The friends are very excited about the new waffle blocks in our classroom!
Our friends are practicing using kind words when working together. Some phrases we encourage at school are:
"Can I have a turn when you are done?"
"How many minutes until my turn?"
As children learn to navigate social situations, they are learning conflict resolution skills. These skills will benefit the children now and in years to come as well!
Kiera worked to write all of her friends names this morning! Great job Kiera!!
Some of the friends were playing a Frozen game. I started playing along, but I couldn't remember all of our pretend names! We decided that name tags would help us remember the pretend names! The friends worked hard to write their pretend names! This was a great child-initiated opportunity to engage in meaningful writing practice!
We love the commons!
This morning we played a game on the SMARTboard that helped us recognize numbers and letters!
I forgot how to write some of my letters, so the friends helped me form the letters correctly. :)
During small group time, we began work on a snowman mosaic. The children are strengthening their fine motor skills (the muscle group needed to do smaller tasks such as writing) as they cut paper for their mosaic. They also drew the outline of the snowman!
We also introduced the estimation jar today! I worked with the children to write their names, and circle how many items they think are in the jar. We then counted together the items in the jar.
This activity promotes writing, number recognition, counting, and of course estimation! We will use the estimation jar as a way to sign in each morning beginning Wednesday.
We also played a snowball toss letter recognition game. The children took turns throwing "snowballs" at our alphabet. They identified the letter that the snowball hit, and sang the letter sound song.
To the Tune of The Farmer in the Dell:
"The B says BUH. The B says BUH. Every letter makes a sound. The B says BUH."
Free choice play is an important part of our school day. Research shows that through play, children learn important cognitive skills such as self-regulation, narrative recall, divergent problem solving skills, and rule understanding. Furthermore, play provides a child-initiated and meaningful way to learn other skills including writing, letter recognition, and counting.
During Jesus time, we learned the story of Jesus being baptized as found in Matthew 3:13-17. We learned that we deserve to be punished for our sins. However, Jesus washes away our sins and give us new life! he is perfect and did what we couldn't/can't do. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we are able to live as God's child and do what He wants us to do.
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