Purple Room

I take my pre-k children with me to the purple room on Thursdays because the school-aged children go on field trips.

Behavior

• My child who has the most behavior problems had a pretty good day. He had about 3 times when he was up to no good. I was glad that he listened so well. I am learning that he works best when he has options. He even took a nap today even though he didn't have to.
• My students have learned that when I count down from 3, they need to be quiet. 

Giant Squid Craft

• My friend, who is in charge of the purple room, left me an activity to lead with the children. We read I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean and then we created squids. Each child got half of a paper plate, a few crayons of their choice, 4 streamers, and 2 eye stickers. They created their own giant squids. Each of child was so excited to show their parents their squids. They loved this activity. 

Phonemic Awareness

• I decided to test my students' phonemic awareness by playing what I called the color game. It started as a way to keep them quiet in the hallway. I said, "I'm thinking of a color and it begins with a _puh_ sound. What color am I thinking of?" The children had to raise their hands to answer. In this case, I was looking for purple and pink. Most of the children liked this game. They showed me their phonics skills because a lot of them answered by saying, "puh is p, purple begins with p."