Rockets

Today continued to learn about forms of Transportation.  We saved my favorite vehicle for last, which are rockets.  The children enjoyed listening to the story Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, I'm Off to the Moon.  In the story they were introduced to rhyming words like; blast and fast, space and place, and rover and over.  Please practice the skill of rhyming at home by reading books with rhyme, saying silly rhymes like house zouse, and reciting nursery rhymes.

At one center the children played a space shape game.  I sent home a copy of this game if you would like to play it as a family.  The children are doing a great job identifying the shapes.  If your child is still learning one or two shapes try to point them out in you natural environement.  Many foods are packaged in squares or rectangles.  You can cut cheese slices into triangles.  The hardest shape is the diamond, but you can find it if you touch your thumbs and pointer fingers together and push down.

At another center the children made a rocket picture as a way to practice shapes and fine motor skills.  They also listened to the story When Pigs Fly at the computer listening center.  To end the day we went outside and enjoyed the beautiful weather.