Week in Review (5/8-5/9)

Week in Review (5/8-5/9)

Hitting the Road

This week we asked the children to help create their own roads in the block area. They chose where they should go and we used tape to create them. The students named thier roads with names like "Zippy Zoppy Road", "Northville Street", and "Chestnut Street". We added some bridges and tunnels to the roads as well. After watching the children drive their cars on the roads for a while, we offered them markers and clipboards to create maps of the roads. We saw students being very thoughtful about where they added roads and bridges and connecting their drawings to the actual roads. We are excited to extend on this more.

Objectives Met: 

4. Demonstrates traveling skills
5. Demonstrates balancing skills
6. Demonstrates gross motor manipulative skills

1. Regulates own emotions and behaviors
a. Manages feelings
b. Follows limits and expectations
c. Takes care of own needs appropriately

Active Art

We love having an active class! This week we focused on ways for the children to express themselves artistically while using their whole bodies. They were able to draw and paint on large spaces with different tools to create pictures. It was fun to see the children being active artists. 

Objectives Met:

c. Solves problems 

d. Shows curiosity and motivation 

e. Shows flexibility and inventiveness in thinking 

4. Demonstrates traveling skills 

5. Demonstrates balancing skills 

6. Demonstrates gross motor manipulative skills

7. Demonstrates fine-motor strength and coordination 

a. Uses fingers and hands 

b. Uses writing and drawing tools

11. Demonstrates positive approaches to learning 

a. Attends and engages 

b. Persists 

33.Explores the visual arts 

Week in Review (11/28-12/2)

Week in Review (11/28-12/2)

Curriculum Night

Thank you to all of the families that came to Curriculum Night! It was wonderful to see students sharing their work with families. Most of this work is still posted throughout the classroom and on the board outside the room (above the drinking fountain). We invite you to take a look during drop-off or pick-up to see what your child has been up to.

Finding Out About Funnels

Students experimented with funnels with sand and water this week. They observed how the water traveled through the different funnels and used them to fill the cups. We talked about how full the cups were and compared different sizes and amounts. Children noticed it was easier to fill funnels with sand and that the water fell out of the funnels quicker. We talked about other similarities and differences as well.

Objectives Met:

24. Uses scientific inquiry skills
26. Demonstrates knowledge of the physical properties of objects and materials

28. Uses tools and other technology to perform tasks

Creating a Train

Students and Ms. Farhat continued their work with trains. Ms. Farhat brought large boxes the children could use as train cars.  The children lined them up and thought about what train cars would look like. We heard them talking about different types of train cars such as the engine, caboose, or coal car. Students enjoyed the opportunity to sit in the cars and have a more hands-on experience with trains. 

Objectives Met:

11. Demonstrates positive approaches to learning 
a. Attends and engages 
b. Persists 
c. Solves problems 
d. Shows curiosity and motivation 
e. Shows flexibility and inventiveness in thinking
26. Demonstrates knowledge of the physical properties of objects and materials