Maple Room Fun

While some children played outside for centers, some decided to stay in and enjoy an open classroom.  The maple room had some curious minds fill it today! We had children play with the math puzzles, use the iPad to work on spelling and letter recognition, make artwork with the different supplies, and play with the clay! 

Leanes stomped on the body clay.
"This is super squishy" she stated. 

Favour helping to count blocks to add to the number puzzle.

Teaching Strategies: Children can use their own ideas to draw, paint, mold and build with a variety of art materials.

Children begin to develop an understanding of numbers and explore simple mathematical processes using concrete materials. 

Courtney Shatney HDF 409

Morning Center Time Outside?!

Today as a team we decided to change things up for morning center time. We decided to open the outdoors for children to play. We also had open the hallway, the Maple room, the Walnut room, and the Kitchen! This morning when the children came to school this was something completely new for them and for our staff too!

"Why did you chose outside for your center time?"

 Aliana: "It's fun and I can run everywhere!"

Mathias "Because I love outside!"

 Harper: "Because I like fresh air so I'm not hot inside and now I can play Ninja Turtles!"

Teaching Strategy:

Physical 

Demonstrates children participating in outdoor play showing their own individual interests 

Paige Prudhomme

HDF 409

Happy Monday!

Today was a busy day at preschool. The children had multiple opportunities to play outside. Several small groups used our outdoor spaces, and for afternoon centers the children also played on the playground. Also, our grandparent friends came to visit us today! They played with the children at the outdoor tabletop activities during afternoon centers.

Annika and Pemisire were playing together on the playground. 

"This wagon is our house!" - Annika

Andre and Divine engaged in a fun conversation at rest time.

Annika, Pemisire, and Thomas worked together to build a train track.

TS Gold Standard 10: Uses appropriate conversational and other communication skills.

Emily Andersen
HDF 409

Field Day Fun!

For small group today the children went outside for Field Day! They played games like Duck Duck Goose, Red Rover Red Rover, and had fun with the parachute! the children worked together to teach each other the rules of the game they were going to play.

Here, the children are working together to teach everyone
how to play the game "Red Rover Red Rover"

Okay, everyone needs to hold hands," - Alaina
"I think there needs to be two groups" - Evie

Teaching Strategy:

Responsibility-Ethical Actions

Shows an increasing ability to follow simple, clear and consistent directions and rules 

Caitlyn Key 

HDF 409

First Day Back!

Katherine played with baby dolls in the Oak Room and demonstrated how to change a diaper.
"I need to change my baby's diaper because it's dirty"
"To change a diaper you have to lay the baby down and use wipes" Katherine says.

During small group, Ms. Kauppi's group went outside to trace rocks and different materials found in nature.

Divine and Mathias drew and traced the rocks they found.

Daley and Sarah observing their rocks to trace them on the paper.
"Mine is so shiny!" states Daley.

Teaching Strategies: Demonstrate curiosity about and interest in their natural environment that leads them to confidently engage in activities related to science. 

Demonstrates fine-motor strength and coordination.
Courtney Shatney, 409

CDLL Fun on This Cloudy Day

Hallway Fun!



Daley, Sage, and Coen run a pizza parlor.

 Sage: "Who wants pizza!"

Coen: "Me! There's mushrooms on it."



Anaya, Lily P.J, and many others explored the musical end of the hallway.

 They wanted to make a band, and learn how to play the guitar.

 Anaya: "I counted 26 marbles falling down."



It was a chilly day, but the children had a blast running around!

 


Jace and Graham wandered around finding all of the mud puddles.

Mrs. Potter's small group took a walk out to the Gazebo for lunch and for small group!

A yummy picnic lunch!

Amelia Doerr- HDF 409

Teaching Strategies:

Demonstrates Traveling Skills

Explores Musical Concepts & Expression

Walnut Room Fun!

Today in the Walnut room, the children did a variety of things. Children played on the ipad using coding pieces. Children built different structures using the magna tiles. There was new material at the texture table; floam. Children made imprints using stencils and paper. The children were able to work with the small muscles in their hands to build and use different materials. The Walnut room has a lot to offer and the children are able to explore their fine motor skills in a lot of different ways.

"It's sticky!" - Livy 

"Look he moved two spots!" - John 

"Let's build a castle!" - Mathias 

"How does it do that?" - Jace 

Teaching Strategy:
Physical
Demonstrates fine-motor strength and coordination



Megan Shea
HDF 409