This week we worked on a number of things, though literacy in various forms took front and center.
3B is making the transition from signing in in the sign-in book from their names with the dotted lines to their names without the dotted lines. Now that they have gained quite a lot of confidence tracing the letters, it is time to test the waters of signing in by copying the letters instead of tracing them. This was met by trepidation by many of the children, but with some gentle encouragement and some hands-on help with letter formation, those who made the transition this week were very proud of their accomplishment! By next week, we hope to have all of the children working on their letters without dotted lines, though this is a process they must be ready for, so it may take a little more time with some children than others.
Another activity we took part in regarding letter-names was filling in the letter blanks of each child’s first name. The 3B friends all helped me to spell their name when I was stumped after the first letter and needed their help to figure out all the rest of the letters. This activity brought out quite a bit of pride in the group as, together, we came up with all the letters and they confirmed to me that it was spelled correctly.
Lastly, we spent time this week creating pig puppets for acting out our own version of the Three Little Pigs. We have been reading various forms of the story these past couple of weeks and the children are really enjoying it. They especially took to the story The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, which we read over a couple of days. Comparing and contrasting the different versions of the classic Three Little Pigs tale is a great way to show 3B how a single story can be shaped and reshaped in countless ways.
