Oceans

This week we had a lot of fun with the theme of oceans.  We talked a lot about what lives in the oceans, read a GREAT book describing some ocean animals, and then we were able to explore some shells, coral, and a starfish in the blue rice table! 

It was a lot of fun digging into the rice and finding what treasures might await us in the "sea" of blue rice!!!

We also learned about the letter "T", the sound it makes, and practiced writing the letter T on a turtle.  They worked really hard both tracing the letter T and cutting out the turtle shell to make these adorable little turtles. 

The kids continued to put forth their best effort while they worked on their tracing skills.  The kids had to trace a curved line to make the waves in the ocean, and then they had to trace the word fish.  I was very impressed with the work they did, they did a great job!!!

We also began the first part of our hand print ocean, that we will be finishing next week!  Today we made the octopus, next week we will make a fish and finish the ocean scene!  You will have to read next week to see the final product, but here is your sneak peek. 

Have a great week, and I will see you next week!