If you haven't ever checked out these books, you should because they are really cute and the kids love them. Here are some links to each book being read/sung on YouTube:
We practiced cutting skills to make our own Pete the Cats. They turned out very cute, so they are still on display here at school.
We had a snack inspired by all of the things Pete steps in: strawberries, blueberries, mud (chocolate pudding), and water.
We practiced counting by putting buttons on our shirt and then "losing" them just like Pete did.
We made our own books about Pete. First was one where we colored all of the different things Pete stepped in and talked about what color it would turn his shoes. Then we made one to practice number recognition and counting by drawing different amounts of buttons on Pete's shirt. We also played a number/color recognition game by rolling a die and coloring a shoe based on a number key.
Besides all of our Pete the Cat fun, we also learned more about the letter C. The kids practiced fine motor skills by picking up pompoms with tweezers and gluing them onto the letter C to make a caterpillar. These cute caterpillars are now hanging in the hall at school too.
And finally, I want to send a HUGE thank you to you all for our Family Fun Night success this week. Thanks to those who could donate items/money for our Silent Auction baskets. There were some truly wonderful baskets available for people to bid on. Thanks to those who were able to come and enjoy the fun on Thursday night. We had a blast! Thank you to those who were able to purchase books from our book fair. That really helps us earn more books for our classroom as well.
AND...thank you for sending in those pennies this week for our "Pennies for the Playground" fundraiser. The kids were very excited to be able to drop them in the buckets and we sure did fill them this week! Keep it up next week with nickels. :)
