What a beautiful week. We continue to slowly introduce materials and settle into routines. This work takes quite a few weeks in pre-k! Our mornings in Wildwood Forest have been beautiful. We intentionally spend a lot of time in the forest during the first weeks of school. This helps kids learn what is possible within the space, and how to really engage with a nature-based setting. And these kids are into it! We teachers love watching the way they have so quickly settled into rich imaginative play - so many creative minds here! As the mornings get colder and it becomes harder to eat breakfast outside with cold little fingers we'll transition to an inside drop off. We'll keep you posted.
Enjoy some details from the week with these pictures...
Melissa introduced scissors and glue sticks on Monday. Scissors are an excellent tool for fine-motor practice. Have you kids show you how to safely carry them "like an ice cream cone" at home.
When teaching kids about finger placement with scissors we always say "thumbs up!" Keeping that thumb up while cutting helps kids stay on track without getting tangled.
Are projects are beginning! These kiddos are using pine cones as paint brushes.
A favorite book these first weeks has been The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. This group is retelling the story with props.
One of the highlights of the week was introducing our "Inquiry Basket". This basket helps the kids become scientists, asking questions and investigating the world around us.
The glasses help them look extra carefully.
Finding some ant holes...
Setting off on an investigation.
One of our chrysalises hatched! This one was named "Clippy Head" :)
Safe flight to Mexico, Clippy Head!
Great news - we found a chipmunk hole! We've had a lot of fun leaving treats for "Chippy".
Another new tool - collecting baskets. These are great for finding treasures around the forest.
Treasures can be added and sorted into our little nature museum cubbies.
Our counting board is quite popular. We teach kids that they can either slide objects as they count, or place them back into a cup as they count. Pointing and counting is really tricky, and the sliding and moving objects helps a lot with accuracy.
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