We've been taking our class outside for activities each day that we might usually do inside. Here we are looking at the compost pile.
We've been exposing children to Loose Parts more and more, which is basically any materials that children can use and manipulate. Below, our friends are using jewels to make designs and paths.
These friends are engineering constructions out of corks, straws and wooden craft sticks. It's always interesting to see what they will do with the stuff.
Our building skills are improving greatly...we make some really elaborate things now.
Potion making was a favorite activity this week....
During a story time, our friends acted out the Three Little Pigs...
We've continued celebrating holidays with our children, for Hanukkah, we read several stories and talked about menorahs (with several examples).
We played a game with dreidels and learned a song about them, using our fine motor skills to spin them....
We had a different sensory experience with Jingle Bell Soup. It smelled good, sounded good and felt good.
We made a Santa's Workshop in our dramatic play area, with a tree decorating area, a toy making area, Santa's seat, a snow bin, and a baking area.
We set up a Holiday Smelling Center with all the wonderful smells of the season--oranges, apples, cinnamon, peppermint, evergreen trees, and cloves.
We painted with bows and worked on ornaments for our tree.
And lastly, of course we decorated our tree with the ornaments that the children made (isn't it gorgeous?), and had a very special visitor...
We would like to wish everyone a peaceful and safe holiday season (whatever holidays you celebrate!), and New Year....
