This week the 1A friends, created their first finger paintings, explored clay, Investigated sticky contact paper, painted on foil paper, showed interest in legos, excised their bodies in the gym and went on a lovely walk around the Tribeca neighborhood.
Finger Painting!
Our 1A friends immediately began exploring the bright, wet paint-smearing the medium across the white paper canvas. In this activity, the students chose to use a paintbrush and their fingers.
Why is sensory play important?
Sensory play enhances learning through hands-on activities that stimulate the child's senses. This is an excellent way for children to explore the world they live in! Sensory play supports language development, cognitive growth, fine and gross motor skills, problem-solving skills, and social interaction.
Exploring Legos!
Wonderful job, friends!
The students are showing more and more interest in exploring legos.
Children practice dexterity as they connect Lego pieces of different sizes and shapes. This requires different amounts of pressure to assemble and becomes a wonderful exercise for little fingers which supports children in being able to control the pressure they apply while writing.
Gym Time!
Out On a Lovely Walk Around the Tribeca Neighborhood!
Exploring Clay!
Clay is a wonderful way to promote the awareness of "cause and effect", with young learners.
When the students were presented with a chunk of grey clay, it instinctively motivated them to explore- the soft and responsive sensory qualities of the unfamiliar material was inviting!
The student pulled, poked and squeezed the clay- each time, the clay, responding to their actions.
When children begin to notice a change in the clay, they are learning that their actions have consequences. This is empowerment. It encourages more experimentation. The child’s brain is taking shape along with the clay!
Thank you, 1A families!
Have a great evening.