Letter O

 

O is for Opposites

 

With 5 senses in full operation, the class explored wet/dry, soft/hard and cooked/uncooked, rice, noodles and oatmeal.   As the students investigated, we compared the foods and discussed the difference between, cooked and uncooked.  

 

Rice:  

- 1 bag of cooked rice, completely filled 1 Tupperware container.  In contrast, 1 bag of, uncooked rice,  filled  1/4 of a Tupperware container, the same size. 

- The students described cooked rice as; squishy, soft, sticky, and cold. 

- Descriptive words for uncooked rice: (dry, powdery, hard).

 

 

 

Pasta:

Within seconds of handling the uncooked pasta, the students began to break it in pieces.  Some, proceeded to taste it.   Following their  lead, the students, one by one, began to eat the uncooked pasta.  In disbelief, Ms. Kristen and I, just looked at each other and giggled!  

Examining the cooked pasta, some of the students happily ate it and requested seconds,  others were inspecting and comparing, and creating pasta balls.  We even attempted throwing the pasta on different surfaces to see if it would stick.  The students, thoroughly enjoyed this exploration station! 

 

 

 

Oatmeal:

- As I poured the dry oatmeal on the student's plates, the students described the scent.  Immediately, they were eating the dry oatmeal, and requesting more.

- The student's response to the cooked oatmeal was, surprisingly different.  They described it as cold and yucky.

 

 

 

 

It was excellent to hear them converse, as they used the word, opposite, frequently. 

 

Opposites: Big and small

The students were instructed to find one big and one small toy to bring to the carpet.

Show and Share Opposites

The students brought a set of opposites to school.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We created Owl O's

Students are becoming,  MASTER, tracers and cutters!  

 independently, the students, trace and cut out the letter O.   Unguided, the students, folded letter O's, to cut the, inside circle."

 We are super proud of these kids!!! 

They cut triangles and traced and cut circles for owl faces.

 

 

O is for Old Lady!

This is a fun and engaging activity.  We read the books:

"There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" by: Simms Taback 

"There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves" by: Lucille Colandro

A friend of mine, who taught Kindergarteners, for years and years, recently retired.  She invited me to come to her classroom, as she was moving out, and gave me a TON of books, and amazing story props.  The book,  "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" has some props!  

 

After the book was read to the class, the students helped with the props.  They, enthusiastically, fed the old lady.

This puppet may be used with all "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a..." books, just need to be creative and find the swallowed materials :)

Kid Writing

The students are beginning to write with more confidence.    As a result, we introduced the procedure of Kid Writing.  The key to this process is to work with

each student, individually, at their skill level.  It is important for children to enjoy kid writing and not be frustrated and dread the process.
 

Children love telling stories and are full of thoughts and ideas.  Ms. Kristen and I desire for the students to be enthusiastic about story telling on paper.  To achieve this goal, we will present  motivating and exciting writing prompts and be supportive and reassuring.  Hearing optimistic feedback will assist in developing sureness and delight in writing.   

Letter O

Young children absorb information best when they are taught by means of a multi-sensory method connecting the majority of the 5 senses.  For beginning learners, introducing letter formation using hands-on activities produces excellent results.

 

Investigating letter O

Question: "What shape reminds you of the letter O?"

Response: "a circle!"

Task: Find one toy or item that resembles the letter O and bring it to the carpet.

We counted all the letter O's on each toy.  Razvan had the most O's ( 10) Sophia and I had the least (2)

Cristian and Isaac spied the letter O on some of the word wall displays.

Sophia pointed out that the globe is shaped like the letter O, then proceeded to point out, a tiny letter O, in the word South.

We also discovered Oo's on the sign out-side of the church.

We even found the letter Oo on tree trunks!

 

 

 

Instructions: Create the Letter O using beads.  The students enthusiastically ran to the beads to get started!

 

Cristian and Deacon treated the class to Oatmeal cookies, Orange slices and Olives.  This snack, not only, represented the letter O, but provided the opportunity for students to taste the opposite of sweet, salty!

Sophia, took pleasure giving her classmates a, sweet and salty, snack.  Fish crackers taste salty and cookies taste sweet.  She also shared, Kool-Aide Jammers and Yoohoo.  The students discovered the O's" on the drinks.  

 

We made puffy paint O's

The students squirted Orange paint, liquid school glue and shaving cream on construction paper.  Smoothed the paint over the paper, then wrote and erased the letter O, repeatedly.

It's so enjoyable to watch the students engage in fun exploration activities:)

 

Do a dot O!  

 Laughter, sounds of excitement, and shouts of color words; music to my ears!!  It is delightful to know students are excited to learn letters!

Painting O

 Painting helps children to become familiar with the letter while practicing precision in placing their fingers on the Q-tip.

 

 

O is for Octopus

We are working on number recognition and one to one correspondence counting, so it seemed like a perfect opportunity to incorporate that into our octopus craft.  

The students traced and cut out the letter O's.

Each student cut and counted 8 strips of paper and glued the strips to the back of the O.

 

Beginning with number 1, the students traced numbers 1-8, then stamped dots on each tentacle to match the number they traced.