Our Tuesday “Yellow Day” Class experienced the first rainy day of the year! This means that Outside Time was questionable until the end of the day. We lived with the tension of not knowing if we’d play our firefighter game inside or outside…you can watch the results in our video below!
Here are 5 questions you can ask your child about today then read on to see photos/learn more…
1. How many friends can go on the swings today?
2. What was for snack today?
3. Why did you have to stay on the purple rug at Circle Time?
4. How did you play the firefighter game?
5. What funny show did Ms Kristin do while waiting on the steps?
Read more: Pork rinds, another knife, firetruck sirens and guessing body parts: TUESDAY F WEEK1. How many friends could go on the swings today?
Only one friend at a time on the Pumpkin Swing (our orange fabric womb swing) but as many as can fit on the Big Swing (which morphed from a swing to an airplane to a fire truck).
2. What was for snack today?
Asher was VERY excited to show the snack he picked out at the store for us…pork rinds/chicharrones and white chocolate chips.
The disappointing surprise was that there weren’t cookies in the bag, only white chocolate chips. We determined that the package had cookies on it to let people know that they COULD make cookies with them if they wanted to.
Friends carried their trays AND cups today…incredible! How fun it is to try new things with no fear of negative consequences. When trays or cups fall, children will never hear us say to “be more careful” or “do better next time” or “you’re just too little”…we will always find out what help they might want to finish the experience (new food? help cleaning up any mess? fresh water?) and acknowledge their experience!
3. Why did you have to stay on the purple rug at Circle Time?
Because Ms Kristin got out a real knife! She didn’t use it today but our Serious Pumpkin Timeline tells us she will on Wednesday and Thursday!
4. How did you play the firefighter game?
I would love to hear children’s responses to this…the video will give you a sense of the game…we did this at least three times! Elements included getting in and out of chairs, putting on pretend uniforms and seat belts, being a siren or horn, answering 911 calls, smelling for smoke, looking for the fire (battery candles), spraying with pretend hoses, sleeping on the truck, snoring, and ending with a cozy reading of Curious George at the Fire Station.
5. What funny show did Ms Kristin do while waiting on the steps?
What body part is showing…foot, hand or head?
Since it was raining, we were waiting on the big steps for the grown ups…Whatever it takes to keep kids settled and engaged while waiting! Even Pastor Shana is waiting for what comes next!
BONUS: Play dough plans
Our preschoolers learn quickly that plans can change and teachers will meet requests or behavior with curiosity. The plan we focused on today was keeping play dough at the play dough table. There was a lot of incredible work here!
Today I came upon one friend saying, “I need my toe to squish it really flat.” He knew that he could provide more force with his foot than his hand…pretty intuitive!
Happy Tuesday, friends! Stay curious and kind.
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