Happy Friday!
I looked around this morning and saw almost every space in the environment occupied by children who were engaged, happy, and thriving. It got me to thinking about the different learning styles of the sixteen children we have here at Wee Friends. As children get older, their learning style(s) become more prominent. At this age, we make sure to have an area or an activity that adheres to each learning style so that children are challenged in a way that’s meaningful to them. A child who may be an auditory learner may not have to sit and listen to a story; they could sit at the art table while still being able to listen to the story and gain the same comprehension.
I’ve attached an article that explains the primary learning styles in early education while also diving into the other learning styles that aren’t as notable at this age.
“As different as we are from one another, as unique as each one of us is, we are much more the same than we are different. That may be the most essential message of all, as we help our children grow toward being caring, compassionate, and charitable adults. –Fred Rogers
Children headed to the art table to create different art projects. Chloe got a long piece of paper and wrote a grocery list for her mom while a six year old drew several starfish. He counted all of the dots that he drew on the starfish, adding up to over 100!
We had several students who were learning kinesthetically including:
Movement during music time.
Using our fine motor skills to count, sort, and describe several different manipulatives including gems, shells, and hexagon counters.
Anna and Lucy took the shells and sorted them into equal groups so that every child at the light table had the same amount. We talked about their characteristics using descriptive words including; bumpy, smelly, soft, small, and big.
Breakfast– Rice cakes with peanut butter and PPC banana.
Lunch– Homemade english muffin pizzas, PPC banana/clementines, and PPC cucumbers/carrots.
PM snack– Homemade banana bread and block cheese.
Wee Sprout– PPC cucumber.
Have a terrific weekend!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 1/26