Jobs and Community Unit in The Friends Room

 To culminate our friendship unit we had “open mic” performances where each child was able to sing, dance, tell a joke or a story. Before our performances we discussed what it means to give a compliment. After their performance each child was given a compliment to recognize their talents and demonstrate the importance of friendly behavior.

The Friends Room filled our “safe and friendly jar” and we had an ice cream party to celebrate!

We began our “jobs and community” unit with a DVD viewing of Catherine performing the role of Cinderella in Indiana University’s production of the ballet. As we continue to discuss jobs, we look forward to more parents visiting to discuss their careers!

The following songs, books and activities have been spread out amongst the AM and PM sessions.

During meeting time The Friends Room is:

-Talking about jobs

-Playing memory games

-Discussing winter

During activity time The Friends Room is:

-Drawing pictures of what we want to be when we grow up

-Working in pairs to draw portraits of friends

-Painting with friends

-Making watercolor paintings

-Playing dominoes

-Playing rhyming bingo

-Making sand art

-Playing with modeling sand, playdough and space mud

-Using peg pattern and color recognition boards

-Watching IU’s production of Cinderella performed by Catherine

-Playing Candyland

-Painting with ice

-Conducting science experiments with Prachi to explore ice and the water cycle

The Friends Room is Singing:

Shark attack

I Know A Chicken

The Baby Song 

Our favorite winter songs

  

The Friends Room is reading:

The Jacket I Wear In The Snow by John Grogan

The 3 Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone

Snowman Storybook  by Raymond Briggs

The Feel Good Book by Tod Parr

The Rain Came Down by David Shannon

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes  

Cinderella retold by Barbara Karlin

Franklin is Lost by Paulette Bourgeois