Good Afternoon!
True or false—>
Teachers initiate all learning experiences.
FALSE.
Case in point: a teacher walked out into the front science area this morning after a few friends had grabbed pencils, paper, and clipboards. Evie, one of our three year old’s, was walking back and forth between the bench and the cubbie area. She was writing her peer’s names down on her paper to invite them to her party. The first name she wrote was Penelope. However, when she wrote it down on her paper, she was writing uppercase letters. She was taking the lowercase letter that was on each child’s cubbie nametag and making the connection to the uppercase letter which is what she wrote!
When this started, her friends flocked to her with their clipboards and they proceeded to go around and ask their friends how to write their name for their birthday list. They talked about uppercase and lowercase letters, sounds that the letters were making in each name, as well as seeing similarities such as “I have an A in my name too!”
This letter and name exploration required no teacher involvement. We were here to answer questions or add materials to extend the activity but the simple love of learning spearheaded this experience.
“Children learn as they place. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn.”
-O. Fred Donaldson
A glimpse into our sewing experience!
Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with fresh strawberries.
Lunch– Farm fresh eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat tortilla, fresh strawberries/cantaloupe/watermelon, and fresh cherry tomatoes/cucumber.
PM snack– Penny’s birthday treat: blueberry muffins and string cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/cherry tomatoes.
Have a wonderful evening!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 6/17