This week we welcomed March and the color green! We have certain areas of the classroom that change every month: the playdough and tools are green, the books are new, the Tub Table has green digging and sculpting tools, and all the Tiny Things are green.
Our new Alphabet Friend is Sylvester the Snake got his eyes, name tag and smile today! We have our swing up in the classroom and an S walking path.
Our Coping Skill is Squeeze. Intentionally squeezing certain muscle groups and then relaxing them is known to help reduce tension and stress. At preschool we already work on strengthening their hands for writing and drawing with squeezing hand activities like play dough, scissors, grasping crayons, markers and paint brushes, etc. We’ll be squeezing paper this week for our journals. This is a fun activity that strengthens little hands and regulates nervous systems that you can try at home!
Our Clean Up song is The Sharing Song by Raffi…a sweet tune that is full of concepts that our preschoolers know all about.
Today was the last day for S Week and we spent it with our Golden Letter friend Scarlet.! Today we focused on snakes and things people (and a little mouse!) are scared about. Read on to learn more!
Conversation Starter: Snack Time
Morning class: We celebrated Charlie turning five with Simply Cheetos, Sunrays grapes and “the best cookies we made at home.” Thank you, Charlie!
Afternoon class: We celebrated Carter turning five with sweet cupcakes and edible spiders from Annie. We also ate extra spider legs (pretzels). Thank you, Carter and Annie!
Conversation Starter: Story Time
Who was the mouse most scared of?
The cat! He was a little scared of the dog and the farmers too, but especially the cat. This is a very exciting book full of hunger, thirst, being cold, fears and a trapped paw that results in a pair of new best friends.
This was a great launching point to think of things we know people can be scared of.
Conversation Starter: Project Time
Why did you squeeze paper today?
To make a baby snake. We pretended that Sylvester loves babies and that he was very excited about our project. This project is an example of naturally incorporating our Coping Skill. By adding googly eyes, our snakes have a rattly sound…somewhat like a rattle snake!
Conversation Starter: Circle Time
Who ate the Show and Tell things today?
Our big shark! This is another thing some people are scared about.
We have a crocheted shark sleeping bag type blanket that people or things can go inside. If the children wanted, their Show and Tell items could go inside the shark! If someone didn’t bring an item from home, they could pick something from the classroom for the shark to “eat.”
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