A Leaf Center

Here's a picture of a Leaf Center that my boys and girls are working with in my room this week! We're making leaf rubbings.  We're observing and exploring leaves with magnifying glasses and measuring leaves with unifix cubes. We're also writing about the leaves and the leaf rubbings that we've done. Next week I'll add other non-standard measurement items for the boys and girls to use, such as paper clips and color tiles.  

The kiddies love working with leaves!  I love seeing them write and engage in math activities! 

Have fun in your centers this week!

It's Almost October! Can You BE-LEAF it?

This week in Room A-1 we're going to start our thematic unit on Leaves!  I know.  Can you BE-LEAF it?  We'll be reading lots of great fiction and non-fiction books about leaves.  Here's a little list of some the books I'm planning to use this week!

We're Going On A Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger

Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert

Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert

Why Do Leaves Change Color?  by Betsy Maestro

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves by Lucille Colandro

I Am A Leaf by Jean Marzollo

We're going to do a fall tree craftivity on Friday!  That will be lots of leafy fun!  We'll be doing lots of leaf exploration, leaf rubbings, leaf science experiments and we'll create some beautiful leaf people!

Last week I did begin working on pulling small groups for guided reading!  I think my boys and girls are almost ready because the kiddies are almost able to work in Centers by themselves.  It's been a little tricky because they were getting used to the idea of working in Centers, getting to know the routine and the way the class functions within our structure.  I'm happy to report that they are doing much better since Day 1.

Lots of things to do this week!  I hope you have a fun Monday!
Kimmie