Good Afternoon!
We introduced the word ‘sequence’ this morning during our PREK1 sign in. We talked about how a sequence is an order in which we do things. We looked at our morning and wrote our name under what came next in our sequence: washing our hands after coming inside or going straight to the lunch table?
This lead into our group time as well. We read ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ while looking at our calendar we use everyday. We looked at how the days of the week are in sequential order and how the days of the week are essentially a pattern, as they repeat every seven days.
K.1.4: Identify and order events that take place in a sequence.
K.M.2: Understand concepts of time, including: morning, afternoon, evening, today, yesterday, tomorrow, day, week, month, and year. Understand that clocks and calendars are tools that measure time.
This morning we found inventive ways to use magnets and loose parts. We had a lot of innovative ideas about how to use the magnets and materials. One friend was interested in moving things with magnets. He tried to make magnetic chains of objects, then asked for a string to hang objects from. Several kids got interested in this idea and enjoyed hanging something from string and moving it with the magnet. These kinds of exploratory opportunities allow kids to tinker, experiment and observe. Deep learning occurs as kids curiously interact with the world this way and follow up the questions they have about how things work.
Our sensory bin material was changed out today and children are always so anxious to see what the sensory bin will offer. Kinetic sand was placed in the bin along with trucks and various sized rocks. Children noticed that each truck made different tracks in the sand! Sensory materials are essential in an early childhood classroom as children learn through all of their senses, especially touch!
Breakfast– Kix cereal with fresh pears.
Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat tortilla, fresh pears/cantaloupe/grapes, and fresh cucumber/carrots.
PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrot.
Have a great night!
-Wee Friends Teachers
Link to pictures: 2025-10-07