We had another fabulous morning filled with pirate talk and pirate creations!
Several children made Sculpture Dough and chose to create models of ships; both princess and pirate! It is great to help them research ship design in books, hear them talk about ship design, and then see them create their ideas three dimensionally. F.1.43 Use new vocabulary learned from experiences. F.2.6 Use familiar materials to measure things.F.3.2investigate and talk about the characteristics of matter (e.g., liquids and solids). F.2.9 Use different colors, surface textures, and shapes to create form and meaning.
Several children finished the sewing of their pirate flags. Isaac, as Tami worked with him on sewing technique, told her, “I know how to sew; I just don’t know how to sew things!” Ha!
We had an exciting visit from a WF alumni! Isabelle and her Dad stopped in to play for awhile. All of the children enjoyed the reunion.
Yonatan’s Dad, Jason, shared his beautiful voice and guitar skills while several of the children added some backup instruments. Melinda later led a large group of children in singing and playing instruments along with one of our CD’s. F.1.3 Sing along to familiar songs.F.1.4 Request certain songs/finger plays, etc.F.1.5 Clap hands in glee/begin to clap in rhythm.F.1.6 Dance/sway/tap toes/jump/hop to music alone or with others. F.3.1 Play classroom instruments.F.3.2 Moderate movements to tempo (fast/slow) and dynamics (loud/soft) of music heard.
The sensory table pirate ship still held the interest of many of the children. We had a small group of 4 children that played in that area for 75 minutes straight. The teachers realized after the play was over that the boys did a fantastic job managing the conflicts that arose. There was only one instance where Melinda was needed to help solve a problem (that was easily solved!). F.2.13 Start sharing some objects with others. F.2.14 By age four, compromise, share, and take turns. F.2.15 Show greater ability to control intense feelings (e.g., anger, frustration).