Future architects and builders

Block play is a valuable learning experience for young children. Children learn math skills such as color, shapes, sorting, ordering, counting, size, and one to one correspondence. Blocks also provide opportunities for problem solving, sequencing and patterns. The open- ended nature of blocks can encourage creativity and socialization. Children can develop an understanding of cause and effect, balance and stability through experimentation of spatial relationships of blocks. Representation and logical reasoning are also concepts children learn through block play.

Pumpkin fun

Today we had fun guessing how much yarn was needed to go around a pumpkin. It is a great way to use comparison words such as too long or too short. We had 3 children that guessed the exact amount needed.

We also used Halloween pattern cards and the children completed pumpkin puzzles.

School fun

Yesterday we had a visit from the the Kellogg Hubbard Library's Nicole. She read two stories about monsters and then we made monster pictures with paper and glue.

Learning to recognize our names in fun when you can slap the letters.

We have been learning to count using dice.

During our study of bodies, we traced our bodies and then colored them and we made drawings under a table with the paper attached to the bottom of the table for a different view.