

On the last day, I added Halloween Mr. Potato Head pieces so the kids could make silly faces on the pumpkins.

Pop up Pirate

Fun game that I bring out in October to go with the Halloween theme/vibe. I attempted to make the game a little more educational by writing numbers on the swords and a spinner. The children take turns spinning the spinner, then located a sword that has that number on it.

Small Groups/Teacher-Directed Centers

Math- Feed the Monster Shapes

Kids flip over a card and feed the monster the shape on the card.

Literacy- Where's the Bat?

My students love this game. I hide a bat under one of the pumpkins while they have their eyes closed. Then they take turns naming a letter to locate the bat.

This game is available at my TPT store here.

Write the Room - Pumpkins

I dicut some pumpkins and wrote letters on them. Then I taped them around the room. The students had to walk around the room, find the pumpkins, and color the corresponding pumpkin on their clipboard.