Hello! Hope everyone is having a fantastic Wednesday!

Our morning started with a big, scary monster: P.K. the monster! He growled at us and showed us his scary face! He took off his hood and we realized it was just P.K.! Phew!

Once P.K. took off his mask, he settled in the chair with Clara. Forming relationships and bonds throughout the day can come from spending time with one another. Clara and P.K. sure do enjoy each others company. They’ve been buds since infancy!

To get settled into the day, we headed to our gross motor area where friends rolled around on the soft material. Not only is this area geared toward gross motor but the materials found can increase ones sensory knowledge. The activities in this area and soft to the touch. When pressed in, they change shape which is interesting to our friends!

Our train expert headed to the train and car area where he made his own train track! He then searched around the area for his favorite train.

Friends got a choice of painting or not. It’s important to give children choices throughout the day so they feel responsible for their play and learning. Of course, every child wanted to paint. So that’s what we did!

Today, we did partner painting. Not only does this help with children’s social skills but the opportunity to watch others paint allows for new ideas to be nurtured.

Eve and Eren used a thin paint brush. We looked at the strokes that they made on the paper. Friends noticed they were small and it took a lot of paint to get the paper colorful!

Clara, P.K., and Daniel worked with thick paint brushes. The strokes were much wider and it was easier to fill the paper.

We put a few works of art up in the classroom so that we could see the difference between the amount of paint that was put onto each artwork.

Clara stuck with her painting technique throughout her art experience. She would slowly move the paint brush toward the piece of paper and push the tip onto the paper. This way, a lot of paint hit the paper and some even splattered which Clara loved!

Daniel liked her technique so he tried it also!

A few works of art .

Plus some of us even got it on our face!

Once we cleaned up the paint and headed back out to the classroom. Clara and Eve headed to the mirror where they admired their reflections. Clara must have liked it because she gave herself a kiss through the mirror!

Zoey is enjoying the new gross motor area. The ability to crawl and roll around works for her! Lately, she’s been standing on various items such as the blocks and foot stool by the open window. While standing, she maneuvers her way down. Her balance and coordination are getting a work out!

Before lunch, friends Daniel and P.K. headed into the kitchen where they played with pegs. Multiple shapes were put on the table for our friends to pick from. P.K. chose to build up with his pegs. Daniel thought about the colors of the pegs that he wanted to use.

“I have a heart!”, says Daniel.

Lu Lu spent most of the day on the floor. Between cooing and rolling to her side to get a toy or see a friend, Lu Lu’s day was quite active!

Plus, she’s started on yummy baby food. A few of her favorites are peas, sweet potatoes, and carrots!

To end the day, we had a relaxing time making goodies in the kitchen. Between ice cream, milk, and pizza, we were all quite stuffed. Eve made sure to tell teachers, “Hot” before she handed us her dish!

For breakfast, children had eggs with cheese and toast with soy butter. AM snack was green peas. Lunch consisted of rice with beef, oranges, and broccoli. PM snack was rice cakes with cream cheese and raisins.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy