It is officially Fall and the weather has finally cooled down. We had a few uncomfortably hot days this week in our classroom and are thankful for this fresh, crisp air and most of all - for this New Season!
We introduced a new learning area towards the end of this week.
We took the sand out of our table and filled it with water, then added bubble bath to it to create lots of bubbles!
We have found that water play offers many opportunities for learning to happen. Children develop a stronger understanding of concepts such as "more than" "less than," while experimenting with capacity, filling up bottles and pouring into something smaller or bigger. This area promotes sensory development while improving vocabulary through role play and general conversation.
Playing with water and sand can be very soothing for children which is why we like to offer it as an area of exploration as often as we can!
We took the sand out of our table and filled it with water, then added bubble bath to it to create lots of bubbles!
We have found that water play offers many opportunities for learning to happen. Children develop a stronger understanding of concepts such as "more than" "less than," while experimenting with capacity, filling up bottles and pouring into something smaller or bigger. This area promotes sensory development while improving vocabulary through role play and general conversation.
Playing with water and sand can be very soothing for children which is why we like to offer it as an area of exploration as often as we can!
We also made our own Bird Feeders. Thank you to all of the parents who sent us in rolls!
We realized the next day that many of the seeds were falling off, so we apologize in advance. We had expected a different turn out, but the children were very excited and proud so we sent them home and asked them to hang it on a tree either at home or at the park and to let us know if they see any birds.
We also explored some new classroom materials and did some colour mixing with our hands!
It's amazing what a little bit of documentation can do. Some of our SK's this week asked us if they could take out their binders and look at them. It goes to show how powerful it is to represent their learning and honour their hard work. They love to see the progress from when they first started JK up until now. We will often hear them at things like, "Oh, I remember doing this," or "look what I did!" while sharing them with their friends.
This reminds me that it really is important to try to capture and save lasting memories because they reflect a strong appreciation for it at times like these.
Hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend!
See you on Tuesday :)
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