The Pre-K teachers have been trying to brainstorm different ways to use our dress up clothing . While we have enough doctors outfits for one or two days, we do not have enough for every day of the week. Best practice would be to leave a particular concept out for the children to explore day after day. Due to Covid we have had to put safety before best practice and have designated one day each week for a certain type of dress up play.
Monday: The Doctor's office
Tuesday: Animal and fairy wings
Wednesday: Large fabrics
Thursday: Capes, cloaks and skirts
Friday: The Doctor's office
We will stay with this routine all the way through to Winter Break. Allowing us to quarantine a box of items for one week and giving the children time to learn what to anticipate the following day.
Building with small blocks has become a popular choice the last couple of weeks. So many different creations. Boats, planes, bridges, castles, dungeons and Jurassic park to name a few.
The gummy bears are an integral part of most of the small blocks creations. Usually they are used as guards or soldiers.
Marissa Bader joined us for our first parent storytime. It was a great success!
Marissa read Should I share my ice cream? by Mo WIllems. A great friendship story. We even had time to ask Marissa some questions about the story.
Charlotte: What flavor ice cream is it?
Marissa : Good question….what do you think? It’s green…
Everyone: Mint! Apple!
Kaia: Is there chocolate cookies in Piggie’s ice cream?
Ms. Small: How was he feeling when it melted?
Everyone: Sad!
Ms. Small: Then how did he feel when Piggy came by?
Everyone: Happy!
Ren: Why was there not a lot of chocolate?
We thanked Marissa for the story and headed to P.E. with Ms. Wahl.
On the way back from P.E. we noticed the shadows our bodies made on the floor of the main entrance. We spent some time making shapes with our bodies and hands.
This morning we revisited our conversation about how to help ourselves when we get angry. I introduced the idea of tools that we can use to help us calm down. We discussed finding a quiet place to put the tool box. When we got back to the room after P.E. we walked around looking for a good spot to set up our quiet space. Most of the students decided we should use the leaf rug area of the room. A few students did not agree but we negotiated and worked out a plan. Friends agreed to try this area for a few days and then make a final decision at the end of next week.
Livio asked me to thank you for posting all of these pictures. He also asked if he can pick a new spot for the tools tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI would love to hear Livio's suggestions. I will talk to him before group time in the morning.
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