Thursday, March 24, 2011

THURSDAY, MARCH 24th

Today in Preschool we ...

did some science explorations
 We examined the inside of a seed and learned about the parts of a seed, including the embryo, endosperm, and seed coat.


We went for a nature walk and enjoyed some fresh air.


THURSDAY, MARCH 24th

Today in the Toddler Room we ...

Looked Through magazines and talked about the pictures we saw
(using observation and communication skills)



We played with packing peanuts in the sensory tub.  We poured, scooped, and pretended it was food and drinks in our bowls and cups.
(fine and gross motor skills, and imaginative play)
We also are learning that when we drop or dump the packing peanuts on the floor, we clean them up.
(self help skills)


We painted with cotton balls
(color recognition, using a variety of art materials, creativity, and fine motor skills)


For Music and Movement Time this morning we danced the Bean Bag Dance where children sing and dance to a silly song with a bean bag, putting it on their head, elbow, foot, etc.
(gross motor, following directions, rhythm, identifying parts of the body)




While playing with blocks the children worked on stacking them and building towers.  We extended their block play to having each child build their name, finding and identifying each letter.
(taking turns, literacy, fine motor, and reasoning skills)