Happy Monday! We had a great day in school!
Check out what we did today!
We worked in groups to build the wall of Jericho like in the bible story!
As we worked together, we practiced using kind words to resolve our conflicts. We also practiced our problem solving skills as we had a difficult time trying to keep the walls from falling down too soon!
We sang, "Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho" and knocked over our walls, just like in the story. We discussed that the wall did not fall down because of the people's walking or shouting, but because God helped them. We shouted, "With God, I can do ANYTHING!" We also echoed Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength."
We enjoyed painting today! Some children wanted to make a handprint turkey, so Mrs. Povich gladly helped them! The children used their senses to describe how the paint felt.
"Squishy."
"Cold."
"Like water."
The children are practicing expanding their vocabulary, using their sense of touch, and exploring their creativity through this activity!
Some of the children created in the art center. Creative thinking is a higher level thinking skill!
We worked on Thankful Books today as well. Through this activity, the children are refining their fine motor skills, expressing creativity, and learning the connection between spoken word and written print!
We continued to investigate the various pictures of spiders and make observations.
As the children investigate and observe, they are not only practicing visual discrimination but they are also exploring the world, and exchanging scientific ideas.
Sadly, our spiders died over the weekend. The children are determined to find another spider and build the new spider a new habitat.
We learned that spiders are not bugs, they are arachnids! (You can using the word arachnid with your child at home too!) We also learned the differences between bugs and spiders today. We made a chart together of the differences.
We observed various bugs and spiders on the SMARTboard and noted their differences. Nothing the differences between bugs and spiders is not only important for discerning between two creatures, but the act of comparing and classifying is allowing the children to practice logical thinking, reasoning, and thinking scientifically.
Together, we created a representation of a bug/insect and a spider. We were sure to note the differences in our representations.
Our spider representation. Note the two body parts, eight legs, and lack of antennae, and lack of wings.
Our bug/insect representation. Note the three body parts, wings, six legs, and antennae.
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