Today we celebrate Joey and Will! We thank God for bringing Joey and Will to our class!
Happy 1/2 Birthday Joey and Will!!
The children were very excited about pajama day today! They loved showing off their rest buddies during free choice time. :)
Some of our rest buddies helped us sign in this morning!
Hunter had fun playing sleep over this morning. :)
Some of the friends played ball this morning! We used the 'castle' music to dance and have fun!
Fun in the commons!
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.)
Mrs. Smith, Delaney's mom, came and read to us today! She also helped us during small group time! Thank you Mrs. Smith!
During small group time, we used shapes to make our own castles! We dictated to Ms. Emma about our castles. This activity promotes shape awareness and recognition as well as language development. 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!
The children practiced writing castle words in their journals independently.
With Mrs. Smith, 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.
Thank you Mrs. Smith for your help!
During second free choice time, some of the friends continued to play in the castle.
Other friends worked collaboratively to make a giant house. They are learning valuable social skills that will benefit them throughout their lives.
Some of the princess in the castle decided that they would have a baby too! Children act out familiar situations through their play to help them make sense of the world.
Brynne worked hard to make her own princess crown. She wrote words on her crown too! What a perfect example of engaging in meaningful writing!
Zack worked hard to create various letters with the blocks! Good work Zack!
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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