I can say this group is not afraid to get dirty! We enjoyed every second of our sensory art today!
I can already tell this is going to be a great year! We are off and running! Our classroom is filled with smiling faces and eager learners. We are spending some time this week getting used to how things work in preschool. We are big kids now after all. We can carry our own totes, help pour our own water at snack time and even work with scissors! I was so impressed at how the children adapted to all that we did today. They were eager to try new tasks and make new We spent some time today exploring finger paints. Finger painting is not just fun but also a sensory experience. It is interesting to see which children jump right in and squish paint through their fingers, which need to see others do it first to know that it is alright and which get upset at the idea of getting dirty. It is a simple activity that shows who are the risk takers? Who are the observers? Who are the explorers? Who is an experimenter? Each of us approaches new learning experiences differently. No one way is the right way. To be well rounded learners we need a little of each. I can say this group is not afraid to get dirty! We enjoyed every second of our sensory art today! We spent some time with an introduction to scissor skills. For some of these little learners this may have been their first experience with cutting. It is an awkward skill for a new learner to master but it will get easier with more practice. We do a lot of cutting exercises and work to strengthen those fine motor hand muscles. It always makes me chuckle to see how awkwardly a child new to scissors holds them, tongues sticking out in concentration, hands strangely upside down. They boys and girls were very happy to package up their clippings as a gift to remember their first day. Finally, what is a day at preschool without some outdoor fun! Comments are closed.
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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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