This past week was full of play and observations. On Monday, we started off the week exploring kinetic sand. The children seemed to like how it felt on their hands. Some made pretend food, some hid shells inside of it, while others just let their creativity lead them.
On Tuesday, we explored how tall we were by measuring our height with unit blocks and colorful strings. We were so excited to see how tall and big we were becoming!
On Wednesday, we were wondering about our feet and decided to paint with our toes! It certainly wasn't easy to have control over a paintbrush with just our toes, but our 3A friends had so much fun with it!
On Thursday, we went out for our first walk around the school. We saw a lot of buildings being renovated and became curious of what tools construction workers use to fix buildings.
On Friday, we talked about how to share toys during circle time. Our 3A friends love each other, but sometimes it's a little challenging to share their favorite toys classmates. Our new friends, Harry and Joe (puppets), helped us learn to share toys with each other.
Our focus of the year: Social Emotional Curriculum
1) Self Management/ Self expression/Knowing self
2) Relationships/Friendships
3) Diversity/ You are special
School Wide Area of Research: Paint
Paint is amazing open-ended medium!
Here are some examples of research questions:
How do children respond to painting with their whole bodies versus painting with a brush at a table?
As a child gains control over their fine motor capabilities, how does it affect the story/verbalization of the painting?
When a child engages in a painting project, does his/her emotional disposition change? I.e. does a child having a difficult morning suddenly relaxes once painting is introduced?
How does painting help children connect with their peers?
What can we infer from the gestures and body language of pre-verbal or limited verbal children as they paint?
What role does storytelling and imagination play in painting? Does a child use more real life experience or pretend play while painting?
Does the type of music playing impact the brush strokes a child makes?