Shake It Like a Duck

One of our favorite songs that we sing is Shake it like a Duck.  It is important that every student has a job in the Dream Team.  Having a job helps the student know that they are needed in our classroom, and it gives them ownership of where they work each day.  Jobs change each week, but the song Shake it like a Duck is normally picked every day.  It's a super fun song by Shawn Brown. 

Shake it Like a Duck!!! 



Crossovers

Every day as part of our Morning Meeting we do Crossovers.  When you cross over the mid-section of your body, it stimulates your mind to prepare for the day!  We choose how we want to do crossovers: you can stand up or sit down.  You can use your elbows or hands to cross over as well.  We count to 20 in Spanish and English and practice our ABCs as well. 

Valentine's Day!

We have been doing lots of fun Valentine's day activities over the past week.  All of the books we read helped us to learn how to write valentine's with kind words.  Here's a snipit of what we have done.  Each student mixed red and white to make pink paint!  Then they painted paper plates pink to make baskets which were filled with so many goodies over the past week.

Making valentines for friends!

I love getting valentines!

We wrote valentines to our moms and dads.  Isaiah wrote his to his "whole family".

The teacher helper (substitute) wrote a valentine to the Dream Team.  The girls wanted to make one just like it.

So they did!

Valentines say I love you!

Sweet words for mom.



I Love You Rituals

Every morning, we start the day with I Love You Rituals.  We find a partner and sit knee to knee, holding hands.  Together, the Dream Team does I Love You Rituals.  They are remakes to nursery rhymes with caring words to help us build a connection with our friends! Looking eye to eye, with gentle touches, helps us great ready to have a great day in the Dream Team!

Some of our favorites are:
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the Kings horses, and all the kings men,
could put Humpty together again!

Twinkle Twinkle little star,
What a wonderful child you are.
With bright eyes and bright round cheeks,
A talented child from head to feet.
Twinkle Twinkle little star,
What a wonderful child you are.

There was a wonderful woman who lived a shoe
She had so many children she knew exactly what to do.
She held them, and loved them, and tucked them into bed.
I love you, I love you is what she said!

Georgie Porgie pudding and pie
Gave his friends a big high five. 
With his friends he loved to play,
And the gift of a smile he gave each day.

Margie Pargie pudding and pie
Gave her friends a big high five.
With her friends she loved to play,
And the gift of a handshake she gave each day.