Our day began with a quick circle time. The children had an opportunity to answer the question of the day. Are you wearing green? They each placed their vote, Yes or No on the board themselves. Tootsie told us we would be learning about colors this week and brought us a special book called Blue vs. Yellow by Tom Sullivan. She also brought two cans of playdough and told us we were going to do a color experiment with them.
In your totes today was a letter explaining the objectives of these journals along with a developmental continuum of the kinds of lines we will work on, examples of the typical pencil grasps, and scissor skill development. As you will see in the next set of photos everyone is right where they should be! Over the course of the year the class photos will document growth through each stage. The more practice we can provide the better the children will master the stages.
Next, we did a little sticker work and I introduced scissors. We had a little discussion about how scissors are only used with an adult and on paper or play dough. For many young threes this may have been their first attempt at scissors. You will notice in the photos that the children hold their scissors in the most awkward positions and upside-down. Making them open and close with one hand can be overwhelming. Using scissors properly is a very complex skill. Little brains are trying to figure out how to open and close one hand while holding on to a piece of paper with the other hand and trying to make it all work at the same time. It is hard work!
During center time the children explored some new offerings for the week. The sensory tub was a hit! This week it is full of colored chickpeas. They make the greatest sounds when scooping, pouring, and dumping into those little tin cups. Enjoy the slide show.