During class, the students listened to the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom book by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault. Following the books, I implemented this letters of the alphabet activity. The students used magnetic letters as manipulatives when engaging in the activity.

The students were learning about 10 frames and their numbers. As part of the activity, the students were able to pick out a number card (numbers were only 1-10) and then based on the card they picked up, they were able to use checker counters to fill the ten frame accordingly to match the number card they picked out. At the very end, they were able to represent the same number using connecting blocks. Using the chart as an example allowed students to be able to complete it independently.

The students had been learning about apples, the life cycle of an apple, different types of apples therefore, I created a sensory-based activity. Using recipes provided to children, they were able to make their own apple pie using a variety of loose parts. This activity was not only sensory-based as it integrated math components (measuring, counting, ordinal numbers) alongside literacy skills (following a recipe and sharing how they made their apple pie upon finishing it).

The students were learning about signs of fall and what does fall look like. One of the things that was mentioned was leaves changing colour. For the activity, I used coffee filters and the students drew a leaf (they can choose which type of leaf they wanted to draw) and colour them in with markers. The students then cut them out and spay water to see the marker colours mixing with one another and the "leaf" changing colour.

This activity had two different components. The first component was sorting the different types of leaves. The second part of the activity was the spin and cover game shown in the image. There was a larger spin the wheel created which was provided to the children to make it easier to spin multiple times and for other students who were playing at the same time to see the type of leaf that it landed on.

The way the activity was set up was that a cauldron was put on the floor and two chairs right in front of the cauldron. I placed all the fish in the water (cauldron) and the students using fishing rods had to fish out the words. Once the students fished out a word, they read it and they were able to practice writing the word on a dry-erase worksheet provided to them. The fishing rods were made using wooden stick, string and a magnet at the bottom and each fish had a paperclip attached to it so it could stick to the magnet.

The students had been learning about patterning and the different types of patterning (AB, ABBA, ABC, AAB etc). In addition, the students for health class read the very hungry caterpillar story by Eric Carle. To combine both ideas and concepts taught, I created a caterpillar patterning. The students were able to make their own caterpillars based on the type of pattern they wanted to create. The first caterpillar in the photo shows all the different foods and options students were able to choose from when creating the pattern. The way the activity was set up was the different types of fruits were cut out in circles as well as the caterpillar's head, tails and feet. This gave students more freedom to create their patterned caterpillar as big as they wanted to.

The students were able to practice their fine motor skills using different types of tongs and tweezers available to them. This activity was implemented the week before Halloween, therefore, making the sorting bin Halloween-themed exciting and allowing the students to be more engaged in the activity. The students were also able to feel a sense of accomplishment once they were able to use the tong to take out the Halloween items and sort them out completely. In addition, it allowed for cooperative play as students were able to help each other out with the sorting and take turns (as there were limited tongs that were put out). Literacy was also integrated into this activity as the students were able to enhance their vocabulary and communication skills.

For students to continue practicing patterning, I created an activity that focused on following a pattern with the ability for students to also create their own pattern. A list of 8 different types of patterns was provided to students that they could follow and re-create using the shoelace to thread through the straw of each square. Two other (smaller) versions were available to students that matched the exact colour as the pattern provided. Students got the opportunity to further practice their fine motor skills when treading the string through the straw.

The students come close to Halloween were able to paint Halloween items using sponge. I cut out the sponges in basic simple shapes (circle, rectangle, square and triangle). This was a great activity to check students current knowledge of shapes prior to them being introduced to them.

As a science activity, I created a large group lesson regarding the concept of sink or float. This activity I did on the smartboard to integrate technology within my lesson plan. For the large group, I allowed students to start thinking of what happens when you put a toy or item in water will it float or sink. The students were able to make their predictions about various objects by sorting them into the table. During centre time, the students got to test out their predictions in the sensory bin. At the end of the day, with the whole class, we discussed our findings, checked if our initial predictions were right and let students explain why they think certain items floated or sank.

This activity is a different variation of the apple pie activity I implemented earlier in the fall. This activity was not only sensory-based as it integrated math components (measuring, counting, ordinal numbers) alongside literacy skills (following a recipe and sharing how they made their apple pie upon finishing it). This activity sparked conversations about bats and when they sleep and when they are awake.

Students had different word cards that started with the letter C. The students would read the word and identity all the different letters that specific word had. Then students had to find a clothespin that started with that letter and clip it on the top of the card in order to practice spelling out the word. As a bonus, students were able to practice their fine motor skills on how clothespins open and close.

The students just finished learning about the letter C and the letter K therefore, this activity focused on students being able to practice distinguishing which word started with a C instead of a K and vice versa. The way that this game was planned was that each lock had its own unique key even if there were two of the same coloured locks. This allowed students to grab a keychain tag that had the keys attached and identify the picture in the tag and if it started with a C or a K. The students were then able to check if they were right by testing out and trying to open the lock. If the lock opened it was a match and they were able to see the letter the word starts with.

The students were learning about the letter E. The activity that I made was the students had different examples of cup towers. The student's goal was to re-create the tower using the cups. The challenge with this is that the cups had the picture meaning the students had to read and identify the word on the cup and match it to the correct image. The cup towers varied in size (some were smaller and others were bigger) to allow students to choose their level and allow for progression. This activity also allowed students to learn and critically think about how towers are built (from the bottom up or top to bottom), the order that the cups are placed. In addition, students practiced fine motor by practicing to balance the cups one on top of the other without them falling.

As fall was ending, students knew that winter was next and discussed varies signs of winter and what happens to animals in the winter. This activity introduced students to words like hibernation, migration, adaptation which are what animals can do in the winter. I read the book with the whole class and during centre time, the students were able to create a home for animals that hibernate in the winter. I also created a little flip book of the different animals in the book of what happens to them in the winter.

This activity had three small components to its number one; spinning the wheel which had different words. The second one is spelling it out using the letter manipulatives and then writing out the word. Students were able to practice different components of language and literacy. There were two versions that were created. The first one was a spin the wheel with the letter H words which was the letter of the week. The second one was with animals in the winter as students were continuing to learn about what happens to animals in the winter.

To review 2D shapes, I created a short Kahoot with 10 questions total. Using the three iPads in the classroom, we divided the class into 3 groups and let the students answer the questions by working in small groups. After, during centre time, students were able to practice building 2D shapes with popsicles (they rolled the two different shape dices). Different size popsicles (small, regular and large) to allow for students to demonstrate if the shape they land on has all the same side lengths or if they are different sizes by using the different size popsicles.

I created a snakes and ladders game for students to practice the letter R and words that start with the letter R. The students started by rolling the dice and counting the right amount of spaces based on the number they landed on. Once students got to their new square, they would read the word, find the picture of the word and place it on top prior to moving on in the game. The other version of the game was the picture game version, meaning when the child landed on a picture they would say what it was and would have to find the written word that matched the picture before moving on to the next round. This was a great activity for students to practice turn-taking.

The students finish learning about 2D shapes and were begging to learn about 3D shapes. This memory game was a great way for student to make connections of where they can find 3D objects in real life. While the students were trying to match the objects, they were paying close attention to the shapes that were in the objects, the number of sides it has which demonstrated their level of knowledge of 3D shapes.

The picture above is an example of one of the student's snowglobes that they made. The students chose what item they wanted to make to put inside their snowglobe by using various cupcake filters. Students enhanced their fine motor skills when they separated the cupcake filters. After all the students completed the snowglobe, they were able to take it home to show their families.

The students attended a virtual workshop that focused on the 5 senses. I created this book as a follow-up to the workshop and made it a Christmas edition. The student wrote, "I taste cookies and milk".