January
Week of 1/23-1/27/23
Thursday
What is your favorite polar animal? (penguin, polar bear, walrus, arctic foc, seal)
What does the word camouflage mean? (blend in/match their surroundings)
What was the weather like when you went outside for recess? (windy)
Wednesday
What polar animal did you make for a craft today? (polar bear)
What is the layer of fat that keeps the polar bear warm? (blubber, just like the penguin)
Do polar bears only go on the snow/ice or do they go in the water too? (they go in the water too)
Tuesday
What do penguins eat? (fish, other seal animals)
Do penguins have fur, hair, or feahthers? (feathers)
What is the layer of fat that keeps the penguin warm? (blubber)
Monday
What animal was your story about? (penguins)
How many penguins were in the story? (ten)
What type of animal is a penguin? (a bird)
Week of 1/17-1/20/23
Friday
What picture did the crayons make in the book you read? (a rainbow)
Do you remember the two characters Mrs. Keating introduced to us today? (a clover, a rose)
What day is today and what letter does it start with?
Thursday
What was your story about today? (a polar bear)
What letter did we review that Polar (bear) starts with? (Pp)
Who did you make a picture of in art class? (Martin Luther King Jr)
Wednesday
What kind of animals were you introduced to today? (polar, arctic)
What kind of weather is in these regions? (cold, snowy)
What did you make for project today? (an igloo)
Tuesday
What did Martin Luther King Jr want us to do? (be nice/kind to everyone)
What two animals were in the story you read today? (a squirrel and a bird)
What happened in the story you read? (the animals helped each other)
Week of 1/9-1/13/23
Friday
How did MLK Jr. want us to treat our friends? (nice, kind)
How are you nice/kind to your friends?
How do you think it makes your friend's feel when you are kind? (happy)
Thursday
What did you go outside to do today? (catch snowflakes, see the snow, throw snowballs)
What is snow made out of? (water, rain)
What did you use to paint today? (ice cubes)
Wednesday
What was our story about today? (a snowball fight)
What shape are snowballs? (round, circle, ball)
What was your activity using cups today? (throw snowballs to knock them down)
Tuesday
What was your book about today? (a snowflake)
What did the snowflake want to be a part of? (the snowman)
What do the trees look like in the winter? (no leaves, just branches)
Monday
What letter were you introduced to? (S)
What are some words that start with S? (snow, snake, sun, snack, silly, sled, ski, sand)
What can you tell me about what snow looks like and how it feels?
Week of 1/3-1/6/23
Friday
How many kings/wise men were there? (three)
What did they follow to find baby Jesus? (a star)
Why did they want to visit Jesus? (to bring him a gift)
Thursday
What did you make in art today? (snowflakes)
What did Julia get to choose for her "Me Day" in our story? (what to wear, where to go, what to eat)
Where would you go, what would you wear, and what would you eat on your "Me Day"?
Wednesday
What did you make with paint today that sometimes is used to celebrate the new year? (fireworks)
What day of the week is it and what letter does it start with? (Wednesday-W)
What is something new you want to try to do/learn or eat in the new year?
Tuesday Wednesday
What day is it today and what letter does it start with? (W-Wednesday)
How do you feel about Christmas?
What is your favorite Christmas song?
Tuesday
How many ornaments did you use for your project today? (3)
How many days left until Christmas? (5)
What kind of freeze dance have you been listening to? (the grinch)
Monday
What did you make for a craft today? (bells)
Why are bells important during Christmas time? (they rang the bell to let everyone know when Jesus was born)
What movie did you enjoy in library today? (the grinch)
Week of 12/12-12/16/22
Friday
What did you do with the first graders today? (they read a story and colored in pictures)
What letter did you pass around in a circle today with your friends? (W)
What center did you like playing in today?
Thursday
What did you make in art today? (santa)
What was the Froggy book about that you read today? (getting a Christmas tree)
WHat was your favorite activity that you did today?
Wednesday
What holiday traditions do you have with your family/friends?
What did you make for a project today? (gingerbread man)
What letter does the word Wednesday start with? (W)
Tuesday
What did you like about your concert today?
What did you decorate today? (a snowflake)
Who's mom read us a story today? (Amelia's)
Week of 12/5-12/9/22
Friday
Who did you help by wearing pajamas today? (the children at the hospital)
How do you think the children will feel that we helped them? (happy)
What did you decorate with your name on it today? (a stocking)
Thursday
Who came to visit today and what did he bring? (Santa-candy cane)
What was your special treat today? (hot chocolate with marshmallows)
What did you practice in the gym today? (singing for the Christmas concert)
Wednesday
What craft did you make with marshmallows today? (hot cocoa/chocolate)
What letter does December start with? (D)
What was your story about today? (a snowflake)
Tuesday
Who is the Saint that you learned about today? (St. Nicholas)
What did children leave out for St. Nicholas? (their shoes)
What did St. Nicholas leave for the children? (special gifts/presents)
Monday
What are some items that help keep us warm? (hat, glove, mittens, scarf, jacket)
What parts of your body do they keep warm?
What season is coming soon and what kind of weather comes with it? (winter-cold, snowy)
Week of 11/28-12/2/22
Friday
What did you talk about with Mrs. Keating today? (feelings)
What characters/stuffed animals were you introduced to? (cat, cloud, bug, octopus, dove)
Which one was your favorite?
Thursday
Who's birthday is on Christmas? (Jesus)
What are Jesus' mom and dad's name? (Mary and Joseph)
What is the bed/crib called where Jesus stayed when he was born? (manger)
Wednesday
What letter did you learn about today? (Ww)
What are some words that start with the letter Ww? (winter, white, whale, wagon, worm)
What did you paint today? (Christmas tree)
Tuesday
What was the story about that you read? ( a snowman)
What happened in the story to the snowman? (it melted)
What was used to decorate the snowman? (food-carrot, cookies, apples, banana, crackers)
Monday
What was your favorite thing from your Thanksgiving break?
What kind of pictures did you see of your friend's Thanksgiving break? (santa, Christmas tree, reindeer, Thanksgiving meal, family)
What holiday is coming up soon? (Christmas)
Week of 11/21-11/23/22
Tuesday
What are some things that you eat for Thanksgiving? (turkey, pies, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, green beans, stuffing)/
How did the boy in our book feel when he couldn't help his family prepare for Thanksgiving? (sad)
What can you do to help your family at Thanksgiving? (clean the table, do the dishes, throw away garbage, sweep, help make the food)
Monday
Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving? (to show we are thankful)
Who do you celebrate Thanksgiving with? (family and friends)
What is your favorite food and/or toy that you are thankful for?
Week of 11/14-11/18/22
Friday
What letter have you been learning about and what are some words that start with the letter Tt?
What activity did you do today with your hands? (painted them for turkey handprints)
What did you eat to celebrate your friend's birthday today? (cupcakes!!)
Thursday
What part of the body did you talk about today? (our feet)
What is something we can do with our feet? (walk, run, jump, march, kick, stomp, climb)
What happened to the dragon's feet in the story we read? (they grew bigger and he had to get new shoes)
Wednesday
What does 'being thankful' mean? (happy that you have something)
What is something that you are thankful for?
What holiday do we celebrate what we are thankful for? (Thanksgiving)
Tuesday
What kind of animal did you talk about today? (turkey-a bird)
What letter does the word turkey start with? (Tt)
What can you tell me about a turkey? (they have feathers, wings, they fly, you can eat it, they gobble)
Monday
What letter did you learn about today? (Tt)
Do you remember some words that you learned starts with Tt? (turkey, tractor, train, tiger, table, tadpole, tree)
What kind of books did you read about in library today? (thanksgiving, turkey, pumpkins)
Week of 11/7-11/11/22
Friday
Do you remember what color our USA flag is? (red, white, blue)
In the book we read, what is a chore? (a job or responsibility)
What is a chore you have at home or at school?
Thursday
What did you learn about Veterans? (they were in the army, navy, protect us and let us spend time with family, have food on our table, home over our heads)
What kinds of transportation did people in the army and navy use? (helicopters, planes, ships, submarines, trucks, tanks)
What country do we live in? (The USA)
Week of 10/31-11/4/22
Friday
How did the animals feel in the story we read? (grumpy)
What does the feeling of grumpy mean? (a little sad/a little mad)
Why did the animals feel grumpy? (they were hungry)
Thursday
What is the building called where the farm animals live? (a barn)
What helps keep the animals on the farm and not run away? (a fence)
What color was the barn in your story? (red)
Wednesday
Who takes care of the animals on the farm? (a farmer)
What kind of animals do you see on the farm?
What noise do the animals make?
Tuesday
What does feeling "excited" mean? (very happy)
What's something that makes you feel excited?
Do you remember what the new month is called and what letter it starts with? (November)
Monday
What was your favorite activity from Halloween today?
What did you make out of an oreo and pretzels today? (spider)
What kind of foods were in the sensory bins? (spaghetti, olives, peas, jello))
Week of 10/24-10/28/22
Friday
What was your favorite part of the Boo Bash today?
What did you have to celebrate your friend's birthday today?
What are some things you see around Halloween time?
Thursday
What did you do with a pumpkin today? (carved it into a jack'o'lantern)
What did the inside of the pumpkin feel like?
What craft did you make using Q-tips today? (a skeleton - bones)
Wednesday
Who came to visit your classroom outside today? (the firefighters)
What did the firefighters talk about? (their fire truck, leaving the house if there's a fire, and their tools/equipment.uniform)
What is one thing you can tell me about a pumpkin?
Tuesday
What letter does the word Pumpkin start with? (p)
What are some parts of a pumpkin? (pulp, seeds, stem, shell, flesh)
What color are pumpkins usually? (orange)
Monday
What letter were you introduced to today? (P)
What feeling did you talk about today? (scared)
What is something you are scared of?
Week of 10/17-10/21/22
Friday
What did you do with Ms. S this morning? (a science experiment, made sensory bottles)
What items did you use for the sensory bottles? (water, oil, food coloring, glitter, leaves)
What was your favorite thing about the science experiment/making the sensory bottles?
Thursday
How did David feel in the beginning of the story we read today and why? (happy because he played with his friend)
What made David sad? (when his friend moved far away)
What did David's parents do to help him become happy again? (bought him a cat)
Wednesday
Do you remember how many apples were in the tree in the song that you sang? (5)
What shape did you practice tracing today? (circle)
What is one thing you learned about apples?
Tuesday
What is the job of a police officer? (to protect people and keep them safe)
What did you practice with your classroom today? (how to stay safe in case of an emergency inside our school)
What were the rules during an emergency in the school? (stay quiet and sit near the counter with teachers and friends)
Monday
What does an apple start off as on a tree? (flower)
What is the next step after the flower and before it's a full apple? (fruitlet)
What is it called when the fruit is ready to eat? (ripe) When the fruit is yucky and old? (rotten)
Week of 10/11-10/14/22
Friday
What is some of the gear that firefighters wear to protect themselves? (boots, helmet, jacket, oxygen tank, mask)
What shape was the pumpkin you read in your story? (square)
What two things did you deocrate/make today? (a jack'o'lantern and a firefighter hat)
Thursday
What are pumpkins with a face called? jack'o'lanterns
What did you make in art class today? (scarecrow)
What did you enjoy doing outside today?
Wednesday
What type of fruit did you talk about today? (apples)
Where do apples grow? (on a tree)?
What letter does the word Apple start with?
Tuesday
What did you talk about with Mrs. Keating today? (feelings and the mood meter)
Do you remember what colors you talked about and what they mean? (blue-sad, green-calm, yellow-happy, red-angry)
What is something you can do to calm your body down from feeling angry? (animal breaths-alligator or butterfly)
Week of 10/3-10/7/22
Friday
What shape did you learn about today? (square)
How many sides does a square have?
What items are in the classroom or at home that are shaped like a square?
Wednesday
What was your book about that you read today? (our feelings)
What did you make for a craft today? (created our own faces with eyes, mouth, nose)
What items did you find outside today? (Fall-leaves, acorns, no pinecones)
Tuesday-
What are some Fall items you found in the sensory bin today? (acorns, pinecones, pumpkins, spiders)
What did you make for your craft today? (a fire)
What colors did you use and what is a fire used for? (brown-logs, red, orange, yellow-fire) (to keep us warm in the cold weather)
Monday-
Where did the boy David and the girl Julia go in your story today? (first day of school)
How did David feel about his first day of school and why? (nervous because he was meeting new friends and a new teacher)
How did David feel while he was at school and met his new friends? (happy)
Do you know what new month we are in?
Week of 9/26-9/30/22
Friday-
What are some rules during circle time? Eyes are __(watching) Ears are___ (listening) Voice is ___(quiet) Body is ___(calm)
What did you paint today? (a leaf)
What were some characters in the story you read? (Room on the Broom-witch, cat, dog, frog, dragon)
Thursday-
What letter have you been talking about?
What sound does the letter F make?
What did you make in Art today and what color did you choose? (a squirrel; brown or gray)
Wednesday
What season are we in?
What happens in the Fall time?
What color were leaves before and what color are they changing to?
Tuesday
What letter did you talk about today? (F)
What are some things that start with the letter F?
What did you make for a craft today?
What season are we in?
Monday-
What kind of feelings did you talk about today?
Can you show what your face would look like when you feel..? (happy, scared, sad, angry)
What game did you play with Ms. B and the dotters? (bingo)
Week of 9/19-9/23/22
Friday-
What is one thing you love about your family?
What can you tell me about yourself and how you look? (use describing words such as blonde, brown, tall, long, short)
Tell me something that is the same/different with you and one of your friends?
Thursday-
What did you talk about at school today? (skin color, differences in appearance, our favorites, and any pets)
What kind of pets do you have at home?
If you don't have a pet, what kind of pet would you like?
What is your favorite - color, toy, food, animal?
Wednesday-
What did you look at with the mirror today? (facial features-eyes, hair, etc)
What color eyes and hair do you have?
What did you learn from the book you read? (it's ok to be friends with someone who looks different/likes different things)
Tuesday-
Do you have any brothers or sisters? How many? What are their names?
What is something you like to do with your family?
How many people do you have in your family?
Monday-
What did you talk about during group time today? (our feelings)
How can you show with your face or body how you are feeling?
What is something you do when you have one of those feelings?

Week of 9/12-9/16/22
Thursday
How did you smile for picture day?
Do you remember any of the friends you played with today?
What was your favorite thing about school today?
Tuesday-
What shape did you learn about today?
What are some items in your classroom or household that are shaped like a circle?
Do you remember what activity you played with your friends at the rug today? (find partner with same color circle)
Monday-
Do you remember how many years old our school is? (65)
What did you do to celebrate the school's birthday? (went outside for assembly, ribbon cutting)
Do you remember what letter your name starts with?
What do you remember from our calendar?

Week of 9/6-9/9/22
Friday- What did you read about in the Pete the Cat story?
What do you enjoy doing with your mom and your dad?
Do you remember the month, day, or date?
What do we use the center chart for?

Thursday-
How did you feel when you saw your picture for our center chart?
What did you make in art class today? (an owl)
What do we have to do before we leave our center to play in a different center? (clean up)

Wednesday-
What month of the year and day of the week is it?
In our article we read, what are some happy choices we make with friends? (everyone was sent home with a scholastic article)
What special treat did your classroom get after eating lunch? (popsicles!)

Tuesday-
Do you remember the month, the day, or what the weather was?
What did you do in music today? (movement song, tapping our legs on beat, if you're happy and you know it?)
What feelings did you talk about with our counselor? What might those feelings look like? (happy, excited, cheerful, proud, silly)

Week of 8/29-9/2/22

Friday- 
What are some of your friend's names?
What game did you play in a circle with friends? (Wonder ball)
Do you remember the month or the day of the week? (We started doing the calendar/morning meeting?

Thursday
What special did you have today? (art)
What did you do in art? (made a fall tree with tissue paper as the leaves)
What body part did we talk about today in our story? (our hands)
Can you name something that we use our hands for? (eating, washing, waving, high fives, shake hands, playing, building, etc)
What happens if we use our hands to hit or hurt others?

Wednesday-
How did you feel about school today?
What are some ways we are nice or kind to our friends?
What are some activities you have enjoyed at school?

Tuesday-
What are some rules you went over today?
What did you do today in music? (played with musical instruments)
What items do we need to take out of our backpacks in the morning to put away in the classroom? (folders and water bottles)

Monday -
How did you feel at school today?
What makes you happy?
What are some rules we have at school?