Here are some questions you can ask your preschooler about our day:
What did the pigs turn the wagon into? What about the school bus? What about the plane?
What did the frog do on the fire hose?
What is your classroom pirate ship made out of? What are the slide rules?
Does your map show where the treasure is?
Wednesday: X MARKS THE SPOT
X MARKS THE SPOT WORK: With our pirate hats and all the extra dress up supplies, we played on a pretend pirate ship made out of tables, steps and a slide. We went on a treasure hunt and found our Alphabet Friend X (who is covered in reflective tape) marking the spot in the big church room where we found some gold necklaces- to keep! All week we pretend our Show and Tell things are treasures too!
TREASURE MAPS: We made our own treasure maps collage style by using pages from old datebooks donated in 2018! Then we laminated them so we can write on them with dry erase markers! You can see where the treasure is hidden by the X marking the spot! As we talk about our treasure hunting and maps, we use words like left, right, north, south, east, west, u-turn, etc. You can continue this at home!
We have a big map on the wall over our pirate ship to write on and follow on our make believe journeys.
STORY TIME: Today we read through an old favorite, Pirates Ahoy! about some farm animals who were feeling bored so they turned different vehicles into pirate ships to create excitement. There was great focus and a lot of curiosity about this silly book! We acted out being the frog on the fire hose and pretended to eat ice cream like the farm animals and school children…I bet they can show you how!
COPING SKILL OF THE WEEK: X marks the spot: When we straighten and then cross our arms over each other, we are crossing midline which strengthens the neural connection between the left and right hemispheres of your brain (aka bilateral integration). We know that the left brain processes things like language and logic while the right brain processes things like emotions and creativity like music and art.
HERE ARE MORE PICTURES OF OUR DAY:
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