We didn't have class on Tuesday due to Gustav. It turned out to be a beautiful day and we missed our classmates, but we all had a break after a slightly stressful weekend. Thursday - back to business and having fun! Many of the pictures you will see on the blog will be of independent play activities because these are the times that the kids need less help and I'm free to pick up the camera. These activities are very important to the development of personal and social skills along with language and verbal expression. However, I do want you to know that we participate daily in more traditional learning activities including ABCs and 123s!
Recognizing the letters of our name and putting them in order. J's so proud! All of the students made progress on this activity since the last time we met!
Using fall colors to trace our name. We also glued tiny fall leaves to our papers.
I love watching the kiddos work hard.
Working on correct pencil grip. That's a tough one!
The kids had a blast in the "home center" today. After pretend cooking we did some REAL cooking! We made Mud Pie - using a bowl with holes to make the milk "rain" down on the pudding (dirt). We added gummy worms and crushed Oreos for added drama :). While the pudding set in the ice box we read Bunny Cakes, by Rosemary Wells. In this story, both Max and Ruby make a birthday cake for their grandma. Ours resembled Max's "earthworm cake." Sorry, no pictures of our yummy treat!
We also read Little Miss Spider, Sunny Patch School, by David Kirk. Through this story we recognized differences in our talents, but one thing we can all do is be friendly. We also discussed our phyiscal differences (hair color, skin tone) and similarities (eye color) and made puppets of ourselves. The handles say "child's name is special!"
Mrs. Mandy's PreK class is special (and adorable)!
A shared the family tree that she made at home. The others noticed similarities in their family.
The students each have a job at school. The responsibilities will rotate with each class day. Today, A was the "Gardener."
J was the "Pet Keeper."
And J was the "Super Helper," which meant he was the leader and the one that helped the teacher with special chores. He prized himself on being "super fast" :).
Facing fears and having loads of fun.
Just monkeying around!
Recognizing the letters of our name and putting them in order. J's so proud! All of the students made progress on this activity since the last time we met!
Using fall colors to trace our name. We also glued tiny fall leaves to our papers.
I love watching the kiddos work hard.
Working on correct pencil grip. That's a tough one!
The kids had a blast in the "home center" today. After pretend cooking we did some REAL cooking! We made Mud Pie - using a bowl with holes to make the milk "rain" down on the pudding (dirt). We added gummy worms and crushed Oreos for added drama :). While the pudding set in the ice box we read Bunny Cakes, by Rosemary Wells. In this story, both Max and Ruby make a birthday cake for their grandma. Ours resembled Max's "earthworm cake." Sorry, no pictures of our yummy treat!
We also read Little Miss Spider, Sunny Patch School, by David Kirk. Through this story we recognized differences in our talents, but one thing we can all do is be friendly. We also discussed our phyiscal differences (hair color, skin tone) and similarities (eye color) and made puppets of ourselves. The handles say "child's name is special!"
Mrs. Mandy's PreK class is special (and adorable)!
A shared the family tree that she made at home. The others noticed similarities in their family.
The students each have a job at school. The responsibilities will rotate with each class day. Today, A was the "Gardener."
J was the "Pet Keeper."
And J was the "Super Helper," which meant he was the leader and the one that helped the teacher with special chores. He prized himself on being "super fast" :).
Facing fears and having loads of fun.
Just monkeying around!
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