Kiera worked persistently to align all of the cars into a straight row. Persistence will help children be successful throughout their lives.
Look how these friends collaborated and persisted while building this morning! They are learning valuable social skills that will benefit them throughout their lives!!
We loved looking at the pictures of castles! The children were very interested in the inside of castles!
We then of course played castles!
We also strengthened our fine motor skills and engaged in creative thinking at the writing and art centers!
Outside time!
During morning meeting, we looked at pictures of castles. We noticed many different shapes in the castles! We also noticed what castles were made of (bricks, concrete, stone) and other aspects of castles (pointy, drawbridge, windows, stained glass, etc.)
During small group time, the children used a block building app on an iPad or iPod to create a structure. They then attempted to replicate the structure in the blocks. This helps the children think through the process of building. Thinking through a process promotes cognitive development! This skill will also be helpful as we think through building our collaborative castle in the classroom.
As the children created on the iPads, they began thinking through whether their creation would work or not.
Child: "This one won't work."
Me: "What will happen if you build it in the blocks?"
Child: "It will fall over because it is too tall!"
The children also practiced writing words independently in their journals.
We used shapes to make our own castles! We dictated to Mrs. Buchholz about our castles. This activity promotes shape awareness and recognition as well as language development. The children who did theirs yesterday manipulated the paper shapes to create new castles that they could change! Children are also learning the important connection between spoken word and written print through the dictation.
With me, the friends learned how to make blueprints! We will use this skill to help us build our castle. In order for blueprints to have meaning for the children, they first created their bedroom in a box using props. Then, the drew a picture of what they created. This allows the children to visualize and experience what a blueprint does!
During second free choice time, many of the children played castle!
I noticed Avery standing in this spot. I said to her, "Avery tell me about what you're doing."
She responded, "I'm a guard. I protect the castle."
I asked her if she wanted to make a sign so that everyone knew what she was doing.
She said, "Yes! Let's write a sign to say, 'GUARD STANDS HERE.'" This was a great opportunity to engage in meaningful writing and letter/sound correlation.
Once the sign was completed, Avery stood watch. I asked her to smile for the picture and she responded, "Guards don't smile."
Mrs. Kuhlmann came in for a minute and helped Megan make an invitation to the castle. This was another great opportunity to engage in meaningful writing practice and letter/sound correlation!
Building cooperatively in the lincoln logs.
Riley and Sammie enjoyed acting out familiar scenarios in with the house pieces. Acting out familiar scenarios through play is how children make sense of the world.
Welcome to the Castle Ball!!
During Jesus time, we learned the story of Jarius's daughter being raised from the dead. You can find this story in Luke 8:40-56. We learned that because of sin in the world, we will be sad sometimes. We learned that sometimes people die. We also learned that Jesus is more powerful than death! Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can trust in God to help with any problems, no matter how large.
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