Pizza Fun!

Last week our theme was pizza and the kids loved it!  They loved getting to tell everyone their favorite kind of pizza (lots of cheese lovers, of course) and sharing where they like to go for pizza.  It's always fun doing units that the kids have a connection with and prior experiences with.

We started the week by building a paper pizza that we cut into fourths to make into a puzzle.  Things were going great until I drew the lines on the back and told them to cut their pizza.  They were shocked that I would ask them to cut up their artwork!  After some convincing, they started cutting.  It was a little tricky cutting through 3-4 layers of paper, but they persevered!  

Here's what they looked like before we cut them apart.

After they cut them apart, they had to reassemble the pizza before we gave them a baggie to put it in.

We also made a pizza man holding a pizza.  We found the idea at Tiny Scholars Preschool Academy. 

Here's one of the finished pizza men!  I didn't get a picture of the rest, but they're going up on a bulletin board, so I'll post a picture next week.  

During circle time, we had a paper pizza cut into pieces with action words written on the back.  Each cutie picked a piece of pizza and then the class followed the direction.  This type of game is always a big hit and a great activity to do when they're starting to get a little wiggly!  

We also had three different sized pizzas that we put in order from smallest to largest.

On Wednesday we made biscuit pizzas!  The kids pressed out their biscuit, spooned on pizza sauce, added cheese and topped it with a pepperoni, if they wanted.  

While we waited for the pizzas to bake we played I Have, Who Has Colors.  They're getting really good at this game!  I start it by saying "I have (the color at the top of my card), who has (the color at the bottom of my card)."  Whoever has that color at the top of their card calls out "I have (the color I called), who has (the color at the bottom of their card)."  This continues until the all of the colors have been called.

Then it was time to dig in!  

We finished the week by having a pizza party with Ms. Kellie and Ms. Suzanne's classes.  They were so excited to have Little Caesar's pizza at school!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Beth

More Pete the Cat!

Hi everyone, remember me?!  :) I've been a real blogging slacker over the last few weeks!  We're on spring break this week and it's been so nice to relax and spend time with family and friends.  Spring break also means that I have extra time, which means I can finally blog about the last two weeks of Pete the Cat Fun!  We focused on Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons and Pete the Cat:  Rocking in My School Shoes.  We all LOVED our Pete the Cat unit!  

We made our own Pete the Cat with his four buttons.  The first day we cut out Pete's shirt, face, eyes, and nose.  The second day we assembled it and added details.  I found the original idea at Mrs. Plant's Press.  

I think we have some pretty spectacular artists!  

Our last Pete the Cat project was a Pete the Cat headband, which was a big hit!

They loved being Pete the Cat!

During table time, we matched the shapes on Pete's shoes.

At circle time, we counted buttons and added them to Pete's shirt.  This was a free download from Heidi Songs.

We also identified body parts on Pete.  Ms. Ryleigh and I read the body part, the kids pointed to it on Pete, and then they glued the word in the corresponding box.  

We also worked on sequencing and retelling Pete the Cat:  I Love My White Shoes.  

We finished the week by voting on our favorite Pete the Cat book.  We wrote each cutie's name on a shoe and then they placed it under their favorite book.  The morning class voted Rocking in My School Shoes as their favorite and the afternoon voted I Love My White Shoes as their favorite.

In other news...We had a Sparkles and Smiles dental assembly.  We learned about which foods help to make our teeth stronger and which foods can hurt our teeth.  She also explained to us about brushing and flossing and how often we should clean our teeth.  

Then, we were able to practice brushing dragon teeth!  

We also had a language group with Ms. Mary.  Ms. Mary told one person on each team an item to place on the picture and where it should go.  For example, "Place the chair behind the girl."  When all the items were on the picture, we compared each team's picture and decided if it was where Ms. Mary asked for it to be.  This was a little tricky for some of them! 

Thanks for stopping by!

~Beth