K's and 1's and MONEY

The k's and 1's combined this week to set up a grocery store with real and play food items and REAL change. We looked at the values of the penny, nickel, and dime. The children priced the items for the store (beginning with donated food items that were on their way to the food pantry!), learned about the cash register, and then began to shop. We took turns shopping or operating the cash register, and it was interesting to note the progress in money identification skills, "change" making, and comparison shopping as the week went on.

A Pattern Museum

decorating the welcome sign

last minute patterns

a variety of patterns

showing off the patterns

ready for visitors!

explaining a pattern

showing some friends patterns

admirers

did you notice?

let's talk about this pattern

so many patterns!

a busy museum!

presenting to an audience

Pattern Making and Sharing

1-2 patterns

recording patterns

make and record

patterns everywhere

journals

journals

more patterns

we like patterns!

Making Patterns

pattern blocks

stringing a pattern

counting jar

pattern block patterns

many patterns in one!

patterns up and down and all around

beginning patterns...look at the bottom of the square:o)

a productive pattern maker

complicated pattern constructions

take a picture of this one!

a stacking pattern

creative patterns

we practiced making patterns and recording our patterns this week. The making of the patterns with different materials is relatively straightforward, but the children are finding that the replication of the pattern to paper is a bit of a challenge. We are very excited about having a "pattern museum" at a later date to show our pattern work.

Until Next Time,
Michele