Pre-K / TK - Miss Kristine & Morah Raizel

Dear Families,

Happy New Year!  I hope everyone had a wonderful winter break and you  all have a healthy, happy and blessed 2025.  I really enjoyed my time with my family.  It was nice to not have a bedtime and have no alarm set, but I really did miss each and every child in TK.  It is nice to all be together now that everyone is back.  I look forward to the rest of our school year.  We have lots of fun things planned to take us to the finish line. 

I would like to thank everyone for the thoughtful and generous card.  It is always nice to feel appreciated.  

We started our new year with our January calendar.  The class worked together to set up our number line on the magnet board, and then they successfully wrote their numbers for their take home calendar.  For our art, we made cute ice skates with laces and blades (well, popsicle sticks).  The children were proud of their work and so excited to take them home.  I was surprised to hear a few of our  kids have already ice skated.  Props to all of you for giving your kids the opportunity.  I wish I could be a fly on the wall to witness them on the ice.  

For phonics, we added another vowel to our list as we worked on the sound for /I/.  We learned that /I/ makes two sounds, short and long, but we focused mainly on the short vowel sound.  For our big books, we made funny iguanas with colorful backgrounds.  They came out very bright and unique.  

We also built cool igloos as the children counted out 20 "blocks of ice" to form a nice dome shape, then added blue paint for the sky and sparkle glitter to make it extra special and fun.  This was a great fine motor activity that also challenged their spatial awareness and counting skills. To finish off the igloos, I took pictures of the children to place them inside their icy home.  We actually started by making our igloos with those little foam packing peanuts.  Well, they respond strangely to glue.  They basically deflated and shrunk.  We decided to do a new one for the books and send our special experiments home.  

To conclude, we  did our /I/ word match and a fun watercolor iguana painting. 

For literature, we read Mañana Iguana by Ann Whitford.  This is a fun book that teaches us some Spanish words while it also teaches a valuable lesson about how it is important to help out when work needs to be done if we want the rewards.  It is also a nice story about friendship.  

For creative writing, I asked the children what they love to do when it is cold outside. Our kids did a great job talking about fun experiences they had in the snow.  They also shared fun memories and activities that had nothing to do with snow.  They did a great job illustrating and describing their stories.  

As we begin our winter theme, we read books about igloos, teaching us that igloos used to be primary shelter a long time ago, but they are now mainly for Inuit people to connect with their culture's history.  We got to see really cool pictures inside real igloos along with how they are built.  The children all agreed that igloos are really cool, but would not be their first choice for shelter.  

Have a great weekend,

Ms Kristine

Dear Families,

This week we worked on the sound for /N/.  We made nice little newts. The children did a great job painting them to make them colorful and they assembled them accordingly. They also painted a contrasting background to make their newts look extra special.  We learned that newts are amphibians.  The word amphibian translates  to "two lives" from greek.  They live one life when they are young in water, and another on land when they mature.  The children thought it was cool that they are born in the water with gills and change as they grow to live and breathe on land as adults. 

We also made narwhals.   Narwhals were the idea of the children.  They colored and assembled cute narwhals and put them on sticks to make them stick puppets with an ocean scene.  They had so much fun playing with their narwhals.  

The children did another great job with their word match for letter N.  They are really taking pride in their work and feeling successful. It is important to offer comfortable challenges as our children prepare for kindergarten.  My hope is to offer them strong opportunities to grow and develop, while still having fun and avoiding frustration.  

For literature we read The Napping House by Audrey Wood (illustrated by Don Wood).  This is a beautifully illustrated book and is a wonderful demonstration of patterning, allowing the children to make predictions in the story.  With its beautiful use of rhyme and comforting rhythm, the children are able to take part in the story's progression.  We followed up with a story connection where the children colored and cut characters in the story, stacking them in correlation with the book.  As always, they did an amazing job and had fun in the process.

I hope everyone has a wonderful and blessed Chanukah and a restful winter break.  Thank you for a great start to the school year and I look forward to seeing all of you in 2025.

Dear Parents,

Chanukah is approaching and we are getting ready!  We sang songs, talked about the story, and learned how to celebrate Chanukah.  The children are very excited for Chanukah to arrive.  One of the important messages of Chanukah is learning to be brave like a Maccabee and to think for yourself.  The Maccabees teach us to stand up for ourselves and to think independently, even if it is not what everyone around us is doing.

I asked the children how they are brave like a Maccabee.

Yossi: Every single day, if I have a toy and somebody wants it, I give it to him.

Mussia: I let someone play with me.

Masha: When I have a Raya dress and Abri wants it, I give it to her.

Tova: Letting friends play with me, ever, ever, and I share food with them.

Chaim: Sharing my things with everybody.

Tzion: When I listen to my parents and eat latkas.

Leah: I’m brave when I be kind to everybody.

Ben: I shared with my sisters.

Sarah: I listen to my mother and father.

Savannah: Go to bed when my mommy says.

Pinny: That I clean Shneur’s bed.

Musia: I listen to everybody.

Shira: I went to get something by myself in shul.

We explored various Chanukah math activities this week.  Some required finding the picture that was not the same, matching the number to the menorah, patterning, and a 1:1 correspondence game.

The children created more Chanukah art, some of which we are saving to go home next week with our menorahs.  The highlight in our classroom was the Chanukah Shop.  The children took turns as cashiers, chefs, and customers.  They filled out order forms and paid for their food.  The children did really well taking turns.

Looking forward to more adventures next week!

Have a restful Shabbos,

Morah Raizel

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Dear Families,

This week we continued to dive into all things /D/.   We painted dancing dolphins that formed a D.  The children combined marker, watercolor and crayon to create movement and contrast with the colors.  They learned that for something to contrast, it must be strikingly  different.  They had  fun being creative.  To conclude, we  did our /D/ word match.  The children are getting so good at examining  print and successfully completing this activity.  It is so special to see how proud they feel when they are finished.  

We also  sharpened our painting skills by painting a very detailed picture of a nice landscape with dogs.  They used our watercolor sets with small paint brushes to practice control and a more delicate hand.  Their focus and concentration was impressive.  

For literature, we read Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell (1963).  I'm not sure if we can call this a classic, but it is a popular book that is loved by most.  As a dog person, it was my favorite as a child because it allowed me to dream of having a dog as big as a house.  Needless to say, my dreams have changed a bit.  The children loved making a BIG Clifford with a wagging tail as our story connection.  They did not want to mount him on paper because they wanted to play with him.  It was so cute to watch them play. 

For creative writing we illustrated and wrote about what the children love about Chanukah.  The answers were original to each child and no one  said they loved presents the most. I think we have a very special group of children who already have pretty amazing values. 

Here are their answers:

What I love about Chanukah is…

• Ben- to be with my family.
• Chaim- all the food.
• Leah- menorahs, dreidels and snow.
• Masha- everything, but I think I’m going to my grandpa’s in New York.
• Musia- to go to Florida with my family and play with my sister. 
• Mussia- eat chocolate gelt and playing dreidel. 
• Pinny- all the dancing people.
• Sarah- to go to Florida with my family and play dreidels.
• Savannah- light the menorah
• Shira- to have my cousins come to my house.  We did that last week.
• Tova- to fly to Toronto with my family.
• Tzion- to be home with my family.
• Yossi- all my food.

You may have noticed a special item in your child's backpack last week as well as  this week.  We are doing My Big World with Clifford.  Each month, your child will get a magazine booklet that has fun reading facts, activities, and colorful pictures.  I hope they enjoy this school/ home connection.  

We were so happy to have swimming this week.  Please send in your child’s swimming gear every Monday.  This way we can relax and know it is in their cubbies. This will give you  a few more attempts to get it here by Wednesday if you forget.  Our swim day will be every Wednesday.  For swimming please include:

Swimsuit, Towel, EASY to put on pool shoes or sandals  

Remember, our pool and the area around the pool is heated, so even in winter, the children can enjoy the pool comfortably. 

Dear Parents,

Chanukah is coming, and as with all Jewish holidays, we are excitingly preparing.  In order to begin our Chanukah exploration, I asked the children what they think about when I say the word, ‘Chanukah’. Their responses are below.  This week we worked with playdough, sand, sifters, and tongs.  The children created Chanukah art using stencils and colored paper.  The children have been learning about the story of Chanukah and enjoy singing along with the music we play in the classroom.

Ahavas Yisroel

We are really working on our problem solving and cooperative skills in TK.  The children are being recognized for going out of their way for another.  We have special mitzvah notes written for friends that show extra kindness and flexibility to others.

What do you think about when I say ‘Chanukah’?

Chaim: Leah (Hanuka)

Savannah: Lighting the candles.

Mussia: I can’t wait for Chanukah.

Shira: We light the menorah.

Sarah: Getting out my menorah, and eating jelly donuts, and eating latkes, and we get felt and presents.

Leah: Uh…my last name.

Yossi: Um…when I get ready for Chanukah.

Musia: Spinning dreidels, light the candles, and eat latkes, and eat donuts, and eating the chocolate coins.

Masha: My Mommy lets me go to Leah Hanuka’s house for Hannuka. We have a lot of chocolate coins and donuts and Leah is going to share dolls with me and I’m wearing my beautiful flower dress and my crown.

Tova: Light candles, going to shul.

Tzion: Light the candles and pray to Hashem.

Pinny: Yossi comes and the LED robot that Mussia sent my Mommy and it lights up.

Ben: Chanukah, I’ll eat donuts.

Looking forward to more adventures next week!

Shabbat Shalom!

Morah Raizel

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Dear Parents,

We had a nice return to school after our holiday break.  The children seemed happy, rested, and ready to come back to school.  Thank you to everyone who came to our Thanksgiving performance and feast.  It was so nice to see everyone come together and it was amazing  to see how proud our children were to perform on stage for everyone.  It was adorable and, in my opinion, very successful.  We have a very musically inclined  group. 

This week in TK, we worked on the sound for /D/.  We had a fun week thanks to dinosaurs, dogs, dolphins and dreidels. Because of all the fun things we can do with /D/, along with our activities for the new month, we will spend two weeks on /D/.   We started by making cute and colorful dinosaurs.  The children painted both their dinosaur and their background, creating very original art.  Along with cutting their dino parts, they cut their own triangles for added detail.  No two dinosaurs looked alike.  They are all so proud of their work.  We then identified items that start with /D/ and placed them behind a door we made.  The children had fun placing the items and “opening the door” to show their work.  It was a fun twist for this activity.

For our new month, we made our December calendar.  The children did a great job writing their numbers.  For the art, we made spinning dreidels.  They were colorful and fun.  We also used stamps to place nun, gimel, hey, and shin on each side as an added and necessary detail.  Once again, they were so excited to take them home.  

For our December art, we made colorful menorahs.  We used marble paint to create colorful candles and tissue to make 3D flames.  They came out so beautiful and made our room look festive for Chanukah.  

On Wednesday, we got to visit Mrs. Kahn, our amazing Hebrew Academy kindergarten teacher, as part of our bridge program.  This is a valuable opportunity for our children to become comfortable with their future teachers, in their future classroom, with their current teachers by their side.  Mrs Kahn read Bear Can’t Sleep, and followed with a cute story connection activity.  You will find your child’s finished work in a large envelope with a cover letter, along with some great pictures from the day in your child’s backpack. 

Thank you and have a great weekend,

Ms. Kristine 

Nov. 15, 2024 

Dear Parents,

The parsha this week brings us to Avraham’s tent where we learn about Hashem visiting Avraham after he had a bris at the age of 99.  We learned about Avraham’s incredible hospitality and about the three angels (malachim) that visited Avraham. Just like we have jobs in our classroom, each angel has a job.  One angel came to heal Avraham, the next came to tell Sarah that she would have a baby, and the last came to destroy the wicked city of Sodom.

Avraham served his guests delicious food (even though they did not eat).  When Sarah overheard that she would have a baby, she laughed!  Yitzchak received his name because Yitchak comes from the Hebrew word for laughter.

S’dom was an evil city that Hashem wanted to destroy.  The angels moved on to S’dom where one was in charge of saving Lot and his family and the other would destroy the city.  Guests were treated terribly in S’dom and Lot tried to hide the angels.  Mrs. Lot told the neighbor that they had guests.  She became a big pillar of salt on her way out of S’dom.

Mazal tov! Avraham and Sarah had a baby boy, Yitzchak!  He was born to his parents when they were 90 and 100. 

For this week’s song, please click here.

From north to south, from east to west,

Avraham’s tent was open to guests.

Three malachim (angels) were sent,

Each to do something different.

A son you will have, Sara was told,

She laughed and said, "I’m too old."

The next malach came to destroy S’dom,

The third came to heal Avraham.

Chorus:

Avraham ran to the malachim,

To be machnis orchim (invite guests). (2x’s)

Yitzchak was born one year later,

Avraham proved his faith was greater.

Hashem tested Avraham,

He was willing to give up his son.

Chorus:

I asked the children how they care for guests. 

Sarah: Invite them in.

Mussia: Give them a blanky.

Tova: Give them snacks.

Masha: Give them a hug.

Yossi: Give them dessert, food, water, and seltzer.

Musia: Food; all of the candy-not all of it, they get a little bit of candy.

Shira: I give them ice cream.

Leah: I make them be nice.

Savannah: I played with somebody.

Chaim: Give them water, seltzer, and food.

Ben: Play something.

Tzion: Open the door.

Pinny: Do a welcome sign.

From Miss Kristine

Dear Families,

This week we jumped into all things Thanksgiving.  We are singing songs and reading fun stories to get in the mood.  We painted funny turkeys (freehand) to decorate the room and  they will go into our end of the year books.  

For creative writing, we talked about what it means to be thankful. Our children have so many things to be thankful for and they did a great job illustrating their ideas. Here are their answers: 

I am thankful for....

Ben:  all of my family

Chaim:  I am thankful for my whole family...everyone!

Leah:  the books that I read at home that talk...they"re glittery

Masha:  my chocolate breadsticks at the end of the day....and my family

Musia G. : My mommy

Mussia P.: playing with my brothers

Pinny:  the whole world and Meir....  I love the whole world.

Sarah:  I'm thankful for my family.

Savannah:  my mommy buying my chocolate

Shira:  my mommy buying my sand art and new toys

Tova:  my new books

Tzion:  my whole family... I love them

Yossi:  going swimming at the beach

For phonics we worked on the sound for /C/.  We made cute cows and painted them by using corks to apply the spots along with painting a colorful background.  We followed with coloring and cutting /C/ pictures to put on our big C.  

For literature, we read Corduroy by Don Freeman.  This is a classic book about a cute little stuffed bear who gets overlooked on the store shelf, until he meets Lisa.  It's a sweet story about kindness and friendship.  As a story connection, we made Corduroy and dressed him in his famous overalls.  To finish him off,  the children gave him two real buttons.  They  were eager to take them home so hopefully they have already shared him with you and retold the story.  

For sensory fun, we "had to " play with shaving cream for /C/ week.  They had fun forming letters and drawing pictures with a shaving cream canvas.  The room smelled so good when we were done.  

For outside play the children got together to build an obstacle course.  This is usually the time of year it happens, when the weather is nice and the kids feel more comfortable and confident working together.   With a little encouragement, it happens organically.  This is such a great activity because it supports creativity, cooperation, teamwork, and compromise.  They get to test their physical agility, and they end up feeling powerful in the process.  They incorporate the play structure with hula hoops, balance beams and tires to set a course all around the wood chips. It is so fun to watch them come up with unique ways to go from point A to point B.  

With Morah Chanie being out of the country for the next few weeks, my next newsletter will be around Thanksgiving.  I will make sure to report what we do during that time.  Meanwhile, I am sure your children will keep you updated with everything we do.  

Just a reminder, Monday, November 11th is a No School Day for the children.  We, however, are all scheduled for conferences, so I look forward to seeing all of you Monday.  If you are scheduled for a phone appointment, Morah Raizel and I will call you at your scheduled time.  If you are coming in person, we look forward to seeing you then.  

Have a great weekend,

From Morah Raizel 

Dear Parents,

This week the children learned about the next story in the Torah, the story of Avram, the first Jew.  Avram is known as the first Jew because he was the first one to discover Hashem. The children learned a song about Avram. We read the book A Little Boy Named Avram by Dina Rosenfeld.

In this week’s parsha, Hashem commands Avram to leave his father’s house and travel to the land He will show him.  We learned about the famine that Avram found in the land of Canaan and how he had to travel to Egypt, where his wife Sarai was taken as a wife for Paraoh because she was so beautiful.  Hashem protected Sarai and Paraoh was afflicted with an illness.  He returned Sarai to Avram with a lot of gifts.  

We learned about Hashem’s promise to Avram, that his children will inherit the land of Canaan, and that his children will be as numerous as the stars and sand.

We learned that we are Avram’s children and because of that, Israel is our special land, promised to us by Hashem.

This is the song that we learned this week:

For the tune, please click here.

A Small Boy of Three 

When Avram was a small boy of three,

He looked at the stars and the sea.

He thought that Hashem was in the sky,

The sun or the moon so high.

But after each one in its time did set,

He knew there was someone greater yet.

Then he understood, and was filled with love,

He knew that Hashem was above (repeat).

Best wishes for a restful Shabbos!

Dear Parents,

We had a beautiful month full of meaningful holidays.  After Simchas Torah, we discussed the gifts that Hashem gives us.  Rosh Hashanah is our chance to ask for sweetness.  Yom Kippur reminds us that we can always fix our mistakes.  Sukkos is all about unity and Simchas Torah reminds us to be joyful and appreciate the Torah's preciousness.

Last Shabbos, we read the first Torah portion, Beraishis, which describes the creation of the world.  After our holiday reflection, we learned about Hashem creating the world through speech, using the letters of the Aleph Beis.  We talked about why we celebrate Shabbos on the seventh day.  

The Parsha (Torah Portion) of the week is Noach, that is the Parsha of the week. This week we learned about Noach (Noah), who was commanded by Hashem to build an ark.  It took him 120 years to build the tayva (ark).  The people of his generation had the opportunity to change, but they didn’t.   Noach had to gather food and bring all the animals, reptiles, birds, and insects into the tayva.  Tayva living was not easy, Noach had to feed the animals all day and night.  He even encountered an impatient lion that bit his leg!  Ouch!  After the flood ended and the land dried, Hashem told Noach to leave the tayva.  He first let the gentle animals out and lastly the predators, this ensured the safety of the animals.  

Noach was so thankful to Hashem for saving himself and his family. Hashem promised Noach that He would never bring a flood that would destroy the world again.  The sign that Hashem showed Noach was a rainbow.  Whenever it rains and we see a rainbow, we say a special bracha (blessing) that Hashem is keeping His promise.

The children worked on a project for Beraishis and Noach.  They also built tayvas using wood and blocks and fully stocked them with people, food, and animals.  The children also built a large tayva in the block area.  It is special to see the children integrate their learning into their play.

The highlight of the week was the petting zoo on Friday!

Best wishes for a restful Shabbos!

Morah Raizel

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Dear Families,

We have stayed busy together during these last two weeks, even though our time together was short.  Because of our long holiday breaks, I decided to stick with one letter sound  so we have more time to explore.  

In class, we worked on the sound for /S/.  

We started with making spotted snakes with stickers. The children did beautiful watercolor  and added detail to make each slithery snake unique. For fun, and so the children could take something home, we make seahorses with sea shells.  We got to look at pictures of real seahorses and we even found a rainbow seahorse.  We finished with our color and cut activity for /S/. The children are getting so good at this, I think we are ready to start word matching. 

For creative art, the children enjoyed scribble art.  This was so much fun.  We talked about how sometimes art can be random.  I was surprised that some kids knew what random meant.   We talked about how art can start out random and unpredictable, and then we can add detail and care after to refine the work.  They got to let loose and create a "scribble" pattern with black marker, and then they practiced their fine motor skills by water coloring between the lines.  They were very careful to stay between the lines they created while choosing the colors they loved. (focusing on complementary colors). The children were so proud of their work and loved how everyone produced something so different.   So, if your child is home scribbling and looking at their work like it's a masterpiece, they are not regressing, they are just channeling their inner artist.   

For math, we used number stamps and stickers with a one to one correspondence.  

We also added an oval and pentagon to our shape book.  The children were great at brainstorming things that are. oval.  Lots of friends said egg and potato.  For the pentagon, they learned that it has five sides.  They all agreed that a pentagon is what a house looks like.  At recess the children were so proud to find pentagon on the soccer balls.  

For sensory fun, we played with kinetic sand and seashells.

Next week will be our first full week in October.  I look forward to having everyone back together and getting back to our routine.  I miss our friends that have traveled, but I am so glad everyone is getting to celebrate the holidays with family.

Here are a few reminders for a successful day:

Please make sure your child has a clean change of clothes at all times.  If they go home in different clothing, they will need a replacement.  So many things can happen that might require a clothing change and we want them to be comfortable.  The weather will hopefully begin  to change soon, so make sure your child has appropriate options. 

Swimming will begin again next week.  I strongly suggest bringing your swim gear and towel on Monday so you and your child can relax knowing it is handled.

Dear Families,

We have had a fun and busy two weeks.  Last week we welcomed the new month by making our October calendar.  The children made fun Fall art and practiced writing their numbers.  They are getting very confident doing activities with multiple steps. It is exciting to see the progression in such a short time together.  

 For our October art, we painted Fall trees.  I got to paint their hand and arm to stamp the impression, and they painted fall colors to create beautiful trees.  Usually we do this piece of art only using the warm tones.  Paint for the trees and water color for a sunset sky.  However, this group had the idea to do two trees, one with warm colors and one with a blue sky.  I was curious to see the comparison and now they get to take one tree home because the other tree goes in their big book.  Needless to say, we have some very proud artists.  

 For creative writing, we wrote about what we love about Fall.   They talked about how the colors on the trees change and how the weather gets cooler.  They did a great job illustrating and telling their story with clear ideas. 

 This week we introduced the sound for /B/.  We were able to identify so many things that start with /B/.  We have a lot of picture cards so we got to have a fun guessing game to encourage their quick thinking.   For our art, we made beautiful birds.  They could choose one or two of the primary colors to paint their bird, and then they got to choose a contrasting color for the background.  They all came out bright and colorful.  We followed with coloring and cutting our /B/ pictures to glue onto our big B's.  

 For fine motor we beaded beautiful bracelets.  The kids love making jewelry, so I always try to find a connection to what we are learning. This one was an easy connection and so much fun.

We also had fun playing with buttons.  That sounds silly, but it just happened organically.  I had a big jar of  buttons out to use for our bird's eyes.  When the project was done, the kids asked if they could put them in a try to look at them.  They really are some nice buttons, but I didn't expect such interest.  We decided to set out mini jars for them to sort out however they pleased.  They even started a guessing game to guess how many buttons were in a given jar.  They had so much fun and came up with so many ideas on their own.  It was so special to watch them have such a good time with something so simple, all sparked by creative and curious minds.  

 For our shape book we added the rhombus.  They learned that a rhombus can also be called a diamond and it looks like a kite.  It has four equal sides but it is not a square.  It's more like a squished square.  They built a rhombus with toothpicks and got to use lots of stickers.  Some kids even turned their stickers into kites .  

 The highlight of our week was adding  two new friends to our classroom.  Ben and Chaim joined us and  they quickly blended right in with our group with their fun energy and their willingness to explore new things.  Chaim loved our big wooden blocks,  and with his level of excitement, the other kids decided to revisit the area.  They had a great time building and creating together.  Ben found some linking beads that can create long chains.  He started with about four feet, until his new friends asked if they could all link theirs together to see how long it could go. The plan was to go all the way to the door.  I showed them that the tiles on the floor can be used as a form of measurement (one foot), and they went with it.  It was so nice to see both Ben and Chaim find something they loved to do with new friends in a cooperative manner.  I am looking forward to an amazing year with this spectacular group. 

Thank you,

Ms. Kristine

Dear Families,

This week in Pre-K/TK, we had a fun and busy week.   We have been together 22 days, and we are really feeling closer as a group.  I hope this brings a more relaxed and comfortable environment for everyone.  With the holidays here, and short school weeks beginning, we will focus on maintaining that connection and keeping up with our routines when we are together.

In class we worked on the sound for /P/.  We made fun penguins, beautiful; peacocks, and purple picture frames, decorated with puzzle pieces to place our pictures .  (Say that three times).  Everyone was so proud of their framed pictures.  I promise, they will go home soon.   We also colored and cut pictures of things that start with /P/ and placed them on a giant P. 

For sensory and fine motor development, we practiced picking up pompoms with tweezers and placed them in small trays.  We also played with purple play dough.  

For math, we practiced making patterns with geometric shapes.  The kids had fun with the stickers.  We also worked on our triangle page for our shape book.  They built a triangle with craft sticks and picked out triangle stickers and shapes from our shape bucket.  They learned that triangles always have  three sides and three angles (“the pointy parts"), and that triangle sides do not have to be the same length.  We also discovered that if we cut squares or rectangles diagonally, we get triangles.  They also learned that triangles are the strongest shape. 

Have a wonderful weekend,

Ms Kristine