The children are doing a great job adjusting to their new classrooms! They have been sharing stories about themselves and we are enjoying getting to know all of their personalities.
In room 1 (Aimee & Celimar's class) the children made self portraits.
They taped off the first letter of their names and used watercolors to paint. Once dry they took off the tape and practiced making letter sounds for themselves and their peers.
The children are working on fine motor and name recognition by using small stickers to put on their name. In order to peel a sticker you need to use your thumb and forefinger in pincer grasp. By strengthening the muscles in their hands it will help them with various tasks such as holding a writing utensil correctly and using it with control.
The children have been discussing different types of homes and families. They each drew a picture of their families (pets included) and counted how many people and animals live in their home. Here is their classroom graph.
Question of the day: Do you have sisters, brothers or both? At morning meeting the teachers and children count and write the numbers in each column together. They then discuss which number is larger, smaller and what the grand total is.
The children made beautiful friendship collaborative art.
Finger painted masterpieces! The children are learning all about color mixing, each child chose two different colors to mix together and experiment with.
In room 5 (Sonia and Jessica's class) the children are also learning about homes and families. They made their self portraits using multicultural colors.
The children talked about why they love their family. Their answers are fabulous! Check them out below.
These children are also working their fine motor muscles by peeling stickers for the first letter in their name.
These children are also working their fine motor muscles by peeling stickers for the first letter in their name.
The children wrote their names and made a graph of how many letters are in their names.
The children have been creating some fabulous artwork.
The children made beautiful multicultural handprints.
The children love singing their, I am Special
song (To the tune of Frère Jacques.)
I am special, I am special.
If you look, you will see.
Someone very special, someone very special.
That is me, that is me!
They sing it, clap while they sing, stomp while they sing and use a variety of voices to sing it (opera style, monster voices, etc...)
They added a tattle phone to their classroom! If you have a (not so serious) problem and you need to tell someone or you need advice you can give Captain America a call! Haha! A great way to cut down on the tattling and help them to really give themselves the tools to handle small situations that arise.
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