Happy Friday!
If you are looking for a place to worship this weekend, you are always welcome here at Zion! We have services Saturday night at 5:00 and Sunday morning at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00. Hope to see you there!
We started our day exploring the play dough. Our friends love to mix the colors of the dough. We have been experimenting to see what color results when two colors mix. Since the dough was new in the beginning of the week, it has turned a lovely shade of gray. One of our friends said, "When you mix a lot of colors together-it turns gray!" We might have to explore this further one day!
Look who came to visit our class! Our Principal Mr. Debrick! The friends are always excited to see him when he visits.
Our friends played a secret spy game during free choice time too. They played cooperatively together for over ten minutes. Pictured below are the secret spy glasses the friends wore to identify themselves as spies. As children engage in socio-dramatic play, like the secret spy game, their capacity for cognitive flexibility and creativity is enhanced. Furthermore, imaginary games lay the foundation for self-regulation skills including delayed gratification, reduced aggression, and empathy.
Ethan's mom and grandma stopped to check-into the car shop this morning! The check-in station provides a child-initiated way to learn writing skills such as how to form letters and sound out words.
We continued to work on our good junk cars today. We have received more good junk donations, (THANK YOU!!) so we worked together to sort the items out. Sorting is a foundational math skill.
Now, I know you might be thinking-
"What in the world is my child learning from making a car out of junk?"
They are learning to use of the knowledge that we have gathered about cars to create a physical representation of a car.
They are engaging in creative thinking skills. I purposefully did not chose pre-made wheels or car bodies for the children to use. They are using creative thinking to turn "good junk" into various car parts. As you know, the more children engage in creative thinking, the more possibilities for cognitive development.
The children are also learning to persist. They might try to make their car one way, and it might not work. They are learning to not give up, but to try again.
Not to mention, creating with good junk is fun!
After we worked on our cars, we went on a letter hunt in our classroom. I called out a letter, and the children looked all around the room to find that letter.
During Jesus time today, I played some praise and worship songs on the guitar and we all sang along. We thanked God for His love and for sending Jesus to die on the cross and rise again!
Have a great weekend!!
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