-Miss Sabrina
It is our favorite time of the year. All the kids have been talking about what they have asked Santa for this year. It all seems to be a favorite toy they want. I can say they enjoyed doing these handprint tree and even making one of their own. We have spent today decorating the classroom with some of our Christmas projects we have made already and even putting a little tinsel up in the classroom windows. They ask me everyday "What project are we doing today, Miss Sabrina". I can't wait to do all the special projects I have planned with the children.
-Miss Sabrina
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Two babies play near each other both with different toys. It’s just play right? Actually, no, it is much more than just play! As babies grow, they begin to quietly explore their environments through regular routines and activities, first with a familiar adult nearby and then farther away. What seems like simple play is the start of gaining independence and exploring new things. First they will explore their immediate area, but soon they will branch out and seek new activities and explore unfamiliar objects and sounds. What seems so simple to adults is all part of a baby’s growing curiosity and independence. How cool is that?
- Miss Elisabeth The kids have asked me every afternoon what I am thankful for...I am thankful for my family, for fostering puppies and giving them a chance for a home, for Little Lambs and for all of your children. This month they have amazed me with the lessons about sharing and thankfulness they have practiced. They have shared, they have been kind and they have been thankful for each other. If a friend is sad, they have offered hugs, if a friend is happy they have shared their joy and when friends have been frustrated they have offered help. I am so proud of our little lambs and all they have learned this month (not to mention G,H and I, brown, number three, squares and the five senses). So at the end of November and the beginning of this holiday season, I am thankful for your children, and that I get to be a part of their daily school life...thank you for sharing them with us!
-Miss Jen This week, we celebrate Thanksgiving! All month, we have been working on the concept of sharing and community with our little lambs. Each child has shared daily the things that they are thankful for, most of them families and people. Reading “Stone Soup” is our annual holiday tradition. The children gather around and we read about a community that comes together and realizes that together we have plenty and apart we have very little. Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours. Watch for a special Thanksgiving treat, coming your way soon.
- Miss Jenn We have been talking about the way we use our five senses. We use our sense of hearing all day in class by listening to the directions we must follow. Today we did different sequence cards where the children listened to me describe the picture as well as using their sense of sight. They had to identify the picture that went first, second, and last. They enjoyed putting different pictures in the correct order. It gave them a chance to work together as a class.
One of my favorite programs is STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and I always try to incorporate a little STEM into our day at Little Lambs. Sometimes it's something as simple as building with Legos, and as complex as building robots, others we delve right in to our computer and take a good long look at "How it's made." Then during free play, there's always the option of playing a few games on the ole desktop. Sammy's Science House, an education program, is one of many in a collection of subject themed games programs that the kids truly enjoy. It's musical, it's just a little bit challenging, and the best part is that they learn while playing without ever thinking about learning.
Say, Preschool Power....that's quite a name. I think we're on to something here, folks. In fact, keep an eye on the New Year. That's the perfect time for Little Lambs to Power Up. - Mister Pat Of course they do! As we explore the five senses this month, even our infants can join the fun. Infants will respond to music in a variety of ways: infants can turn their heads towards music, move their arms and legs, and make vocalizations to the sound of music. In our infant room, we expose our Littlest Lambs to a variety of musical styles and movement activities. We sway and dance, hum and sign, and twitch and turn. Every little response to music is encouraged as studies have shown that infants and toddlers that are exposed to a variety of music and movement are able to use it as a form of expression. So keep the music turned on.
-Miss Elisabeth As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, we explore history but also the concept of being thankful. Children have some very interesting ideas about being thankful. Children are very capable of understanding what it means to appreciate people, things that they have and things that they are able to do. During the month of November, each afternoon after story time, I ask the children to tell me one thing they are thankful for. Many have expected answers; one child is thankful for mom and dad, one for a sibling, another for toys. Then some answers may surprise you, a child answers “I am thankful you read us books” and another says “I am thankful for playing with my friends” and “I am thankful I can go to school”. Just last week a little boy spontaneously told our Special Reader that he was thankful that she came to visit us and that she loves kids! Our little lambs truly understand what it is to be thankful.
- Miss Jenn This month, we will be learning more letters and focusing on the color brown. We can't forget about Thanksgiving, where we all are thankful for a lot of things in our life. Today, we have made a turkey which I will be putting the children's face on. They have really enjoyed the few turkey projects we have done so far, they can't wait to make our pretend pumpkin pies. Each child has told me something they are thankful for.
- Miss Sabrina November is all about the five senses. How do babies benefit you may ask? Infants can use sensory exploration to demonstrate a growing interest in the environment in order to gain information. Simply put, the more infants explore their surroundings though touch, sight, smell, sound and taste the more they learn. This is why teachers place different things around classrooms to attract infants' interest; they use music or other sensory activities, verbally engage infants during routines, show infants how objects work and provide safe spaces to explore that involve touch. What may look like simple play and routine is actually a pathway to learning.
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