A Bounce House With A Stegosaurus Inside!
As we continue to toy with different ideas about what to build next, a recurrent theme continues to form: a house, or something inside of a house. This week we have mostly been talking about creating a bouncy house (with a stegosaurus inside!). Next week we will work together to create a cardboard model of this bouncy house and then hopefully by the new year, we will be ready to create with wood.
Creative thinking is the foundation for much of what we do in life; being able to think outside of the box is essential!
Planning allows us time to think before we act. If we dive into building without taking our time to plan it, we might not be too happy with the results.
When we honor children’s ideas, we show them that we value their voice and opinions and that we respect what they are interested in. This builds confidence, self-esteem, and trust.
Sensory Play
Activating our senses makes our brains happy, and allows us to retain information more easily. This week we used our sense of smell for cooking with rosemary, our fingers to work with insta-snow, our ears and bodies to dance and release energy, and used our eyes for hand-eye coordination puzzles, matching and sorting. All of these areas work to increase our cognitive ability!
Specialists
Ernestina taught us the different forms of weather, and what to wear outside when it’s cold for Spanish this week.
Diane had us mix together apricot, pears, peaches, bananas and cinnamon. We are expanding our knowledge of what are classified as fruits, exploring the smell and taste of spices, and expanding our vocabulary by mixing, pouring, measuring and sharing.
During soccer, we used cones as an obstacle course and carefully used little kicks to make it around the cones without tipping them over.
Music with Mr Andrew also expands our vocabulary, gets our bodies moving, and allows us time to understand rhythm, word patterns, and tempo.
Reminders
Winter Wishes are due Monday, Dec 9th
Our class holiday party is on Wednesday, Dec 18th from 4:30-5:30
BMS is closed from Dec 23-Jan 1st
School resumes Thursday, January 2nd