April 24, 2020

Beginning Monday, April 20th - Friday, April 24th, we are celebrating the week of the Young Child. We are embracing early learning, young children, teachers, and families. This annual event was created by the NAEYC to celebrate and bring awareness to the importance of early childhood education. Engaging and celebrating families is at the heart of supporting our youngest learners. Throughout the week of the young child, each day, we are engaging, participating, exploring, discovering, and celebrating something different.

Making Shakers and bracelets out of Paper Towel or Bathroom Tissue Rolls

Creativity/Color/IMAGINATION/Fine Motor SKILLS

Using recycled materials enables children to make exciting and creative art. Recycling is good for the environment, and it takes everyday objects and transforms them into valuable artwork. Exploring and experimenting with reused materials allow children to gradually understand that they can create something out of materials that once had another purpose.

Annabelle adorned her paper towel and added corks inside to create a sound. Then masking tape was taped on both ends of the paper towel.

Wallace used watercolors to paint his bracelets.

Teagan used crayons to decorate her bracelet and added some star stickers.

Colors/Creativity/Fine Motor Skills/Imagination

Each child used different materials to create the earth and some added some gold and white colors. Both art pieces represent the earth and the child as they explore the elements differently. Beautiful art work!

Annabelle used a coffee filter to create her earth.

Sensory/Science

Color/Imagination/Fine Motor Skills/Language/Cognitive

Annabelle squeezed as she observed the oil and watercolor in the bag.

In the video:

Annabelle:” Where is the oil? Where is the oil?” As she tapped and pressed the bag.

Teagan tapped and pressed as she observed the color dots in the bag. Teagan talking to her mother, said, "Why they jumping away from me?" (referring to the color dots)

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Teagan also did a sensory bag with paint.

Math

Counting/Sorting

Our Virtual Class!

The children explore, learn and observe as they listen to the first letter of our names, count, sing, dance, listen to a song with puppets, listen to stories, learn about colors in different ways and shapes. Ophelia showed the different structures she has done with Magna-tiles. It is always lovely to see everyone!