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