Jj Week

Welcome to jumping Jj week! 

Feely Bag - Jj Week - Jewel, jet, jar, jingle bell, jaguar and jigsaw puzzle piece.


Journal Time - Jj - Jar (I found this fabulous jar stamp in the Michael's dollar bin.  The kiddos drew something yummy to put in their jar), jewels, jam (I made a small piece of construction paper bread for the kiddos to glue in their journal.  Once finished they added "jam" - glitter glue.),

 

Jelly beans!  We got to munch a few then we drew them in our journals.

 


Snow Cave - Oh, our poor snow cave.  It looks sadder and sadder each school day.

Jeweled Rings - The kiddos were pretty jazzed about getting some bling.

Jar - Mouse Count - In circle time we read a favorite book and then decided to make our own bits so we could act it out.  The kiddos decorated milk jug lids to be mice and then made a tp snake.

Healthy Heart - A Mom made this game for an older brother's class and shared it with us.  The kiddos loved it!  They tossed a bean bag heart to pick an exercise, then drew a card to see how many to do.

Jumping Jacks ... perfect for Jj week!

Jam Painting - Youngsters and Toddlers - Ha! This was super fun.  The kiddos painted glitter glue jam on their bread!

 

Jam and Biscuit Making - Yum!  First we chopped up the strawberries...

Then we mashed them and added the sugar and pectin.

 

Next we made the biscuits.  The kiddos voted to make them blue.  We rolled them and cut them out...

 Isn't our jam beautiful!  It's tasty too! 

Backyard - Wonderful Mud - The sun was shining in the window while we were working, so we just had to go out in the backyard to play, even though it was a bit muddy.

 

Tickets - These are the best!  I found a whole roll at Saver's!


Journey Journals - We LOVE this book and decided to make our own.  The kiddos chose a cereal box and Ms. Sara made a quick journal.  Then the kiddos started creating their own journey story.

In the book, there are no words, just fabulous pictures.  It tells the story of a little girl who finds a magic crayon and has an adventure and meets a new friend.

One kiddo began her story with herself (purple) and her brother.  Her brother has the magic crayon.

Another kiddo began his story with himself and a magic crayon.  Another kiddo decided to recreate the story from the book.  On this page the girl in the book is trapped in a cage without her magic crayon and a friend bird brings it back to her.  Then she draws a magic carpet and escapes.

 

Here are the journals...

 

Paper J - Isn't this great!  One of the kiddos created several of these to decorate the classroom with.

Snack - Jello Jigglers - Wahoo! Yummy and jiggly!

 

Backyard - Sunshine and Chalk Paint - A kiddo brought us some fabulous neon chalk paint that we quite enjoyed.  

 They were great fun in the snow and on the sidewalk as well.