This week we continued working with the “Zoo Animals and their habitat” unit. So, this week we talked about animals that live in the Desert like the rattle snake, lizard, scorpion, fox, and camel. They learned what a desert habitat is and the special adaptations that help living things survive in areas of dry land that get very little rain. Also, they learned how some animals stay cool in the hot temperatures and how nocturnal animals save their energy during the day and become active at night. Children learned that lizards do not need to drink water because the water they need is obtained from the insects they eat, as well they learned that the rattle snakes hide under the sand to protect themselves from the sun. The fox goes out to hunt his predators at night. They also learned that the desert is very hot for the day and it is very cold night. Vocabulary learned this week:
Serpiente cascabel/rattle snake,
Lagartija/lizard,
Zorro/fox,
Escorpion/scorpion,
Camello/camel,
Desierto/desert,
Caliente/hot,
Frio/cold,
Dia/day,
Noche/night,
Arena/sand.
Children worked on activities like making rattlesnakes decorating with glitter and small brown circles. They also made a model where they decorated with characteristic elements of the desert. They put both the vegetation and the animals.
This week was full of fun with an excellent walk around the zoo, where the children were able to enjoy the wonders that this offers us: the animals and its “modus vivendi” Latin phrase that means “way of life “. And at the end of our week we were able to enjoy the children’s day, where children could enjoy games and surprises. “Dia del Nino” Mexican culture was one of the first around the world to dedicate a whole day to children. Other countries picked up on the celebration years later when the Declaration of the rights of the child was proclaimed by the General Assembly Resolution 1386 on November 20, 1959. This day is now known as “Universal Children’s Day.”
Mexican Children’s Day and Universal Children’s Day follow the same line of thought: “A day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children and a day of activity devoted to promoting the ideals and objectives of the Charter and the welfare of the children of the world.”
Then, we celebrate them with specials events inviting parents to celebrate with them during the school hour. Some activities include music, face painting, games, art, contest and prizes. During this day children are recognizing as in important part of society, so the day focuses on the importance of loving, accepting and appreciating children.
Letras
We continued reviewing the letters that they have learned in the past weeks (A,E,I,O,U, M, N, S, T, P, L, V, B, K, R, C, F, H,Q, W,). We played games to find letters in the books and we played letter games in teams.
Números
This week we continued working with number 11 / once. We had a fun time playing and using different items for sorting and counting. We did activities such as look around the classroom and find number 11. Coloring the number 11 and draw it.
La Figura y Color
Color and shape are ways children observe and categorize what they see. These very recognizable characteristics encourage children to define and organize the diverse world around them. So, this week we continued working with diamond /diamante shape. The kids could play games as matching shapes, trace shapes and recognize it. Then, kids were reinforcing the colors that they learned as rojo/red, azul/blue, verde/green, amarillo/yellow, purpura/purple, anaranjado o naranja/orange, and café/brown.
Have a good weekend!
Macky J