On Tuesday we played with snow inside, made snowmen and snowmoms (it’s M week, after all) in the Tub Table and with play dough, found the black and white Tiny Things, painted with black at the easel, used our new library cart and found more familiar and favorite things. The day went quickly and the children were all very engaged. In the morning class we had 2 Golden Letter friends, Millie and Max W. In the afternoon class we had Golden Letter friend Malcolm. In the morning class, Max was also a Birthday Celebration Friend!
The morning class covered one easel paper and the afternoon class covered another!
The morning class finished the task of getting all the jingle bells out of the Tub Table. Thank you! Then we added new scoops and snowman hats to use.
Since we are not playing outside this week we are bringing the active play inside: there is a slide (children were allowed to make a train with their bodies lining up on the slide…Ms Kristin was even the engine a few times), our scooters and running tracks.
Our Wind Tunnel was back which added a lot of great critical thinking and problem solving opportunities. The little balls often stay close to the fan, the big balls get stuck and the medium size get pushed out. If you have a chance to come in and try it out next time, do it!
At Story Time Ms Kristin read Twelve Hats for Lena about a little girl who makes a hat for each month. Lena is a real person and we could see her photograph at the end of the book. We used this to talk about it being a new year.
Children were allowed to used “fidget” toys during Story Time and we talked about the purpose of them (that sometimes for some people keeping their hands busy may help them focus on listening…our fidgets provide tactile, visual and quiet auditory input).
At Circle Time we talked more about the months of the year. Everyone got to take home their own Month of the Year wheel (a miniature version of the big spinning wheel at preschool). At home you can play a version of I Spy and sing the months of the year to the tune of “Bumpin’ Up and Down in my Little Red Wagon”: January, February………November, December, those are the months of the year.
Here are some Conversation Starters to use with your child:
Morning friends: Was there really old fashioned milk at Snack Time? Yes! Charlie brought milk in a glass bottle that he calls “old fashioned” milk. He also brought dried mango and mini muffins. Max W had his birthday today and brought cupcakes and melons! Thank you, friends!
Afternoon friends: Did you really have pizza at snack time? Yes! Malcolm brought us mini pizzas and mixed melons. Annie brought some marshmallows that were so big and flat that they looked like cookies. Thank you, friends!
Also, we read today. In preschool we practice reading by repeating the word: I say, “The next word we’re reading is marshmallow” and then we all say “marshmallow” while I point at the letters. It is quite delightful and definitely counts as reading!
What color was the mirror at your snack spot? Black! We each had a mirror at our snack spots today to practice this week’s Coping Skill of smiling at ourselves. We could even watch ourselves eat and have sweet conversations with ourselves. I recommend trying it out at home!
This week we are smiling at ourselves in the mirror and telling ourselves “I love you.” These practices are shown to encourage self-compassion and remind us of our inherent worth which allows us to better handle challenges and build healthier relationships with others.
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Did you need glue for the mirror project? This is a fun question because there are 2 answers! YES, we needed glue to stick the mirror papers on Mary the M Alphabet Friend but NO, we didn’t need glue for our mirror balls because they were stickers.
Also, be impressed with your child’s mirror disco ball: every child independently cut their mirror sticker strip into pieces and transferred them to their cardboard circle. Pretty cool and exciting for me to see!
What song was playing during Clean Up Time?
Frosty the Snowman! Children could use wipes to clean surfaces or brooms to sweep. Everyone helped today…find out what your child did! The room looks great!
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