Pre-K Engineers

Since last week, the girls have been asking to make a tent. They were presented with a fort making kit and they immediately got to work. As I observed them work, I was better able see what was tricky and what came with ease. We will continue using the fort set, and begin sketching tent ideas, for the kids to gain more experience and confidence to create the tent of their dreams.

Stay Away Germs

In light of everything going on, and all the hand-washing we have been doing, I wanted to children to at least have a fun time washing their hands. Using a recipe, we made soap! Not only was this scientific, but we added literacy by taking turns sounding out,and writing the letters of the word “recipe.”

Recipe

1/2 cup cornstarch
1/8 - 1/4 cup castile soap (we used lavender scented)
4 tsps. oil (any oil will be fine)
liquid watercolor paint (optional)
Mix all the ingredients together until you are able to form a ball. To use, wet your hands, take a pinch of soap, and rub hand together for at least 20 seconds.

Red, blue, red, blue…

Patterns can be found everywhere! The ability to recognize and create patterns help us make predictions based on our observations. Understanding patterns helps prepare children for learning complex number concepts and mathematical operations. They allow us to see relationships and develop generalizations. This week the children worked on completing patterns and creating patterns.