This week’s literacy FAB: K.7.2 – “Share information and ideas, speaking in complete, coherent sentences.”

Keeping it simple and clear. Not overloading concepts in teachable moments. Speaking in complete and coherent sentences. (How do you like those complete sentences?! ) These are communication guidelines we use in the early childhood classroom. Today, at the lunch table, a friend expressed “Can I have more salad? I don’t like the lettuce, I just want the salad.”  “That’s an oxymoron.” replied the teacher. “Well I don’t like this oxymoron.” replied the friend as he held up one leaf of lettuce. Simple and clear.

Math FABS: K.4.1 “Identify and describe common geometric shapes.” K.4.3 “Identify and use the terms: inside, outside, between, above and below.” We were swimming in shapes and their possibilities this morning!

We watch as friends work together to create. We are particularly interested in how our friends are relating to one another through sentences and body language. We guide our friends, as needed, to develop social skills that enable them to feel empowered and productive.

“We are taping this down so that you can pop the bubbles.” That was the sentence we used to invite friends into this sensory exploration. They tried, fingers, toes and the soles of their tennies. It was the weight of the bicycle wheel that provided the most sensorial pleasure!

Simple, open ended sentences often lead to the most interesting and creative works. It was this kind of day: this awfully pretty day.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Cheerios and pear slices. Lunch: Penne pasta with marinara, orange/banana fruit salad and bowls of oxymoron with Ranch . Snack: Cheese sticks and pretzels.