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This week in the green room 💚
This week in the green room 💚
😀😂🥰EMotions & Feelings😞😡🤢
😀😂🥰EMotions & Feelings😞😡🤢
Dear Families,
This week in the Green Room we continued learning all about ourselves, especially as we explored emotions and feelings. As we move into our fourth week of school, the children are experiencing so many “big feelings” while they build friendships and settle into our classroom routine. We spent time talking about the feelings we experience every day. Some of the feelings that came up in our classroom discussions were happy, sad, angry, tired, loved, surprised, and even embarrassed. The children were eager to share their own examples.
On Monday, we read part of the story Fred’s Big Feelings: The Life and Legacy of Mister Rogers by Laura Renauld. Just like your children, Mister Rogers was once a little boy with very big emotions, and he was comforted by his grandfather’s reminder: “I like you just the way you are.” This message was a beautiful way for the children to connect to their own experiences. We also explored an emoji poster together, sparking lots of giggles and thoughtful conversations.
Later in the week, we learned about the 4 Pillars of Wellbeing and how they connect to our feelings. Teacher Nancy shared a fun and interactive lesson with the book How Are You Peeling? Foods with Moods by Joost Elffers. The children loved seeing fruits and vegetables with all kinds of expressions, it made learning about feelings so relatable and fun!
To wrap up the week, we used play dough to model our emotions. The children had such a wonderful time creating little faces using eyes, noses, lips, and ears. We also practiced mindfulness by listening carefully to the sounds around us, which gave us a chance to slow down and notice the world in a calm, peaceful way.
It was a joyful week full of discovery, creativity, and connection. We are so proud of the children as they continue to grow in their understanding of themselves and one another.
✨ At home, you might try using “feelings check-ins” with your child. You can ask, “How are you feeling right now?” and let them make their own expression in the mirror, or even draw it. This can be a sweet and simple way to help them put words (or pictures!) to their big emotions.
With love and kindness,
Karla & Nancy
🥰making emoji suncatchers ☺️
🥰making emoji suncatchers ☺️
This week we read Fred’s Big Feelings: The Life and Legacy of Mister Rogers by Laura Renauld. In this story, we discovered that Mister Rogers was once a little boy with big feelings too, just like our preschoolers! As he grew up, he shared those feelings through his television show, where the characters showed many different moods and were always accepted and loved “just the way they were.”
We carried this theme into our classroom by practicing pointing to our own faces and matching our expressions with feelings on an emoji chart. On Friday the children also enjoyed listening to Mister Rogers’ song “What Do You Do with the Mad That You Feel?” which gave us a chance to talk about healthy and safe ways to work through big emotions.
At the art center, the children created beautiful “feeling faces” by pressing colorful tissue paper onto a circular piece of laminate with Mod Podge, then adding eyes. Once they dried, we proudly hung them on our playground-facing window. They look so bright and joyful and we hope you enjoy spotting them when you visit!
how are you peeling? Foods with feelings🍅🍏🍓
how are you peeling? Foods with feelings🍅🍏🍓
Wednesday was full of even more feelings fun with Teacher Nancy! The book How Are You Peeling? Foods with Moods tied beautifully into our weekly theme, sparking lots of laughter and conversation. After the story, the children created their own expressive fruits and veggies using precut shapes on construction paper. They practiced their fine motor skills as they carefully peeled off tiny eye stickers and placed them onto their “fruits full of feelings.” Soon we had bananas, strawberries, bell peppers, apples, and tomatoes, each with its own unique personality. The children added little faces to their creations, and the results were as adorable as they were creative. It was such a joyful activity!
Rosh Hashanah🍎🍯
Rosh Hashanah🍎🍯
✨Cultural Highlight✨
On Wednesday we had the joy of learning about Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Julien and Jaxon’s parents, Hannah and David, delighted us by sharing a special tradition with us, delicious challah bread served with apples and honey to wish for a sweet year ahead.
Teacher Nancy read Rosh Hashanah is Coming by Tracy Newman, and Julien and Jaxon proudly showed the class their family’s shofar, demonstrating how it is blown to welcome the new year.
It was such a meaningful experience, and we loved celebrating together while learning about the traditions and heritage of our friends. We warmly welcome parents to join us in the classroom to share their own traditions and highlight their family’s heritage with the children!
4 pillars of wellbeing🔊
4 pillars of wellbeing🔊
This week we explored the mindfulness of sound, building on our introductory lesson from last week on mindfulness of touch. The children continued to practice our mindful posture, sitting tall as if pulled up by invisible strings, closing their eyes, and noticing their breath. It can be tricky to tune out all the sounds and distractions around us, but the children did a wonderful job noticing and focusing during our practice.
We began our lesson by introducing the children to our percussion chime. As we listened closely to its gentle sound for the first time, the children shared what it reminded them of. Some said, “It sounds like a bird,” while others said, “It sounds like a star!” These imaginative answers showed just how attentive and thoughtful they were. Using the chime helps signal the start of a “mindful moment” and encourages the children to pause, listen, and focus.
On Friday, we took our learning outdoors with a Listening Walk. The children used their ears to notice all the sounds around them. The airplanes in the air, children running, children talking, the running of water by the pond as well as the loud brakes of a car. It was such a peaceful and joyful way to connect with the world around us.
Music with Teacher Lauren🎶
Music with Teacher Lauren🎶
This week in music class, the children learned about the legendary singer Selena Quintanilla as part of our Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations. We explored her music, her colorful style, and the joy she brought to so many through her songs. The children listened to some of her lively tunes, clapped along to her song Bidi Bidi Bom Bom, and even played some maracas and drums to follow along with the lively tune.
Through this lesson, the children not only practiced their listening and musical skills, but also gained a sense of appreciation for Selena’s contributions to music and her cultural impact. It was a fun and inspiring way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and share the joy of music across cultures!
🌞Outdoor Play🌞
🌞Outdoor Play🌞
Enjoy Beautiful Snapshots of this weeks fun outdoors!
Centers
Centers
Some of our centers this week invited the children to explore rough and smooth edges, building on last week’s “four pillars” lesson on the sense of touch. Inspired by our feelings unit, other centers focused on emotions, where the children used play dough to express and shape their feelings in creative ways. We also introduced more challenging tasks—like creating colorful patterns with teddy bear counters—that encouraged careful observation and problem-solving. In another fine motor center, the children practiced threading laces through small holes, binding together two corresponding picture boards with patience and focus.
Share DAy
Share DAy
The children brought so many fun things from home this week!
Sky
Barbie
Mario
Luigi
Microphone
Dump Truck Leo
Stuffie
Horse
Friday 15
Friday 15
The Green Room enjoyed a special song presented by our very talented Spanish Teacher, Leidy and First grade. The Song was ¿ Cómo Te LLamas? First grade and Teacher Leidy did a fantastic job.
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