Weekly Update 🍂

No school on Monday or Tuesday this week. We won’t be learning a new letter, but we will have plenty of fun and meaningful activities!

Picture Makeups will be on Friday, 11/14. If your child needs a retake, please let me know by email, stopping by the classroom, or by filling out the online picture retake form.

This week we’re excited to learn about Mat Man! Mat Man helps children learn to draw a person while discovering more about body parts and developing pre-writing skills. Through the Handwriting Without Tears program, students will explore body awareness, sequencing, and drawing using fun, hands-on activities with blocks, Play-Doh, and songs. It’s a wonderful way to combine creativity, movement, and early writing concepts!

Here are the lyrics to the Mat Man Song:

🎵 Mat Man Song
(from the Handwriting Without Tears program)

Mat Man has one head, one head, one head,
Mat Man has one head — so that he can think!

Mat Man has two eyes, two eyes, two eyes,
Mat Man has two eyes — so that he can see!

Mat Man has one nose, one nose, one nose,
Mat Man has one nose — so that he can smell!

Mat Man has one mouth, one mouth, one mouth,
Mat Man has one mouth — so that he can eat!

Mat Man has two ears, two ears, two ears,
Mat Man has two ears — so that he can hear!

Mat Man has one body, one body, one body,
Mat Man has one body — to hold what’s inside!

Mat Man has two arms, two arms, two arms,
Mat Man has two arms — to reach up high!

Mat Man has two hands, two hands, two hands,
Mat Man has two hands — to clap and wave!

Mat Man has two legs, two legs, two legs,
Mat Man has two legs — to walk and run!

Mat Man has two feet, two feet, two feet,
Mat Man has two feet — to stand on the ground! 🎵

Please consider being a guest reader in our classroom! Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4DABAD29A0FD0-58515342-guest#/

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