We finished up L week and 2024 today! Here are things about this week you can look for in photos, videos, backpacks and conversation.
Coping Skill: Listen. Pausing to listen to things in our environment is a quick way to be in the present moment and increase calm….learn more about our Listening Game below.
Locomotives: We have trains and tracks on our lawn (fake grass) rug along with battery tea lights.
Lego Land: Legos have taken over the Circle Time corner. For the last day of Lego Land, we worked together to make color houses. We have both Duplo and regular legos…many were Ms Kristin’s kids’ when they were little and some were even Ms Kristin’s when she was little!
Here are 3 questions to ask your child:
What noises came from Ms Kristin’s basket? Tape, scissors, wrapping paper, a book, the Circle Time bell, a jingle bell and a candy cane. We played a Journal Time game where we listened to items and tried to guess what was making the sound. This can be played at home with any household items!
What kind of nose did you eat at snack time? A snow-person nose! For our Christmas Party Snack Ms Kristin brought huge carrots (and snow-person arm pretzel sticks with frosting to dip in). Check your backpacks…we sent unfinished noses home.
What was the Jingle Express made out of? Scooters and jingle bell bracelets. Children worked hard all day to get them connected and to navigate the classroom when pulling each other. Incredible team work!
More photos and videos along with bonus YES questions:
Were Gary and Lilah on the ceiling?
Was there a safe battery candle light that stayed on all night? (in the cloud dough!)
Did we get to take some other Alphabet Friends outside? (Kenny, Joey, Dotty and Holly)
Did we say goodbye to the pumpkin and wish her well? (Ms Kristin will take her home, transplant the baby plants and hope for the best!)
Coping Skill of the Week: Listen
This week we listened!
These children already practice listening to teachers and peers every day. Now we are pausing to listen to things in our environment. This is a quick way to be in the present moment and increase calm….especially when taking time to notice 3 sounds in the environment and name them (a car driving by, a fan, my own breath).
This is coping skill can be a welcome interruption or distraction in a time of distress (Can you hear that sound? Should we go listen for birds? Wait-what is making that sound?)
Just like all coping skills-it will likely be obvious if it is helping or not!
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