Week in Review: April 11th- 15th

Week in Review: April 11th- 15th 

Drawing the head of the giraffe 

In the art studio, Mrs. Roy (the art teacher) has been exploring sculpting the giraffe out of clay with the children. To strengthen the children's understanding of the giraffe, we took a closer look at the various features that make up the giraffe's head such like it's horns, eyes, nose, mouth and ears. Many of the children started their drawing with an oval for the giraffe's face and then proceeded to add more features. Some of the children noticed how their was hair on giraffe's face especially its horns, eyes and chin. 

Early Childhood Standards of Quality: 

1.       1. Early Learning Expectation: Creativity-Imagination-Visualization. Children demonstrate a growing ability to use originality or vision when approaching learning; use imagination, show ability to visualize a solution or new concept.

v1. Early Learning Expectation: Visual Arts. Children show how they feel, what they think, and what they are learning through experiences in the visual arts.

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6. Early Learning Expectation: Fine Motor Development. Children experience growth in fine motor development and use small muscles to improve a variety of fine motor skills both in structured and unstructured settings

1.      2. Early Learning Expectation: Living and Non-living Things. Children show a beginning awareness of scientific knowledge related to living and non-living things.

Exploring the Pendulum 

In the gross motor room, the children explored the pendulum. We provoked the children's curiosity by hanging a long piece of twine with a ball at the end of it to the ceiling. The children explored the different ways they can move the pendulum. After exploring the pendulum, the children discovered they could push the ball, throw the ball and spin the ball. The children noticed when they pushed the ball, the ball would travel out in front of them and then come back toward their body. When they threw the ball, the ball would often rotate around the child. 

Early Childhood Standards of Quality: 

1.       1.Early Learning Expectation: Observation and Inquiry. Children develop positive attitudes and gain knowledge about science through observation and active play.

  5. Early Learning Expectation: Gross Motor Development. Children experience growth in gross motor development and use large muscles to improve a variety of gross motor skills in a variety of both structured and unstructured and planned and spontaneous settings.

  4. Early Learning Expectation: Body Control and Activity. Children increase their ability to understand and control their bodies and learn that regular physical activity can enhance their overall physical, social, and mental health.

 5. Early Learning Expectation: Reasoning-Problem Solving-Reflection. Children demonstrate a growing capacity to make meaning, using one’s habits of mind to find a solution or figure something out.

1. 6. Early Learning Expectation: Participation-Cooperation-PlayNetworking-Contribution. Demonstrate increasing ability to be together with others, in play or intellectual learning opportunities and/or making positive efforts for the good of all; join a community of learners in person and digitally as appropriate.

Creating Fruit Salad 

As a class, we worked together to create a fruit salad.  At group time, we developed a recipe for the fruit salad. The recipe goes as follows: cut fruits, place them in the bowl, mix, and then eat. We placed apples, melon, strawberries, pineapple, and bananas on the table for the children to add to the fruit salad. The children placed the fruit of their liking onto their plate and used a dull knife to cut it into smaller pieces. Once all the fruit was cut we placed the fruit into a bowl. Each child took a turn at mixing the fruit salad. Lastly, we served ourselves fruit salad and enjoyed our efforts.

Early Childhood Standards of Quality: 

1.       2.Early Learning Expectation: Initiative-Engagement-Persistence Attentiveness. Children demonstrate the quality of showing interest in learning; pursue learning independently

1.       6. Early Learning Expectation: Participation-Cooperation-PlayNetworking-Contribution. Demonstrate increasing ability to be together with others, in play or intellectual learning opportunities and/or making positive efforts for the good of all; join a community of learners in person and digitally as appropriate.

1.       7. Early Learning Expectation: Respect for Self and Others — Mental and Behavioral Health. Children exhibit a growing regard for one’s mind and capacity to learn; demonstrate the capacity of consideration for others; show a growing capacity to self-regulate and demonstrate self-efficacy.

6. Early Learning Expectation: Fine Motor Development. Children experience growth in fine motor development and use small muscles to improve a variety of fine motor skills both in structured and unstructured settings.