As mentioned in last week’s blog, the friends in 2B have been excited to explore and learn the letters of the alphabet. This week, we continued our letter investigation. On Wednesday, we talked about our weekly letter, this week: I. Before we sat down to talk about the letter I, a friend mentioned a few of the words from the Dr. Seuss book: Dr. Seuss’s ABC’s. We then decided to consult the book as we came up with our list of words beginning with the letter I. Once each child had a chance to attempt their I, we decided to read the book as a group. For nearly every letter, the children added their own words that began with the given letters (such as their own name or the names of people in their families.)
Later in the week, we engaged in more activities to explore the alphabet. Friends were excited to see wooden tiles with the letters on them and small holders to place them on. (From old scrabble games—if you have any old copies missing tiles, feel free to recycle them with us!) They looked for the letters in their names as well as other familiar letters. We also explored alphabet magnets, placing them in a row to make words (real and made up). Finally, today we also used alphabet playdough stampers in paint to stamp the letters on paper. We look forward to continuing to think about the letters of the alphabet.
We have also noticed lately that friends have been very excited by music and singing, whether by themselves or in a group. We have given the children times where they have been able to get up and sing a song by themselves (typically before they wash their hands). However, usually when this happens, it is only for a small group of students and they direct their singing toward a teacher. This week, we decided to turn our platform into a stage to perform on. Each child got up on the stage and sang a song of their choosing for their peers. After each song, the audience clapped, and another child took over the spotlight. While not every child sang loudly, every student got onto the stage and had a moment to do as they wished. We look forward to more opportunities to continue to support and encourage their love of music!
