Gifts
from the Earth Week I was a flurry of activity. We continued our study of
Native Americans as we played in our Tee-Pee.
We also made and used
"Native American" shakers.
Additionally,
we painted re-cycled egg cartons. (Native Americans took good care of the Earth!)
We began to prepare
for our Harvest Feast by "writing" invitations to parents and Parker
staff. The invitations will be delivered
next week so be sure to check your child's cubby!
Divertido con Espanol / Fun with Spanish
As
always, the children enjoyed their time with Senora Jen! They particularly enjoyed listening to her
read, "El Almuerzo Sorpressa" (The Lunch Surprise)!
Vocabalo de Semana en Espanol / Words of the Week
in Spanish
Gracias - Thank You
de Nada - You're Welcome
Looking Deeper: Exploration
and Learning through Play
This week I will guide you through a closer look
at "writing" in Pre-K Three!
Writing implements such as markers and paper or dry erase
boards are available everyday throughout the morning and afternoon. These materials enable the children to
exercise their fine motor and emergent writing skills. By age four, most children have moved from a
fist grip with full-arm circular movement, to a tripod grasp with movement
refined to the hand and wrist.
Additionally, these materials are vehicle for creativity and personal
expression.
Writing is demonstrated daily as part of our Morning
Meeting. Together, on our dry-erase
board, the children and I compose a morning message which consists of the day
and theme of the week, and one or two sentences about the activities of our day. I write as the children dictate, and then we
re-read the message together once or twice.
Throughout the year letters and words emerge on the
children's papers, but even before that occurs they know they are writers! They instinctively know that writing looks
different from drawing; this is apparent when they "write" notes in
our "office", or "write" shopping lists during Grocery
Store Weeks, or doctor notes during our Doctor/Hospital Weeks.
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