Fun with friends

This week we read some stories by author Mo Willems, My Friend is Sad and I Love My New Toy. They are great books for explaining feelings that can happen while playing with a friend. We also read the book Cleversticks, by Bernard Ashley, about a boy who is upset because he can not do some of the things his friends can do such as tie shoes or write his name, but he discovers his own special talent. We used this book to talk about how we are the same as one another and how we are different.

In our science area we have gourds, pumpkins, and corn to look at with magnifying glasses. We also painted with corn cob which was fun but very messy!

We also played in the water table.

Getting to know our friends

We have been having fun getting to know each other. Our greeting songs and activities at the beginning of the day help reinforce names of the children. We have been talking about feelings and reading books about sharing, saying your sorry, and what to do if you are mad. We also encourage children to ask for a toy by saying " Can I have it after you?" This is more positive that "Can I have that?" 

This week the children had fun exploring shaving cream. Some of the descriptive words they used were smooth, sticky, cold, soft, like whipped cream, and slippery.

We were also able to enjoy the outdoors with the sun shining and warm weather.

First weeks of school

Here are some pictures from the first days of school. We have been busy learning how to care for our equipment, meeting new friends and trying new activities.

We have been learning how we are the same and how we are different. We measured children with blocks to see how big we are. We also made Mat Man to help us understand body parts.