Our 4s got off to a great start this school year during their staggered enrollment days.
This time together in small groups allows our students to learn their new routines in detail.
We learn how to unpack and sign-in. We even have to teach the grown-ups what to do!
Once we sign in and wash our hands its time for table choices!
This week we worked with play-doh and the Creature Builders.
Next we got to know our circle time routine!
We say the pledge, read our Bible story, and pray.
Today we spent some time getting to know each other. We rolled the "My Favorite Thing" dice to see what each person's favorite thing was: color, food, book, game, and animal were all possible choices. As we took turns rolling the dice the children began to make connections with one another, "I like pink too", "The elephant is MY favorite animal!".
Next is was time for centers. We worked in small groups to complete collage self-portraits.
This was a great time for an informal assessment on each child's scissor skills and ability to hold a writing instrument.
We took some time to learn how to use the learning resources in each center.
Then we tried them out.
All this learning made us hungry! We paused for a quick snack and got right back to work.
I think all good math lessons begin with a book! Today we read From Anne to Zach!
We discovered that we all have special names with special letters.
We counted the letters in our names.
Nex we built towers to represent the number of characters in our names.
Once our towers were built, we personalized them for use in the classroom.
Finally, we put our names in order from the smallest to the tallest.
This math lesson incorporated one-to-one correspondence, building number sense, and comparing and ordering numbers.
The last order of business was RECESS!
We finally got outside to stretch our legs and explore God's World!
What an absolutely perfect week at preschool!
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