WF, 3/22/2018

Good Afternoon!

Several children interacted with the welcome activity this morning. Using tongs, children sorted puff balls into two different glass jars: small and big. A few of our older kids took it one step further by counting the number of puff balls in each jars after they got done sorting them.

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The welcome activity allowed children to explore their fine motor skills as well as using descriptive words to describe each puff ball. We looked at the color of the balls as well as the size.

I’ve attached an article with a few tips on how to strengthen children’s fine motor skills:

https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/help-your-child-build-fine-motor-skills

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We headed outside where children ran throughout the outdoor environment, pretending to be different animals!

Maddie asked if there was something we could do together. So, she and I looked around the outside environment for items with one, two, or three syllables! We found it rather easy to find items that had only one syllable (bush, grass, log, sand) while finding three syllable words tended to be a little more challenging.

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Breakfast– Kashi Blueberry Clusters and PPC raspberries.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken and shredded cheese, PPC banana/fresh oranges, and PPC broccoli.

PM snack– Triscuits and sunflower seeds.

Wee Sprout– PPC broccoli.

Have a fantastic night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 3/22