Eggs, Jelly Beans, & a Trip to the Movies

This week was our last week before Spring Break.  As much as I love teaching, I am looking forward to a nice long break.  The weather here in Wisconsin hasn't been very spring like but hopefully it can still be a relaxing few days away.

This week started by talking about Easter egg hunts.  We talked what eggs looked like in the carton and how eggs for hunting look.  After that, we completed a writing activity where each student worked on coloring, writing their names, and color identification.  Most of our writing activities are centered around my littler learners names and then have a little added flair to them.  I was really happy with how it turned out.

Tuesday was a special day.  As part of a school-wide positive behavior incentive program, my students earned a trip to the movie with 170 other kids from our school.  My little learners were so excited, but I underestimated what a movie with 3 and 4 year olds would be like.  Thank goodness our school had the theatre all to themselves.  All in all, it was a very fun experience.

The next day, we were back to business as usual. We did not do a new letter of the week this week as it was a short week, so instead we reviewed by playing different games on the SmartBoard.  We also worked on a jelly bean interactive reader.  My students had to count the beans, write or trace the number in the sentence, and then color the beans by the word in the sentence.  You can find the reader in my Jelly Bean Early Learning Pack or by itself in my store by clicking the pictures below.

We continued the jelly bean learning on Thursday by sorting 6 different colored jellybeans.  This was of course my little learners favorite activity because once they were done, they could eat the jelly beans!  The mats are also in my Jelly Bean Early Learning Pack.

No short, before holiday week would be complete without a lot of playing.  This little lady decided that she was going to be a loner during iPad time and play with the blocks.  How could I say no?

If you think your little learners would have as much fun as mine did with these activities you can find them here:

   

I will be taking the next week to work on some products, do some planning, and enjoy some time with family both near and far.  I hope everyone else is enjoying their spring breaks or long holidays.