Three friends had their very first day today at preschool! The rest of the class was here on Monday and seemed well seasoned after just one day here. Our classroom was very playful and I don’t for a moment take any of this for granted.
Read on to learn the answers to today’s 5 questions:
1. Did you eat real worms for snack?
No!
They were pretend candy worms in chocolate pudding for a birthday treat. We also had apple slices and cheese crackers. Some friends had their first time ever to carry their trays to the kitchen for Grandma Mona to wash.
2. What color are the cups in the Tub Table?
Yellow!
Yellow is the color of the month. This means that sometime this month everyone will bring home a yellow sun project. In the classroom people can play with the tiny yellow things on the Tiny Things Table, use yellow play dough (fun fact: it’s turmeric that made this play dough yellow!), yellow play dough tools, paint with yellow paint at the easel and have yellow collage supplies at the Project Table.
3. How many real apples did Ms. Kristin have a Circle Time?
Only one!
There were four apples all together and only one of them was real. Preschoolers had to use their eyes to determine if they were real or make-believe. The descriptions of how they knew that they were make-believe were wonderful: There are lines on the fabric one (seams where it was sewn together), there are perfect holes on the wooden one, there are fuzzy pieces (Velcro) on the inside instead of seeds. Fantastic observations! Then we passed them around to feel the differences.
4. In our book today, which animal got to go to market and which animal had to stay home?
The dog went to market with Apple Farmer Annie and the kitten stayed at home. Bonus follow up question: where was the kitty on the last page of the book after Apple Farmer Annie got home? On her lap. So sweet and cozy.
We also noticed the framed apple artwork on Apple Farmer Annie’s wall and decided that the preschoolers could be like Apple Farmer Annie and hang up their apple a project!
5. What was in the wagon we took outside today?
Toys, books, blankets (that also serve as towels), puzzles, bubbles, walkie-talkies, water, toys, rainbow streamers and the stop and go sign. We enjoyed easy, beautiful weather while playing on the playground. The class naturally divided into two groups: one group played rocket ship on the play structure, where Ms Brenda encountered a lot of knowledge about planets and the solar system.
Another group gathered down at the water tables where children enjoyed the new sink and got the creek (a slight drainage depression) to flow again! There was also the use of the word “progress” as friends described their work on making soup using leaves and grass along with the water, ginkgo fruit, acorns and bindweed: “We are making progress!”
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