"I can make music!"
"This puzzle makes animals noises, mooo!"
"I felt money inside."
"Listen to the rain."
"I smell the animals. Yuck!"
"This is a yummy snack!"
"The rug is rough."
"I see two flowers."
"Look, it is raining."
Preschoolers are naturally curious beings and this week we are focusing on our five senses (sight, touch, taste, smell and hearing). Hands on learning at its best! This unit encourages the children to use their senses to gain information and explore the world around them.The five senses lend themselves beautifully to a host of scientific explorations. This morning we explored different textures with our hands, listened to musical instruments, smelled various scents and looked at some new sensory bottles. Overheard today... "I can make music!" "This puzzle makes animals noises, mooo!" "I felt money inside." "Listen to the rain." "I smell the animals. Yuck!" "This is a yummy snack!" "The rug is rough." "I see two flowers." "Look, it is raining." During our art time today we made some beautiful paintings. We added a sensory twist by tying jingle bells on the ends of our paint brushes. We listened as we painted. Our sensory tub was filled with water beads. These are irresistible to both little and big hands alike. I added some ice cream making props and the children had a great time. Their little hands loved feeling the slimy, wet spheres running through their fingers. If you are interested in trying these at home you can find them at the Dollar Tree in the floral section. The preschool also had a very special visitor today, The Zoo Man. He brought in a wide variety of animals for us to see and learn about.
Jackie
9/17/2014 12:22:25 pm
So cool...I thought only bugs visited today:)
MH
9/18/2014 04:23:43 am
Pretty big snake!! 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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