It's a great day to be in preschool!
This morning our friends put on many puppet shows for each other! Puppets are a great way to practice language skills, communication, and cooperation! These are all valuable life skills! Puppets also provide a way for children to role-play with another various situations in a non-threatening way.
Our estimation jar changed too! The friends can choose to estimate a number from 1-10. The estimation jar is a great way to practice counting, quantifying, writing numbers, and of course estimating! These are all foundational math skills. A strong foundation in early math skills is important for future math learning!
Some of our friends refined their fine motor skills as they used scissors!
Of course we created in the magna-tiles too!
Pastor Rouland, our Pastor here at Zion Lutheran, visited our class this morning! He talked to us about Ash Wednesday. Tomorrow begins the season of Lent. During Lent, we reflect on Jesus death, and we celebrate His resurrection on Easter! Pastor Rouland showed us the ashes that we will put on our heads or hands tomorrow in chapel. We learned that they are not hot, but more like paint! We put ashes on our body to remind us that God created us from dust, and someday we will turn back to dust. However, we will have life forever with Jesus!!
During small group time we expressed creativity as we made masks! As you know, creative thinking is a higher level thinking skill. Engaging in creative thinking leads to further cognitive development!
Mrs. Buchholz was sick today, so Mrs. Kuhlmann and Mrs. Povich came to help us! We pray that Mrs. Buchholz feels better, and we are thankful for Mrs. Kuhlmann and Mrs. Povich who helped us today!
We practiced writing words in our journals too!
We also worked cooperatively with friends to complete a puzzle! Learning to work with friends in a positive way is a social skill that will benefit the children throughout their lives!
We danced to some of our favorite SMARTboard songs!
We had a fun indoor recess today! We will go outside the rest of the week. :)
During Jesus time today we learned the story of Zaccheaus and Jesus. You can find this story in the bible in Luke 19:1-10. We learned that Zaccheaus sometimes stole from other people, but Jesus still loved him and forgave him. Just like Jesus loved and forgave Zaccheaus, He also loves and forgives us!
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