Our Friday “Purple Day” Class had their third session today. It is easy for me to forget this when they are participating in so many school routines with ease (finding things in their cubbies, moving in all areas of the classroom, knowing where glue is, taking shoes on and off, going to the bathroom, carrying their snack trays, coming to Circle Time and lining up…incredible!)
We looked at the items in the Blue Bucket and their comforting properties. We ran, jumped, climbed and stomped in place which was a great warm up to Story Time with Wee Willie Winkie!
Read more to learn 5 special things about today…
Read more: Making it quieter, glue on the rugs, C+H and the end of September: FRIDAY C WEEK1. How can you make it quieter in the classroom?
Wear your headphones!
Our first order of headphones turned out to be way too small so I sent them back. The second order have proven to be surprisingly sturdy and even though they aren’t “noise cancelling,” they are wonderfully noise muffling.
It’s really cool to see children opt to wear their headphones at random times during the day. When a teacher puts some on, inevitably children do the same.
2. What color tiny things will be out when you come back?
Orange!
Today was the last school day of September which means it was the last day to use the yellow play dough, the yellow things in the Tub Table, the yellow collage items and the yellow things on the Tiny Things Table. Our books will change as well, though any book is always retrieved upon request. The next preschool day it will be October and all these things will be orange!
3. What C things were there at Snack Time?
Golden Letter friend Charlie brought Cheerios, Cheetos and Candy Corn. Thank you, Charlie! What a perfect opportunity to practice our little poem with hand or feet actions: Here is C, Here is H, Pound them together: CHHH CHHH
During Snack Time Ms Kristin added the Purple Class photos to our DO YOU HAVE A CAT AT HOME chart. With a little more rearranging of the photos, we could get an easy visual of which column had more. We have one friend who was gone this week who will get their photo added yet. Regardless, according to this chart more friends have cats at home than don’t. However, it has been reported to me that at least one friend in the “YES” column does not actually have a cat at home. Hahahahahaha
4. Where did you do your projects today?
A pillar of our program is children having a balance between following a strict teacher plan and having control over where/when/why/how of other experiences.
Today children had the option of doing their projects where they wanted to…at the table, on a rocking chair, on the rugs, at the Tub Table even! Since a teacher is always with a child doing these projects, having conversation and helping as needed, we aren’t concerned about glue or markers getting elsewhere.
5. Did we get the creek to flow to the sidewalk?
Yes!
Without using a hose, these children got the creek to flow! This means hauling water about 20 feet from the sink to the “creek” (a slight trench that diverts rain water). Children are also traveling back and forth way up the big hill to the play structures. I love the sheer distance they safely and independently have access to. There is much to be grateful for!
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