What we did this week!
This week our new friend Ian joined the 1A class! The 1A children welcomed Ian with big smiles.
Ian freely explored his new class with his friends while playing with the learning materials.
Gym Time!
Water Play and Mirrors!
To encourage our little friends to continue their new found interest of observing their own reflections, we thought it would be interesting if we implemented mirrors during water play.
How will the students react to seeing their reflections in the water?
Approaching the stimulating provocation, some friends choose to dive right in and begin splashing the warm water. Others took a slower approach, gently gliding their fingers across their reflection.
*Mirrors are certainly a lot of fun for our students, but they are also used as a tool for promoting self-awareness and ability to see and understand basic emotions.
Washing Our Classroom Baby Dolls!
The children have been fascinated with investigating the dolls faces in their classroom! What if we combined their favorite sensory play (water play) and dolls?
What new discoveries would be made? Would the children still be focused on the facial features of the babies, or would their attention be on something else?
Approaching the new and exciting provocation, the students first splashed their hands in the warm water with big smiles, focusing only on the water. Shortly after, the children began bringing their attention to the baby dolls- gently touching the doll’s face and body with their wet fingers.
-Water play is calming, soothing, and important sensory exploration. Giving children the opportunity to replicate real-life scenarios allows them to test out their theories about how things work, and let them figure out what doesn't work in a safe and non-judgemental space.
Painting with Paintbrushes!
Cooking Class!
This week the children made trail mix!
Spanish Class!
For Spanish class we practiced identifying farm animals in Spanish and the sounds they make.
Paper Exploration!
Thank you, IA families!
Have a lovely weekend!