Feb 2019 - Ball and Shape theme

February 2019

This month we are exploring and learning about balls and different shapes.  We will talk about basic shapes like circle, square, triangle, rectangle, and more as well as sphere, pyramid, cone, cylinder, and more.  We will talk about balls that are used in different sports.

What does that look like in the classroom?

·        Reading different books at circle time

·        Exploring with the magnetic marble run

·        Creating different structures with big and small whiffle balls and pipe cleaners

·        Working with a partner to make a ball go through a maze

·        Working with a partner to hold a box cover and have a ball go through the hole in the middle of the box

·        Sort water beads by color into small dishes

·        Create necklaces with beads (sport ball beads)

·        Pancake/Waffle Café in dramatic play (pancakes are circles & waffles are square)

·        Sing different shape and ball songs

·        Different academic jobs – like how many shapes can you count, match the shapes, count different shaped gems, what shape is that

·        ABC puzzles, lower case matching, what starts with this letter, and I spy different letters

·        Have fun in the sensory table with sand and tools

·        Playdough will have different shape cookie cutters to use

·        Explore and make different structures with the magic beads and K’nex on the rug

·        Maybe a special pancake snack

·        Shape puzzles

Pictures will be posted on the blog of some of these activities.