Hasta Lavista Amigos!

The wind was certainly howling today, but it was no match for the children's high spirits inside and outside the classrooms. In the Maple Room, Jonah, Isaiah, Drew, Joey, and Larry were all found building tall structures then taping them together so they would not fall apart. "This is Bad Joker. He's tryin' to get inside Batman's shop," Jonah described his creation.

Throughout the semester, the Performance and Construction group have been working hard to build props and practice their lines for a performance called "The Four Seasons." The entire school had the opportunity to watch a video of the Performance Group enacting their play. Congratulations to everyone involved on all your hard work!

It was the last day in the CDLL for some of our student teachers. Thankfully no tears were shed, but many hearts were broken as the teachers danced with the children for the last time during a dance party at the end of the day. The student teachers would like to take the opportunity to thank all of the children, families, and staff of the CDLL that have been so supportive and patient with us this semester. We have genuinely enjoyed our time here and wish the best for your families in the future! Thank you! You will greatly be missed!

Teaching Strategies:

Cognitive #11 - Demonstrates positive approaches to learning

The Arts #35 - Explores dance and movement concepts

-Ms. Gross

Our Last Monday!

Today was a fun filled day with the preschoolers.  We wanted to make sure the children enjoyed their last two days with their student teachers having a good time with lots of activities.  This morning the mail group was privileged to go with the nature group on a walk to their forest on campus during morning centers.  The children enjoyed playing in their houses that they've made before with tree limbs.  Also, a lot of pretend play was happening throughout the time we were there.

During small groups today, all the students and teachers met in the indoor movement room to watch the performance group's final video that they've been working on all semester about the four different seasons.

At the end of the day for afternoon group time, the teachers decided to bring the pods together and meet in the indoor movement room for a dance party to kick off our last day that we would all be together.  The children were able to dance to some of their favorite songs that we hear them sing all over school.

Teaching Strategies: The Arts #35- "Explores dance and movement concepts"

Physical #4- "Demonstrates traveling skills"

Thank you for an amazing semester and I wish everyone the best of luck with their preschoolers, we are going to miss all of their smiling faces!

-Ms. Bennett

Capture the Beanie Baby!

This afternoon the nature group, performance group, and mail group all joined forces for a game of Capture the Beanie Baby!

Similar to Capture the Flag, Capture the Beanie Baby has the children split into two teams, each of which has one half of the playground as their "territory." The bridge in the middle of the playground is neutral territory where the game begins and ends.

Each team hides its beanie baby on its own side of the playground, and when both teams are finished, they meet back on the bridge. Then the teams swap sides and go searching for the other team's beanie baby. Once a team finds the other team's beanie baby, it races back to the bridge!

The teams worked together to figure out where to hide their beanie babies, and then to find the other team's beanie babies as well. They played three games together during small group time. It was a fun and collaborative way to end the week.

Have a great weekend!

-Ms. Hill

Teaching Strategies Objectives for Development and Learning

Social-Emotional #3: Participates cooperatively and constructively in group situations

It's Art Cart Time!

It's that time of year again! The time where we are able to spend our afternoons outside and create art master pieces! Our art cart is full of markers, crayons, sparkly paint markers and paper! Children are able to sit at the picnic table in the yard and create whatever comes to their mind.

The cart was very popular today since most kids spent the majority of their time outside this afternoon! We all keep hoping the weather only gets better from here on out!!

Teaching strategy #33: Explores the visual arts

Enjoy your day!!

-Ms. Boone

Matching Shapes and Counting!

Today in Pod B, the teacher brought fun learning into the group. It was not your typical group where we dance and move around. The teacher added mathematical aspects. The Children engaged in matching half of shapes with another person who had the other half. They also counted dots and matched the number of dots with another student who had the exact same number.

Teaching Strategies #23 Mathematics: Demonstrates knowledge of patterns

-Ms. Thomas-

Making Clothes!

Since the dress up clothes have been taken out of the Pine room, the children have been provided with various materials to create their own dress up clothes for the school.  The children can use items like foam, scissors, hole punchers, tape, and a variety of ribbons and threads.  After they complete the clothing piece they have made, they can hang it up for other children to add onto or wear.

  

Today, after punching holes through foam pieces, Haley and Jana wanted to tie multiple pieces of foam together.  The two wanted to use ribbon to connect the foam pieces, but were unsure how to tie a knot.  With the help of a teacher guiding them through the process of tying a knot, both were able to tie knots in the ribbon.  Haley and Jana both taught other children how to tie knots, as well.

The girls were looking forward to continuing to work on their clothing artwork tomorrow.  It's exciting to see the children able to work together and help each other with their projects!

This is also the last time I will be blogging for the semester.  Thank you so much for giving not only me, but all of us 409 students the opportunity to learn and grow with your children.  I have made so many unforgettable memories.  I genuinely look forward to Tuesday and Thursday's for the time I get to spend with your children.  I hope everyone has an excellent summer and best of luck to all the children headed off to Kindergarten!! 

Miss Adcock 

Teaching Strategies Objective 3: Children participate cooperatively and constructively in group situations.  

A Busy Day for Rhyming!

 Today in the Oak Room, Miss Adcock lead a group discussion about rhyming! She read an interactive book about painting and the children followed the story about a young boy who painted all the parts of his body. She explained the concept of rhyme and how the book had many rhyming words. Many of the children knew the rhyming words and shouted out the body part that came next in the painting!

Miss Adcock read the part of the book where the boy said, "Oh heck, I guess I'll paint my _____." Oliver yelled, "Neck!" When the word for rhyming was "Egg," Mark said, "Leg." Many children offered their ideas for rhyming words as well.

"Pain and rain" - Mitchell
"Pink and sink" - Ne'Siah

Teaching Strategies Gold: Literacy: Objective 15a: Children notice and discriminate rhyme.

 

Since this is my last blog post, I just wanted to let all of you know how much I have enjoyed my experience as a 409 Student Teacher. I have enjoyed spending my time with your children this semester and will miss them so much!! I have made so many connections with your children and families and hope you all have an amazing summer!

 

-Miss Wheaton