Overheard while working:
"I peeled it!"
"Look, I can do it!"
"Look at me. Open, close, open, close."
" Mommy's gonna love this!"
"I need help."
Our little owls had a great morning full of fine motor practice and fun. As the children arrive each day there are a variety of trays set out for them to explore. The trays help provide each child a defined space that is all their own. The activities are fine motor, early literacy and math based. Each tray is fun and engaging. My hope is that the trays are opportunities for the children to find success with little or no instruction or frustration. They enjoy watching as one friend tries an activity and patiently wait for their turn. I love to watch the concentration on their little faces and they work through the task at hand. The sense of accomplishment once they complete a task is very exciting to witness. During our story time we learned that owls are nocturnal and hunt at night. We also learned that owls hatch from eggs and have feathers. The boys and girls had an opportunity to explore feathers, a nest, an xray, a scull and bird prints under the magnifying glass. The freedom to touch it all was very inviting and the children spent a good amount of time exploring the science table. We also continued to work on their scissor skills today. The children were each given a divided paper strip and a sheet of stickers. I asked them to peel their stickers (a much more difficult task for young learners than you might think) and place one in each box on their paper strips. Once they had done so they got their scissors to snip the boxes apart and place in an envelope to bring home. Overheard while working: "I peeled it!" "Look, I can do it!" "Look at me. Open, close, open, close." " Mommy's gonna love this!" "I need help." We also used the glue bottles again today to make special birthday collages which will hang over our cubby area. Each collages is so unique! They will be hung as the children celebrate their birthdays.
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Why Blog?Here you will find little snippets of our days together. When my children were in preschool and would come home I would always ask, "So, what did you do today?". All they ever said was, "Played." That didn't tell me much. I hope this blog will be a place to share what we have done and help you ask more directed questions of your child. You will see first hand just what we do after you kiss your little one goodbye in the morning. It will also be a great place to visit and see just how much your child has grown and learned throughout the year. Archives
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