Sports/Balls Week 2

Sports/Balls Week 2

This week we continued learning about and exploring various sports/balls in different ways around the classroom! This week also ended up being a surprisingly short week but we managed to fit in many activities related to our theme. 

We continued to have The Banana's Sports Store in the dramatic play center but added a bowling alley to the center. The children learned various aspects of bowling like how to set up the pins, how to take score, and the materials/equipment needed when bowling. In our table toys and literacy center the children engaged in activities where they sorted various balls to the sport that they were associated with. They also used their classification skills to identify some materials and equipment needed for different sports. In the art table the children created sports balls patterns using pom pom balls, q tips, and paint. They created and extended their own patterns while completing this activity. The children continued to build various ramps using different types of blocks in the block center.  They enjoyed racing balls down the ramps to see which ones were the fastest.

We had so much fun during our Sports/Ball Unit and are looking forward to our "Getting Ready for Kindergarten" Theme next week.




 
 

 Have a great weekend!

Suzannah and Lindsay

 

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