Happy Friday!
A BIG happy birthday to Miss Kim who will celebrate her birthday this Sunday!
In K/PREK1, we looked at two different maps: one of the United States and one of the state of Indiana. The map of the United States was split into sections and Indiana was in the section ‘midwest’. We looked at the different states that were in the area too before specifically looking at Indiana. After we identified where South Bend was, N asked what the star was for. We got into a discussion revolving around capitols and how each state has one. Children tried to say the city, ‘Indianapolis’—it’s a tricky word!
Social Studies: K.3.2 Identify maps and globes as ways of representing Earth and understand the differences between a map/globe.
In PREK2, children took different colored markers to connect the line from Wee Friends to their letter on the map!
We found this blog post very interesting! There are times when we catch ourselves saying, “Be careful!” but Teacher Tom offers up some other suggestions that are better suited for children. When we tell children to ‘be careful’, we’re basically telling them that we don’t trust their judgement which can lead to self doubt.
http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/instead-of-warning-children-to-be.html
Penny was walking around the outside environment yesterday afternoon and started finding really big leaves! She gathered several and we used them at the art table this morning.
Children used various colors to paint their leaf and a few friends even did a leaf print.
Penny and N were using toys as phones to talk back and forth to each other so Miss Kim made them a plastic cup- phone mechanism using two plastic cups and a long piece of string!
Children loved exploring it and having conversations with one another.
“Children are naturally creative. It is our job to give them the freedom, materials, and space to let their creativity blossom to its full potential.”
-Jean Van’t Hul
Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh pineapple.
Lunch– Turkey on whole wheat bread, fresh kiwi/apple, and fresh celery/carrots.
PM snack– Miss Kim’s birthday treat–homemade whole wheat muffins and string cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/celery.
Have a fantastic weekend!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 12/6