We had a lot of fun today!
We practiced writing our names today! There are different stages to learning how to write your name. If your child writes his/her name, but it looks like scribbles or markings on a page to you, don't worry! This is an important part of the writing process! With time, practice, and encouragement you will see your child's writing become more defined.
We did more writing practice in the writing center!
We strengthened our fine motor skills with scissors too!
We are becoming more and more interested in cars! This is one of the benefits of the Project Approach. Because the children are interested in the topic of study, they become engaged in their learning! When children are engaged in their learning, they are excited, curious, and it makes the learning experience more meaningful to them. Furthermore, children able to retain more information about a topic when they are engaged in their learning!
Some of our friends made cars using the LEGOS.
Some friends made a race track on the blue carpet.
Other friends built bridges for the cars.
Joey chose to drive his car through the play dough!
Of course we worked on building roads for our cars too!
We went to chapel again today! Pastor Rouland played a fun game with us, and we learned that we should always listen to Jesus' voice. He loves us and takes care of us!
We wrote in our journals today! The journals are special because it is a personal place the children can always write and draw. It provides documentation for writing development as well!
We practiced forming letters as we used dry erase markers to trace letters.
We then drew pictures of cars. We will draw a picture of a car again at the end of our Project. I can't wait to see how our representations of cars change as we learn! It is important to engage children's prior knowledge about an area of study because learning is easier for children when new information is connected to what they already know, not taught in isolation.
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