Oak Friends: August 2020

Monday, August 31, 2020

Clay Insects and Insect Math

This is awesome Ganon family created an Insect Song video for our class.

We watched it to review the parts of an insect.

The children used clay to create an insect.

Each child made sure to make three parts of the body

(head, thorax, abdomen).

Then, they used pipe cleaners, tooth picks, gems, and google eyes to complete their insect. The children practiced their counting to ensure their insect had six legs.

We used bug counters during our math counting activities.

Indiana Learning Foundations

SC3.1: Demonstrate awareness of life

SC5.1: Demonstrate scientific curiosity

M1.3: Recognition of number relations

M1.1: Demonstrate strong sense of counting

APL3.1: Demonstrate development of sustained attention and persistence

CA3.2: Demonstrate creative expression through visual art production

PHG3.1: Demonstrate development of fine and gross motor coordination

Friday, August 28, 2020

Friday Fun

We listened to Rabbi Gluck blow the shofar.

We gave tzedakah.

We sang Shabbat songs.

A favorite song today was 'Chicken in a Pot'.

Watch our quick video of the song.

The children illustrated the song.

We took turns on the swings during outside time. Swinging is a favorite activity of the Ganon children. Two children learned to pump on the swings this week. Hooray!

He learned to pump on the swings and is so proud of himself.

She and a friend helped to teach their friends how to pump.

We continued our Bug Study.

We read several informational pages in our Big Bug book focusing on bugs that fly, bugs with a lot of legs, and how some bugs can be camouflaged.The children sorted our plastic bugs by bugs that have wings and bugs that do not have wings. Then, they drew a picture of a bug from each category.