The preschoolers tried out a new style of painting involving feathers this week to see what kind of texture it left behind. The preschoolers have been using the materials at the light table to match items to pictures in a book and to line up in a row. Lately the preschoolers have been building interesting…
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The Highlights! Nov 21-25, 2022
The snow was an exciting discovery on the playground this week. Peers eagerly shoveled the white stuff into a crate and tried to make a snow castle. Such great teamwork displayed! More teamwork was observed as peers built an obstacle course using a variety of materials. Precious moments! The children did such…
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Our Week In A Nutshell!! November 21-25, 2022
We been really interest in talking about our families this week. We been getting out the doodle board and drawing members of our families. In our sensory been we added some blue sand and polar bears. We had fun collecting the sand and filling up with a variety of containers. We enjoyed scooping…
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Our Week in a Nutshell – November 21-25, 2022
Using wood slices and coins, the preschoolers used pastels and paper to make rubbings with them and recreate the texture underneath. Using glue, the preschoolers stuck a collage of items onto paper such as wood shapes, feathers, and cotton balls. Challenging themselves, the preschoolers used big tongs to try and pick up small woode…
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A Peek into our Week…November 14-18,2022
When we are unable to go outside and move our bodies we create space in our classroom! We brought in the big bus tent that the children love and riding toys to help move our gross motor muscles! Tool time in the toddler room! We continue to show interest in tools, so we brought…
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The Highlights! Nov 14-18, 2022
Cutting and gluing increases our fine motor skills while drawing pictures of ourselves and family members fosters our sense of self and others. The children promote their literacy skills while tracing letters for our doctor's office and waiting room sign. It is an opportunity to learn things like rinsing in between paint colors and labelling…
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Our Week of Learning – November 13-17, 2022
After the preschoolers tried tracing pictures at the light table, we introduced rubbings to them where they used indented picture sheets and pastels. They put paper over the sheets and tried to recreate the image underneath. The preschoolers continued to create face art by gluing an assortment of items such as feathers and googly eyes…
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A Week of Discovery – November 7-11, 2022
Once a few mirrors were added, the preschoolers began using them to look at themselves in them. They were encouraged to draw what they seen on paper, creating their own self portraits. Using the big letter tracing sheets, some of the younger preschoolers have been practicing following the dotted line to write the letters out.…
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Imagine. Create. Learn. Nov. 7-11, 2022
This week we utilized our chalk boards as an opportunity to stand and paint. We always sit at the table, so we thought why not work our posture and stand while doing an activity. The toddlers loved it! They had fun mixing the paints and making different creations. What is in our sensory bin? This…
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The Highlights (November 7-11, 2022)
Trying the new key to turn on the engine! Using tools, blocks and signs to create a construction zone! Working on our skills using the pliers and new tiny hammer... Participating in building our new garden. Digging the dirt and pounding on huge nails... Building tunnel using the cardboard boxes... Using our tools to create…
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