Aqua, Aire, Luz
This week we started work with the water cycle. We learned all about how the water cycle works. I was really surprised how they absorbed the information. At the end of the week they used the information they received to explain to me how the water cycle works. Everyone had their own particular way to explain this topic. We used facts that helped them to understand this process in a way that’s easy to follow.
For example;
Evaporation:
Heat from the Sun causes water on Earth (in oceans, lakes etc) to evaporate (turn from liquid into gas) and rise into the sky. This water vapor collects in the sky in the form of clouds
Condensation:
As water vapor in the clouds cools down it becomes water again, this process is called condensation.
Precipitation:
Water falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow, hail, or sleet, this process is called precipitation.
Collection:
Oceans and lakes collect water that has fallen. Water evaporates into the sky again and the cycle continues.
Also, the kiddos were fascinating by how Clouds Make Rain they learned that when water droplets and ice crystals continue to collect in a cloud, they get heavier and heavier. They will eventually become too heavy to float on the air. Water droplets will fall to the earth as rain. We did an easy science experiment with a shaving cream (foam kind), a jar, water, and food coloring.
The little ones enjoyed what they were learning and especially enjoyed the crafts and a mural.
Letter
Our letter of the week was Y. The kids practiced handwriting on paper and we played games looking into the letters soup, we sang songs, read a book of the letter Yy, and identified the letter in our daily reading. The English letter Yy, can be pronounced (uai). While the Spanish pronunciation is (I griega). Examples:
yema/yolk
yak/yak
yoyo/yo-yo
yogur/yogurt
Numbers
This week we continued working with number 18. We had a fun time playing and using items for sorting and counting. We used the cycle water topic to do different activities, such as counting water drops and counting clouds. It was a simple activity to help kids practice counting and number recognition.