Wednesday, March 29, 2023

 We had a great day in preschool!

Look at us...role-playing real life situations!

These friends as beginning to master the interlox...

Wiggle worm was here to welcome the start of baseball season!!!  If a friend picked a number on a baseball, that friend said the number aloud.  Then I gave the class an activity to complete that number of times...

Time for 3 toe touches!

If a wiggle worm was picked...

WIGGLE, WIGGLE, WIGGLE...and FREEZE! A great way to practice self regulation, having to stop and freeze when having so much fun wiggling!

Happy Birthday Henry! Thank you for sharing your special day with us!

We introduced the letter "N" today!  

We remembered start your letter "at the top" then big line down, back to the top, big line down/diagonal, big line up for "N".  Then we came up with words that start with "N".

Anytime one of our friends thinks of a word that starts with "N" we can add it to our big letter.  Or, if at home, your child sees a small picture or item that starts with an "N", bring it in and he/she can tape it to our big letter!

Then we practiced writing "N" with crayons (nice and short to reinforce proper grip)! 

Finally...a day of mild temps and SUNSHINE!!!

Time for small groups (centers)!

 "We can read!"

We found environmental print that we could "read" and improved our small motor control as we glued each to our paper. Then, each friend "read" his/her environmental print to Mrs. Mudd!

We improved spatial awareness as we completed Easter Puzzles.  Each puzzle told a different part of the Easter Story.  Success for some was completing the puzzle "on top" of the picture.  Success for some was completing the puzzle "next to" the picture.  While success for others was completing the puzzle without looking at the picture!

With Mrs. Fahey each friend took turns...picking a bunny, any bunny!  On each bunny was a number.  Each child showed his/her friends, then said the number.  Then Mrs. Fahey gave them an activity to do that number of times (i.e. jump "4" times, do "7" toe touches).  The ability to recognize/identify numbers and connect them to their quantities is an early math skill.

 We improved our writing skills and letter identification as we wrote "spring" words (from our word wall) in our journals.

Off to the parking lot playground for some good ol' exercise...

And...a fun game of "Mr. Fox"!!!

During Jesus Time today we remembered that Jesus showed His love for us in many ways.  He wore a crown of thorns.  He died upon a cross.  He saved us from our sins!

Thanks for checking out our day!