Jobs and our Merricat’s Community
As we continue our jobs unit in The Friends Room we have discussed different types of jobs and the children began to think about what they want to be when they grow up.
Parents visited to discuss their jobs, which included, a fashion designer, a movie publicist, fitness instructor, mommy, dancer, opera singer, school psychologist, photographer, computer programmer and fundraiser. We greatly appreciate the parent involvement that went in to this unit!
As we continued to discuss jobs the children began to think about some of the jobs they know. Here are their words:
-“A policeman makes sure people are okay. He goes in a police car.”
-“A veterinarian is a pet doctor that takes care of pets.”
-“An astronaut goes to space in a rocket ship. He goes to the moon!”
-"A garbage man puts garbage in to the garbage truck when he sees garbage ahead!"
-"A businessperson works in the office to get money to put in his pocket to take it back home and pay. Maybe for his kids."
-"A performer stands on the stage and dances. A clown can perform on a stage too."
-"A firefighter puts out fires. He works in a fire station. When the alarm rings he knows there's a fire."
-"A letter carrier brings mail in the lobby to people's homes. He works at the post office."
-"A conductor drives trains to different stations."
-"A hairdresser styles hair. But I go to the barber shop."
-"A farmer gardens and plants his carrots. He feeds his animals. He has pigs."
-"A businessperson works in the office to get money to put in his pocket to take it back home and pay. Maybe for his kids."
-"A performer stands on the stage and dances. A clown can perform on a stage too."
-"A firefighter puts out fires. He works in a fire station. When the alarm rings he knows there's a fire."
-"A letter carrier brings mail in the lobby to people's homes. He works at the post office."
-"A conductor drives trains to different stations."
-"A hairdresser styles hair. But I go to the barber shop."
-"A farmer gardens and plants his carrots. He feeds his animals. He has pigs."
As we continue our jobs and community unit we are looking closely at our Merricat’s Community. After which, we will begin exploring the area surrounding Merricat's and jobs within our neighborhood.
The following songs, books and activities have been spread out amongst the AM and PM sessions.
During meeting time The Friends Room:
-Discussed Chinese New Year
-Interviewed parents about their jobs
-Is working together as a community, using our critical thinking skills and working together to solve problems
-Is playing hot potato and “Doggy, Doggy where’s your bone?”
-Had a special visit from Art Farm where we were able to pet a chinchilla, dove, tortoise, and frog
During activity time The Friends Room is:
-Playing with insta-snow
-Building a firetruck to transform our pretend center in to a fire station
-Making winter mittens and hats
-Playing animal and shapes dominoes
-Painting with watercolors to music
-Making lanterns and egg drop soup for Chinese New Year
-Creating a dragon for our Chinese New Year Parade
-Completing community themed puzzles
-Painting with Valentine’s Day colors
-Playing an I-Spy memory game
-Building with various manipulatives that hone fine motor skills
-Making crafts to practice our cutting skills
-Playing number and letter recognition board games
-Beading
The Friends Room is Singing:
Our Friends Room Favorites
Our Friends Room Favorites
I’ve Got the Whole World in My Hands
Did You Ever See a Lassie?
5 Little Puppies
The Friends Room is reading:
When I Grow Up by Arthur Yorkins
Chinese New Year by
Jack and The Beanstalk by Mary Engelbreit
Puss in Boots by Mary Engelbreit
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Mary Engelbreit
The 3 Questions by Jon J. Muth
Tale of the Tricky Fox by Jim Aylesworth
Hey, Al! by Arthur Yorinks
Fireman Small by Wong Herbert Yee
Lyrics:
Did You Ever See A Lassie?
Did you ever see a lassie
A lassie, a lassie
Did you ever see a lassie
Go this way and that?
Go this way and that way
Go this way and that way
Did you ever see a lassie
Go this way and that?
Did you ever see a laddie
A laddie, a laddie
Did you ever see a laddie
Go this way and that?
Go this way and that way
Go this way and that way
Did you ever see a laddie
Go this way and that?
5 Little Puppies
5 little puppies sitting in a row,
Tell me please, what do you know?
The first one said, "I know my name."
The second one said, "I know a game."
The third one said, "I know a song."
The fourth one said, "I know right from wrong."
The fifth one said, "I'll tell you what is true, what I know, is I love you!"
Tell me please, what do you know?
The first one said, "I know my name."
The second one said, "I know a game."
The third one said, "I know a song."
The fourth one said, "I know right from wrong."
The fifth one said, "I'll tell you what is true, what I know, is I love you!"
