May 24 2011, Pod A

Hello everyone!

Today was a busy and active day in Pod A. We have added some new things throughout the rooms so the children have been eager to explore!

In the Oak room, there has been a change to the Art Studio. We have added some real lilacs in a vase at the paint table. The children can look at, touch, and smell the lilacs. They can then paint the lilacs with purple and green water color paint. When asked about the lilacs, Bess said “They smell like cotton candy!”

Bess, Makayla, Andrew, and Nevaeh painting the lilacs.

 In the Walnut room, we have added dirt and plastic insects into the Discovery Center. The children love to get their hands dirty by sticking their hands deep into the dirt. The children also put the plastic insects into the dirt and pretend that they are crawling around. Nathan says he likes insects because there are so many different kinds of them.

Nathan and Connor playing with insects in the dirt.

After center time, it was time to go outside and enjoy this bright, warm, and sunny day! The children enjoy going outside and always want to show the teachers what they can do (and it is always impressive!) Here are some pictures of what the children showed us today.

Emerald relaxing and balancing on a swing.

Marc, Nevaeh, and Ms. Armstrong climbing the ropes!

Alison jumping over the swing.

Ieva, Alzahraa, and Nevaeh sitting up high.

After we had lunch and rest time, we ended the day by going outside again. But this time we used the giant parachute with all the teachers, children, and some parents. We walked in a giant circle while holding the parachute, we shook it softly, and we shook it hard. We even added balls on top that bounced and flew everywhere, which the children loved!

I look forward to learning more and more about your children each and every day!

-          Samantha “Ms.” Corey

Physical Development and Health 2.1: Children experience growth in gross motor development and use large muscles to improve a variety of gross motor skills in both structured and unstructured settings. Begin or continue to develop traveling movement such as walking, climbing, running, jumping, hopping, skipping, marching, and galloping.