Time concepts are very abstract for preschool children. They can’t see time, so it’s very difficult for them to understand it. To a young child, yesterday can mean last week, last month, or even last year. To them, yesterday simply means the past, as at this age children understand the concepts of “before” and “after.” This week 3B worked on their own calendar, the goal was not for the children to learn days of the week, but to help them handle the emotions related to the end of the year exciting events. Having a visual plan for the next two busy weeks will support the children’s need to have a predictable plan for the things that they are looking forward to. Working on the calendar involved some math as we marked days of the week and some letter sounding activities as we wrote down the days of the week but most importantly, now it will help us to understand when all the fun events will happen so they we feel emotionally satisfied.
Meet our Ms. Happy!!!
