We had a great Thursday in preschool!
Abram chose to improve small motor control as he made ornaments for our class Christmas tree!
And...then he got to hang it on the tree all by hisself!
The "candy construction" building set was a big hit again today. We had a great time expressing creativity and improving fine motor control while building with "candy"! Many friends tried making a few of the creations from the "book"...they are pretty tricky!
To wrap up morning meeting, some of our friends took turns rolling the dice, recognizing/counting the number of dots, then finding that number on our "positional words" paper. (Quantifying, connecting numerals to their quantities and understanding positional words are early math skills)
Nolan is "beside" the present!
Danny is "under" the present!
Lucas is "between" the present and the reindeer!
We remembered the question of the day again today! What would your answer be?!?!?
Today we introduced the letters "O" and "Q"!
We remembered start your letter "at the top" then big curve, then keep on going for the "O" and big curve, keep on going, then little line at the bottom for the "Q"! Then we came up with words that start with "O" and "Q"!
Anytime one of our friends thinks of a word that starts with "O" or "Q" we can add it to our big letter. Or, if at home, your child sees a small picture or item that starts with an "O" or "Q", bring it in and he/she can tape it to our big letter!
Then we practiced writing "O" and "Q" with crayons (nice and short to reinforce proper grip)!
We had some fun on the playground...even on this cloudy day!
Time for small groups (centers)!
As we remember Jesus' birth this month, we learned "J" is for Jesus! We colored dots in the shape of a "J". Each friend was asked to pick 2 colors, then color the dots in a pattern! Not only did we improve patterning skills (early math), we also improved small motor control needed for writing/drawing!
With Mrs. Dose we made ornaments for our Christmas tree! We strung beads (some even did so in a pattern) and jingle bells on to pipe cleaners! Stringing those tiny beads while holding a pipe cleaner sure can be tricky!
We "read to a friend" remembering the rules of using a book correctly (orientation: read from front to back and left to right...make sure the letters are right side up...turn 1 page at a time, gently!!! Being able to use a book properly is an early literacy skill.)
YAY for one more round of fresh air to get the wiggles out!
We enjoyed a special Advent chapel led by Mrs. Haun! It is the time where we wait for the very special day that baby Jesus was born!
Enjoy the rest of your Thursday!
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